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THE 

CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

EMBRACING THE CHAFE, CHAFY, CHAFIE, CHAFEY, 

CHAFEE, CHAPHE, CHAFFY, CHAFFIE, CHAFFEY, 

CHAFFE, CHAFFEE DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS 

CHAFFE, OF HINGHAM, HULL, REHOBOTH 

AND SWANSEA, MASSACHUSETTS 

ALSO 

CERTAIN LINEAGES FROM FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES, 
CANADA AND ENGLAND. NOT DESCENDED FROM THOMAS CHAFFE 

1635-1909 




THE GRAFTON PRESS 

GENEALOGICAL PUBLISHERS 
NEW YORK MCMIX 



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MAY 3 1809 

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I DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO THE MEMORY OF 

MY FATHER, WILLIAM CHAFFEE 

WHOSE LOVE FOR HIS PARENTS NEVER WAVERED 
NOR FROM HIS OLD HOME DID HE EVER BECOME ESTRANGED 



PREFACE 

The work done by The Grafton Press, in its production of this much admired 
volume of genealogical accuracy and completeness, reflects great credit upon 
itself. Throughout its publication the wise business methods of Mr. F. H. Hitch- 
cock and the mechanical ability of Mr. T. B. Hitchcock are shown. 

Miss Ehzabeth French, a careful and experienced genealogist, has revised and 
edited the manuscript, advancing it into that order of perfect finish, which none 
but an honest and conscientious professional could do. 

Miss Emma E. Brigham, connected with the Boston office of The Grafton 
Press, has shown, by her services, her knowledge of matters pertaining to genea- 
logical publication. 

My congratulations are extended to these faithful students and workers in 
that they have brought out a genealogy worthy of their professions. 

The compiler also desires to record his obfigations to the numerous individuals 
who have given gratuitous and valuable assistance in the preparation of this 
genealogy, in addition to furnishing records of separate family lines; also to the 
custodians of public records who have been helpful to him. 

Miss Lucy Morris Chaffee, now Mrs. Lucius D. Alden, of Hampden, Mass. 
(formerly South Wilbraham) , wrote of the desires of her family for the publication 
of a genealogy long before the idea had entered the mind of the compiler. A 
quotation from a letter written a few weeks after the writer's call upon Mr. Daniel 
D. Chaffee, her father, a call made to substantiate the records he had secured 
of his own immediate ancestors in previous years, is as follows : 

"Father told Uncle Edwin Chaffee [residence. Providence, R. I.] of your call 
here and he adds in his late letter to father, 'I hope that William Chaffee will 
proceed with the publication of our Genealogy.' [Signed] Lucy M. Chaffee, 
South Wilbraham, Mass., October 27, 1865." 

The various copies which she made of church and town records and tomb- 
stone inscriptions, besides visits to many who bore the surname, did much to 
straighten out many tangled lineages of that section. 

The compiler's daughter, Bertha Eliza Chaffee, started quite early in her young 
life to help her father in compiling this genealogy, and continued to do so for 
several years until the illness came which eventually resulted in her death. The 
many articles of manuscript which she wrote have been much admired by the 
editor and publishers as shoTving a clearness of chirography, as well as a careful 
arrangement of the facts. 

Mr. Floyd Mayham Grant of Schoharie, N. Y., to whom she was betrothed, 
rendered assistance in this compilation, to within a short time of his death, which 
took place four years before that of Miss Chaffee. Sadness and gloom settled 
upon the work when both of these bright lights went out. 

Mr. Noah Cummings of Schenevus, N. Y., a college chum of Mr. Grant, offered 
his services at this time, and has, by his energy and faithfulness, rendered for the 
last few years and up to the present time, invaluable assistance in compilation, 



iv PREFACE 

and in many other ways has hastened the publication of this genealogical work. 
Too much cannot be said of the kindly and efficient help given by Mr. Cummings, 
and the writer's wish for a long and happy hfe for this young civil engineer and 
his youthful bride, is not out of place at this moment. 

Mr. Edward J. Chaffee of New York City was interested in the work from its 
start, and shared some of the early expenditures connected with it ; besides making 
abstract copies of deeds, etc., he has always been in close touch with the progress 
of the undertaking. 

Mr. Samuel Roscoe Chaffee, artist, of Providence, R. I., made much research 
in the old towns of Harrington, R. I., Swansea, Rehoboth and Seekonk, Mass., 
and the two pictures illustrating the ancient family burial places are photographs 
from the artist's original water colors of these interesting spots. Mr. Chaffee 
and his wife did much to assist the compiler in seeking for records in this part of 
New England, where our earliest ancestors lived and died. 

Mr. Jonathan F. Morris (deceased) formerly President of Charter Oak Bank, 
Hartford, Conn., author of The Morris Register and a descendant of Sarah Chaffee 
(238), gave many valuable suggestions regarding collateral lineage and genea- 
logical procedure. 

Mr. Andrew Jackson Chaphe of St. Louis, Mo., has been an enthusiastic sup- 
porter of this undertaking from the time the subject was first presented to him. 
He not only gave for the genealogy a complete account of his own life, together 
with his portrait, but secured full lineages of his relatives with pictures of several 
individuals. More than this, he increased his original subscription of eight copies 
to five times that number, and in addition to this noble subscription, has made 
several contributions, amounting to $160.00, making a grand total of $560.00. 
Without this splendid recognition of the compiler's effort, this genealogy would 
be an unpublished manuscript. Mr. Chaphe has made it possible for this family 
history to be published, and to him we all owe appreciative recognition of his 
most generous gifts. 

Mr. Peter Chaffee (from whom was received the Bible of our ancestor, Thomas 
Chaffe), and his son Mr. N. 0. Chaffee, both of East Woodstock, Conn., were very 
helpful in collecting data from that section. 

Mr. Asa Peck (deceased) the late owner of Thomas Chaffe 's ancient homestead 
near Barrington Center, R. I., extended his kind hospitality to the compiler, 
enabling him to thoroughly examine this revered spot, so dear to all those who 
claim descent from this emigrant ancestor. Mr. Peck's kindness was further 
shown in his presentation of several very old deeds, which will be found recorded 
in this book. 

Mr. Dan Chaffee, formerly of Westford, Conn., furnished some of the early 
lineages of that vicinity, thus enabling the compiler to connect various lines. 

Mr. J. D. Chaffee of Gilbertsville, N. Y., presented letters referring to the sur- 
name received by him many years ago. 

Mrs. Lucetta Davis (Chaffee) Howlett of Hampden, Mass., travelled to many 
places in her old age, to secure and prove lineage. 

Miss Hattie A. Chaffee of Minneapolis, Minn., was untiring in her zeal to gather 
not only that which related to her noble ancestor, WilUam Chaffee of Stony Point, 
but used much effort to secure other lines. 

Mrs. S. C, Snow with Mrs. Wheeler of Becket, Mass., traversed that part of 



PREFACE V 

Berkshire County, beside visiting several towns and burial places in the vicinity, 
thereby securing much valuable information. 

Mrs. Bayer, with her sister, Miss Mary J. Chaffee, of Binghamton, N. Y., showed 
much interest in collecting lines of ancestry in adjacent towns. 

Mr. Prentiss Chaffee and his nephew, Mr. Joseph C. Chaffee, both of Lee, Mass., 
did a great deal by correspondence and verbal communication to make clear 
various tangled lines. 

Mr. Brown Thurston of Portland, Me., author of The Thurston Genealogies, 
made many valuable suggestions regarding the manner of compiling a genealogy. 

David J. Chaffee, M. D., of Rochester, N. Y., an early subscriber, secured by 
long and continued effort a great deal of valuable information which he cheerfully 
contributed, with an interesting group picture of his near relatives. 

Mrs. Lydia (Chaffee) Ormsbee and Mrs. Betsey Ormsbee (Chaffee) Armington, 
both of Seekonk, Mass., were instrumental in collecting old family lines and prov- 
ing them to be correct. 

Reverend Anson Titus made many satisfactory copies of records in Pennsylvania 
and the East. 

Mrs. Almira (Chaffee) Thompson of Hampden, Mass., did much to secure in- 
formation concerning family lines. 

Mr. Clifford H. Chaffee of New York City, was much interested in securing 
lineages and arranging them in a very satisfactory manner. 

Mr. Lucian Sharpe of Providence, R. I., was much interested in the work of 
genealogical research and contributed many early records of his Chaffee ancestors 
in Woodstock, Conn., and their various descendants. 

Mr. Royal Paine of Brooklyn, N. Y., gave many interesting articles concerning 
early events in Windham County, Conn. 

Mrs. J. E. Robinson of Taunton, Mass., in addition to abstract copies of deeds, 
made many gratuitous researches. 

Mr, Stephen F. Chaphe and daughter Finette of Cazenovia, N. Y., were able 
to clearly define certain family lines for many generations back, which work they 
did most willingly. 

Mr. Joseph McClellan and Miss Bessie Flynn of Woodstock, Conn., made particu- 
lar and satisfactory researches among early church records. 

Mr. S. W. Knevals of Washington, D. C, assisted very much in securing Civil 
War records. 

Mr. Bertrand Chaffee of Springville, N. Y., took much pains to get early family 
records and to copy those upon tombstones. 

Mr. C. Frank Chaffee (deceased) of East Providence, R. I., sent copies of tomb- 
stone records from one of the ancient Chaffee burial places, the old burying-ground 
which in early days was in Rehoboth, later in Seekonk, Mass., and now in Rum- 
ford village. East Providence, R. I. 

Miss Nellie M. Chaff ey of Eastport, Me., did much to secure valuable and in- 
teresting matter concerning the emigration of her ancestor to America from Eng- 
land. 

Mr. George H. Whitaker of Westford, Conn., made many researches in and around 
Ashford, Conn. 

Reverend Edwin J. Chaffee of Potsdam, N. Y., found and connected many family 
links. 



vi • PREFACE 

Miss Minnie A. Chaffee of Providence, R. I., not only sent full and complete 
data of her own family, but also valuable information from Pennsylvania and 
the East. 

Miss BeUnda Chaffee, an aged lady in the Old Ladies' Home, in Lowell, Mass., 
was able by correspondence to gain much information which she gladly contributed, 
concerning the surname as found in various sections of Vermont. 

Reverend R. G. Tilton of Rehoboth, Mass., sent many interesting items regarding 
the name as found in that section. 

The present Mr. Zechariah Chafee of Providence, R. I., has done considerable 
toward making his family lines clear and connected. 

Mr. Eugene W. Chaffee of Moodus, Conn., has been an interested contributor 
from the start of this project, doing all that was possible to make the genealogical 
venture a success. 

Mr. Guy Chaffee of Colorado was exceedingly interested and for several years 
did much work by correspondence concerning various families bearing our sur- 
name. He was anxious to see the book in print, but failed to realize his expecta- 
tions. He died at an advanced age. Several of his immediate descendants have 
continued to interest themselves in the subject which was so dear to him. 

Mrs. Lovina Felton (Chaffee) Wheeler of Fairfax, Vt., secured complete lineages 
of all the descendants of her grandfather up to date. 

Mrs. Leonora (Chaffee) Kimball of Little March, Pa., Mr. Wolcott Chaffee of 
Garrettsville, 0., and Mr. George A. Chafee of Middletown, Conn., did much active 
work in securing lineages. 

Miss Ellen D. Larned, author of The History of Windham County, Conn., and 
other historical publications, made researches in Thompson, Conn. 

Mrs. Alvan Clark of Cambridgeport, Mass., whose husband and sons are widely 
known as manufacturers of celebrated telescopes, sent much information con- 
cerning her Chaffee relatives. 

General Adna R. Chaffee has been an interested contributor from the beginning. 

Mr. James S. Chaffee of Amenia Union, N. Y., has not only been a contributor 
of full and complete family lines, but is a liberal subscriber to the book. 

George D. Chafee of Shelbyville, 111., was early interested in the work in all of 
its detail and contributed much in the way of records, pictures and subscription. 

Mr, and Mrs. C. M. Gillette of Washington, D. C, contributed much valuable 
information, he sending copies of Revolutionary and early pension rolls, and 
those of the late Spanish-American War, she contributing family lines. 

The Reverend William Kyle Westwood Chafy of Rous Lench Court, Evesham, 
England, became interested in the genealogical research of this family in that 
country as early as 1884, and his belief that we are all of one common ancestor 
prompted him to enter into a correspondence which was very interesting and 
filled with valuable information and kindly suggestion, all being exceedingly 
appreciated. 

Reverend Canon H. Mayo of Sherborne, England, connected with the editorial 
staff of Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries, employed much effort in trying to 
find the place and date of birth of the emigrant American ancestor, Thomas 
Chaffe, and frequently inserted in his paper, free of cost, advertisements bearing 
upon this query. 

Reverend C. W. Penny, who in 1888 and 1889 was of WeUington College, West 



PREFACE vii 

Wokingham, Berkshire, England, kindly sent a photograph of the church in 
Chaflfcombe, as it appeared after its restoration in 1859 by his father, then rector. 
A reproduction of this picture appears in this book. 

The compiler does not wish to forget the kindness shown by his wife, Eliza S. 
(Piatt) Chaffee, in that she willingly sacrificed many of her social hours for the 
betterment of this book. 

Mr. Isaac L. Hart, Mr. Henry B. Morehouse, Mr. Henry R. Soller, Mr. John A. 
Breitweiser and Mr. John H. Troxell have cheerfully rendered assistance in various 
details of the work. 

The following custodians of early records gave willing assistance towards the 
researches made in their various offices: 

The Register of Deeds ) _, , , , , 

The Recorder of Wills Pl^^^^^h, Mass. 



The Register of Deeds ) ^ . . _, .. 

The Recorder of Wills r^"°^^^'^''' ^- ^- 
The Register of Deeds 



The Recorder of Wills i^^^*^°^^'^^'^"- 

Mr. James Edward Russell, Register of Deeds, Springfield, Mass. 

Mr. John T. Hassam, connected with Suffolk Registry of Deeds, Boston, Mass. 

Mr. Solon Carpenter, custodian of early land records of Rehoboth, Mass. 

Mr. Harvey B. Wilder, Register of Deeds, Worcester, made clear several of the 
early land transfers in Woodstock, before the town was in Connecticut. 

Mr. Charles N. Marsh, Town Clerk of Hingham, Mass. 

Mr. Lewis P. Loring, Town Clerk of Hull, Mass. 

Mr. H. O. Wood, Town Clerk of Swansea, Mass. 

Mr. William H. Luther, Town Clerk of Rehoboth, Mass. 

Mr. Mark H. Wood, Town Clerk of Barrington, R. I. 

Mr. Charles E. Stacy, Town Clerk, North Wilbraham, Mass. 

Mr. Gifford, Town Clerk, East Woodstock, Conn. 

Mr. Solomon Fuller, Town Clerk, Somers, Conn. 

Mr. Fred. I. Lane, Town Clerk, Westminister, Vt. 

Mr. David A. Baker, Town Clerk, Ashford, Conn., made many gratuitous searches 
in his town records, besides making copies from all the tombstones found in the 
burying ground in the town, as far as they bore a reference to the name of Chaffee. 

The following libraries have rendered kindly assistance: 

New England Historic-Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass. 

Boston Public Library, Boston, Mass. 

Astor Library, New York City. 

Lenox Library, New York City. 

New York Historical Society, New York City. 

Bible Society, New York City. 

Providence Public Library, Providence, R. L 

Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Conn. 

The following offices have also lent their aid : 
The Adjutant-General's Office, Boston, Mass. 
The Adjutant-General's Office Providence, R. I. 



viii PREFACE 

The Adjutant-General's Office, Ha;rtford, Conn. 
The Adjutant-General's Office, Montpelier, Vt. 

The following newspapers have also assisted ; 
Boston Transcript, Boston, Mass. 
Providence Journal, Providence, R. I. 
Putnam Patriot, Putnam, Conn. 
Stafford Press, Stafford, Conn. 
Mail and Express, New York City. 



INTRODUCTION 

The pleasure of tracing long and circuitous lines of ancestry must be inborn. 
The way to success in any undertaking is through love. 

Just within the gateway of Laurel Hill Cemetery in the City of Philadelphia, 
there stands, appropriately enclosed, cut from unblemished stone, a beautiful 
representation of Love and Labor harmonized in the form of Old Mortahty, with 
mallet and chisel in hand trying to rescue from further obhteration the inscriptions 
as found upon the old tombstones surrounding him. 

Writers of family history differ but little as to the main reason for compiling 
and pubhshing a genealogy. The nucleus is formed as soon as a desire prompts 
the search for vital records concerning parents and grandparents, and the desire 
grows to larger and nobler proportions as the members of these famihes interest 
themselves in accumulating additional knowledge of their forefathers. Naturally, 
all persons are desirous to know from what nation they sprang, and many letters 
of inquiry bearing upon this subject have been received. Much interest has been 
expressed in regard to war records concerning Revolutionary patriots, and those 
who served in other wars. 

Biography, with family characteristics, coats-of-arms, records from tombstones, 
heirlooms and their interesting stories, have all tended to fascinate and make 
pedigree history a work of cheerful labor, and the general wish that our surname 
shall be preserved from oblivion has prompted the writing of this genealogy. 

Acknowledging that a genealogy made up principally of vital statistics, i.e., 
marriages, births and deaths, is valuable, it is nevertheless certain that where 
these facts are interspersed with biographical incident, the value of the work is 
much enhanced; therefore the compiler has made personal history a special feature 
of this book. 

The plan and scope of this book is devoted principally to the descendants of 
Thomas Chaffe, but following them, there will be found many lineages and war 
records of other American Chaffees, not known to have been connected with or 
descendant from Thomas Chaffe, including an extensive biography of Mathew 
Chaffe, a contemporary in America of this emigrant ancestor. There will also 
be found much data relating to the name of Chaffe, as found upon record in England 
from the earUest days, together with the origin of the name and lineages of English 
and Canadian Chaffees. 

The compiler is not responsible for any errors which may have occurred in 
the spelUng of Christian or surnames, nor for inaccuracies which may be found 
in copies of official records or in the data furnished by the many descendants. 
All the matter contributed has been carefully noted and scrupulously followed 
in its varied detail. Where names or dates have not agreed, all have been given, 
the second and following being given in parenthesis. 

Each descendant of Thomas Chaffe, the Emigrant, has been given a number 
in this volume, these following consecutively through the book. The sign + 
precedes the numbers of all individuals whose complete record will be found in 
the succeeding generation. Absence of this sign indicates that nothing further 



X INTRODUCTION 

is known of that individual than there appears. Only such descendants as have 
had children are carried forward to a succeeding generation; where the names of 
a descendant's children have not been sent, and no item of information regarding 
them is known, beyond the fact that he or she has had children, the record is not 
carried forward. 

Great care has been taken in every case to spell the surname as the individual 
spelled it. Where the spelling has been changed, the names of the children will 
be given under the father's record as he spelled it, but in the succeeding generation 
each child's name will be spelled as he himself chose to do. Where such children 
are not carried forward, the changed spelling of the name follows the other, en- 
closed in parenthesis. 

The names in parenthesis following the name of the individual at the head of 
each record, are those of that person's ancestorsof Chaffee descent, the superior 
numbers indicating to which generation each belongs. 

Where two Chaffee descendants have intermarried, the record will be found 
under that of the male descendant, the female descendant's Une of Chaffee descent 
and all information regarding her being there given. 

The maiden names of married women and nicknames are given in parenthesis, 
the latter names being quoted. 

Since the numbering of this manuscript, additional information of descendants 
has been received, necessitating the insertion of duplicate numbers designated 
by letters, as, for example, 5099A, etc. 



CONTENTS 



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First Generation 1 

Second Generation 13 

Third Generation 30 

Fourth Generation 53 

Fifth Generation 82 

Sixth Generation 134 

Seventh Generation 234 

Eighth Generation 398 

Ninth Generation 527 

Tenth Generation 563 

Appendix 

A— Thomas Chaffe's Bible 565 

B, C 565 

D, E, F 566 

G, H 567 

I 569 

J 570 

K 571 

Other Chaffees in America 573 

Unclassified War Records 

Colonial Wars 583 

War of 1812 .584 

Civil War .584 

Spanish-American War 585 

The Name of Chaffee in England 

Derivation of the Surname 585 

Chaffcombe 585 

The Surname in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and France 586 

Coats of Arms 586 

Next of Kin 586 

Devonshire Wills 586 

Other English Wills 594 

Early English Records of Marriages, Baptisms, Burials, etc 594 

English and Canadian Lineages 597 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



William Chaffee Frontispiece 

FACING PAGE 

William H. Chaffee (Photograph taken Jan. 1, 1907) ix 

Facsimile of Original Entries of Lands Granted to Thomas Chaffe 2 

Signatures of Thomas Chaffe and Mathew Chaffe 4 

Map of Early Settlements of Descendants of Thomas Chaffe 8 

The Ancient Chaffe Burying Ground 13 

Signatures of Nathaniel and Some Descendants 14 

The Old Burying Ground at Rumford, R. I., formerly in Rehoboth, Mass. . 20 

Signatures of Joseph Chaffe and Some of his Descendants 22 

The Ephraim Chaffe House at Seekonk, Mass 58 

S. R. Chaffee 159 

David Chaffee and Children 162 

The Battle of Stony Point 186 

Map of Stony Point Garrison 188 

Edward L. Chaffee 243 

Prentiss Chaffee 253 

K.S.Chaffee 254 

Caleb Chaffee 288 

The United States Arsenal Grounds, Sprhigfield, Mass 318 

Old Chaffee Homestead, Somersville, Conn 320 

Elam Chaffee 322 

Elizabeth (Spencer) Chaffee 324 

Norman I. Chaffee 326 

Samuel Chaffee 338 

Samuel W. Chaffee 338 

Joseph M. Chaphe 342 

Stephen F. Chaphe 346 

Rev. J. F. Chaffee, D. D 388 

O. S. Chaffee 412 

Frederick Chaffee 419 

General Adna R. Chaffee 428 

Dudley C. Chafee and G. Dexter Chafee 449 

George D. Chafee 449 

Lucia L., Olive K. and Marie S. Chafee 449 

Oliver Chaffee 464 

David Judson Chaffee 467 

W. G. Chaffee 468 

Mrs. Belinda (Reed) Chaffee 480 

James Chaffee 482 

R. T. Chaffee, M. D 484 

A. J. Chaphe 498 



xiv LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 

FACING PAGE 

W. H. Chaphe 500 

J. Irvin Chaffee 541 

William H. Chaffee (Photograph taken about 1886) 543 

Eliza S. Chaffee 544 

Bertha E. Chaffee (Photograph taken about 1886) 546 

Bertha Eliza Chaffee (Photograph taken April 27, 1892) 548 

Floyd Mayham Grant (Photograph taken 1891) 550 

Bertha EHza Chaffee (Photograph taken Jan. 31, 1900) 552 

Edward J. Chaffee 554 

Rev. Arthur Billings Chaffee, D. D 556 

Signatures from the Thomas ChafTe Bible 565 

Map of Chaff combe, Somerset County, England 585 

Old Church at Chaffcombe 586 



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THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

FIRST AND SECOND GENERATIONS 

1 Thomas Chaff e, the emigrant ancestor of nearly all who to-day bear this 
surname under its varied forms of orthography, from Chafe to Chaffee, now resid- 
ing in the United States and parts of Canada, came to New England, where in 1635 
he owned land and was living in Hingham, Mass. The place and date of his birth, 
his parentage, the time and place of his arrival and the name of the ship which bore 
him from the Old World to the New, are at present unknown. 

The first mention of him in the records is found in the Town Clerk's office in 
Hingham, under the date 1635 : 

"Given unto John. Tucker by the town of Hingham for a planting lot six acres 
of land lying upon the Worlds End Hill, bounded with the land of Thomas 
Chaffe and the land of John Prince, Southward and with the land of Ralph Wood- 
ward, Northward, butting upon the Sea Eastward and Westward." 

This is not only the earliest mention of Thomas Chaffe, but also of the name 
of Chaffe. How long Thomas Chaffe had owned this land when John Tucker re- 
ceived his land, we do not know. Hingham was one of the oldest towns in the 
Massachusetts Bay Colony. There were settlers there as early as 1633, at which 
time it bore the name of " Bare Cove." The General Court, on September 2, 1635, 
changed the name to Hingham in deference to requests, no doubt made by those 
early settlers, several of whom came from Hingham in the County of Norfolk, 
England. Whether Thomas Chaffe was one of the earliest settlers of Hingham, we 
do not know; the list of those who in 1635 owned land there does not give his name, 
but the above extract from the records proves conclusively that at that time he 
was a property owner, though the entry of his grant was not made until 1637, 
when we find, under the heading "The severall parsells of land and meadow legally 
given unto Thomas Chaffe by the towne of Hingham," the following: 

" Given unto Thomas Chaffe by the Towne for a planting lott seven acres of land 
upon the worlds end hill bounded with the sea eastward and southward and with 
the land of John Prince westward and with the land of John Tucker northward." 

Under the same date we find another entry : 

"Given unto Thomas Chaffe all the salt marsh on the south side of straitts pond 
for two acres and he is to have all the sd parsells of land to him and his heirs for 
ever be they more or less as they were measured." 

"July 17th 1637 . . . Given unto Thomas Chaffe by the towne for a house 
lott two acres of land Butting upon Batchellor street eastward bounded with the 
land of William Ludkin southward." 

The small amount of land granted to Thomas Chaffe for his house or home lot, 
proves that at this time he was unmarried, as it was the custom of those days to 
grant small parcels of land to bachelors, as being sufficient for their needs. Bachelor 
Street is now known as Main Street, and the original Chaffe home lot is about oppo- 
site the old meeting-house. 

One more piece of property was given in that year to Thomas Chaffe by 
the town: 



2 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

"Octobr 1637 , . . Given unto Thomas Chaffe by the Towne for a greatt 
lott tenn acres of land lying upon the great playne on the second furlong to the 
westward of the centre, bounded with the land of Ralph Smith southward and 
with the Land of Thomas Turner northward. Butting upon the high wayes east- 
ward and westward." 

Between the above date and April 9, 1642, nothing is found in the records re- 
garding Thomas Chaffe and then his name appears in the records of Kantasket, 
later called Hull, a town adjoining Hingham and situated on the point of a penin- 
sula jutting out into Massachusetts Bay. Nantasket was an older town than Hing- 
ham. The first building there was erected by the people of Plymouth on or before 
1624 and used as a store house "to accomodate their trade with the IMassachusetts." 
In 1628 it bore about one-eighth part of the expenses of the Colonies. The records 
of the Massachusetts Bay Colony state : 

"By virtue of an order of Geunerall Court, wee whose names are under written, 
comissioners for the laying out of a plantation at Nantasket, doe order and dispose 
the same in manner following: first, Jerrimiah Bellamy, John Colljer, Nathanj: 
Baker, Edmond Bosworth, John Prince, Nathanj: Bosworth, Edward Bunn, 
Thomas Colljer, Richard Stubbs, Thomas Chaffey, William Kerly and John Stod- 
der shallbe admitted as planters, and to take their house lotts for building of 
houses in the valley betwixt the two hills next Pedocks Island, to the value of 
two acres for each house, so that there may lie thirty-two lotts at least betwixt 
the said two hills, the psons aboue to take all their lotts on one side of the said 
valley, to begin at either end of that side, as they all shall thinke fitt by agreement, 
or else p. lott, the said lots to be and to lyeonely fine rodds broade up against 
the hill, wch they chuse, these persons to haue each two acers of medowe as they 
shallbee hereafter signed, & also each of them to have four acres of planting land 
at Peddock's Hand, to bee laid out when the plantation shall be fuller; in the 
meanetime, if have any need to plant, they may plant where they think fit : and 
when it shalbe allotted and layd out in ppriety, those that have planted, if in 
casting lotts they bee put from such lands as they haue planted, they are to bee 
allowed for their labour they haue been at by those wch shall possesse their lotts 
afterwards. The beaches and places on Nantaskott or any of the isleands that 
may bee fitt for setting up of stages for fishing to be left free for such purpose 
for these or any other persons that shall set on such a work, and the plantation to 
be possessed & enjoyed by the persons aforesajd according to the order of Cor 
above specifjed. Dated the 9th of ye 2d mo, 1642. 

"Nathanael Duncan, 

"William Parks, 

"Israel Stoughton, 

"John Glouer. " 

On May 29, 1644, the name of the town was changed to that of Hull and in 
July of that year a church was formed there. Governor Winthrop says, under 
the date of July 15th, 1644: 

"Nantascott being formerly made a town, and having now twenty houses and 
a minister, was by the last general court named Hull." 

In both Hingham and Hull Thomas Chaffe was a fisherman and farmer. 

The name of his wife and the date and place of his marriage are unknown. He 
was probably married in Hull, as the copious notes and manuscripts left by the 
Reverend Peter Hobart, pastor of the church at Hingham from September, 1635, 
until the date of his death in 1678, make no mention in any way of Thomas Chaffe, 
his wife or children. The town records of Hull prior to 1657 have been lost; if 
extant they would doubtless give us the desired information. It is probable that 
the wife's Christian name was Dorothy, as her sons both had daughters by that 



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FIRST AND SECOND GENERATIONS 3 

name, which was not a name found in the famiUes of their wives; in that day it 
was the custom to name children for their grandparents, the cases where this was 
not done being very exceptional. 

A brief description of that part of Massachusetts where Thomas Chaffe first 
made his home in the New World may be of interest. In 1627 j\Ir. Grus of Salem 
wrote: 

"The country is very beautiful. Open lands, mixed in goodly woods, and again 
open plains, in some places five hundred acres, some more and some less. . . , 
Not much trouble to clear for the plough. The grass and weeds grow up to a 
man's face. In the low lands and by fresh rivers, there are large meadows without 
a tree or bush." 

Morton, in speaking of the Indian custom of burning the grass and leaves, 
wrote in 1632: 

"The savages burn over the country, that it may not be overgrown with under- 
wood. ... It scorches the older trees and hinders their growth. The trees 
grow here and there, as in English parks, and make the country very beautiful. " 

Two years later Wood wrote : 

"In many places divers acres are cleared, so that one may ride a hunting in 
most places of the land. There is no underwood, — save in the swamps and low 
grounds, — it being tho custom of the Indians to burn the woods in November, 
when the grass is withered and leaves dried. . . . There is good fodder in 
the woods where the trees are thin ; and in the spring grass grows rapidly on the 
burnt land. " 

It would seem that Thomas Chaffe and his fellow settlers did not have to cut 
down the forest to clear the land before planting their crops, as did many of the 
early New England settlers ; they were fortunate in settling in a part of the country 
where the ground was ready to receive the seed for their crops and where pasture 
and mowing lands were plentiful. 

The General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was anxious to encourage 
the fishing trade and Hull was especially enjoined to "endeavor the advancement 
of fishing" as we see from the following entry in the records under the date of 
May 26, 1647 : 

"There being now divers freemen and men of good ability in Hull, who may 
comfortably carry on the affairs of the town, by the authority of this Court, to 
order the prudential affairs of their town according to the course of other planta- 
tions, provided that, according to the former orders of this Court, they endeavor 
the advancement of fishing, and that such fishermen as are there already, and 
others which shall come thither, may have all such reasonable priviledges and 
incouragements as the place will afford and that such places as are fit for fisher- 
men may be reserved for that purpose, and with this caution also, that William 
Parks, Mr. Glover, and Mr. Duncan, or any two of them be appointed to see the 
order of Court for advance of fishing duly observed. " 

The next mention of Thomas Chaffe in the records of Hull is the following deed: 

"The fourth day of February one thousand six hundred and fifty, Thomas 
Chaffe of Hull doth acknowledge that he hath sould unto Thomas Gill, of Hingham, 
to him and his heirs for ever his planting lott lying for eight acres upon pleasant 
hill next unto Mr. Peter Hubberd on the west and Thomas Gill on the east and 
it butts from sea to sea. Also four acres upon Squirill Hill, two acres of it was 
formerly Thomas Lorings, the other two was Mr. William Waltons and it lyeth 
next to Mr. Hubberd 's on the north and Joseph Andrews on the south. 

"Also half the meadow lying in Broad cove meadow which was formerly Mr. 
William Walton's it lyeth for four-acres and it is next to the highway on the north 
and Thomas Chubbuck on the south. 



4 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

"Also a greate lott of tenn acres which was given to him by the Towne, all 
the above, sayd parsells of land and meadow the sayd Thomas Gill is to have 
and to hold, to him and his heirs for ever from the 4 of February 1650. 

" In witness whereof I the aforesayd Thomas Chaffe have set to my hand this 
31st day of October 1670. 

"Signed in Presence "Thomas Chaffe 

of us his + marke. 

"Joseph Chaffy 
"Daniel Gushing 
"Towne Clarke." 

[On record in Hingham, Mass.] 

This deed though dated 1650, was not signed until 1670, and then in Hingham, 
as it was witnessed by the town clerk of that place, so Thomas and his son Joseph 
must have made a trip from Swansea, where they were then living, to Hingham 
at this time. 

The last mention of Thomas in Hull is as follows : 

" 1657 

"The Lands and tenements of Thomas Chaffe. 

" First two home lotts containing fower Acres more or less as the were measured 
lying north east and south west, John Loring one the south east. William Cham- 
berlyne one the north west, the towne street on the south west and Duckelane 
on the north est. 

"More — one Lott of Meadow by Straights river Containing two acers more or 
less as it was measured Lying north and south, the Straights river on the south, 
the great Rockey necke on the north, the falls Creeke and Nicolas Bakers meadow 
on the East, John Stones on the West. 

"More — two small Lotts at Sagemore hill. Containing one acer and half more 
or less as it was measured. Lying north west and south east. Henry Chamber- 
lyne on the South West, Nicholas Baker on the North East, Samuel Ward & 
Thomas Jones on the South East, and the high way on the north west. 

"More — two small lotts at Strawberry hill. Containing one Acer and half more 
or lesse as it was measured, lying north & south Richard Stubbes, on the East, 
Benjamine Bosworth on the West, the steep banke on the south, and John Lobdell 
and Benjamine Bosworth on the North." 

Between this date (1657) and May 30, 1660, Thomas Chaffe had moved from 
Hull and had probably settled in Rehoboth, then in Plymouth Colony, as we find 
by the following deed : 

"Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Chaffy some time of Hull in 
the County of Suffolke for a Certajne Valuable Consideration to me in hand well 
& truly pajd by Thomas Loring Senr of the Towne of Hull in New England afore- 
sajd in the County of Suffolke wth wch I doe acknowledge myself fully Contented 
& Sattisfied & doe hereby acquitt & dischardge the sajd Thomas Loring of Hull 
aforesajd. Haue Given Graunted bargained Sold Aljened Enfeoffed & Con- 
firmed and by these presents Doe Giue Graunt bargaine Sell aljene enfeoffe and 
Confirme vnto the sajd Thomas Loring of the Towne of Hull his heires and As- 
signes for euer all that my house houseing orchard & two home lotts lying in the 
Towne of Hull aforesajd Conteigning fower acres more or lesse as they were meas- 
ured lying North East & South west. John Loring on the South East willjam 
chamberlajne on the North west the Towne streete on the South west & Ducke 
Lane on the North east wth my lott of meadow by Streights Riuer & my two 
lotts at Sagamore hill and my two lotts at Strawbery hill as they stand recorded 
to be butted & bounded in the Towne booke of Hull aforesajd except one Cowes 
Comon formerly Sold to willjam Chamberlajne wth all my right Interest & privi- 
ledges in all the Islands belonging to the Towne of Hull aforesajd except one the 
Island Called Peddocks Island To Haue & to Hold the sajd houses lands meadow 
& Comons so butting & bounded as aforesajd wth all & singular the appurtenances 



This signature is attaclied to u deed wliicli reads: '■TlKinias Oliaft'e (if Waimamoisett in 
the Govei-nment (if New Plyiiioutli. Ne'W P^iiglaiid in Amei-ica. Plaiit(^i-." and is dated the 
•• nth Day of Ainil in tlie year of Our J.erd 1G64.'" 



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Signature of Tlioinas ('luiflV. the iiinnigraiit anecstur. and uf Matliew CliaH'e (Page 573), 

a contenipoiary. 



FIRST AND SECOND GENERATIONS 5 

& priveledges thereto belonging vnto him the sajd Thomas Loring his heires & 
Assignes for euer and to the only propper vse & behoofe of him the sajd Thomas 
Loring of Hull his heires & Assignes for euer wth out the lett Suite trouble molesta- 
tion Denjall or Contradiction of the sajd Thomas Chaffie my heires or Assignes 
for euer & Doe by these presents Couenant & promise to warrant & defend the 
same against all persons and persons whomsoeuer lawfully hauing Clajming or 
Pretending to haue any estate right title Dowry or Interest of in or to the same 
or any part or Parcell thereof in wittnes whereof the sajd Thomas Chaffy haue 
here\mto Sett my hand and Seale this 30th of may in the yeare 1660. 
"Signed Sealed and Deliuered his mrke 

the sajd Tho. Loring being in Thomas J Chaffye 

possession of the aboue 
Graunted premisses In 
the presence of 
Nicco Baker 
John Blake. 

" Boston may 30th 1660. 
Thomas Chaffey ac- 
knowledged this In- 
strument to be his 
act & deed before 
me. Thomas Danforth. 
"Entred & Recorded 30th may 
1660 
p Edw Rawson Recordr." 

In the foregoing deed Thomas "Chaffye" designates himself as "some time of 
Hull in the County of Suffolke" but does not say where he was then living. But 
in the Proprietors' Records of Rehoboth, Mass., we find that "Thomas Chafey" 
was one of the Proprietors at least as early as December 25, 1660: 

' 'An agreement under ye hands of ten of the Proprietors in order to the settle- 
ment of the Lands aforesaid. 

" Dated December 25 : 1 660. 
"Wee whose names are here under written the proprietors of those Lands 
called and known by the name of Sawomes Lands doe unanimously and Joyntly 
binde our selves and covenant to perform these peticulr. 

"1. That none of us shall at anytime Let or sell any of the said Lands to any 
stranger that is not allready a proprietor with us without the Joynt Consent of 
us all subscribed under our hands vidt, neither upland nor meadow. 

"2. That Henry Smith of Rehoboth be the man to measure all Lands yt is 
to be measured out and Appertaining unto any of us and that some two or thre 
of our selves are to be preasant with him to see it done. 

"3. That Thomas Willett by way of exchange is to have thirty Acres of up- 
land measured out adjoyning unto the land of his formerly measured out by 
William Carpenter having the Towne fence on the North side and the Land of 
John Brown on the South Side and Mr. Willett doth Leave the home Lot formerly 
Lay'd out for Elder Cushman in consideration of the same, being of the quantity 
of thirty acres to Lye common Amongst us. 

"John Brown, Peter Hunt, 

"Thomas Willet, Henry Smith, 

"Stephen Paine, Phillip Walker, 

"John Peck, Thomas Chafey, 

"John Allen, Samuel Neavman." 

These records also contain a description of the boundaries of the land belonging 
to various proprietors, that of "Thomas Chafey" being referred to thus: 

"10. One devition Layd out in the aforesaid home Lotts number Nine & 



6 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Ten to Thomas Chafey, being ten Acres or thereabouts. Called Rice's Neck, 
bounded North by said Chafey's home Lott, East the Meadow, South by Mr. 
Allen's Meadow, and West by Mr. Aliens Land. " Thomas's land is again referred 
to as bounding the land of Nathaniell and Israeli Peck on the North. This item 
is signed by Joseph Chafey and seven others. [Ibid.] 

The town of Rehoboth was originally called by the Indians and after them by 
the Enghsh, "Seecunk" or "Seekonk." In July, 1621, some of the Pilgrims 
from the Plymouth settlement made a visit to the Indian Chief Massasoit, whose 
domain was known as the Sowams country, of which Wannamoisett, where Thomas 
Chaffe settled, formed a part. This was the first attempt made by the English 
to explore the interior, and the spirit of westward emigration, so early shown by 
them, has been dominant in their descendants ever since. As early as 1632, 
the Plymouth settlers had a trading post at Sowams. 

About 1635, William Blackstone, a nonconformist minister of England, who 
had settled in Boston about 1625, left the home on Shawmut peninsula, Boston, 
which he had reclaimed from the wilderness, and came to Seekonk five years 
after the arrival in 1630 of Governor Winthrop and his colony in Boston. Black- 
stone is said to have made the following characteristic speech : 

"I came from England because I did not like the Lord-Bishops, but I cannot 
join with you because I would not be under the Lord-Brethren." 

He settled in what is now Cumberland, R. I., on the banks of the stream which 
bears his name, and about three miles above Pawtucket, R. I. Another early 
settler was Roger Williams, who being banished by the Court in Boston, left his 
home in Salem about the middle of January, 1635-6, and settled for a few months 
in Seekonk, thinking himself to be outside the jurisdiction of both the Plymouth 
and the Massachusetts Bay Colonies. Governor Winslow of the Plymouth Colony 
soon informed him that he had strayed into the edge of their bounds, and not 
wishing to displease the Bay (the Court at Boston) advised him to move to the 
other side of the river, which he did with five others, and upon landing called 
the place Providence. The purchase of the land on which Rehoboth stands was 
made of Massasoit in 1641 by John Brown and Edward Winslow of the Plymouth 
Colony, authorized by the Court of that place to act for the early settlers, who 
were from Thomas ChafTe's old home, Hingham, and from Weymouth, Mass. 
The purchase was according to the measurement of those times, "a tract eight 
miles square," and embraced what is now the towns of Rehoboth, Seekonk and 
Pawtucket. December 29, 1645, a second purchase was made of the land called 
by Indians and English alike "Wannamoisett," which forms a part of what is now 
Swansea, Mass., and Barrington, R. I., and was the place where Thomas Chaffe 
afterward settled. The third and last purchase was made after Thomas Chaffe 
had become an inhabitant and proprietor there, April 8, 1661, and was called 
"The North Purchase," including the present towns of Attleboro, Mass., and 
Cumberland, R. I. Ancient Seekonk, later called Rehoboth, was afterwards 
subdivided as follows: In 1668 the southeast part of it was set off and called 
Swansea, which in turn lost a portion of its land in 1717, when the town of Bar- 
rington, Mass., was formed, and in 1790 another part, when Somerset was formed as 
a town. In 1747 Barrington, a part of Swansea, now Warren, and Bristol were set 
off from Massachusetts to Rhode Island; Barrington was united with the territory 
taken from Swansea and called Warren, and the two towns formed Bristol County, 
R. I, with Bristol the shire town. In 1770, Barrington, R. L, was set off from 



FIRST AND SECOND GENERATIONS 7 

Warren, with boundary line substantially as at the present time. In 1694, Reho- 
both North Purchase was formed into the town of Attleboro, and this, in turn, 
in 1746, lost what was then known as the "Gore," the town of Cumberland, R. I., 
being formed. Ancient Rehoboth now remained intact until 1812, when its 
western part became a separate town, taking the old Indian name of Seekonk. 
In 1828, the northwest corner of Seekonk was formed into the town of Pawtucket, 
Mass., and in 1861 the western portion became East Providence; at the same 
time, the newly formed town and Pawtucket were ceded to the state of Rhode 
Island, in exchange for Fall River, R. I., which was annexed to Fall River, Mass. 

The settlers from Hingham and Weymouth located in Seekonk in 1643, the lat- 
ter including in their number Reverend Samuel Newman, and in 1645 the name 
was changed at his request to Rehoboth, a scripture name; this first minister 
of Rehoboth compiled the third Bible Concordance, which far surpassed the 
other two. Three editions of it were published, the second having been revised 
from the first, while the author was living in Rehoboth, where he died July 5, 1663. 
His church was about five miles north of Thomas Chaffe's house, and our worthy 
ancestor doubtless profited by his sermons and sorrowed with his neighbors over 
his death. 

A few months after the sale of his property in Hull, having in the meantime 
received land in the division of Rehoboth lands, Thomas Chaffe made his first 
recorded purchase of land there of Stephen Paine, Sr., February 9, 1660: 

"Prence Gour 

"This 9th of the Eleaventh month, 1660. To All people to whom this prsent 
writing shall come. Know Yea, that I, Stephen Paine sen'r of Rehobeth, for 
mee, my heires execquitors and assigns for and inconsideration of fifty and three 
pounds, to me in hand payed, have given, granted bargained and sold unto Thomas 
Chaffey late of Nantasket allies Hull, All my lands, meddows, comons, and com- 
onages, which I bought of Resolved White of Scituate lying and being in aplace 
called Sewaens except one parcel of Meddow which I exchanged with Obadiah 
Bowine, the which parcel of meddow which I had of the aforesaid Obadiah. I 
have bargained and sold unto the aforesaid Thomas Chaffey, within lien of that 
which I exchanged for that that was Resolved White's bearing date the third 
of the second Month 1665 [?], All of which prsells of lands and meddows comons 
and comonages, I have sold and set over unto Thomas Chaffey and his heirs for- 
ever ; without any molestation or claim or claimes from mee my heires, execquitors 
and assigns, or any other by my meanes. In witness heerof I have hereunto set 
my hand the day and year above written. 

Stephen Paine, and a seale 
"Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of 
"Joseph Pecke 
" Richard Bullock 
"This deed was owned before me, this 4th day of January 1661. 

" Witness my hand. Thomas Willett. " 

[Plymouth Colony Record of Deeds, Vol. Ill, p. 81.] 

April 11, 1664, "Thomas Chaffe of Wanamoisett . . . planter" sold to 
Captain Thomas Willett and James Brown one of the two lots he received in the 
division of the home lots as before mentioned. This Captain Willett was an early 
settler of Plymouth and one of the most eminent citizens of Rehoboth. He was 
also the first Mayor of New York City, being elected to that oflSce twice. The 
deed in full is as follows : 

' 'A deed appointed to be recorded. 

"To all Christian people to whom these prsents shall come. Thomas Chaffe 



8 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

of Wanamoisett in the Gourment of New Plymouth, in New England, in America, 
planter, sendeth Greeting 

Know Ye, that I the aforesaid Thomas Chaffe, have for a good and valuable 
consideration to me in hand received and payed by Captain Thomas Willett and 
James Brown of Rohobeth, in the Gourment of said wherewith I the said Thomas 
Chaffe doe acknowlidge myself sufficiently satisfyed, contented and fully payed, 
and thereof and every pte and pcell thereof do exonnarate acquit and discharge 
the aforesaid Captaine Thomas Willett and James Browne they theire heires, 
execquitors and assigns forever by these prsents have freely and absolutely bar- 
gained and sold enfeoffed and confirmed and by these prsents doe bargain, sell, 
enfeoff e, and confirm from mee the said Thomas Chaffe and my heires to them 
the said Capt. Thomas Willett and James Browne, they, theire heires and as- 
signes forever, a pcell of upland, containing twenty and five acres, be it more or 
lesse being the Ninth lot, which said land I had of the Towne of Rehobeth upon 
agreement in reference to the five Railed ffence being my whole pte of that land, 
which said land being adjoyning to the land of Waunamoisett, being bounded 
to the south the land of the aforesaid James Brown, to the North the Town Comon 
to the West the land that was layed out to Mr. Stepen Paine; to the East the 
land of henery Smith and Phillip Walte; and the said Capt. Thomas Willett and 
James Browne, do engage to take of and free from the said Thomas Chaffe, and 
his heires forever; all ingagements or covenants in Reference to any fence or 
ffences that doth or may belong unto the afoi'esaid land. To have and to hold 
the aforesaid five and twenty acres of land, be it more or lesse, as theire owne 
proper right to them and their heirs and assignes, forever, thereby due and of 
right accustomed, and warranting the sale thereof against what people soever 
from, by or under mee the aforesaid Thomas Chaffe, or by my right or title claim- 
ing any right or title of or in the aforesaid prmises. And I the said Thomas Chaffe, 
doe alsoe covenant promise and grant to, and with the afor said Capt. Thomas 
Willett and James Browne that it shall be lawful for them or either of them to 
record or enrowle these prsents or cause them to bee recorded or enrowled in the 
Court att New Plymouth, or in any other place of Record provided according to 
the usual maner of recording or enrowling deeds and evidences made and proved. 
In witness whereof the said Thomas Chaffe have heerunto set my hand and scale 
this Eleventh day of April in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred 
sixty and foure. 

" The Marke of + Thomas Chaffe and a scale 
" Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us viz. 

" John AUin 

" Peter Hunt " 

[Plymouth Colony Records of Deeds, Vol. Ill, p. L5.] 

When in 1668 Swansea was set off from Rehoboth, Thomas Chaffe's home in 
Wannamoisett became part of the new town, and he a citizen of it, though it is prob- 
able that he also owned land which remained within the boundaries of the old 
towm, as in a deed dated 1675, which will be given later, he calls himself " of Reho- 
both." In 1669, he sold to Joseph Carpenter property on New Meadow Neck. 

" 1670 Prence Gour 
"This Indenture made the second day of the Second Month, commonly called 
April in the year of our Lord according to our English account, one thousand 
sixty and nine, between Thomas Chaffe of the township of Swansey, in the Colonie 
of New Plymouth in New England, yeoman, of the one party, and Joseph Car- 
penter of the township of Rehobeth in the Colonie aforesaid, yeoman, of the 
other p'ty, Witnesseth: That the said Thomas Chaffe, for and in consideration 
of the full sum of Twenty pounds sterling to him in hand payed by the said Joseph 
Carpenter at or before the Ensealing of these presents, whereof and wherewith 
hee acknowlidgeth himself fully satisfyed and payed. And thereof and of every 
pte and psell, doth clearly acquit, exonnorate, and discharge the said Joseph 
Carpenter, hee and Every of his heirs, execquitors and administrators and Every 



FIRST AND SECOND GENERATIONS 9 

of them forever, hath given, granted, alHaned, sold and confirmed, and by these 
presents doth fully, clearly and absolutely give, grant, allien, sell and confirm 
unto the said Joseph Carpenter, his heirs and assigns forever, all that his seaventen- 
teenth pte or share of a neck of land situate lying and being within the Township 
of Swansey aforesaid, commonly known and taken by the name of New Meddow 
Necke with all and singular the Meddowes feedings, woods and underwoods, wayes, 
Easements, profits, comodities, comon of pasture, and all appurtenances what- 
soever to the same seaventeenth p'te or share of New Meaddow necke, or to any 
p'te or prcel of the prmises in any wise appertaining, and also all the Estate, 
right, title, interest, use, possession, property, claim and demand whatsoever of 
him the said Thomas Chafy, of, in or to the same or to any p'te or p'sell thereof. 

"To have and to hold the said seaventeenth p'te or share of New ]\Ieddow with 
all and singular the prmises heerby granted bargained and sold with theire and 
every of theire rights, members and appurtenances whatsoever unto the said 
Joseph Carpenter his heirs and assigns. To the only proper use, and behoof of, 
the said Joseph Carpenter, his heirs and assigns forever; and the said Thomas 
Chafy for himself his heirs, execquitors and administrators, doe covenant, promise, 
grant and agree to and with the said Joseph Carpenter his and every of his heirs 
and assignes and every of them by these presents in manner and form following, 
(that is to say.) that he the said Thomas Chafy the said seaventeenth p'te or share 
of New Meddow Necke, and all and singular the prmises before given granted 
bargained and sold with every of their rights, members and appurtenances what- 
soever, unto the said Joseph Carpenter and his heirs or assigns. To the only 
proper use of the said Joseph Carpenter his heirs and assignes forever, against 
him the said Thomas Chafy, his heirs and every person from by or under him them 
or either or any of them, shall and will warrant and forever defend by these 
presents, and that he the said Thomas Chafy, at the time of the ensealing and 
delivery of these prsents hath full power, good right and lawful authoritie to 
give, grant bargain and sell and convey the prmises with all and every of their 
appurtenances to his own proper use and behoof forever; of the said Joseph Car- 
penter, his heirs, assignes, and the said Joseph Carpenter his heires and assigns 
and every of them shall and may by force and virtue of these prsents from time 
to time and at all times hereafter, lawfully, c|uietly and peaceably have, hold, 
use, occupy, possess and enjoy the seaventeenth p'te or share of New Meddow 
Necke, and all singular the before granted prmises with all theire appurtenances 
to his own proper use and behoof forever without any lett, suite, trouble, denial 
interruption or disturbance of the said Thomas Chafy his heires or assigns or any 
other person or prson whatsoever they lawfully claiming by from or under him, 
them or any of them or by his or their means aske, consent, interest privity, or 
procurement, and that free and clear and freely and clearly acquitted, and dis- 
charged, or other use from time to time, well and sufficiently sold and kept harm- 
lessby the said Thomas Chafy, his heirs or execquitors or administrators of and 
from all and all manor of former and other gifts, grants, bargaines and sales, 
leases, mortgages, uses intails, titles, troubles, charges, demands and incumbrances 
whatsoever, had, made, committed, suffered and don by the said Thomas Chafy, 
his heirs or assigns or by any other prson or prsons whatsoever lawfully claiming 
from by or under him, them or any of them or, from by or under his or any of 
theire meanes acts, consent, title or interest privity or procurement, the late 
purchase money payed to Uncomponen the Indian, by the approbation of Phillip, 
sachem, for the said premises onely excepted. In witness whereof I the said 
Thomas Chafy have put to my hand and seal the day and yeare first above written, 
"signed sealed and delivered "The marke T of Thomas Chafy and a seale 

with levey and seizen duly Executed 
in the presence of viz : 

"Nicholas Tanner ) 

"John Martin >• 

"Joseph Chafy ) 

"This deed was acknowledged by Nicholas Tanner of Swansey, being the 
lawful attorney of the aforesaid Thomas Chafy, as appeared by a letter of At- 



10 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

torney soe acknowledged the Eight day of June 1670. before me William 

Bradford . , , „ 

assistant. 

[Plymouth Colony Deeds, Vol. Ill, p. 174.] 

During King Philip's War Thomas Chaff e and his family as well as near neighbors 
doubtless lived in "Chaffe's Garrison," a stone building which stood near his house. 
During this time he bought of Francis Stevens of Rehoboth, his house, orchard 
and house lot, containing about six acres of land and lying in Rehoboth; what 
disposal he made of this property is not known, as no deed of sale is on record and 
no mention of this property is made in his will. 

"Winslow Gour 

"This Indenture made the fifteenth day of September in the year of our Lord, 
according to the English Account one thousand six hundred seventy five between 
Francis Stevens of the township of Rehoboth in the Colonie of New Plymouth, 
in New England, on the one part, and Thomas Chaff e, of Rehobeth aforesaid, 
witnesseth that the said Francis Stevens for and in consideration of the full sum 
of twenty pounds, to him in hand payed by the said Thomas Chaffe, at or before 
the insealing of these presents, wherewith he acknowledgeth himself fully satisfied 
contented and fully payed, and thereof and every pte and psell thereof doe fully 
and clearly acquit, exonnarate and discharge the said Thomas Chaffe, his heirs, 
executors, administrators, have given, granted, alienated, sold and confirmed, 
and do by these presents fully clearly and absolutely give grant alien sell enfeoffe 
and confirm unto the said Thomas ChafTe, his heirs and assigns forever, all that 
my house, orchard and house lot, containing six acres, be it more or less situate 
in the town of Rehobeth afore said, being bounded southerly with the house lot 
of William Brown, Northerly and Westerly with the highway, Easterly with the 
river, with all and singular privileges and the appurtenances thereunto appertain- 
ing and belonging. To have and to hold the aforesaid dwelling house, orchard 
and house lot, containing six acres, be it more or less, as before bounded with all 
and singular the privileges therunto belonging unto the said Thomas Chaffey his 
heirs and assigns forever. To the only proper use and behoof of the said Thomas 
Chaffey, his heirs and assigns forever and that the said Thomas Chaffey, his heirs 
and assigns, and every of them shall and may by force and vertue of these presents 
from time to time and at all times hereafter, lawfully peaceably and quietly hold, 
use , occupy, enjoy and possess the aforesaid premises without any lett suite, 
trouble denyal or interruption of the said Francis Stevens his heirs or assigns or 
any other prson or prsons what soever lawfully claiming from by or under him, 
or by his meanes, act or consent, privitie or procurement otherwise from time to 
time well and sufficiently kept harmless by the said Francis Stevens, his heirs. 
Executors and administrators from all manor of former gifts, grants, bargains, 
sales, leases, mortgages, intailes, titles, troubles, charges and demands whatso- 
ever had, made committed or suffered to be don by the said Francis Stevens or 
by his privity or procurement. In witness whereof the said Francis Stevens 
hath set to his hand and scale the day and year above written. 

"The mark is of Francis Stevens and a seal 
"signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of us. 
"William Carpenter. 
"John Carpenter. 

"This deed was acknowledged before mee. 
James Brown, Assistant the twentyeth day 
of September in the year 1675." 

[Plymouth Colony Records of Deeds, Vol. IV, p. 367.] 

The following items are from the Proprietors' Records of Ancient Swansea: 
"Under the date 'Desember 2<S, 1676' there is record of an agreement in regard 
to 'Lands purchased of Asamequin and Wamsitto his sonne.' 
" ' Imprimus.' In regard to a record being kept. 



FIRST AND SECOND GENERATIONS 11 

"2nd. In regard to lands deserted by the Indians. 

"3rd. The necessity of choosing an attorney, 

"4th. Possession. 

"5th. Laying out and drawing lots for shares. 

"6th. Rules governing division between meadows and upland 'that there be 
no controversy.' 

" 7th. Convenience of di\'ision. 

"8th. Lands to be divided with all convenient speed. 

"This was signed by James Brown, John Saffin, John Brown, Nathaniel Pain, 
Thomas Chafey, Stephen Pain, John Allen, Peter Hunt, Stephen Pain, Jr. and 
Israeli Peck." 

Soon after, at a meeting, legally warned, of the Proprietors, a committee, con- 
sisting of Mr. Stephen Pain or his son Nathaniel, Mr. John Allen, Captain John 
Brown and John Saffin, was chosen to lay out lands, to mark out individual hues, 
to lay out home lots on Swansey River, to lay out highways "both publique and 
privet," to mark out bounds of meadows and uplands, to take a view of the lands, 
consider the way "most beneficiall for the good of the whole and to bring in their 
opinion and report to the company " and to examine the book of records and see 
that the lands are properly entered. The names signed are those of James Brown, 
John Saffin, John Brown, Stephen Pain, Nathaniel Pain, John Allen, Thomas 
Chafey, Peter Hunt, Stephen Pain, Jr., and Israel Peck. 

"At a Generall meting of the proprietors on ye 11 of April 1679 it is mutually 
concluded to draw lots for the devition of the great lots at popanomscut [Peebee's 
or Phebe's Neck, afterwards Barrington] which accordingly was forthwith done, 
beginning as aforesaid at the highway at the head of the home lots to be the first 
in number which is. 

"1. Lent. Peter Hunts 

"2. Thomas Chafey 

"3. John Allen 

"4. Natha:Peck 

"5. Samll Newman ; 

"6. Stephen Pain 

"7. John Safin & Est. 

"8. James Brown & John Brown. 

"August 28, 1679, The Committee in the behalfe of the Proprietors met about 
the Laying out of the house Lots at Poppanomscut and cast lotts for the said 
Lands drawn by William Carpenter of Rehoboth whow was with Cap't. John 
Brown, Surveighor at which time it was agreed that Mr. John Allen should have 
his house Lots at the head of his Marsh beyond the south line of the House Lots 
whence the lots began and were numbered as folloeth. 

"Mr. Samuel Newman ) 
"and partners. ) 

"Leu. Peter Hunt. Mr. James Brown. 

"Mr. Stephen Pain. and John Brown. 

"Mr. John Saffin. Capt. Willets heirs. 

"Thomas Chafey. Israel Peck's & partners." 

The above document was drawn after the death of Captain Thomas Willett 
who died August 4, 1674, in the sixty-fourth year of his age. 

At a meeting held March 16, 1679-80, an agreement was made in regard to 
Paine lots, the repair of the "generall fence," the laying out of the "longe lots" 
and also that no proprietor should sell or let to any person "not now a proprietor," 
without offering the same to the major part of the committee of proprietors at 
the same price. Matters in regard to "pasturing neck" and selling certain lands 
were also taken up, the names signed being "James Brown, John Saffin, John 



12 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Peck, Thomas Chafey, Stephen Pain, John Allen, John Brown, Jonathan Bos- 
worth, Sam: Newman, Natha. Pain, Samuell Walker." 

This is the last mention in the records of Thomas Chaffe during his life. Soon 
after, July 25, 1680, he made his will which was exhibited "Sixt of March Anno 
Domini 1683. [1682-3]." 

WILL OF THOMAS CHAFFE 

"In the name of God Amen, 

" I Thomas Chaffee of Swansie in ye Colony of New Plymouth, in New England, 
being of great age, yet in my perfect memory and good understanding, make 
this my last Will and Testament. First I commit my soul to God in Jesus Christ 
my Redeemer and my body unto ye grave. 

" Item, I give unto my Eldest son Nathaniel my homelott, being twenty-five 
acres the which I purchased of Capt. Thomas Willett and James Brown sen'r. 
gentt. as also my right in ye commonlott, it being ye twelfth lot, — ten acres of 
meadow lying and being at a place commonly called the long beach, and four 
acres of meadow lying and being at ye mouth of ye River on ye great Neck com- 
monly called Mount Hope Neck, 

" Item, I give unto my son Joseph all ye rest of my lands, meadows, orchards, 
gardens, dwelling house, barn, out houses as also my living stock, neat cattle, 
sheep, horse kine. Swine, poltery and thirty five acres of land lately purchased 
upon ye neck commonly called Phebes Neck, with all other my privileges that 
I now have or hereafter may have in ye aforesaid Town of Swansy, with my debts, 
now due, or hereafter may be due unto me or my Estate, whom I make my 
sole executor to pay my debts to see this my will performed and my body 
buried. 

"In witness my hand and seal, this twenty five of July in ye yeer of oe Lord 
One thousand six hundred and Eighty. 

"Signed and Sealed in ye 

presence of The mark of 

"John Peck T [seal] 

"John Ormsby Thomas Chaffe." 

[Plymouth Colony Record of Wills, Vol. IV, p. 36.] 

"The Inventory of Thomas Chaffe, lately deceased, taken by ye subscribers 
hereof ye 15 day of May 1683. 

£-s-d 
Imps his wearing apparel, both linen & woolen, hat shoes, stockings at 03-00-00 

It A bed, bolster, pillow, blankets, rug coverlids and bedsted at 03-10-00 

a gun sword & bandeleers at 00-15-00 

a great bible [See Appendix A] and two other books at 00-11-06 

a looking glass at 00-01-00 

Half a crosscut saw & 4 old axes at 00-10-00 

a logchaine 00-10-00 

a draught chaine, & peice of whiple tree chaine at 00-06-00 

3 old boxiers 00-01-00 
an old hand saw and drawing knife . 00-01-00 
an ads at 00-02-00 

4 wedges at 00-04-00 
a bill hook at 00-02-06 
a sickel and 3 pitchforks & a prow at 00-04-08 
a iron pott and 2 little old kittles at 00-10-00 
a pair of bellowes and old bags at 00-01-06 
a pair of stock cards at 00-05-00 
Trays, dishes and an old Tubb & a pair of sheep sheers 00-04-00 
For old iron and other old lumber at 00-02-00 






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a Horse at 30-00-00 

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Total sum 14-19-06 

30 acres of land on ye houselott, a great lott of 60 acres of land 

10 acres of land in Kites Neck 

10 acres of salt meadow more or less. 

"Jonathan Bosworth, Senr. 

"John Peck, 

"William Carpenter, Senr. 

"On ye oath of Joseph Chaffey." 

[Plymouth Colony Record of Wills, Vol. IV, p. 36.] 

Just what the date of Thomas Chaffe's death was we do not know, but probably 
not long before the fiUng of his will. He was doubtless buried in the ancient 
Chaffe Burying Ground on his own farm, a picture of which is here given, though 
no stone to his memory remains. From information gathered and handed 
down by the older people, we learn that the house stood but a few rods from the 
burial ground. This property, located on the west bank of what is now the Bar- 
rington River, though in Thomas Chaffe's time it was called the Sowams River, is 
about two miles northwest of the present town of Barrington Centre, R. I., and 
is owned by Mr. L. R. Peck. 

Children, probably born in Nantasket (now called Hull) : 

2 i Nathaniel Chaffe, probably born between 1638 and 1642; married Experience 

Bliss. 

3 ii Joseph Chaffe, probably born between 1639 and 1646; married Annis 

Martin. 

2 Nathaniel 2 Chaffe (Thomas 1) was probably born in Nantasket; ]\Iass. (later 
called Hull), between 1638 and 1642, and died in Rehoboth, Mass., in September, 
1721. He married in Swansea, Mass., August 19, 1669, Experience, daughter 
of Jonathan and Miriam (Harmon) Bliss of Rehoboth. She also died in September, 
1721. 

Nathaniel Chaffe doubtless moved from Hull to Rehoboth between 1657 and 
1660 with his parents and brother Joseph. In 1667 the part of Rehoboth where 
he lived, known as Wannamoisett, was set off as a separate town and called Swansea. 
Here we find the first mention of him, his marriage, and the following Spring he 
is mentioned again in the town records as follows: 

"At a Town meeting Lawfully warned ye 19th of May 1670 . . . Nathaniel 
Chafy [was chosen] Constable." [Sira7isea Town Records.] His duty was to 
assist in keeping the peace and to make arrests of disorderly persons. About 
the same time it is recorded that : 

" Nathaniel Chafy his ear mark for all sorts of cattell is an half ring in the top 
of each ear." 

On page 1.55 of The Book of the Attlcborovgh Records of the North Purchased 
Lande belonging to Rehoboth, under the date 1672, we find that 

"The bounds of the Lands of Nathaniell Chaffe are Sixty acres of land purchased 
of Obediah Bowen, Sur., Also Twelve and a half. Ten acres More purchased of 
John Martin." This land was later in the town of Attleboro. 



14 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

The deeds of these purchases of land by Nathaniel Chaffe are not on file in the 
Plymouth County Registry of Deeds. 

"At a Town Meeting Lawfully warned ye 5th of Febr. 1672 [3]. Imp Whereas 
it was agreed upon at a Town Meeting Lawfully warned on ye 3d of Janr 1672 
That Nicholas Tanner Hugh Cole Samuel Luther, should treat with ye owners 
of meadows in ye great neck Concerning ye fence there to be made as is above 
specefeid. It was therefore upon ye 31 of Janr 1672 agreed upon by and between 
ye sd Nicholas Tanner Hugh Cole & Samuel Luther & ye sd owners of meadows 
that there shall be made a three rail fence from ye meadow of Jonathan Bliss 
to Hugh Coles & It was further granted upon yt ye owners of ye meadows should 
make two fifths of the fence & ye sd fence to be made four foot and a half high 
& to be set up by ye 20th of April next & every man that is defective in this agree- 
ment shall forfeit one shilling a rod. 
"Signed by 

" Nicholas Tanner Peter Hunt 

"Hugh Cole John Allen, Senr 

"Samuel Luther James Brown 

"Thomas Willett Nathl Peck 

"Stephen Pain, Senr Nathl Chafy 

Joseph Chafy." 
"An agreement under ten of the Proprietors Hands Jan. 22: 1673 [4]. 
"We whose names are hereunder written doe agree and conclude that all Moable 
grase aJoyning to any of our Medows Belongs to the said Meadow and onely for 
the use of ye proprietors of the said Meadow and that noe other person shall 
intrenth upon the said priviledge witness our hands this twenty-second day of 
January one thousand six hundred seaventy three. 

"Thomas Willet James Brown 

"Stephen Pain John Allen 

" Peter Hunt John Brown 

" Nathaniel Peck Israel Peck 

" Nathaniel Chafey Joseph Chafey." 

[Proprietors' Records, Ancient Swansea, pp. 16, 17.] 

Nathaniel Chaffe was evidently a valued citizen, for in 1674-5 he was in- 
vited by the town of Rehoboth, in which he had formerly lived, to return and 
again become an inhabitant, land being offered him as an inducement: 

" At a Town meeting lawfully warned the Eighth of February 1674 [5] . . . 

"It was also voted and agreed upon by the Town for the encouragement of 
Nathaniel Chaffee to come and dwell in the Town, he should have Ten acres in 
some convenient place for planting land if he tarry for seven years to be his own 
for ever, but if he remove out of Town before seven years end he is to leave 
it to the Town." [Rehoboth Records.] Just about this time is recorded " a list of 
lines as it was cast to stand in ye second division . . . Nathan Chaffee 5 
rod." 

Four months after this invitation to return to Rehoboth, 

"Nathaniel Chaffe of the Township of Rehobeth, in the Government of New 
Plymouth, in New England, smith, . . . for a good and valuable consideration 
[not named] . . . payed by Samuel Butterworth of Rehoboth aforesaid, 
. . . have freely and absolutely bargained and sold ... a certain 
tract of Bastard Meddow lying and being in the Great Neck, lying upon Sowams 
river, in Swansey, in the Government aforesaid, being four acres be it more or 
less, bounded to the North with Joseph Chaffe 's Meddow, to the East a Swamp, 
to the West Sowams River, to the South as far as the Meddow goeth ... 
In witness whereof, the said Nathaniel Chaffe hath set to his hand and seal this 
sixteenth day of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand six hundred seventy 



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May 25, 1734. 
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Signatures of tliese two brotlieis made in Providence, R. I., May 5, 1783. 

Signatures of Xatlianiel- Cliatre. and of some of his Descendants. 



FIRST AND SECOxND GENERATIONS 15 

and five. Mem. the said Samuel Butterworth doth engage him to clear the said 

Nathaniel Chaffe from the fence in the Great Neck. 

"Signed, sealed and delivered Nathaniel Chaffe and his Seal 

in the prsence of 

"William Carpenter 

"John Carpenter. This deed was acknowledged 

the 29 of May, before mee, 
James Brown, Assistant in year 
1679." 
[Plymouth Colony Registry of Deeds, Vol. V, p. 308. 

As this deed shows, Nathaniel Chaffe was a blacksmith. In those early days, 
when a horse was one of the most valued and necessary possessions of his owner, 
the blacksmith's trade was a most important one. In addition to shoeing horses, 
he was a worker in iron and other metals, making rude farming implements, house- 
hold utensils and even casting bells. Small wonder that Rehoboth was anxious 
to have so valuable a citizen as Nathaniel Chaffe return to her! 

Only a week after the sale of this land, June 24, 1675, King Philip's War began, 
which lasted until the last of August, 1676. 

"Of the misiries of this war, Rehoboth, from its proximity to Mount Hope, 
the residence of Philip or Pometacom, the prime mover of the war, was destined 
to suffer its full share. The first blood was spilled within the original jurisdiction 
of Rehoboth; and the last of Philip's generals, the stern and intrepid old warrior 
and councillor, Annawon, was captured within the present limits of the same 
town. During this war, which lasted nearly two years, the inhabitants of Reho- 
both were kept in almost constant alarm; a number of them were, at different 
times slain; and the whole town, the garrison-houses excepted, was at one time 
laid in ashes. The events of this war, so far as connected with Rehoboth. . . . 
occupy a prominent place in the hardships, dangers and sufferings of the early 
settlers of this town." 

[Bliss's History of Rehoboth.] 

What must have been the anxiety of Nathaniel ChafTe during this time of horror! 
At the outbreak of this war he had a wife and three small children, and during 
its progress his second son, Nathaniel, Jr., was born. Some time during the war, 
he contributed £3 16s. 6d. to the war fund. 

February 11, 1675-6, "A committee was chosen to view what land is between 
John Titus, Jr. & Nathaniel Chaffee and divide it to John Fuller & Obadiah Bowen," 
[Rehoboth Records.] December 12, 1676, another committee being chosen for the 
same purpose. [Ibid.] On the same date mention is made "In Refforence to a 
former grant of land for General purposes to be built upon by Nathaniel Chaffey." 
[Ibid.] 

"16801 June. Propounded to be Freemen the next Year, if approued . . . 
Nathaniell Chaffey." [Plymouth Colony Records.] 

"1681 Freemen admitted this Court . . . Nathaniel Chaffey." [Ibid.] 

This implies that he was a church member, that being one of the requirements 
of admission as freeman. 

"Mar. 26th 1681 The Town met being lawfully warned . . . Chose Nathan- 
iel Chaffee Constable," [Rehoboth Records] his second term in that office. 

"The towne drew lots for the laying out of the division and they file as follow- 
eth . . . Nathaniel Chaffee Estate 50 acres." This was April 9, 1685, and the 
lot was number seventy-six. [Ibid.] 



16 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

October 12, 1686, "Nathaniel Chaffee" made a proposition to the town relating 
to the maintenance of George the First. February 8, 1686-7, he bought of Stephen 
Paine two acres of "upland, swampe and meadow ground." 

"Mar. 22nd 1693. The town met being lawfully warned and chose Nathaniel 
Chaffe tytheing man," [Ibid.] his duties being to preserve order in the meeting- 
house and to collect the moneys due for the support of the minister of the 
town. 

September 22, 1694, Nathaniel went to the home in Swansea of his brother 
Joseph, who being ill, made his will and probably wished his only brother to witness 
it. Joseph died soon after and November 13, 1694, Nathaniel went to the county 
seat, Bristol, with the other two witnesses, to swear to his brother's signature. 
At the same time he became one of the sureties in the sum of £200 for his sister- 
in-law, Annis (Martin) Chaffe and her sons, John and Joseph, Jr., all executors 
of the will. 

"May 24th 1695. Nathaniel Chaffe & John Hunt settled the bounds of ther 
meadow & swampe upon the west side of palmers river between them from a red 
oake tree marked upon three sides neare the cart way straight to a forked ellme 
in the meadow & goes straight upon that line to the river." [Ibid.] 

"March 10, 1695-6, Nathaniel was chosen juryman." [Ibid.] 

"June 16th 1697. The towne met being lawfully warned and drew lots for 
the division of lands before agreed upon and they are drawn up as follow- 
eth , . . Nathaniel Chaffe," lot number 17. [Ibid.] 

"Knowe all men by these presents. That I John Thompson of the towne of 
Rehoboth in the County of Bristol Husbandman doe acknowledge that I have 
sold unto Nathaniel Chaffee of the same towne Blacksmith, two accers of land 
and a halfe be it more or less that was to me by my right of Commons in the 
Thousand accer division, being ten rod wide & forty three rod long at the westerly 
end, bounded southerly Nathaniel Chaffee his owne land. Notherly a two rod 
highway, bounded westerly the undivided land, Easterly the highway Likewise 
I do acknowledge I have received full satisfaction for said land & I do these presents 
make over & assign the said lands to the said Nathaniel Chaffee his heirs executors 
administrators & assigns forever witness my hand this seventeenth day of Janu- 
ary 1698-9 & in the tenth year of his majesties reign. 
" Signed in the presence of John Thompson 

"Daniel Smith 

"Ebenezer Bullock 

"John Thompson did on 
the day and year above 
written sign the writing 
as is attested by me 

William Carpenter 
Towne Clerk." 

[Ibid.] 

November 7, 1699. "The proprietors drew their lots for the laying out of the 
division. . . . Nathaniel Chaffee, h-sh." [Ibid.] 

February 10, 1701-2 "Nathaniel Chaffe, Blacksmith of Rehoboth" gave to his 
son Jonathan of Rehoboth four and a half acres of land there, near a place called 
"Broken Cross." 

March 29, 1702-3, "Drew lots for the divisions of lands before agreed upon 
and Lotts drawn are as followeth . . . Nathll Chaffee sen," lot number 
one hundred and forty-three. [Ibid.] 

November 24, 1703, he sold to Daniel Perrin of Rehoboth for £10, some upland 
and meadow on Ten Mile River in that town. 



FIRST AND SECOND GENERATIONS 17 

•'At a Town Meeting lawfully warned the 19th day of March, 1704 [1703-4] 
then met and assembled together and chose officers as followeth. . . Nathaniel 
Chaffee, tytheing-man." [Ibid.] 

"At a Town Meeting lawfully warned and met together at the meeting house 
in Rehoboth Mar. 24, 1706 . . . Chose . . . NathU Chaffee, Grand jury- 
man." [Ibid.] 

"At a Town Meeting lawfully warned and met together by adjournment from 
the 29th of December 1707, until the 9th day of February 1708 [1707-8.] Then 
met and the town proceeded to draw lotts which are as followeth. . . Nathaniel 
Chaffee" lot number one himdred and twenty-eight. [Ibid.] 

"At a Propriators meeting lawfully warned and continued by adjournment 
from the 8th day of January 1712 [1712-13] to the 12th day of Feb. 1712. Then 
met together and the propriators of lands in Rehoboth cast lotts for their farms 
& each propriator's lott fell as followeth. . . Nathaniel Chaffee 50," lot number 
one hundred and twenty-eight. [Ibid.] 

This is the last mention made in the Rehoboth Records of Nathaniel Chaffe, 
in regard to town affairs or the granting of land. 

His next recorded act is the sale of the land drawn in 1712-13, the original 
deed being in the possession of a Chaffee descendant : 

"To all People Before whom these Prsents shall Come Nathaniell Chaffe of the 
Town of Rehoboth In the County of Bristoll In the Province of the Massachusetts 
Bay In New England (yeoman) Sendeth Greeting — Know ye that I the sd Nathan- 
iell have for and In Consideration of the Sum of Three pounds Currant money of 
Sd Province To me In hand Received Before the Ensealing hereof Well & Truly 
paid by Ruth Riply of the Town & province above Sd (Spinster) the Receipt 
whereof I do hereby acknowledge & myself therewith fully satisfied & Contented 
thereof & of every part & parcell thereof do Exonerate, acquit & discharge the 
Sd Ruth Riply, her heirs, Executors, administrators forever by these PrSents 
Have given, granted. Bargained, Sold, aliened, Conveyed & Confirmed, And 
by these PrSents Have & do fully, freely & absolutely give, grant, Bargain, Sell, 
Alione, Convey & Confirm unto her the Sd Ruth Ripley, her heirs, Executors, 
administrators & assigns forever A certain lott of land due To me the Sd Nathaniell 
Chaffe To be surveyed & laid out by vertue of my Commonage Rights In sd Reho- 
both undevided lands & by vertue of a grant of the four Thousand acre division 
granted & agreed upon by the propriators of Sd Rehoboth the Second day of 
February Anno Domini one Thousand seven Hundred Twelve or Thirteen, And 
that the Sd Ruth Riply, her heirs, Executors, & Assigns Shall have by these 
Prsents full power & good & Lawful authority To cause the Sd lott of land Con- 
taining Twenty acres To be surveyed & Bounded out by the Surveyor & Com- 
mittee thereunto Appointed & Improved by the Sd Propriators according to 
that privilege & Libertv granted bv Sd Propriators as appears of Record And 
Record or cause The Sd lott of land" To be Recorded (when surveyed & Bounded 
out as aforesd) In sd Rehoboth Land Records To her the Sd Ruth Riply, her 
heirs, Executors, administrators & asigns forever To have & To Hold the aforesd 
lott of land containing Twenty acres as before Mentioned & exprest with all & 
singular the appurtenances, privileges & Commodities To the same Belonging or 
In any wise appertaining to her the sd Ruth Riply, her heirs, Executors, ad- 
ministrators & assigns forever To her & their only proper use Benefit & Behoofe 
forever, And I the sd Nathaniell Chaffe for me, my heirs. Executors, administra- 
tors do by these Covenant, promise, & grant to and with the sd Ruth Riply, her 
heirs, & assigns that at the Time of this Bargain & untill the delivery of these 
Prsents I am the True, Sole & Lawfull owner of the above granted & Bargained 
Premises & am Lawfully seized & possessed of the same In mine own proper Right 
as a good, perfect, & absolute Inheritance In fee simplee. And have In myself good 



18 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Right, full power, & Lawful authority To grant. Bargain, sell, Convey & confirm 
the so granted & Bargained Premises in manner as Abovesd. And that the sd 
Ruth Riply, her heirs, Executors, administrators & assigns shall & may from 
time to time & at all Times for ever hereafter by force & vertue of these PrSents; 
Lawfully, Peacefully & Quietly Have, hold, use, occupie, possess, & Injoy the sd 
demised & Bargained Premises with the appurtenances free & Clear & freely 
Clearly acquitted. Exonerated & discharged of & from all & all manner of former 
& other gifts, grants, Bargains, Sales, Leases, Mortgages, wills, Entaills Joynters, 
dowries. Judgments, Executions, Incumbrances & [torn off]. Furthermore I 
the Sd Nathaniell Chaff e for myself, my heirs. Executors, & Administrators do 
covenant & Ingage the above demised Premises unto her the sd Ruth Riply, her 
heirs & assigns against the Lawful Claims or demands of any person or persons 
whatsoever forever hereafter. To warrant, secure & defend In witness whereof 
I the sd Nathaniell Chaffe hath hereunto sett my hand & seal this fourth day of 
January, Anno Domini one Thousand seven Hundred & Thirteen or fourteen & 
In the Twelfth year of her Majesty's reign &c. 
"Signed, sealed & delivered Nathaniell Chaffe [seal] 

In the Prsence of us 
"Thomas Perry Jr. 

his mark 

"Benjamin x Willson." Experenc Chaffe 

mark her 

The date of the following entry in the Proprietors Land Records is not mentioned, 
but it is evidently after the division made February 12, 1712-13, and after the 
sale to Ruth Ripley January 4, 1713-14, but before the gifts to his son Noah, May 
3, 1715. 

The bounds of the Lands of Nathaniel Chaffee : 

" Imp. His house lot containing six akers, be it more or less. Being bounded 
to the North the Lane. To the South William Bowen to the East a Highway 
that goes to the mill. To the West the Highway. 

"2dly. Six akers of land (wch was formerly the land of John Lutten) be it 
more or less, being bounded : To the East the River : to the West the land of William 
Carpenter, to the North the common lands, to the South the High way. 

"3dly. One plaine lot on the west side of the great plaine, containing two akers, 
be it more or less, bounded to the East the Highway lying between William Sabins 
and [illegible] Walkers. 

"4thly. One lot on the East side of the great plaine containing two akers, be 
it more or less. Bounded to the West the Highway, lying between the lands of 
William Sabins and [illegible] Walkers. 

"Sthly. Half a hundred pound estate in Commenage in the Towne of Rehoboth. 

"61y. Ten akers of land be it more or less lying on the eastward end of his 
Father Bliss Lands on the west side of Palmers river, being bounded. Westerly 
Jonathan Bliss lands Northerly a Highway southerly and easterly the com- 
mon land, lying forty rod square the line running East and West North and 
South. 

"71y. A parcel of upland, swampe and meadow ground on the southerly side 
of the ten mile river. Lying between the meadow ground of the [illegible] of 
Ensign Henry Smith and Nicholas, do Sen : The upland being about the quantity 
of two accers lying between the swampe and meadow and the great hill. Being 
bounded Northerly the river, southerly the Hill. This was purchased of Stephen 
Paine as apears by a deed of sale bearing date the 8th of February 1686 or 87. 
Likewise Ten accers of land be it more or less being his lot in the last division, 
part of it adjoining to the westerly side of Captain Peck's lying in the great plaine 
going to Kewicks run. the first corner being a white oake marked Capt. Pecks 
line & running four & twenty rod N. W. 6 W. to a great pine marked for a corner 
by the cartway & along by the cart way, within a rod of the cart way being sixty- 
one rod long to a red oake marked for a corner & from thence S. E. 6 E. twenty- 



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eight rod to a stake for a corner & from thence to Cap't Peck's corner & from 
thence to the white oake which was the first corner. [This tract of land given 
to his son David, see 9.] Likewise five accers of land be it more or less, being a 
lot in the thousand accer division, bounded by a highway between this land & 
the perens land of two rods wide, bounded southerly & Easterly his owne land. 
[Two acres of this tract given to his son David.] Likewise six accers of Land 
be it more or less purchased of Joshua Smith, being the first lot in the Thousand 
accer division adjoining to Mr. Sweetings land, being a stake by the North east 
corner of ]\Ir. Sweetings land along by the said Sweetings land, west by south 
twenty eight rod to a stake by Sweetings line: from thence N. 6 W. Seventy- 
eight rod to a pine sapling for a corner in the half mile swamp: & from thence 
twenty-nine rod East & by North to a sapling tree & from thence twenty-eight 
rod by marked trees to the first corner. 

"Likewise five acres & a quarter of an acre more or less, laid out to his own 
land & adjoining to Daniel Reads land upon the plain near Nathaniel Reads house 
being part of his first lot in the divisions granted Anno Domini 1702-3. The first 
corner is a pine tree, being the N. W. corner of his old lot, thence bounding with 
a highway of four rods wide 47 rods to a stake for a corner thence S. W. B. S. half 
a point South 14 rods to a Stake for a corner, standing in said Reads line of his 
lot. Thence bounding with said Reads & Capt. Pecks lot & his own land to the 
first corner." [This tract of land given to his son David Chaffe.] 

[Proprietors Land Records, Rehoboth, Vol. II, pp. 218, 219.] 

May 3, 1715, he gave "for and in Consideration of the good Will and affection 
which I have and do bear toward my Youngest Son, Noah Chaffe, Yeoman," 
twenty-four acres of land at "half Mile Swamp" in Rehoboth, being "a Certain 
Tract of Upland and Meadow ground." On the same date he also gave him other 
property by the following interesting deed: 

"To all people before whom these Presents shall Come, Nathaniel Chaffe of ye 
Town of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol in the province of the Massachusetts 
Bay in Newengland Yeoman Sendeth Greeting Know Yee that I the said Nathel 
Chaffe for and in Consideration of Love good Will & Affection which I have and 
do bear toward my youngest son Noah Chaffe of ye Town aforesd who is yet with 
me and is to Dwell with me and to take Care of me and my wife and to provide 
for each all. Now in our old Age all my children are gone frome me & I have 
bestowed upon each of them their portion already of what I am able to do for 
them out of that estate as god has been pleased to Bless me with and my Youngest 
Son sd Noah Chaffe has not as yet had any Portion of my Estate therefore for 
Divers other good Considerations with what I have already above mentioned have 
given granted made over Alienated Infeofifed Convej^ed and Confirmed unto my 
sd son Noah Chaffe his heirs executors admrs and assigns forever all my House- 
ing & Lands and Meadows Scituate, lying and being in sd Rehoboth and in the 
Township of Swansey in ye County Aforesd both Divided & Undevided (Excepting 
what I have given to ye Rest of my Children either by Deed or Record as may 
appear) the sd houseing & Land hereby given & granted to my sd son Noah Chaffe 
are as foUoweth Imprms My House & Barn & home Lott Containing about Six 
acres be it more or less as it "is butted and bounded Notherly and westerly High 
wayes Southerly the Home Lott of Richard Bowen junr easterly with Land of 
John Hunt junr and likewise a plain Lott lying upon ye plaine Containing about 
five acres be it more or Less being bounded as may appear upon Record & like- 
wise fifty pounds estate of Commonage Rights in sd Rehoboth & likewise all my 
salt meadow scituate in sd Swansey Lying adjoining to ye meadow I sold to my 
son Thomas Chaffee by ye Meadow of Joseph Chaffe near his house said tract of 
salt meadow Containing about one acre & half an acre be it more or less as it is 
butted and bounded as may appear by Record. 

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In Witness whereof I the said Nathaniel Chaffe hath hereunto Set my hand 



20 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

and Seal this third Day of May anno Domini Seventeen hundred and fifteen and 

in the first of his majesties Reign &c 

"Signed Sealed & Delivered Nathaniel Chaffe [seal] 

in the presence of us 
" Francis Stevens 
"Danel Carpenter 
"Received October 10th 1721, and Recorded by Samel Rowland Register." 

[Bristol County, Mass., Registry of Deeds, Northern District, at Taunton, Vol. XIII, 
pp. 552, 553.] 

With this son, Nathaniel and Experience spent their last days, doubtless receiv- 
ing loving care from Noah and his wife. Both Nathaniel and his wife died in 
September, 1721, and a tradition from Rehoboth tells us that so devoted was he 
to his wife that he died of grief a few hours after her death. 

No will, inventory, distribution, or other papers relating to Nathaniel Chaffe's 
estate are to be found. The old burying ground surrounding the Congregational 
church, formerly in Rehoboth, later in Seekonk, Mass., and now in the village 
of Rumford, East Providence, R. I., is supposed to be the burial place of Nathaniel 
and Experience, though no stones to_their memory remain. 

Children, the first three born in Swansea, the others in Rehoboth: 
+ 4 i Dorothy^ Chaffe, married Nathaniel Paine. 

+ 5 ii Thomas Chaffe, born October 19, 1672; married Margaret Carpenter. 
6 iii Rachel Chaffe, born September 7, 1673; died in Rehoboth, February 28, 
1703. 

+ 7 iv Nathaniel Chaffe, Jr., born January 4, 1675-6 ; married Mercy . 

+ 8 v Jonathan Chaffe, born April 7, 1678; married Hannah Carpenter. 

+ 9 vi David Chaffe, born August 22, 1680; married (1) Patience Atherton; (2) 

Mrs. Hannah Pidge. 
+ 10 vii Experience Chaffe, born March 24, 1682-3; married Timothy Carpenter. 

11 viii Mehitable Chaffe, born June 10,1685; died in Rehoboth, August 6, 
1699. 
+ 12 ix Daniel Chaffe, born October 30, 1687 ; married (1) Alice (or Alse) Millard ; 
(2) Mrs. Perces Ormsby. 

13 X Noah Chaffe, born January 19, 1690-1 ; died in Rehoboth, July 9, 1691. 
+ 14 xi Noah Chaffe, born December 17, 1692; married (1) Sarah Carpenter; (2) 
Hepsibah Daggett. 

3 Joseph 2 Chaffe (Thomas i) was probably born in Nantasket, Mass. (later 
called Hull), some time between 1639 and 1646, and died in Swansea, Mass., October 
28, 1694. He married there, December 8, 1670, Annis, daughter of Richard Martin 
of Rehoboth, Mass. She died in Barrington, Mass. (formerly Swansea), probably 
early in March, 1729-30. 

Joseph Chaffe probably moved with his parents and brother from Hull to Reho- 
both between 1657 and 1660. In 1667 that part of Rehoboth where they lived, 
called Wannamoisett, was formed into a separate town and called Swansea. So 
it is in the Swansea records that we find the first mention of Joseph Chaffe, about 
1670: 

"Joseph Chafy his ear mark for all sorts of cattell is a sUt in the upper side of 
the left ear and a sUt in the imder side of the right ear." 

February 5, 1672, an agreement made in regard to the building of a fence was 
signed by "Joseph Chafy" and his brother Nathaniel among others. [Ibid.] 

January 22, 1673, it was agreed by the Proprietors, of whom "Joseph Chafey" 
and his brother were two, that "all Moable grase aJoyning to any of our Medows 
Belongs to the said Meadow." [Ibid.] 




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"At a town meeting lawfully warned on ye 12th of May 1673, . . . Joseph 
Chafy"and two other men were chosen "surveyors of ye highways" [76 id.] their 
duty being to view and repair the highways as directed by the town. 

"At a Town meeting Lawfully warned May ye 22d 1674 In obedience to a 
warrant sent from Our Hond Govr for ye clausing of officers. . . . These 
Persons underwritten being Inhabitants of this Town ye day & year above written 
took ye oath of Fidelity before Mr. James Brown, Assistant." 

"Joseph Chafy" was one of the twenty-five who signed this. [Ibid.] About 
1675-6 he contributed £1, 8s. for the carrying on of King Philip's War, the brunt 
of which fell on Swansea, "the most exposed and the greatest sufferer by Philip's 
War of any of the New England settlements." [BickncU's History of Barrington.] 

April 11, 1679, the Proprietors agreed on laying out "the home lots butting 
upon the river," "the great lots extending from the large beach that buts upon 
the bay or great river," and run to a highway through the Dead Swamp, also, 
"that lower part of the neck at the front of the said great lots that shall but upon 
the said lyne from the long beach, together with the little neck of land lying upon 
the river near Mr. Allen's meadow shall at present remain in Common." [Ibid.] 

"At a Town meeting being mett upon Legal warning May ye 24th 1681 for ye 
choice of officers . . . Joseph Chafy" was chosen as one of three Surveyors 
of Highways. [Ibid.] October 3, 1682, seventeen of the Proprietors signed an 
agreement in confirmation of the action of the committee, "Joseph Chaffey " being 
one. [Ibid.] "Sixt of March Anno Dominie 1683 [1682-3] Joseph Chaffe," as 
executor of his father's will presented that document, made July 25, 1680, for 
probate. The inventory, taken May 15, 1683, was sworn to by him, "on ye oath 
of Joseph Chaffey." His brother Nathaniel received thirty-nine acres of land 
and Joseph all the rest of his father's "lands, meadows orchards, gardens, dwelling 
house, barn, outhouses, living stock, neat cattle, sheep, horse kine, swine, poltery 
and thirty-five acres of land lately purchased upon the neck commonly called 
Phebes Neck" also all money due his father. He also became the owner of the 
family Bible [see Appendix A], probably taking it as part of his share in the 
division of the personal estate. In book two of the Rehoboth Land Records 
we find, that March 17, 1683-4, Richard Martin acknowledged having given to 
his son-in-law, Joseph Chaffee, "ffourteen pounds estate in commonage," in 
Rehoboth, which was given him by the will of his brother, Robert Martin. April 
9, 1685, in a division of lands ordered by the town of Rehoboth, Richard and John 
Martin and Joseph Chaffee drew lot number forty-five, being one hundred and 
fourteen pounds commonage estate, and they were allowed twenty acres to the 
hundred pounds. 

"At a Town Meeting Legally warned & ye Town being mett together Septemr 
9th, 1685. . . . After this a vote passed by some particular Persons was 
voted that y place of all Publick meetings should be between Mr. Myles' house 
& y great Bridge, & a house be there built for that end by a free Contribution." 
Against this protested fifteen men of whom " Joseph Chafy " was one. [Swansea 
Records.] 

"At a Town Meeting May ye 24: 1687 The Town being mett together made 
choice of officers for ye year ensuing as followeth . . . Joseph Chaffie " and 
one other were chosen Constables, [Ibid.] their duty being to assist in keeping 
the peace and to make arrests of disorderly persons. September 12, 1688, "Joseph. 



22 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Chaffee" sold to Thomas Barnes an acre of salt meadow, the original deed being 
in possession of the author : 

"TO ALL PEOPLE TO WHOME theise prsents shall come Joseph Chaffe of 
the Towue of Swansye, in the Countye of Bristoll in his Majestys Teritorry and 
dommion of New England yeoman. Sendeth greet KNOWE YEE that I the 
said Joseph Chaffe have for the full sume of Five pounds in currant Silver of New 
England in hand Receaved and paid by Thomas Barnes of the same Towne Wwaver: 
wherewith the said Joseph Chaffe accknowledgeth him self satisfied contented 
and full paid and thereof and every part and prsell thereof exonereth and dis- 
chargeth the said Thomas Barnes his heires excecutors administrators and asignes. 
HAVE FREELY and absollutly given granted Bargained Sould and in Feoffed 
and confirmed and doe by thies presents give grant Bargan Sell in Feoff and con- 
firme from me the said Joseph Chaffe and my heires to him the said Thomas Barnes 
his heires excecutors administrators and asignes. All that one acer of Salt meadow 
be it more or less situate in Swansye. Being Bounded to the west of Joseph 
Chaffes meadow from a rocke by the river side straight to a white oake stump 
upon the upland Southerly: and westerly the upland of the said Thomas Barnes: 
Northerly and Easterly the River, unto the said Thomas Barnes his heires exce- 
cutors administratrs an asignes [TO HAVE AND TO HOLD] the aforesaid acer 
of Salt meadow be it more or lese with all And Singullar the right, members, 
privilledges proffits grase feedings rents herediments immunities and apurtenances 
bellonging or appertaining unto the said acer of meadow with the reversion and 
reversions Remainder and Remainders unto the said Thomas Barnes as a good 
sure absollut indefezable in heritance To the onely proper use and Behouffe of 
the said Thomas Barnes his heires excecutors administratrs and assignes for ever 
AND I the said Joseph Chaffe doth by theise prsents for my Selfe and my heires 
with the said Thomas Barnes his heires and asignes Covenant promise and grant 
to and with him that I the said Joseph Chaffe is the true and onely owner of the 
above barganed premisses at the time of this Bargan and hath full power good 
Right and Lawfull authoritye to give grant Bargan sell infeoffe confirme and 
asure the same unto the said Thomas Barnes his heires and assigns for ever as a 
good sure and absolute estate of inheritance in ffee Simplle according to the free 
tenure of his Majestys maner of East Grenwich in the County of Kent within the 
Realme of England in free and common soccage and not in Capity and Knight 
Servise. but without any maner of Condition or Reversion Titill of Dower or 
limettation of usses soe as to after chang or defeate or make voide the same AND 
that the said Thomas Barnes his heires and asignes shall and may by force and 
vertue of theise prsents from time to time and at all times, hereafter Lawefully 
peaceablye quietly hould use occupy in joy and possess the afore said prmisses 
without any Let Suite trouble deneyall in teruption and contradiction of the said 
Joseph Chaffe or any of his heires AND free and cleare and clearly aquitted and 
fully discharged of and from all and all maner of former gifts grantes Bargans 
sales leases morgayes Jointers dowers thirds Judgments executions exstents and 
of and from all maner of in cumbrance whatsoever had made don commited or 
sefferd to be don by the said Joseph Chaffe or by his privity or procurement. In 
Witness hereof the said Joseph Chaffe hath hereunto set his Hand and Seale this 
twelth day of September. In the yeare of or Lord one thousand six Hundred 
eighty and eight. And in the ffourth yeare of the Reigne of or Soveraigne Lord 
James the Second of England Scotland France and Ireland King : ec. 
"Signed Sealed and dellivered [seal] 

" in the prsence of vs. 

"Jethniel Peck. "The day and yeer aboue written then person- 

" William Carpenter J. ally appeered Joseph Chafee whose hand and seal 

is heerunto sett & affixed; and owned and ac- 
knowleged this Instrament to be his volluntary 
act & deed Before one of the Council of his 
Majesties Territory and Dominion of New Eng- 
land. "Daniel Smith." 



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" Deed signed 12th Day of September in the year of f)ur J^ord One thousand six hundred 
eighty and eight." 




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Signatures of Josephs CliaH'e. and of some of his Descendants. 



FIRST AND SECOND GENERATIONS 23 

"At a Town Meeting Warned and mett together according to ye order of ye 
Counsel at Plymouth May 28th 1689 . . . Viewers of fences Tho: Barnes 
Joseph Chafy for Wannamoset," [Swansea Records] their duty being to adjust all 
matters of difference between contiguous owners, as to proper fences, location of 
boundary lines, and other matters of liTve nature. This year he is on record as a 
Proprietor, though not an inhabitant of Rehoboth. March 28, 1693, and March 27, 
1694, he was again chosen for the ofhce of Fence Viewer, the last which he held. 
[Ibid.] He made his will, "being Sick & weake in Body" September 22, 1694, 
five weeks before his death. It was filed with his inventory, November 13, 1694, 
by his widow and two sons, and the same day they gave bond for the faithful 
performance of their duties in administrating the estate, their sureties being 
Nathaniel Chaffee, Joseph's brother, and John Ormsby, probably Annis Chaffe's 
brother-in-law, husband of her sister Eleanor (or El vara) or else his son John. 

WILL OF JOSEPH CHAFFE 

"In the Name of God Amen I Joseph Chaffee of the town of Swanzey in the 
County of Bristol in the Province of the Masachusetts in New England being 
Sick & weake in Body But of sound & perfect mind & memory Prased be god Doe 
make and ordaine this my last Will and Testament In manner & forme following: 

"First and principally I commend my sowle into the Hands of Almighty God 
And Unto Jesus Christ my Dear Redeemer and my Body I commit to the Earth 
to be Decently Buried at the Discretion of my Executrix. 

"And as Touching the Disposission of all such temporall Estate as God Hath 
been pleased to bestow Upon me I give & bestow as followeth: 

"Imps. My Will is that all my Just & lawfull Debts be Discharged. 

"Item — I give and Bequeath to my Beloved Wife all my House hold goods 
for her to Dispose of them too her selfe or to her Children at her Discretion. 

" I give & bequeath Unto my said Wiffe my Dwelling House and one halph of 
my Upland and meadow ground L)'eing & being in Swanzey to Have the whole 
Benifitt & Improvement During her Naturall Life. And she shall have her halfe 
of ye house lot on ye North Side of the lott, and her half of the meadow ground 
to be that which is Cald the Swamp Meadow and at my wifes decease it is my 
will that my two sons John and Joseph Chaffee shall have it to be equally divided 
between them (that is to say all the upland and meadow ground that I have in 
Swansey and Joseph shall have the North side of the Home lott as his part after 
my wifes decease 

" Ittem— I give and Bequeath Unto my Wife all my Rights of lands and Com- 
monage in Rehoboth to be Wholly at her Dispose. 

"Ittem — I give and bequeath Unto my sons John & Joseph Chaffee the other 
halfe of my Upland & Meadow Ground in Swanzey when they come to the age 
of Twenty-one Years to them their heirs and Assigns for Ever to be Equally and 
Alike Divided between them — Likewise I give Unto my two Sons all my Tooles 
& my gun — 

" Ittem — I give Unto my Son [John] a Heyfor of three year old 

"Ittem — I give ITnto my Son Joseph the Great Bible that was my fathers & 
my Sword & [illegible] & a heifer that I had of Joseph 

"Ittem — It is my will after my wifes Decease when my two Sons Come to 
posess the Upland and Meadow ground that I have given to my wife Dureing 
he-r Life Shall pay or Cause to be paid three pounds a peice to my Daughters as 
a Legan [legacy] which I give to them 

"Ittem — It is my will yt all my other Estate as Stock & Debts Due to me I 
give to my wife for her Use & Improvements; and for her to give to my Daughter 
according as She Shall in her Descretion See 

"Ittem — I Doe ordane & Constitute my beloved wife my Executrix & my two 
Sons John & Joseph Chaft'ee to be Executs of this my last will & Testament 



24 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

"And I Doe hereby Disannull & make Voyde all former Wills & Testaments 
heretofore made 

"In wittness whereof I the said Joseph Chaifee to this my Last Will and 
Testament Have Sett my hand & Seale this Twenty second Day of September 
In the year of our Lord one Thousand Six Hundred Ninety four 

"Signed, Sealed & Declared by Joseph Chaffee Joseph Chaffee [Seale] 

"yt this was his Last will & Testament in the Presence of Us 

"John Martin 

"Bamfield Capron 

" Nathaell Chaffee 

"Memorandum that on the thirteenth Day of Novembr 1694 att Bristoll then 

Did John Martin Bamfield Capron & Nathll Chaffee above named make oath they 

Did see Joseph Chaffee late of Swansey Deceased Sign Seale and Declare this 

Instrument to be his last will & testament and that he was of a Sound Disposing 

mind when he so Did, to the best of their apprehension. 

" Coram me Jno Sapfin ProbaE 
"Thiss Entered & Engrossed Novembr thirteenth 1694 by Jno Carey Registr " 
[Bristol County, Mass., Registry of Wills, at Taujiton, Vol. VII, p. 105.J 

" Know all men by these presents that wee Ann Chaffee & Jno & Joseph Chaffee 
all of Swansey in their majesties province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England 
and Nathaniel Chaffee & Jno Almsbee of Rehoboth in ye County aforesaid Doe 
Stand & are firmly bound and obliged Unto John Saffin Esq in the Sum of two 
hundred & Seventy pounds Currant money of New England payd to him the 
said John Saffin [illegible] in the office of Probaite of wills & [illegible] well & truly 
to be made wee bind ourselves & either of us by himself Joyntly & Severally for 
and in the whole Our & Every and Either of our heires Executors and Administra- 
tors and every of them firmly by these presents — Sealed with our seals 

"Dated in Bristoll aforesaid the thirteenth day of November Annoqu Domini 
1694 in the Sixth year of their Majesties reign 

"The condition of this obligation is Such that whereas the above bound Ann 
Chaffee is made Executrix & Jno. & Joseph Chaffee is made Executors of the 
Last Will & Testament of Joseph Chaffee Late of Swansey deceased Being the 
date the twenty second day of September 1694 and hath now proved the 
same Iff therefore the said Executors shall with all convenient Speed bring into 
the Registrys Office for the County of Bristol A true and perfect Inventory of the 
estate of the said Deed. And shall well & truly administer LTpon & Duly [illegible] 
all & Singular the Goods Chattells, Creditts & Estate Left by Him According to 
the Tenor & true meaning of his said will as the Law directs. And shall render 
& exhibit a true & Just account of their said Administration & of their Doings 
therein to this Office att or before the thirteenth Day of November 1695 without 
ffraud or farther Delay. Then this obligation to be Voyde & of none Effect or 
Els. to Stand & Remain in full force Standing and Virtue. 
"Sealed & Delivered Signum Ann Chafe y [seal] 

" in presence of John Chafe [seal] 

" Banfield Capron Joseph Chaffee [seal] 

"Thomas Sanford Nathaniel Chaffee [seal] 

John Ormsbee [seal]" 

INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH CHAFFEE 

An Inventory of the Estate of Joseph Chaffee Deceased of Swanzey in the 
County of Bristoll Taken the 9th of Novembr 1694 By the subscribers hereof — 

£ s d 
Imprs his wearing apparell Linen & woollen at 07-03-00 

one Bed with furniture att 07-00-00 

one Bed with appurtenances belonging theretoo 04-00-00 

two Beds on the Chamber at " 08-10-00 



FIRST AND SECOND GENERATIONS 25 

£ s d 

In wooll & Smale Spinning wheel 00-16-00 

In Salt Beans & tallow at 00-07-00 

In Sheets & Pillow Bears 02-00-00 

In three Chests & a Box at 01-00-00 

In Puter Potts, Platters Stone Juges glass bottles at 02-14-00 

two Iron Kettles & three Iron Potts at 01-10-00 

A Spit pot hooks tramills frying pan Gridjron 00-14-00 

warming Pan Skillett at 00-10-00 

wooden Dishes Strainers Spoones 00-14-00 

In a Bible [see Appendix A] & other Bookes 01-00-00 

Chairs & Table 00-08-00 

In meat with the tubb that its in 01-00-00 

Pailes & other things 00-12-00 

In Sider, Keleers and old Barrills 02-00-00 
one Gun Sword Ammunision with other 

Implements thereto belonging 01-16-00 

two oxen at 06-00-00 

Six Cowes — five young cattle & three Calves 18-00-00 

Fifteen Swine at'Opd 18 2 Steers at 4pd 10-18-00 

two Horses one mare & one coalt at 05-00-00 

In Rye & flax , 03-05-00 

In Indian Corn at 07-00-00 

In hay at 06-00-00 

In a Carte Yoaks & Chaines 03-00-00 

In a Thwart Saw tooles & other Utensils 01-19-00 



the sum totall 105-01-00 
The House housing with all the lands & meadow belonging 

theretoo at 101-00-00 

moreover a Certaine Tract of Land Lyeing between Decon 
John Butterworth & the land yt. was Jno mead berys 
A highway on the East & West end at 30-00-00 

more fourteen pounds Common at Rehoboth 01-00-00 



£237-01-00 



"John Peck 
"Israel Peck 
"John Ormsby 

"Novembr the 13th 1694 the Executrix to the last & Testament of Joseph Chaffee 
Deceased made oath to the truth of this Inventory according to ye Ussuall fforme 

"Corame me 

"Jno Saffin Proba:e 
"John Carev Registem 
"This Entered Novembr 13th 1694 By John Carey Registem." 

[Bristol County, Mass., Registry of Wills, at Taunton, Vol. VII, p. 106.] 

Annis Chaffee had no sooner recovered from the shock of her husband's death 
than she was called upon to bear another of a like nature, the death of her father. 
He died in the Spring of 1695, the signature to his will being sworn to by the 
witnesses thereto May 7th. By this instrument, made June 2, 1686, he left to 
daughter Annis one-fourth of his household goods, and after his debts had been 
discharged, one-third of his cattle. 

"June 16th 1697. The towne [Rehoboth] met being lawfully warned and drew 
lots for the division of lands before agreed upon and they are drawn up as follow - 
eth. . . . John & Widow Chaffee" drawing lot number one hundred and 
twenty. [Rehoboth Records.] "Mar. 29th 1703. . . . Drew lots for the divi- 



26 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

sions of lands before agreed upon and Lotts drawn are as followeth. , . . 
Widow and John Chaffee." [Ibid.] December 27, 1703, Annis Chaffee sold to 
John Whitaker two lots of land in Rehoboth, as is evidenced by the following deed : 

"To all Christian People to whom these presents shall Come Annis Chaffe of 
the Town of Swansey in the County of Bristol in the Province of the Massachusetts 
Bay in Newengland Spinster Sendeth Greeting Know ye that I said Annis Chaffe 
have for a good & valluable Consideration by me in hand Received and paid by 
John Whiteker of the Town of Rehoboth in the County and province aforesaid 
wherewith I the said Annis Chaffe acknowledge my self satisfyed contented and 
fully paid and thereof and every part and jDarcell thereof exonerateth acquitteth 
and fully dischargeth the said John Whitaker his heirs execrs adminisrs and assigns 
forever Have freely and absolutely given granted bargained & sold and do by 
these presents bargain sell enfeoffe and Confirm from me the sd Annis Chaffe & 
my heirs to him the said John Whitaker his heirs execrs adminisrs and assigns 
forever Two Certain Lotts of Land in Rehoboth dew to me to be surveyed and laid 
forth by virtue of fourteen pounds of Estate of Commonage in Rehoboth given 
to me by my father Richard Martin deceased which two Lottments was ordered 
by the Town of Rehoboth the nineteenth of May anno 1697 to be surveyed and 
laid fourth the whole of both allotments amounting to four acres and a quarter 
of Land hereby giving the said John Whitaker his heirs and assigns full power & 
good and LawfuU authority to Chuse the said Lotts according to the priviledge 
ordered by the sd Town and survey and lay them out or Cause them to be layed 
and surveyed by the surveyor & Committe appointed by the said Town thereunto 
and that the sd John Whitaker or his assigns shall have full power to Record or 
Cause the sd Lotts to be Recorded to himself his heirs and assigns forever when 
surveyed & laid out To have and to Hold the said four acres and a quarter of 
Land be it more or less when it is laid forth with all and singular the Timber Tree 
underwood mines moneralls waters grass feedings rents profits priviledges Im- 
munities and appurtenances thereunto belonging or appertaining to the sd Lands 
to the only proper use & Behoof of the said John Whitaker his heirs execrs admrs 
& assigns forever so that neither I the said Annis Chaffe nor my heirs nor any 
person from me or them or any of us shall Challenge any right Title or Interest In 
said Lands but shall be forever by these presents be barred and I the said Annis 
Chaffe do hereby Promise and Ingage to the sd John Whitaker that I have of my 
self good right and LawfuU authority to bargain sell & make over the said Lott- 
ments aforementioned as the true and only owner of the same In Witness hereof 
I the said Annis Chaffe hath hereunto set my hand and seal this Twenty Seven 
day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and three 
and in the second year of the Reign of our sovereign Lady Anne of England Scot- 
land France & Ireland Queen Defender of the faith &c. 
"Signed Sealed & Delivered "] the mark of Anies Chafee [seal] 

"In the presence of us 
( Daniel Allen 
" Witnesses < Nathaniel Peck 

( John Pain 
"Memorandum 

" that Anies Chafee personally appeared before me ye subscriber one of her majesties 
of ye peace for ye County of Bristol on ye 21th Day of march 1703 or 4 and ac- 
knowledged this Instrument to be her free & Voluntary act and Deed 

Nicolas Peck 
"Reed Septer 15, 1731 
"Recorded by Samel Howland, Register." 

[Bristol County, Mass., Registry of Deeds, Northern District, at Taunton, Vol. XXI, 
p. 51.] 

"At a Town Meeting Lawfully warned and met together by adjournment from 
the 29th of December 1707, until the 9th day of February 1708 [1707-8.] Then 



FIRST AND SECOND GENERATIONS 27 

met and the town proceeded to draw lotts which are as followeth . . . Wid. 
& John Chaffee" drawing lot number fifty-eight. [Rehoboth Records.] 

"At a Propriators meeting lawfully warned and continued by adjournment 
from the 8th day of January 1712 [13] to the 12th day of Feb. 1712, Then met 
together and the propriators of lands in Rehoboth cast lotts for their farms & 
each propriator's lott fell as followeth . . . Widow Ann Chaffee Estate 14s " 
drawing lot number nineteen. [Ibid.] 

April 25, 1721, Annis Chaffe made her will, which was offered for probate March 
17, 1729-30, probably soon after her death. 

WILL OF ANNIS CHAFFE 

" In the Name of God Amen I Annis Chaffee Relict Widdow mr Joseph Chaffee 
Late of Swansey now Barrington in the Country of Bristol in his majesties Province 
of the Massachusets Bay in New England Deceased being aged and Crasey of 
Body But of Sound and perfect memory praised be God Therefore Do make and 
ordain this my last will and Testament in form and manner and following 

"First and Principally I Recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave 
it and my Body to the Earth to be buried in Christian Burial at the Discretion of 
my Executor hereafter Named Nothing Doubting but that I shall Receive the 
same again by the mighty power of God and as touching Such Temporall things 
as is left me by my late husband in his last will and which God has other wise 
bestowed upon me I give devise and disjjose of them in the following manner 

"Imp. my will is that my Lawful Debtes and funeral charges be first paid & 
Discharged 

Item — I Give and bequeath unto my daughter mary Whittaker as an Addition 
to what I have given her Eighteen Pounds to be paid to her or to her Legall Repre- 
sentatives. 

"Item — I give and bequeath to my Daughter Anne Chaffee Seventy Pounds. 

" Item — I Give and Bequeath unto my daughter Elisabeth Paine Twenty Pounds 

"Item — I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Abigail Chaffee Eaighteen 
Pounds and half my wearing Apairel of all sorts and my Red broadcloath Blanket 

"Item — I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah Luther fifteen Pounds 
to be paid to her or to her legal Representatives and the other half of my said 
appairel I give to her the said Sarah Luther my aforesaid daughter 

"Item — My will further is that if Either or both of my two daughters that are 
unmarried Dye before they receive their Proportion that then the rest of my 
Daughters surviving to have it equally divided amongst them they leaving no 
issue behind them 

"Item — all the Rest and Residue of my Estate I give and Bequeath unto my 
two sons Equelly viz John Chaffee & Joseph Chaffee whome I make the Executors 
of this my last Will and Testament to Paying my Debts and Legacies and Receive 
What is due hereby Revocking all other wills by me heretofore made in word or 
writing Raty fieng'& Confirming thiss and no other to be my last will and Testa- 
ment in Wittnes whereof I have heareunto Set my hand and Seal this Twenty 
fifth Day of April in the seventh year of his majesties Reign Annoque Dom 1721 

" Annis Chafee 

" Signed Sealed Pronounced Published and Declared in 
" Presence of us 

"Nathaniel Carpenter 

"Daniel Smith 

"Abiel Smith 

" Bristol march ye 17th 1729-30 

"Then Before the Honod Nathaniell Blagrove, Esq. Judge of the Probate of 
Wills & within the County of Bristol Came Nathaniell Carpenter the only surviving 
Wittness to the Last Will & Testament of Annis Chaffee Late of Swansey now 
Barrington Deceased: and made oath that he saw the said Deceased Signe Seal 



28 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

publish and Declare the same to be her last will and Testament and that she was 
of a sound Disposing mind when she So did and that Daniel Smith and Abiel 
Smith Signed as a wittness at the same time and that they all Signed in the presence 
of ye Testator 

"Stephen Paine Regist Coram Nathaniel Blagrove 

"Bristol march ye 19 1729-30 

" Entered per Stephen Paine Registr." 

"Bond of John Chaffe and Joseph Chaffe Executors of the Will of their Mother 
Annis Chaffe 

"Bound unto Nathl Blagrove Esq. Judge of Probate in his Majesties Province 
of the Massachusetts Bay in New England in the sum of Three Hundred Pounds 
Current Money in New England 

" Sureties Samuel Mason 
" Jabez Bosworth 
"Signed March 17th 1729-30 

John Chaffe [seal] 
" John Chaffe Woodstock Suffolk Co. Joseph Chaffe [seal] 

"Joseph Chaffe Barrington Samuel Mason [seal] 

"Annis Chaffe Swansey." Jabez Bosworth [seal] 



INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE OF ANNIS CHAFFE 

"Barinton 
" A True Inventory of the Estate of Mrs. Annis Chaffee Widow Late of Barin- 
ton Deceased Taken by us the subscribers The 18th Day of this Instant march 
1730 as foUoweth £ s. d. 
money Due upon Bond 37-18-08 
silver money att 15 penney weight 01-05-00 
Bills or paper money 03-06-09 
Books 01-04-00 
Best Bed and furniture 14-07-00 
one bed more 2 Blancets sheets and coverlid 13-03-00 
Ticking and feathers 02-10-00 
Two Blankets Coverlids with sundry old cloathes 02-05-01 
pillion wheel and sundry old lumber 00-15-00 
sheetts 04-15-00 
pillobears and table linnen 03-13-00 
Glasse Bottles and Juggs 00-07-00 
warming pan Skillet and scimmer 01-04-00 
Tramels scales gridiron Boxiron and heaters 01-08-00 
Iron potts kitles and frying pan 03-06-00 
puter and earthern ware 01-17-06 
pails and Trays 01-03-00 
four chairs Table Chest and Reel 01-03-00 
meat tub sive and earthern potts 00-10-00 
three Bags Churn and several other things 01-01-06 
Chest and 2 Boxes 01-16-00 
Two cowes 14-00-00 



112-18-5 
"Samuel Mason 
" Samuel Carns 
"Jabez Bozworth 
"The apprasers were sworn Coram 

"N. Blagrove." 
"The Accompt of John Chaffe & Joseph Chaffee Executors to the Last Will and 
Testament of their Mother Annis Chaffee Late of Barrington Deceased 



FIRST AND SECOND GENERATIONS 29 

"The Accomptants Charge themselves with the Inventory Amounting to the 
Sum of £ 

112-18-05 
"The Accomptants Prays allowance for the payment of severall Debtes & 
Legacies as followeth 

£ 
Imp — To funerall Charges 4-02-0 

Item — To a Legacy Paid Mary Whiterker the Wife of Daniel 

Whitiker as per will 8_00-0 

Item — To a Legacy Paid Anne Chaffee as per will 20-00-0 

To a Legacy Paid Elisabeth Paine the wife of Josiah Paine as per will 15-00-0 
To a Legacy Paid Sarah Luther the wife of Samuel Luther as per will 15-00-0 
To a Legacy Paid Abigail Chaffe as per will 18-00-0 

the wittness coming to prove the will 00-08-0 

To a Letter Administration 00-10-0 

proving ye will 6-6 Recording ye will 4 00-10-6 

allowing and Recording the Inventory 00-06-0 

To the Appriasers for appraising ye Estate 01-07-0 

To Allowing and Registering this Account 00-10-0 

To Drawing the Act 00-01-0 



83-14-0 
"John Chaffe 
"Joseph Chaffe." 

Joseph and Annis Chaffe are thought to be buried in the Ancient Chaffee Burying 
Ground, which lies on what was once their own farm, but no memorials to them 
of any kind remain. 

Children, born in Swansea: 

15 i Mary 3 Chaffe (Chafv), born February 21, 1671-2; died in Swansea, 
May 7, 1674. 
+ 16 ii John Chaffe, born December 16, 1673; married (1) Sarah Hills; (2) 

Elizabeth Hayward. 
+ 17 iii Mary Chaffe, born October 23, 1675; married Daniel Whitaker. 
+ 18 iv Joseph Chaffe, born February 6, 1677; married (1) Abigail Hills; (2) 
Jemima Chadwick. 

19 V Annis (Ann, Anne, Anna) Chaffe, died; married in Barrington, October 

15, 1743, Daniel Allen of that place; mentioned in her mother's 
will, April 7, 1721, and on her mother's death received the legacy 
in 1730; baptized in and united with the First Congregational 
Church of Rehoboth, June 6, 1736; January 31, 1744, was dis- 
missed from that church to the one in Barrington. 

20 vi Dorothv Chaffe (Chafey) , born September 4, 1682 ; died August 27, 1698. 

21 vii Elizabeth Chaffe (Chafee), born March 18, 1685 ; married Josiah (Joseph) 

Paine. 

22 viii Sarah Chaffe (Chafey), born March 18, 1687; married in Swansea, 

March 26, 1713, Samuel, son of Samuel Luther, Jr., and grandson 
of Elder Luther; mentioned in her mother's will, April 7, 1721, and 
on her mother's death received the legacy in 1730. 

23 ix Abigail Chaffe, probably married in Providence, R. L, April 28, 1737, 

Thomas Field; mentioned in her mother's will, April 7, 1721, and 
on her mother's death received the legacy in 1730, being then un- 
married. 



THIRD GENERATION 

4 Dorothy ^ ChafiEe (Chafey) (Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Swansea, 
Mass., and died in Rehoboth, Mass., May 16, 1718. She married there. May 1, 
1694, Nathaniel, son of Stephen and Ann (Chickering) Paine. He was born in 
Rehoboth, November 20, 1667, where he hved and was an extensive landowner. 
He died March 25, 1718, his wife surviving his loss only two months. His estate 
was administered by his son, Nathaniel, Jr. 

Children : 

24 i Dorothy ^ Paine, born February 3, 1694-5; died in Rehoboth, April, 1725. 

25 ii Nathaniel Paine, Jr., born May 24, 1697; married Abigail Smith. 

26 iii Abigail Paine, born July 28, 1699; died in Rehoboth, August 31, 1699. 

27 iv Jonathan Paine, born July 2, 1701; married Rebecca Peck. 

28 v Rachel Paine, born July 13, 1705; married Timothy Borden. 

29 vi Elizabeth Paine, born April 15, 1712; married Joshua Lyon. 

For further descendants see Paine Genealogy, by H. D. Paine. 

6 Thomas ^ ChafEe (Chafey) (Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Swansea, Mass., 
October 19, 1672, and died in Rehoboth, Mass., February 21, 1754. He married 
there, June 4, 1695, Margaret, daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Sutton) Car- 
penter. She was born May 4, 1675, and died in Rehoboth, May 6, 1751. July 
4, 1731, she was admitted to membership in the First Congregational Church, 
Rehoboth. 

At the time of his marriage Thomas Chaffe lived in Rehoboth, where he is 
called "yeoman." On November 9, 1703, he sold to his brother Nathaniel (7) 
of Rehoboth, twelve acres of land in that town. In the record of this transaction 
Thomas is called "weaver" and Nathaniel, "blacksmith." On July 1, 1706, 
Thomas Chaffe was chosen to serve on the Jury of Trials at Bristol, Mass., "on 
the second Tuesday of July inst." On October 17, 1711, a petition was presented 
to the General Court asking that the town of Rehoboth be divided into two pre- 
cincts for the support of the ministry, as some of the petitioners were living from 
four to seven miles from meeting. Among the names signed are those of Thomas 
Chaffe and his brother Jonathan (8). On January 10, 1718, Thomas bought for 
£15 of Joseph Russ of Ashford, Conn., one hundred acres of land in the western 
part of that town. At that time and in all later records he is spoken of as 
"of Rehoboth"; apparently he never lived in Ashford, nor, so far as is known, 
did any of his children. At a town meeting held in Rehoboth in the West Meeting 
House on Monday, March 29, 1721, he was chosen Surveyor of the Highway, and 
on March 25, 1723, Constable. May 4, 1730, he sold for £30, a few acres of land 
in Barrington, Mass. (formerly Swansea), to Joseph Chaffe, Sr. (18), his cousin, 
who lived there. January 9, 1731, Thomas Chaffe was baptized in the First Con- 
gregational Church in Rehoboth, prior to becoming a church member, March 5, 
1732. 

He administered the estate of his brother Noah (14), August 17, 1736. 

"Thomas Chaffe yeoman of Rehoboth" for "love, good-will and affection" 
sold (or rather gave) on May 28, 1737, sixteen acres of land in Rehoboth, "being 



THIRD GENERATION 31 

part of the Grantor's Homelot," to the heirs of his son Amos (33), "Freelove, (HI) 
LiHs (114), and Unis (115) Chaffe." For the same reasons he "sold" to his son 
Thomas, Jr., of Rehoboth, May 30, 1737, forty acres in that town, being also part 
of the home lot. 
Children, born in Rehoboth: 

30 i Margaret * Chaffe, born September 10, 1696; died; married in Rehoboth, 
March 30, 1719, Joseph Baker of Barrington. 

+ 31 ii Rachel Chaffe, born November 1, 1698; married John Sweeting. 

+ 32 iii Mehitable Chaffe, born November 23, 1700; married Dan Bowen. 

+ 33 iv Amos Chaffe, born July 17, 1702; married Freelove Carpenter. 

+ 34 v Experience Chaffe, born July 1, 1705; married Jonathan Ormsbee. 

+ 35 vi Tabitha Chaffe, born September 11, 1709; married Aaron Read. 

+ 36 vii Thomas Chaffe, Jr., born December 10, 1712; married Rebecca Hunt. 

7 Nathaniel ^ ChafEe, Jr. (Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Rehoboth, Mass., 
February 8, 1675, and died February 28, 1703-4. He married about 1701-2, 
Mercy . She married (2) in Rehoboth, April 24, 1708, James Read, a tanner. 

Nathaniel Chaffe, Jr., "blacksmith" bought twelve acres of land in Rehoboth, 
from his brother Thomas, November 9, 1703, but he did not long live to enjoy 
his property, dying less than four months after its purchase. May 17, 1704, his 
wife and Moses Read were appointed in Rehoboth administrators of his estate. 
In 1708 Mercy Chaffe was appointed guardian of her daughter Dorothey, and 
January 5, 1708-9, she and her second husband were appointed the child's joint 
guardians. 

Child: 

37 i Dorothey* Chaffe, born in Rehoboth, March 17, 1702-3; died in Swansea, 
Mass., June 25, 1759; married, April 25, 1723, James Cole of Swansea, 
a grandson of Hugh Cole, Sr.; she was baptized in Rehoboth, April 17, 
1709. 

8 Jonathan ^ ChafEe (Nathaniel, 2 Thomas was born in Rehoboth, Mass., April 
7, 1678, and died there, December 31, 1766. He married in Rehoboth, November 
23, 1703, Hannah, daughter of William and Miriam (Searles) Carpenter. She 
was born April 10, 1684 (1685), and in 1767 was appointed executrix of her hus- 
band's estate. 

February 10, 1701-2, Jonathan Chaffe's father gave him, "for love and affec- 
tion," four and a half acres of land in Rehoboth near "Broken Cross." March 19, 
1704, he was chosen in Rehoboth to act as Field Driver. November 21, 1715, he 
and one hundred and ten others agreed to pay for the building of a new meeting- 
house in the following installments: "One hundred pounds this year 1715, & 100 
£ in the year 1716, and what more shall be needful for the finishing of the Meeting 
House in 1717." In 1718 he bought for £8 of Joseph Russ, one hundred acres 
of land in Ashford, Conn. December 11, 1818, he was chosen in Rehoboth to 
serve on the Jury of Trials. In 1819 he bought of Jeremiah Allen one hundred 
acres more of land in Ashford. March 28, 1720, he was chosen in Rehoboth for the 
office of "Tything Man." He, with his wife and son Jonathan, Jr., was admitted 
to membership in the First Congregational Church in Rehoboth, June 6, 1725. 
He gave one hundred acres of his Ashford property, in 1726, to his eldest son, 
Jonathan, who settled there. January 15, 1727, the town meeting " chose Jonathan 
Chaffee to project & prepair a method how schools shall be kept in the severall 
parts of the town, and how many may be proper for the Towne to have." March 



32 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

30, 1730, he was again chosen to serve on "the Jury of Triale at Bristol the next 
Superior Court." April 10, 1731, he gave to his second son, Nathaniel, "for love 
and affection," ten acres of land in Rehoboth, being the easterly side of his home 
lot. In 1734 he sold the remainder of his Ashford property to his brother David, 
apparently having never lived in that town. November 3, 1736, he was chosen 
Selectman of Rehoboth. He was appointed one of the administrators of his 
brother Noah's estate, August 19, 1737, on the same day the year previous having 
been appointed guardian to Noah's two orphan sons, Christopher (74) and Shubael 
(75). He and Edward Glover and Samuel Mason, as his sureties, were bound in 
the sum of £500 for the faithful performance of this trust. July 29, 1739, he gave 
to his son "Dan Chaffe of Rehoboth, Husbandman," for "love and affection," 
fifteen acres of land, part of his home lot. October 15, 1739, Jonathan Chaffe 
was chosen Grand Juryman, and May 21, 1744, "the town meeting being met 
Chose Jonathan Chaffee to be oversear of the workhouse this present year. He 
being present and accepted the said trust and did then declare to the Town that 
he would not Charge the Town for his Trouble and Labour in that affair, and 
would be content with a Reasonable alowance out of the earnings of the persons 
committed to the said house." In October, 1745, he was again chosen as Grand 
Juryman, this being his last town office. In 1746, "Jonathan Chaffe yeoman," 
with his son Dan, bought of Peter Walker of Rehoboth for £57, one-half of nine 
and a half acres of meadow land there on both sides of Mill Run. May 15, 1749, 
he gave to his grandson, William Chaffe (158), two acres of land in Re- 
hoboth, "in consequence of love, good will and affection I do bare to my 
dutifull grandchild Wm. Chaffe, son of Dan." October 21, 1751, he was a member 
of the "Jury of Inquest," which met in Rehoboth to investigate the death of 
John Hunt. April 28, 1752, "Jonathan Chaffe, husbandman" bought of James 
Kent for £8, three acres on Mill Run. He made his will May 5, 1754, making his 
wife sole executrix, and leaving to each one of his sons and daughters six shillings. 
February 7, 1760, Jonathan Chaffe, mason, sold to his grandson, "William Chaffe, 
cordwainer" (shoemaker), for £100, twenty -four acres of land in Rehoboth, 
being part of his homestead. In the old burying ground, formerly in Rehoboth, 
but now in the village of Rumford, in East Providence, R. I., we read on a moss- 
encrusted stone this inscription : 

"Jonathan ChafTe 
Departed this life 
December 31, 1766 
in the 89th year of 
his age." 
Children, born in Rehoboth: 

+ 38 i Jonathan * Chaffe, Jr., born Jxm-e 25, 1704; married Abigail Lyon. 

-i-39 ii Nathaniel Chaffe, born October 20, 1705; married (1) Rebecca Mason; 
(2) Lydia Peck. 

-1-40 iii Hannah Chaffe, born October 3, 1707; married Joseph Armmgton. 

+ 41 iv Dan Chaffe, born February 6, 1710-11; married Mary Robinson. 
42 V Miriam Chaffe, born August 22, 1712; died unmarried about 1787; was 
admitted to the First Congregational Church of Rehoboth, August 
1, 1736/ May 8, 1767, she bought of Comfort Peck for £10, 10s., 
two acres of land in Rehoboth; her will, made October 21, 1773, 
makes her nephew William Chaffe (158) executor and leaves her 
property to his son Josiah (453). 



THIRD GENERATION 33 

43 vi Susanna Chaffe, born September 22, 1714; died in Rehoboth, December 
8, 1715. 
+ 44 vii Ephraim Chaffe, born January 25, 1715-6; married (1) Patience Butter- 
worth; (2) Hannah Butterworth. 

45 viii WiUiam Chaffe, born about 1717; died in Rehoboth, April 26, 1730. 

46 ix Susanna Chaffe, born June 10, 1720; died young. 

47 X Dehverence Chaffe, born September 4, 1721 ; died in Rehoboth, May 10, 

1736; baptized in the First Congregational Church in Rehoboth, 
October 22, 1721; buried in the old burying ground there (now in 
the village of Rumford, East Providence, R. I.). 

48 xi Josiah Chaffe, born May 2, 1723; died in Rehoboth, April 7, 1725; 

baptized in the First Congregational Church, Rehoboth, June 23, 
1723. 

49 xii Susanna Chaffe, born August 28, 1728; died in Rehoboth, May 20, 1736; 

baptized in the First Congregational Church, Rehoboth, September 
5, 1728. 

9 David ^ OhafEe (Nathaniel 2 Thomas 1) was born in Rehoboth, Mass., Au- 
gust 22, 1680, and died there, February 25, 1750-1. He married (1) in Rehoboth, 
April 7, 1708, Patience, daughter of Watching Atherton (see Appendix C). She died 
there, January 28, 1731-2, in her fiftieth year. There being some property coming 
to them from their great-grandfather, Humphrey Atherton, the three children 
of an age to choose their own guardian, Atherton, Mary and Margaret, asked to 
have their uncle Samuel Atherton appointed, their father "David Chafey" con- 
senting, and asking also to have a guardian appointed for Experience, who was 
under fourteen. Samuel Atherton was also made her guardian, these records 
being dated December 5, 1733, and May 25, 1734. 

David Chaffe married (2) about May, 1733, Mrs. Hannah Pidge of Attleboro, 
Mass., their intention of marriage being published there and in Rehoboth, April 
28, 1733. She married after David's death. Captain John Hoyle of Providence, 
R. I., their intention of marriage being entered in Attleboro, April 18, 1752. 

The date of the following entry is not known, but it is thought to have been 
made between 1713 and 1715. 

The record of the bounds of the land of Nathaniel Chaffee given to his son David 
Chaffee. 

"Twenty acres of Land be it more or less being his first and second lots in the 
Divisions granted Anno Domini 1707-8 Lying in three parts, ye first part con- 
taining five acres and a quarter, lying on "the Southerly side of Capt Pecks lot. 
and on the Easterly side of his own land. Bounded said Pecks land. Westerly 
his own land Southerly a 4 rod highway. 

"2nd. Another part containmg Two acres be it more or less. Lying on the 
Easterly end of said Pecks land, Bounded South easterly a four rod highway. 
Northerly Danll Reads land, Westerly a two rod way for Danll Perrin to come to 
his land purchased of Timothv Gye that was said Pecks. 

"3d. The last part being Twelve acres & Three quarters, be it more or less, 
Lying near Rocky meadow, adjoining to Daniel Reads land and to land of Nathll 
Read the first corner is a stake, Standing in said Nathll Reads line, thence S. S. W. 
36 rods to a stake for a corner thence S. E. B. E. 47 rods to Daniel Reads land 
then bounding in said line 46 rods to a stake for a corner, standing in his line. 
Thence upon a straight line to Nathll Reads South East corner then bounding 
with said Nathll Reads land to the first corner 

"Danll Carpenter 

" Surveyor. 

" A true copy from the 3d Book of Records, Solon Carpenter." 



34 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

David Chaffe is spoken of in the records as "husbandman" and "yeoman." 
He was chosen Surveyor of the Highway in Rehoboth, March 25, 1723, and again 
in 1726. February 13, 1724—5, he, his brother Daniel and John Stevens, obtained 
of Nathaniel Read leave to build a dam on Ten Mile River, and to build a good 
saw-mill and a corn-mill. This was in Attleboro, and was called Chaffe 's Dam 
and Chaffe's Mill. David and Daniel, together with Nathaniel Read, sold three- 
sixteenths of this mill privilege to Daniel Read, May 8, 1725. July 3, 1727, David 
Chaffe of Rehoboth, Daniel ChafTe of Attleboro, Captain Daniel Read, Samuel 
Robinson and Nathaniel Read, "all of them Millers," bought of Silas Titus, 
Rehoboth, land in Attleboro for £15. David Chaffe was chosen Constable of 
Rehoboth, March 29, 173L October 9, 1734, he sold to Daniel Perrin, "Cord- 
wainer," seven and a quarter acres of land in that town for £14, 10s. In the same 
year he bought of his brother Jonathan for £60, one hundred acres of land in 
Ashford, Conn. To this he added in 1737, twenty-six and a half acres bought of 
Nathaniel Fuller for £150, the property including a house. April 12, 1737, 
he sold to Daniel Perrin of Rehoboth for £55, eleven acres of his home lot in 
Rehoboth, and January 23d following for £300, twenty-eight acres more of the 
same property. In these deeds he is spoken of as "of Rehoboth." In 1739, he 
bought of Ichabod Ward for £150, one hundred acres more of land in Ashford, 
of which town he was at that time a resident. September 12, 1743, he gave to 
his son Atherton, one-half of all his lands, buildings, fences, orchards and im- 
provements on his farm in Ashford on which he was then Uving. In 1746 he 
bought of Increase Sumner of Roxbury, twenty-four acres of land in Ashford, 
the price being £80 "old tenor bills credit." October 3, 1750, he gave to his son 
David, Jr., in consideration of love, good will and fatherly afTection, thirty acres 
of land in Ashford. November 16, 1750, he sold for £100 to his son Atherton, 
three tracts of land there near Lead Mine Hill, containing about eighty-five acres, 
a house and buildings. Three months after this he died in Rehoboth. He and 
his wife Patience were buried in the western part of Rehoboth, now Seekonk. 

Children, by first wife, born in Rehoboth: 

-f50 i David * Chaffe, Jr., born February 27, 1708-9; married Martha Walker. 

-f51 ii Elizabeth Chaffe, born March 21, 1710-11; married Ichabod Read. 

-1-52 iii Patience Chaffe, born April 14, 1713; married Samuel Read. 

+ 53 iv Atherton Chaffe, born April 7, 1715; married (1) Abigail Squire; (2) 

Rachel Fuller. 

+ 54 V Mary Chaffe, born June 15, 1717; married Gideon Frankhn. 

55 vi Margaret Chaffe, born September 13, 1719; died after 1777; admitted 

to the First Church in Attleboro, October 25, 1741; Uving there in 
1753 and 1777, in the latter year being mentioned in the will of 
her niece "Betty Chafee" (201) as "my beloved Aunt Margaret 
Chaffe of Attleborough," and receiving a bequest. 

56 vii Experience Chaffe, born June 20, 1722; died; residence, 1753, Attleboro. 

10 Experience ^ Chafte (Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Rehoboth, Mass.,. 
March 24, 1782-3, and died there April 19, 1754. She married in Rehoboth, 
July 21, 1714, Timothy, son of Samuel and Patience (Ide) Carpenter of that place. 

Children, born in Rehoboth: 

57 i Allethea * Carpenter. 

58 ii Amos Carpenter, born February 12, 1715-6; married (1) Polly Gould; (2) 

Phebe Gould. 



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59 iii Experience Carpenter, born June 2, 1718; married Samuel Smith. 

60 iv Dorothy Carpenter, born April 20, 1720. 

61 V Timothy Carpenter, Jr., born October 24, 1721 ; married his cousin, Molly * 

Sweeting (100) (RacheP Chaffe, Thomas,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i), 
born in Rehoboth, October 24, 1721. 

62 vi Samuel Carpenter, born April S, 1725; died August 7, 1725. 

63 vii Patience Carpenter, a twin, born April 8, 1725; married David Thurston. 
For further descendants see Carpenter Genealogy. 

12 Daniel ^ ChafiEe (Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born in Rehoboth, Mass., Octo- 
ber 30, 1687, and died in Attleboro, Mass., before February 13, 1768. He married 

(1) in Rehoboth, March 26, 1713, Alice (or Alse) Millerd. She died, and he married 

(2) in Attleboro, November 3, 1757, Mrs. Perces Ormsby. 

Daniel Chaffe's first recorded land transaction was June 13, 1712, when he sold 
to John French of Attleboro, two and a half acres of land in that town, formerly 
a part of the town of Rehoboth. December 17, 1722, he bought of Nicholas Bragg 
for £130, one hundred and thirty acres in Attleboro, adjoining the land of his 
brother David. February 13, 1724-5, Daniel and David' Chaffe and John Stevens 
obtained leave of Nathaniel Read of Rehoboth, to build a dam on Ten Mile River 
in Attleboro, and a good saw-mill and a corn-mill. In the foregoing deeds Daniel 
was "of Rehoboth." May 8, 1725, David Chaffe, "Daniel Chaffe of Attleborough, 
mason," and Nathaniel Read sold one-sixteenth of this mill privilege. July 3, 
1727, these three, and with them Captain Daniel Read and Samuel Robinson, 
"All of them Millers," bought of Silas Titus for £15, land in Attleboro. January 
14, 1727-8, Daniel Chaffe "mason," bought of him three acres of land there for 
£3, 15s. December 31, 1733, he bought three acres more there for £4 10s., and 
March 30, 1734, three and a half acres more for £6. February 22, 1737-8, he 
bought of Samuel Robinson for £30, ten acres of land bounding on the line between 
Attleboro and Rehoboth. January 4, 1740-2, for £96, he added to this thirty 
acres more, and January 18, 1742, bought six acres of land on Ten Mile River from 
Ephraim Hall for £45. October 22, 1742, Daniel Chaffe, "husbandman," bought 
of John Kent and wife Rachel of Rehoboth, land in Swansea, ]\Iass., for £47. 
November 9th following he sold to Samuel Robinson for £6, the " swamp or meadow 
flowed with ye Dam that was erected across Ten Mile River, called Chaffee's Dam 
& MilL" Daniel Chaffe, "yeoman," sold sixteen acres of land in Attleboro to 
Joshua Parmenter, for £100, December 26, 1744. February 3, 1745, Daniel Chaffe, 
"miller," sold to Henry Tolman, Jr., for £30, thirty acres of land there, and July 
26, 1746, to Joseph Welman, twenty acres of land there for £80. October 30, 1747, 
with his son Daniel, Jr., he bought of Silas Titus thirty acres of land there for £350. 
November 2, 1747, he bought three acres more there for £30. August 15th follow- 
ing, Daniel, Sr., sold to Daniel Jr., for £400, sixty acres of land in the same town. 
March 15, 1758, he sold to Jonathan Titus, gunsmith, for £5, land near Chaffe's 
mill. March 1, 1758, he bought for £5, land in Attleboro. June 19, 1758, " Perces 
Chaffe, formerly Ormsby, wife of Daniel Chaffe," sold to Shubael Peck of Rehoboth, 
seventy-five acres of land there for £67, 10s. September 23, 1760, Daniel sold to 
Zachariah Carpenter of Rehoboth, one-quarter part of the saw-mill and one-quarter 
part of the corn-mill on Ten IMile River and one-quarter part of "Stream and 
Dam," etc., for £13, 6s. His final land transaction was the purchase, April 16, 1765, 
for £16, 7s. of land in Attleboro. His will, dated May 21, 1763, was witnessed by 
"Zeckariah Carpenter, Jonathan Titos, Samuel Atherton, and Peter Thacher." It 



36 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

made Daniel's son-in-law, Alexander Moore, executor. Daniel died some time 
before February 13, 1768, as under that date we find in the Taunton Probate Records 
the following item : 

" Attleborough. These lines inform the Hon'd Judge the widder has no 
objection. 

Hor 

"Perse x Caffe." 

mark 

The inventory was taken March 14, 1768, by Moses Wilmarth and Samuel 

Atherton. 

The will contains the following bequests : 

"Item — I give to my beloved wife, Perces, the use etc., of the West half of my 
Dwelling House. 

"Item — I give unto my eldest daughter, AUice, and to my four Grandchildren 
viz. the children of my son Daniel Chaffe, and to my Grandchild viz. the child of 
my Daughter Esther, and to their Respective heirs and assigns [and ^ part thereof 
my wife] My daughter Alice to have ^ part thereof. And ^ part therof to be equally 
divided between my four Grand children, children of Daniel Chaffee viz. Abner, 
Daniel, Samuel, and Mary. 

"And the remaining 3rd part I give to my Grandson Joel son of my daughter, 
Esther Martin." 

The executor filed his account April 3, 1769. 

Children, by first wife, the first five born in Rehoboth, the last three in Attleboro: 

64 i Samuel* Chaffe, born December 1, 1714; probably died before 1763, 

as he is not mentioned in his father's will. 

65 ii Elizabeth Chaffe (birth entered in Providence, R. I., and Rehoboth), 

born June 12, 1716; probably died before 1763, as she is not 
mentioned in her father's will. 

66 iii Alice (Alse) Chaffe, born (birth entered in Providence, R. I., and Reho- 

both) June 18, 1718; died; married in Attleboro, July 23, 1741, 
Alexander Moore, their intention of marriage being pubUshed 
there. May 9, 1741. 

67 iv Daniel Chaffe, Jr., born April 26, 1720; died in infancy. 

-1-68 V Daniel Chaffe, Jr., born December 14, 1721 ; married Dorcas Ormsby. 
+ 69 vi Esther Chaffe, born March 10, 172-; married Amos Martin. 

70 vii Millerd Chaffe, probably died before 1763, as he is not mentioned in 

his father's will. 

71 viii Abner Chaffe, born July 18, 17 — ; probably died before 1763, as he is 

not mentioned in his father's will. 

14 Noah 3 ChafEe (Nathaniel, 2 Thomas was born in Rehoboth, Mass., Decem- 
ber 17, 1692, and died there October 5, 1732. He married (1) in Rehoboth, May 5, 
1720, Sarah, daughter of Abiah and Mehitable (Reed) Carpenter. She was born 
in Rehoboth, March 3, 1796-7, and died there, September 10, 1722. He married 
(2) in Rehoboth, December 16, 1725, Hepzibah Daggett, who died there, August 
12, 1736, in her thirty-fifth year. Her estate was administered by her brother, 
Israel Daggett, who was appointed August 26, 1736, an inventory of her possessions 
being taken August 30, 1736. 

The town records make no mention of Noah Chaffe, but his various land trans- 
actions are on record. On May 3, 1715, his father gave him six acres of land in 
Rehoboth, being the house lot, and also twenty-four acres in Half Mile swamp. 



THIRD GENERATION 37 

February 14, 1720-1, Noah Chaffe, "yeoman," bought for £18, Is., eleven and 
three-quarters acres of land in Rehoboth of Hannah, widow of Josiah Turner of that 
place. February 5, 1724, he sold to his cousin Joseph Chaffe (18) of Barrington, 
Mass., one and a half acres of "Salt Marsh" in that place, "the other half being 
my brother Thomas Chaffe 's." This deed was witnessed by John Chaffe (16) and 
Ebenezer Chaffe (78). He sold two. acres in Rehoboth for £2, December 20, 1726, 
to Joseph Bucklin, Sr., of that place. Between this date and January 20, 1731-2, 
he became an inn-holder, as we find him so called in a deed of the latter date, when 
he sold to James Walker, a fellow-townsman "a right of commonage" in 
Rehoboth for £3, 5s. The next day he sold to Richard Bowen for £185, the 
twenty-four acres in Half Mile swamp given him in 1715 by his father. Three 
months later, April 25, 1732, he bought for £15, four acres in Rehoboth from John 
Sweetland of Attleboro, Mass. This was his last land transaction, as he died the 
following October. There is no record that Noah Chaffe ever became a member 
of any church, though his wife, Hepzibah, joined the First Congregational Church 
of Rehoboth, December IS, 1726. She was appointed administratrix of his estate 
on November 9, 1732, but dying before it was settled, her husband's brothers, 
Jonathan (8) and Thomas (5), were appointed to complete the administration. 
Sarah, Noah's daughter by his first wife, chose as her guardian, August 25, 1736, 
her uncle Abiah Carpenter. Jonathan Chaffe (8) was appointed guardian of the 
minor children, Shubael and Christopher. October 30, 1738, Noah Chaffe's heirs 
drew lot number thirty-eight in Rehoboth. 

Noah Chaffe and his second wife were buried in the old burying-ground, Reho- 
both (now in the village of Rumford, East Providence, R. I.), where their tomb- 
stones bear the following inscriptions : 

"Here lies ye body of 
Mr. Noah Chaffe 

Deceased 

Oct' ye 5th 1732. 

in ye 40th year of his age." 

"Here Hes inter'd ye 

body of Hephzibah Chaffe 

widow & rehct of 

Mr. Noah Chaffe 

Dec'd Aug. 12th 1736 in 

ye 35th year of her age." 

Child, by first wife : 

+ 72 i Sarah ^ Chaffe, born August 20, 1722; married William Blanden. 

Children, by second wife, born in Rehoboth: 

73 ii Isaiah Chaffe, born November 4, 1727; died in Rehoboth, February 17, 
1727-8. 
+ 74 iii Shubael Chaffe, born March 23, 1729-30; married Elizabeth Crawford. 

75 iv Christopher Chaffe, born August 7, 1731; died in Woodstock, Conn., 
December 31, 1755; was baptized in the First Congregational Church 
of Rehoboth, September 26, 1731; losing both his parents in early 
childhood, he probably lived with his uncle and guardian, Jonathan 
Chaffe (8) ; when he moved to Woodstock, we do not know, but it 
is on record under the date November 10, 1752, that "Christopher 



38 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Chaffe, husbandman, of Woodstock, Conn.," sold for £60 to 
"Shubael Chaffe husbandman of Rehoboth" his interest in the 
estate of their father, being one-fourth part. He served in the 
French and Indian War, enlisting from Rehoboth, which is given 
as his residence, September 8, 1755, and serving in the expedition 
against Crown Point under the command of General William 
Johnson, in Captain Aaron Kingsley's company. [Massachusetts 
Colonial Records, Vol. XCHI, p. 199.] Soon after this he died; 
whether from the effects of his service or not, we do not know; 
his tombstone in the West Woodstock cemetery reads: 

"Here lies the body of Mr. Christopher Chaffee who died Dec. 
ye 31 1755 in ye 25 year of his age." 
The inventory of his real estate taken January 24, 1756, gives the 
amount as £759, 12s. ; apparently he gave, either by will or by gift, 
before his death, a sum of money to the New Roxbury Society, 
as on December 13, 1756, at a meeting of the inhabitants: "It 
was proposed whether or no they would lay out that money that 
was given to the society by Christopher Chaffe late of Woodstock 
deceased for the finishing of the meeting house in said society 
toward the finishing of the pulpit & galleries, and it was voted in 
the affirmative by polling"; that his generosity was, though tardily, 
appreciated, is proved by the following: 

"At a regular meeting of the society in Woodstock on the 10th 
day of December A. D. 1764, voted that the society committee 
should procure a decent pair of grave-stones for a memoriam of 
Christopher Chaffe late of Woodstock deceased. Upon the account 
of his generous and pious gift or donation to said society"; these 
stones were procured through Shubael Child, and December 15, 
1766, he acknowledged the receipt of £1, 12s. in payment for them. 

16 John 3 Chaffe (Joseph, 2 Thomas') was born in Swansea, Mass., December 16, 
1673 [Plymouth Colony Records] and died in Woodstock, Conn., December 2, 1757. 
He married (1) in Swansea, July 17, 1700, Sarah, daughter of Gershom and Elizabeth 
(Chadwick) Hills of Maiden, Mass., [see Appendix B] and sister of his brother 
Joseph's wife. She was of Maiden and died, probably in Woodstock, April 7, 1735. 
John Chaffe married (2) in Ashford, Conn., November 4, 1735, Elizabeth Hay- 
ward of that place, who died in Woodstock, February 5, 1760, aged eighty-seven. 
October 28, 1694, just before John Chaffe's twenty-first birthday, his father died 
and he, together with his mother and younger brother, was made an executor of 
the estate. According to the terms of his father's will he received a "heifor," one- 
half of his father's "tooles" and gun, and, on attaining the age of twenty-one, 
one-fourth part of his "Upland and Meadow ground in Swanzey." (See 1.) 
He and his mother drew lot number one hundred and twenty in a division of land 
in Rehoboth, June 16, 1697. Rehoboth Records.] 

"At a Town meeting Legally warned as by ye Constables return & the Town 
being together March 23, 1697-8 for choice of Town officers for ye year ensuing 
did proceed viz: . . . Surveyors of Highways . . . John Chaffy" and 
four others. [Swansea Records.] 

March 25, 1701, "John Chafey" was chosen one of two Constables. [Ibid.] 

March 29, 1703, he and his mother again received a share in a division of land 
in Rehoboth. [Rehoboth Records.] 

The next day, March 30, 1703, "John Chaffy" and two others were chosen 
Tithingmen. [Swansea Records.] 

On the " 2d Tuesday in March 1703-4 . . . Field Drivers Chose for Wanne- 



THIRD GENERATION 39 

mosset [up to 1667 part of Rehoboth, but at this time the western part of Swansea] 
John Chafie" and one other. [Ibid.] 

June 6, 1704, John Chaffe of Swansea, bought of John Hall of Rehoboth ten 
acres of land there for £1, 10s. 

June 30, 1704, "John Chafie" and two others were chosen "to serve on the 
Petty Jury at ye Court of Quarter Sessions to be holden at Bristol for ye County 
of Bristol on y 2 Tuesday of July next ensuing." [Ibid.] 

February 9, 1707-8 "John Chaffee" and his mother again shared in a division 
of land in Rehoboth, drawing lot number fifty-eight. [Rehoboth Records.] 

June 16, 1708, "John Chaffee of Swanzey yeoman" sold to Thomas Allen of 
the same town, six acres of land there for £9. 

"Aprel the ninth one thousen seaven hundred and eleavene" an agreement 
in regard to a driftway on the west side of Hide's Hole, the hanging of two gates 
therein, etc., was signed by seventeen Proprietors of Swansea, two of whom were 
John Chafe" and " Joseph Chaffe," his brother. 

About this time was agitated the question of forming a new town from that 
western part of Swansea called New Meadow Neck and Phebe's Neck, where John 
and Joseph Chaffe lived. The matter seems to have, arisen from the fact that the 
meetinghouse was at such a distance from the dwellers in the western part of 
Swansea as to be of little use to them, though they were forced to pay tithes for 
the support of the minister and the maintenance of the meetinghouse. There 
seemed to be no other way than to form a new town and a new meeting- 
house, so the following petition was drawn up and sent to the Governor and 
Council. 

A PETITION 

" To His Excellency Joseph Dudley, Esq., Captain-General and Governor-in-chief 
in and over His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay in N. E., the Honorable 
Council and Representatives in Geyieral Court assembled at Boston this thirtieth day 
of May -.[nil.] 

" The petition of us the subscribers, inhabitants on the westward end of Swansea, 
most humbly sheweth, that among all the outward and external blessings with 
which the God of all mercy blesseth any people with all in this world, that of the 
House of God is among them; the Gospel purely preached and the ordinances of 
Christ's kingdom duly administered and fathers and children settled under pastoral 
watch care and government, under pious learned orthodox ministers being in 
our esteem the greatest. 

"And we, your petitioners, being under the deplorable privations thereof, do 
most hum.bly and earnestly petition this Honorable Court that some methods 
may be taken (as in wisdoni may be thought best) for our relief, we being assured 
of this. Honorable General Court's power and good will to help in such cases, from 
their repeated acts of the like nature, do the more freely open our rnalady which be- 
speaks pity and cur. Not to mention the ill circumstances, which our different 
opinions (in matters of religion from our neighbors) bring our estates under, in 
whose power they are in all taxes (though bad enough of itself) is yet little and 
light compared with the bitterness we feel at present, and fear for the future for 
the very mention of no settled minister, learned and orthodox, no Church of Christ 
settled in order, no pastor to feed Christ's lambs among us; this as we believe is 
an uncomfortable thought unto all the holy and reverend ministers of Christ that 
know our state. So it is a heart-breaking thought to us to think, that when we 
are called out of this world to consider in what state we leave our posterity exposed 
to a ruinating enticement from pure gospel and gospel ordinances. All which 
sorrow and misery either felt or feared, if the Honorable General Court do in mercy 



40 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

and pity prevent by granting us a township according to the hmits of Capt. Samuel 
Low's military company in Swansea, thereby enabling us to settle and maintain 
a pious, learned and orthodox minister for the good of us and our posterity, God 
will be glorified, Christ's kingdom enlarged and will oblige your most humble 
petitioners ever to pray. 
Signed 
"Samuel Low, John Chaffee, 

"Daniel Allen, Josiah Ticknor, 

"Benj. Vl'^.ll, Daniel Allen, Jk., 

"Israel Peck, Obadiah Pettis, 

"Samuel Humphrey, Elisha May, 

"Zachariah Bicknell, William Corbett, 

"Nathaniel Peck, John Toogood, 

"James Smith, Samuel Jay, 

"Benj. Carey, John Rogers, 

"Simon Davis, Joshua Phinney, 

"Thomas Turner, Wm. Salisbury, 

"Joseph Chaffee, Wm. Salisbury, Jr., 

"Thomas Tiffany, Jonathan Phinney, 

"Jonathan Vaill, Ebenezer Phinney." 

"Ebenezer Allen, 

The other inhabitants of Swansea protested vigorously against this proposed 
separation, and the petition was denied, but the Council recommended to them 
"the Establishment & Support of a learned orthodox minister of good conversation 
and to Endeavor a subscription for his comfortable and honorable maintenance." 
The next year a similar petition was presented, with a like result. 

At a town meeting on March 25, 1712, John Chaffe and one other were chosen 
Field Drivers. [Swansea Records.] 

"At a Propriators meeting lawfully warned and met together by adjournment 
from the 8th day of January 1712 [1712-13] to the 12th day of Feb., 1712. Then 
met together and the propriators of lands in Rehoboth cast lotts for their farms 
& each propriator's lott fell as followeth . . . John Chaffee " drawing number 
fifty-five. [Rehoboth Records.] 

"At a Town Meeting in Swansey: by Lawful warning on ye 25th of March 
1713 for the choice of Town officers for the year ensuing . . . also by virtue 
of a warrant from the Clerk of Quarter sessions To chues 3 grand Jury men for 
the Insuing year and 3 men to on the Jury of Tryels at April Court 1713 proceeded 
to choice and chous vizt: . . . John Chafee [and two others] Petty Jurors." 
[Swansea Records.] He was also chosen, with two others, to serve on the "Jury 
of tryels at October Court 1715." [Ibid.] 

March 27, 1716, John Chaffe and five others were chosen Fence Viewers. [Ibid.] 
The question of the division of the town continuing to occupy the minds of the 
people of old Swansea, the third petition to the General Court, in 1717, was heard 
and answered by the formation of a new town, and Phebe's Neck and New Meadow 
Neck were "erected into a township by the name of Barrington," on November 
18, 1717. In 1718-19, in the new town of Barrington, "John Chaffey " was chosen 
one of two Fence Viewers for Phebe's Neck, New Meadow Neck also having two. 
[Barrington Records.] February 15, 1721, John Chaffe and Sarah (Hills) Chaffe, 
his vfife, joined with other heirs of Gershom Hills in a quit claim deed to Ebenezer 
Hills of Maiden, of two parcels of land in that place, one being eight or ten acres 
of land, the other two acres of salt marsh. This land was given to Gershom Hills 
by his father, Joseph Hills of Newbury, Mass., September 10, 1677. John Chaffe 
swore to his signature to this document before a Justice of the Peace, November 



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24, 1726. In 1725, with two others, John Chaffee was Surveyor of Highways 
[Ibid.] and in 1728 he was Grand Juror and Fence Viewer. [Ibid.] These are the 
last entries regarding him in the Barrington town records, for soon after this he 
moved to Woodstock. March 13, 172S-9, he bought of Ebenezer Morris of Wood- 
stock, for £700, "a certain Messuage or Tenement and Land situated in the Town 
of Woodstock aforesd Lying in Sundry parcels. One piece contains by estimation 
fourty acres of Land a Mansion House and barn where said Morris now Dwells" 
bounded by the land of Benjamin Marcy, Isaiah Tiffany and the highways. Another 
piece contained fifty-eight acres and was bounded by the highways and the land 
of Benjamin Marcy and Captain Jonathan Payson. The third piece "called ye 
orchard " contained two acres. 

Two weeks later, March 27, 1729, "John Chaffee yeoman" and Sarah, his wife, 
sold to Peleg Heath of Barrington, thirty acres of upland, meadow and salt marsh 
there, for £510. 

May 9, 1729, John Chaffe and Sarah, his wife, sold to Joseph Chaffe, Sr., their 
brother, for £43, two acres of salt marsh bounded by the land of "Joseph Chafee 
Senr. & Joseph Chaffe Junr " the river, the creek and the pond. May 17, 1729, 
John Chaffe sold another piece of salt marsh, as the following deed, the original 
of which is in the possession of the writer, shows : 

"To all People to Whome these Presents Shall Com Greeting &c. Know yee 
that I John Chaffe of Barington in ye Counry of Bristol in ye province of ye massa- 
chusetts bay in new england yeoman for and in Consideration of ye sum of Seuenty 
pounds Currant mony of ye province aforesd to me in hand before ye ensealing 
hearof well and Truly paid by Samuel Barns of Barington in ye County aforesd 
yeoman the Receipt whereof I do hearby acknowledge my self there with fully 
sattisfied and Contented and of Euery part and persel thereof do Exonerate acquit 
and Discharge ye sd Samuel Barns his heirs execurs adminisrs and assign for 
Euer: a Certain pice of saltmarsh Scittuate Lying anf being in Barington aforsd 
Containing Three ACres and one halfe on aCre more or Less and is buted and 
Bounded Southerly on a Salt pond and Salt meadow belonging to Joseph Chaffee 
westwardly on a Crike of Runing water and on ye high way northerly on ye Land 
and meadow belonging to ye sd Samuel Barns Eastwardly on ye salt water: To 
Have and To Hold ye sd pice of Salt marsh or meadow: buted and bounded as 
aforesd with all ye appurtenance priulidges and Commodities to the same belong- 
ing or in any wise appertaining to him ye sd Samuel Barns his heirs and assigns 
for Euer to his and their only proper ^"se benifitt and Behoof for Euer: and the sd 
John Chaffee for me my heirs Executers adminisrs do Couenant promise and grant 
to and with ye sd Samuel Barns his heirs executors adminisrs and assigns for Euer 
that before ye Ensealing and Deliuery hearof I am ye True Sole and Lawfull owTier 
of all ye aboue grantexi and bargained premises and am Lawfully Seized and 
possesed of ye same in mine own proper Right as a good perfect and absolute 
Estate of Inheritance in Fee Simple and haue in myself good Right full power and 
Lawfull authority to grant bargain Sell and Conuey and Confirm s Bargained 
premises in manner as aboue sd and that the sd Samuel Barns his heirs and assigns 
shall and may fromtime to time and at all times for Euer hearafter by force and 
Vertue of these prsents Lawfully Peacably & Quiatly haue hold use occupie posses 
and Enjoy ye sd Devuised and" Bargained premises with their appurtenances free 
and freely and Clearly acquited and Discharged of and from all manner of former 
or other gifts grants Bargains Sales Leases mortgages will Entails Joyntors Dower 
Judgments Executions Incumbrances and Extents and the s John Chaffee do by 
these presents for myself my heirs Executors adminisrs do Covenant and Ingage 
y aboue Devuised Premises to him ye sd Samuel Barns his heirs and as Signs 
against all ye Lawfull Claimes and Demands of all person or persons whome So 
Euer for Euer to warrant Secure and Defend: In Witness Whereof I the sd John 



42 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Chaffee Haue hear unto Sett to my hand and Seal this Seuenteenth day of May in 

ye Second year of his Majties Anno Domini 1729 — 

"Signed Sealed and Deliuered^ 

" in the presence of I 

"James Hix f 

" Joseph Chaff e J 

" Bristol ss June 5 1729 Personally appeared 
John Chaffe the subscriber to ye aboue 
written Instrument and acknowlleged the 
same to be his free voluntary act and deed 
Before me 

"Bristol ss Reed: June 28th: 1729 Samll Brown 

and this Deed is Recorded in ye Justice of the Peace." 

19th Book foho (4) by Samll 

Howland Regr." 

Between June 5, 1729, and February 12, 1729-30, John Chaffe had moved to 
Woodstock, as is evidenced by the following abstract of a deed of the latter 
date: 

"John Chaffee of Woodstock, County of Suffolk, Province of Massachusets Bay, 
in New England, yeoman ... to Samuel Humphrey, Barrington, County of 
Bristol & province aforesaid, yeoman. . . . 

All that the said John Chaffe his house & land messuage or Tenement situate 
lying and being within the Township of Barrington in the County of Bristol in 
the province aforesd. Containing fifty acres of land be the same more or less as 
it now lyeth butted and Bounded (viz) Easterly and westerly upon the highway, 
southerly on the land of Joseph Chaffe, Northerly on the land of Nathaniel Peck 
Jur., with all and singular the Rights, members and appurtenances wayes waters 
water courses wood underwood timber. Trees stones mines mineralls, easements, 
emoluments. Hereditaments, Immunities, profits, priviledges and advantages to 
the said bargained premises belonging, or in any wise appertaining or therewith 
used occupied or enjoyed and also all the Housing and Buildings of any sort or 
kind thereon erected with all fences orchards, gardens & improvements whatsoever 
as also all the estate, right, title Inheritance property claim & demand whatsoever 
of the said John Chaffe his heirs, excrs, adminisrs & assigns of in or unto the said 
Bargained Premises or and part thereof. . . . 
"Signed, sealed and delivered 

in the presence of us John Chaffe [seal] 

" Isaiah Tiffany her 

" Benjamin Marcy. I consent. Sarah G Chaffe [seal] 

mark 

"Dated February 12, 1729-30." 

This deed was made in Woodstock, as is apparent from the names of the witnesses. 
Late in February or early in March, 1729-30, John Chaffe's mother died and, as 
he was one of the executors, he was obliged to go back to Barrington. At the 
probate court in Bristol, March 17th, he and his brother offered their mother's 
will for probate and gave bonds, their account being filed soon after. After all 
debts and legacies were paid, John must have received about £15 worth of personal 
property, as his half of the personal estate, and half of the land which by his 
father's will was to revert to him and his brother at his mother's death. 

There is no record of his having sold this land. For fifteen years we find no 
further mention of him in the records, but we know that during this time he lost 
the wife of his youth and married again. 

February 9, 1744-5, "John Chaffee, husbandman, of Woodstock," bought of 
his son Joel, for £287, fifty acres of land in the southern part of Woodstock. Prob- 



THIRD GENERATION 43 

ably this was the land which he sold April 2, 1747, to Ebenezer Smith for £100. 
as that is also described as fifty acres of land in the southern part of Woodstock, 
The deed also mentions a dwelling house on the property, and is signed by John 
and Elizabeth Chaffe. 

August 29, 1754, John Chaffe made his will, and the same day, doubtless in 
accordance with the custom of the day, he gave to his heirs part of their inheritance. 
The deeds state that the property was "sold" for stated sums; but no money 
passed between grantor and grantee, the sum being named and the value of the 
property fixed so that no dispute might afterwards arise regarding each heir having 
had his or her equal share. The children of his deceased son Hezekiah, namely, 
John (268) and Hezekiah, Jr. (269), received eight acres of land in Woodstock, 
valued at £20. The children of his deceased son Joel, namely, Joel, Jr. (251), 
Joshua (250), Abigail (253), Lucy (255), and Ruth (256) received the two acres 
of orchard in Woodstock which was one of the three parcels of land bought of 
Ebenezer Morris in 1728-9. This also was valued at £20. John Chaffe, Jr., 
received fifty acres of land in Woodstock, valued at £70, and Ebenezer a tenement 
and forty acres of land in Woodstock valued at £100. The eldest son, Joseph, 
received nothing at this time, but on his father's death in 1757, became his resid- 
uary legatee. 

WILL OF JOHN CHAFFE 

" In the Name of God Amen I John Chaffee of Woodstock in the County of Wind- 
ham Being infirm of Body but of sound Disposing mind and memory thanks be 
given to God therefor Calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that 
it is appointed for all men once to die So make and ordain this my last Will and 
Testament that is to say Principally and first of all I give and Reccommend my 
soul into the hands of God that gave it and my Body I recommend it to the Earth 
to be Buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the charge of my three sons 
Joseph Ebenezer and John in Equal Cost and at their discretion nothing doubting 
but at the General Ressurection I shall Receive the same again by the Almighty 
Power of God into whose Kingdom I hope and Desire to be received as a true 
Penitent notwithstanding my unworthiness therefor by ye alone merits of Jesus 
Christ And as touching such W^orldly Estates as it hath pleased God to Bless me 
with in this life not yet Disposed of I give Devise and Dispose thereof in the follow- 
ing manner and form. 

"Imprimis It is my will and I do order that in the first Place all my Just debts 
be first paid (my funeral charges to be paid by my Three Sons they each of them 
having Reed of my Estate Enough for that) and satisfied by my Executor here- 
after named. 

"Item I give and Bequeath unto EUzabeth my beloved wife the sum of five 
Shillings old tenor Common Currency by my Executor as Soon after Probate 
hereof as can be which with a maintenance that I have secured by Two Bonds 
one from my son Ebenezer ye other from my son John haveing even date Here- 
with which I Judge to be in full of her dower and Dower of her Thirds of my 
Estate. 

"Item I give and Bequeath unto my Loving Son Ebenezer Chaffee ye sum 
of five shillings old Tenor Common bills of Credit which together with about forty 
acres of land more or less which I Purchased of Ebenezer Morriss with a mansion 
House & Barn that I this day conveyed to him by deed which I Judge to be his 
full part and portion of my Estate and in full for his living with me since he has 
been of age all which I have given to him his heirs & assigns forever, 

"Item I give and Bequeath unto my loving son John Chaffe the sum of five 
shillings like bills which with what I have given him by deed bearing date here- 
with of about Fifty acres o*^ land being part of what I Purchased of said Moriss 



44 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

and the same I have given to him his heirs and assigns forever all which I Judge 
to be his full part and Portion of my Estate and for what he had done for me since 
he has been of age. 

"Item I give & Bequeath unto my Grand Children John Chaffe and Hezikiah 
Chaffe Sons of my late son Hezikiah Desd the sum of five shillings Each and I 
have given to them my said Grand Children by deed about eight acres of land 
which is all my Pasture by deed having even date herewith I have given to them 
in Equal Right to them Their Heirs & assigns forever and that together with what 
I have done for their Father and for them I Judge to be full parts out of my Estate. 

" Item I give & bequeath unto the Children of my late Desd son Joel Chaffee 
the sum of Twenty shillings like bills of Credit Share and I have * alike or to 
their legal Representatives or the survivors of them which with what I have given 
to them by deed bearing Date herewith of my orchard lying south of where I now 
live being about two acres more or less which is given to them their Heirs & Assigns 
foever in Equal Shares and what I gave to their Father formerly I Judge to be 
their full part of my Estate. 

"Item I give unto my eldest son Joseph Chaffe and to his heirs & assigns 
forever my two cows that are in the hands of my son Ebenezer Chaffe or two that 
is obUged to deliver after my Decease as good with all the rest and residue of my 
Estate whatsoever and Wheresoever he paying my Just Debts and ye abovesaid 
Small Legacies (above given to my wife Children and Grandchildren) which with 
what I have already advanced to him as per a receipt that he gave to me Dated 
ye 23rd Day of February 1729 and recorded in Woodstock Town book of Records 
Liber B page 60 will appear and before and since I Judge to be his full part Portion 
and Proportion of my Estate And finally I do Constitute make & ordain my said 
Son Joseph Chaffe Sole Executor to this my last will & Testament ChearfuUy 
confiding in his FaithfuUness to fulfill this my last will hereby Revokeing all other 
or former wills Testaments Legacys Bequests and Executors before this time 
willed Bequeathed or Named Confirming this and no other to be and contain my 
last will and Testament. 

" In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seal this 29th Day of 
August Anno Dom 1754 and in the 25th year of his majesties Reign George ye 
Second. 
"Signed Sealed Published Pronounced John Chaffe 

and declared by ye S John Chaffe to be 

and contain his last will and Testament 
"In Presence of ye Subscribers 
"Samuel Mascraft 
"Jacob Lyon 
"Thos Chandler." 

Children, by first wife, all but the second known to have been born in Swansea: 

+ 76 i Joseph'' Chaffe, born January 17, 1701; married Hannah May. 
+ 77 ii Joel Chaffe, born in 1702; married Elizabeth Bicknell. 
+ 78 iii Ebenezer Chaffe, born September 22, 170-4; married (1) Mary Scar- 
borough; (2) Mary Bacon; (3) Mrs. Sarah (Adams) Durand. 
+ 79 iv Hezekiah Chaffe, born April 19, 1706; married Mary Toogood. 
+ 80 V John Chaffe, Jr., born February 10, 1706-7; married Mehitable Mascraft. 

17 Mary 3 Chafee (Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born in Swansea, Mass., October 23, 
1675, and died. She married in Rehoboth, Mass., April 16, 1703, Daniel Whitaker. 

Children, born in Rehoboth: 

81 i Ephraim* Whitaker, born February 8, 1703-4; died in Rehoboth, April 

12, 1704. 

82 ii Hannah Whitaker, born March 28, 1705. 

* So in original. 



THIRD GENERATION 45 

83 iii Mary Whitaker, born August 24, 1706. 

84 iv Daniel Whitaker, Jr., born February 11, 1707. 

85 V Dorothy Whitaker, born August 21, 1709. 

86 vi Seth Whitaker, born April 11, 1711. 

87 vii Ebenezer Whitaker, born April 29, 1713. 

88 viii Joseph Whitaker, born February 3, 1715-16; died in Swansea, July 25, 

1744. 

89 ix Anne Whitaker, born October 30, 1717. 

18 Joseph 3 ChafEe, Jr. (Joseph,2 Thomasi) was born in Swansea, Mass., Febru- 
ary 6, 1677 [Plymouth Colony Records], and died, probably in Woodstock, Conn., 
not long before August 10, 1759. He was married in Maiden, Mass., December 
1, 1709, by Mr. Parsons, to Abigail, daughter of Gershom and Elizabeth (Chadwick) 
Hills [Maiden Records, see Appendix B], and sister of his brother John's wife. 
Abigail (Hills) Chaffe died in Swansea, October 2, 1710, when her only child was 
three weeks old. Joseph Chaffe was married (2) in Falmouth, Mass., October 16, 
1712, by Joseph Metcalf, to Jemima Chadwick of that place. She died before 
her husband, as she was not mentioned as one of his heirs in the settlement of 
his estate. 

Joseph Chaffe lost his father in November, 1694, when he was only sixteen years 
old. He was, with his mother and brother, executor of his father's estate and 
under his father's will received the family Bible which had belonged to his father 
and his grandfather Chaffe, his father's sword and a heifer, also half his father's 
"tooles" and gun, and, on reaching the age of twenty-one, half his upland and 
meadow ground in Swansea. 

There is no further reference to him in any kind of record until 1701 when "At 
a Town meeting ... ye 25th of March 1701, ... for field Drivers 
Chosen . . . Joseph Chaffy " and two others. [Swarisea Records.] 

Hereafter his name appears frequently in these records, as follov;s: ]\Iarch 
27, 1702. " Joseph Chafy " was chosen one of two Field Drivers for " wannamosset 
Neck." March 30, 1703, he was chosen Petty Juryman. March 25, 1707, with 
three others, he was chosen again as a Field Driver, and March 23, 1707-8, for 
the same office, with four others. August 30, 1710, "Joseph Chafe" was one of 
a committee of nine, "of febe's neck In Swansea," which met and chose Benjamin 
Viall as clerk to keep the records of the community. April 9, 1711, he and his 
brother John were two of seventeen Proprietors of Swansea who signed an agree- 
ment in regard to a driftway on the west side of Hide's Hole, the hanging of two 
gates therein, etc. The petition, presented in May of this year, for the separation 
of the western end of Swansea into a separate township was also signed by the 
two brothers. (See 16.) The last mention of Joseph Chaffe in the Swansea records 
is dated March 30, 1714, when he was one of two Constables chosen. In 1717, 
the desire of the dwellers on Phebe's Neck and New Meadow Neck to be set off 
into a separate town was finally granted, and November 18th the Township of 
Barrington was formed. In 1718, Joseph Chaffe was chosen as guardian by 
Jonathan Paine (27), the son of his cousin Dorothy (Chaffe) Paine (4). The Bar- 
rington records show that he continued to occupy the same prominent place in 
the affairs of the new town as he did in the old. In 1720 he was one of two Tything- 
men, and in 1721 Fence Viewer for Phebe's Neck, February 15, 1721, as heir 
of his first wife, Abigail (Hills) Chaffe, he signed a quit claim deed to Ebenezer 
Hills of Maiden, on property to which she been one of the heirs. (See 16.) He 



46 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

swore to his signature to this document, November 24, 1726. November 22, 1721, 
"Joseph Chaffee, of Harrington, in the County of Bristol, in his Majesty's Province, 
in the Massachusetts bay in New England, husbandman, the son of Joseph Chaffee 
deceased" bought of Thomas Tiffany, Sr., of Ashford, Conn., for £42, 10s., one 
hundred acres of land there, adjoining the land of Daniel Fuller. In 1722 Joseph 
Chaffe was Hog Reeve of Barrington [Barri7igton Records], his duty being to im- 
pound hogs running at large and to execute ordinances as to swine. February 
5, 1724, Noah Chaffe of Rehoboth "yeoman" sold to his cousin, Joseph of Bar- 
rington, for £22, one-half of three acres of salt marsh in Barrington, "the other 
half being my brother Thos. ChafTe's," the deed being witnessed by John (16) and 
Ebenezer Chaffe (78). Joseph bought the remaining half of this property of 
Thomas, May 4, 1730, for £30. In 1725 Joseph Chaffe was again Hog Reeve and 
also Constable, and the town allowed him "15 shiUings" "for a house to keep 
school in " [Ibid.], some building owned by him being used for that purpose. May 
9, 1729, he bought of his brother John and Sarah, his wife, for £43, two acres of 
salt marsh bounded by the land of "Joseph Chafee Senr, & Joseph Chaffe Junr," 
the river, the creek, the pond and the creek flowing out of it. In this year his 
brother John moved to Woodstock, Joseph remaining behind on the homestead, 
his aged mother living with him. She did not long survive her elder son's departure 
for his new home, dying the latter part of February, or early in March, 1729-30. 
John and Joseph were her executors and they offered the will for probate and gave 
bonds March 17, 1729-30, filing their account soon after. By her will Joseph 
received about £15 worth of personal estate and half of her share of her husband's 
property, which reverted to their sons at her death. Joseph's share of the home- 
stead being the "North side of the Home lott" according to the provisions of his 
father's will. 

December 18, 1730, he sold to Samuel Allen for £197, 3s., eight and three-quarters 
acres and two square rods of upland and salt marsh in Barrington at a place called 
Rice's Neck. December 22, 1730, he bought of Jonathan Hayward of Ashford, 
for £250, two hundred acres of land in that place bounded by the land of Jacob 
Boutell, James Corbin, Benjamin Read, Robert Serls and the common. 

In 1733 appears the last mention of Joseph Chaffe in the Barrington records, 
in that year he being Surveyor of Highways. In April, 1733, he was in Woodstock, 
probably visiting his brother John, preparatory to settling there himself. On the 
5th of that month he bought of John Scarborough of Woodstock for £1,150 
four tracts of land; one containing seventy acres, a dwelling house and barn; 
the second thirty acres of meadow or mowing land; the third fifteen acres, and the 
fourth three acres; "Always reserving a way through the land for the watering of 
flax by the neighbors as there may be occassion with as little disadvantage as may 
be." The same day Jose-ph Chaffe sold to John Scarborough land in Barrington, 
as the following deed shows : 

"To all People to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting. Know ye. That 
I Joseph Chaffe of Barrington in the County of Bristol in his majesties province 
of the Massachusetts Bay in Newengland Husbandman For and in Consideration 
of the Sum of Twelve Hundred Pounds Currant money to me in hand before the 
Ensealing hereof, well and truly paid by John Scarbrough of Woodstock in the 
County of Worcester & province aforesd Husbandman the Receipt whereof I do 
hereby acknowledge and my self therewith fully satisfied and contented, and 
thereof, and of every Part and Parcel thereof, do exhonerate, acquit and discharge 



THIRD GENERATION 47 

him the said John Scarborough his Heirs, Executors and Administrators, for ever 
by these Presents: Have given, granted, bargained, sold, ahened, conveyed and 
confirmed, and by these Presents do freely, fully, and absolutely given grant, 
bargain, sell, aliene, convey and confirm, unto him the said John Scarbrough and 
unto his Heirs and Assigns for ever. Three Certain Tracts or parcells od Land 
situate lying and being in Barrington aforesaid one Tract whereof Contains a 
Dwelling house a Barn an out house and by Estimation thirty acres of Land & 
saltmarsh be it more or less as it is abutted & bounded viz Northerly & Westerly 
on highwayes southerly of land of mr Peleg Heath about 40 Rod from ye highway 
to a stake then westerly sd Heaths Land till it meets with the Land of Samuel 
Allen then bounds on sd Aliens Land till it meets with ye River then Easterly 
on sd River to a Pond and then on a Creek to the highway on ye north foremen- 
tioned. Also Ten acres more or less of Land Lying west of and adjoyning to the 
west mentioned highway bounds south on land on mr Heath aforesd and on 
highwayes north & west: Also one other Tract Containing by Estimation fifty 
acres be it more or less bounded North on Land of Josiah Humphreys East and 
west on highwayes southerly on Land of Mathew Allen or however otherwise the 
said Tracts are bounded or Reputed to be bounded [Reserving four Rod of ground 
being a Burying place in ye first mentioned Tract not to be Defaced.] 

"TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said granted and bargained Premisses, with 
all the Appurtenances, Priviledges and Commodities to the same belonging, or 
in any wise appertaining to him the said John Scarbrough and unto his Heirs and 
Assigns for ever, to his and their only proper Use, Benefit and Behoof for ever. 

"And I the said Joseph Chaffe for me my Heirs, Executors and Administrators, 
do covenant, promise and grant to and with the said John Scarbrough his Heirs 
and Assigns, that at and before the Ensealing hereof, I am the true, sole and 
lawful Owner of the above bargained Premisses, and am lawfully seized and 
possessed of the same, in my own proper Right, as a good, perfect, and absolute 
Estate of Inheritance in Fee Simple: And have in myself good Right, full Power, 
and lawful Authority, to grant, bargain, sell convey and confirm said bargained 
Premisses, in manner as abovesaid. And that the sd John Scarbrough his Heirs 
and Assigns, shall and may from Time to Time, and at all Times for ever hereafter 
by Force and Virtue of these Presents, lawfully, peaceably and quietly, have, 
hold, use occupy, possess and enjoy the said demised and bargained Premisses 
with the Appurtenances, free and clear, and freely and clearly acquitted, ex- 
onerated and discharged from all and all manner of former or other Gifts, Grants, 
Bargains, Sales, Leases, Mortgages, Wills, Entails, Joyntures, Dowries, Judg- 
ments, Executions, or Incumbrances, of what Name or Nature soever, that might 
in any Measure or Degree obstruct or make void this present Deed. Further- 
more, I the said Joseph Chaffe for myself my Heirs, Executors, and Administra- 
tors, do covenant and engage the above demised Premisses to him the said John 
Scarbrough his Heirs and Assigns, against the lawfull Claims or Demands of any 
Person or Persons whatsoever, for ever to warrant, secure and defend these Presents. 
In witness where of I the sd Joseph Chaffe have hereunto put my hand and seal 
the fifth Day of Aprill anno Domini 1733. 
"Signd Seald & Delivered 

" In presence of Joseph Chaffe [seal] 

"Timothy Manning. 
"Samll Chandler. 

"Worcester ss. Woodstock aprill 5th 1733 Joseph Chaffe ye above named Granter 
freely acknowledged this Instrument to be his act tt Deed before me. 

" John Chandler Just Pacs 
"Reed May 2d 1733 Recorded by Samll Howland Regr." 

[Recorded in Vol. XXII, p. 15 of the Bristol County, Mass., Land Records, North- 
ern District, Taunton, Mass.] 

Thus the Chaffe homestead, which had been owned by the Chaffes for seventy- 
three years, and on which four generations of Chaffes had lived, passed out of the 
family, into the hands of strangers; with it also passed what was probably the last 



48 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

resting place of Thomas Chaffe, the emigrant, of Joseph and Annis, and their 
children, Dorothy and Mary, of Abigail (Hills) Chaffe, of Doctor Hezekiah Chaffe 
and doubtless others. But the deed contained a proviso that this "Ancient Chaffe 
Burying Ground," should not be defaced. John Scarborough sold thirty acres 
of this property to Samuel Barnes, September 19, 1733. The deed contains the 
following : 

"The said John Scarborough did reserve out of the above mentioned land 
four rod of ground being a burying place in the first mentioned tract not to be 
defaced." 

Between April 5, and August 5, 1733, Joseph Chaffe settled in Ashford, as on 
the latter date his wife, Jemima, was admitted to membership in the First Con- 
gregational Church in Woodstock, having been dismissed from the church in 
Barrington. Joseph was also an active member of this church. 

Some few facts regarding the new home of Joseph Chaffe may be of interest. 
The town of Woodstock or, as it was first called, New Roxbury, was settled in the 
summer of 1686 by men from Roxbury, Mass., and was a part of the Massachusetts 
Bay Colony until 1749, when it became a part of Connecticut. The name was 
changed from New Roxbury to Woodstock in the spring of 1690. Joseph Chaffe 
settled in the western part of the town. 

In 1733 the town arranged to have a schoolhouse built in this part of the town, 
and the settlers increasing, West Parish desired to have religious services of its 
own for four months of the year at the expense of the whole town. This request, 
it was argued, was only fair inasmuch as the western half was obliged to contribute 
to the support of the Church on the Hill (in the central part of Woodstock) . But 
the town refused to assume any of the charges. After trying the experiment for 
two winters, the West Parish people found the expense of supporting both ministers 
to be too great a burden, and they therefore again asked the help of the town, and 
were refused. They still persisted and petitioned that the western half might be 
formed into a distinct township. Town meetings were held, and at last permission 
was given them to address the General Court in Boston on the subject. But their 
petition to the General Court was dismissed. The West Woodstock people insisted 
on the formation of a parish where they could worship God in their own fashion, 
and not be obliged to aid any church outside of their parish. They were willing 
to give up all ideas of a town of their own. This modified request was made to 
the town, and to the General Court. The General Court complied by passing an 
act in 1743, incorporating the district as " The West Parish of Woodstock." The 
West Parish was now called by the old name of New Roxbury. It was also called 
the Second Precinct of Woodstock. Thus we see that the same trouble which 
caused part of Swansea to be formed into the separate town of Barrington caused 
the estabhshment of West Parish or New Roxbury, and as Joseph Chaffe was 
active in demanding his rights in one town, so he was in the other. 

This first petition, dated November 2, 1736, was signed by thirty men, of whom 
" Joseph Chaffee " was one. [Larned's History of Windham County.] April 5, 1743, 
another petition was presented and also a further memorial from Joseph Chaffee 
and Samuel Chandler. [Ibid.] September 15th of that year "the west half part 
of Woodstock" was incorporated into a separate parish and held their first meet- 
ing in the schoolhouse, September 27th. [Ibid.] At this meeting, Joseph Chaffee 
was chosen one of three Assessors and also one of a committee of three for calline 



THIRD GENERATION 49 

precinct meetings, in which capacity he signed warrants, November 26, 1743, Feb- 
ruary 4, 1743-4, September 10, 1744, and August 18, 1746, for meetings in re- 
gard to a minister and a meetinghouse. [Records of the Second Ecclesiastical So- 
ciety of Woodstock.] March 12, 1743-4, he was chosen Moderator [Ibid.], and it 
was voted "To petition the Court to lay a tax for building meeting-house, on un- 
improved land — five shillings per acre for five years — Joseph Chaffee to present 
petition." [History of Windham County.] This necessitated a trip to Boston on 
the part of Joseph Chaffee. April 13, 1744, he was one of three chosen to secure 
supplies for the pulpit. It was found difficult to decide on a spot for the meeting- 
house which should be satisfactory to all the inhabitants, so three men from out- 
side of the new precinct were asked to pick out a spot. They met March 18, 1744-5, 
and Joseph was one of a committee of six chosen to wait on them. The site se- 
lected was that of the present Congregational church in West Woodstock. [His- 
tory of Windham County.] November 18, 1746, it was agreed to pay Joseph Chaffe 
ten shillings a day for work on the meetinghouse. [Records of the Second Ecclesiasti- 
cal Society of Woodstock.] May 15, 1747, he was again chosen Moderator. [Ibid.] 
August 24, 1748, he was chosen one of a committee of two to seek a suitable spot 
for a burial-place, he representing the southern part of the town. [Ibid.] March 13, 
1749, he was chosen as Assessor and also one of a committee of three to build a 
pulpit and "body seats" in the meetinghouse. [Ibid.] November 1, 1750, he and 
one other were appointed a committee to procure a schoolmaster [Ibid.], and 
August 30, 1753, one of a similar committee "to take care of setting up a school 
in the southeast district of the society. [Ibid.] 

The first recorded act in Woodstock of Joseph Chaffe was the purchase from 
his nephew Joel (77) for £85, of one hundred acres of land in Ashford, March 12, 
1733-4. This was his last purchase of land of which we have record, but soon 
thereafter he began to give to his sons for their "advancement and settlement 
in the world" part of their shares of his estate. The first gift was made to his 
eldest son, March 12, 1735-6, "in Consideration of Love and Goodwill and Effec- 
tion which I have and do have towards my loving son Benjamin Chaffee of Ash- 
ford." The property was that which he had bought two years previous of Joel 
Chaffee. The next gift was December 31, 1743, to "Joseph Chaffee Jun of Ash- 
ford," one hundred acres of land there, the southerly part of the tract which the 
grantor bought in 1730 of Jonathan Hay ward. The next son to receive his share 
was "Thomas Chaffe of Woodstock Weaver" who received, January 13, 1745-6, 
twenty-three acres of land, in Woodstock, valued at £230, on which land he had 
already built a dwelling-house. " Samuel Chaffe of Woodstock " received the other 
half of the Hayward tract in Ashford, adjoining Joseph, Jr., May 24, 1750. Sep- 
tember 26th of the same year James Chaffe received a house and twenty-five acres 
of land in the south half of Woodstock, for a nominal consideration of ten shillings, 
the property being really a gift. Stephen received sixteen acres of land, also in 
the south half of Woodstock, February 17, 1758, and July 4, 1758, Josiah re- 
ceived three-fourths of an acre of land in Woodstock, the value being stated as £3. 
Whether this was also a nominal consideration or whether the transaction was a 
bona fide sale is not clear. Perhaps it was a wedding gift, as Josiah was married 
nine days later. 

Joseph Chaffe left no will, but the following inventory of his estate was filed, 
August 30, 1759, probably soon after his death: 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 
INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH CHAFFE 

"An Inventory of the estate of Mr. Joseph Chaffe Late of Woodstock in the 
County of Windham Desd Shown to us the Subscribers Appraisers under oath 
by Mr. James Chaffe Administrator on said estate, August 30th 1759. Which is 
as follows viz. £ s d 

The orchard computed to be Two acres and half of Land 20- 0-0 

About 20 acres adjoining to ye orchard 90- 0-0 

About 12 acres of woodland &c. 48- 0-0 

Two acres of medow land by the grate Pond 25- 0-0 

A Peace of Land on ye west side of ye way about 2^ acres 10- 0-0 

********** 

Mare sheep and cattle 16-13-0 

[Other items, wearing apparel, household and farm utensils etc.] 

sum total £233- 6-0 
"Thom Chandler 
"Abel May 
"Nathl Childs." 

The following agreement of the heirs was signed two months later : 

"We the subscribers Children and descendants of Mr. Joseph Chaffe Late of 
Woodstock in the County of Windham Desd vizt Benjamin Chafie of Ashford 
Eldest son of ye Said Desd, James Chaffe of Woodstock, Joseph Chaffe aforesaid 
Samuel Chaffee Josiah Chaffe Stephen Chaffe Joseph Wright & Abigail his Wife 
all of Woodstock and all in ye County of Windham and being all desirous to settle 
the Real Estate that ye said Desd Left to us in Love and peace and notwithstand- 
ing our Late Brother Thomas Chaffe Late of said Woodstock Desd haveing in his 
lifetime Reed of our Said Father about six pounds Lawful money more than any 
of us Reed of our Said Father in his life time Yet we are hereby willing & Desirous 
ye Real Estate Left by our said Father Desd to be Settled to and amongst us in 
the following manner and from vizt So Benjamin Chaffe aforesaid one share and 
half in leiw of his Double Portion of what is left and no more And to the Heirs 
of our Late Thomas Chaffe Desd one single share of what Notwithstanding what 
he in his Life Received of said Estate more than any of us And to the said James 
Joseph Samuel Stephen and Josiah one single share and to Joseph Wright and 
Abigail his wife one single Share making Eight single Shares and half in all in all 
and as Ebenezer Williams Esq Judge of ye Court of Probate for ye District of 
Pomfret has given a Comn To mess Thos Chandler Nathanl Child and Theophilus 
Chandler to divide the Estate Left by ye said Joseph Chaffe Desd to us the sub- 
scribers and to and amongst us according to the Instructions therein Set Yet we 
Dessire ye Said Distributors to Divide ye same according to our minds herein Set 
to all which Instructions and Directions herein by us given we bind and oblige us 
the Subscribers and Each of us our and Each of our Several & respective heirs in 
the Penal sum of Thousand pounds Lawfull money to stand to and abide by ye 
aforesaid agreement in witness Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals 
this Tenth day of October Anno Dom 1759 

" Signed Sealed and Delivered Joseph Chaffe [l. s.] 

" In Presence of Benjamin Chaffe [l. s.] 

"Nathel Child James Chaffe [l. s.] 

" Thos Chandler Samuel Chaffe [l. s.] 

Stephen Chaffe [l. s.] 
Josiah Chaffe [l. s.] 
"Windham SS Woodstock Oct. 10th 1759 

"Benjamin Chaffe James Chaffe Joseph Chaffe Samuel Chaffe Stephen Chaffe 
Josiah Chaffe Joseph Wright and Abigail his wife all Personally appearing freely 
acknowledged this Instrument to be their respective act and Deed. 
"Coram Thos Chandler Justice Peace. 



THIRD GENERATION 51 

"January ye 1st 1765 then this deed was reed for record and by the Judge ordered 
to be recorded and kept on file." 

At a meeting of the Second Precinct, December 11, 1760, it was voted that 
"the person who had been the highest or most on the Grand List for the five years 
past (except those who have pews) shall have the pew that was Mr. Joseph Chaffe's, 
late of Woodstock deceased. He paying or satisfying the heirs of said Chaffe 
therefore." [Records of the Second Ecclesiastical Society.] This is the last mention 
in the records of him. 

Child, by first wife, born in Swansea: 

+ 90 i Benjamin* Chaffe, born September 11, 1710; married (1) Hannah 
Chapman; (2) Priscilla Green. 

Children, by second wife: 

+ 91 ii James Chaffe, born about 1713; married (1) Beriah Hayden; (2) Rhoda 
Cady. 

+ 92 iii Abigail Chaffe, born March 5, 1714-15; married Joseph Wright. 

+ 93 iv Thomas Chaffe, born October 18, 1716; married Dorcas Abbot. 

+ 94 v Joseph Chaffe, Jr., married Hannah Gould. 

+ 95 vi Samuel Chaffe, born about 1722; married (1) Susanna Lyon; (2) Mary 
Howlett. 
96 vii Stephen Chaffe, born about 1726; died in Woodstock, February 13, 
1800, in his seventy-fourth year [entered in an old Bible found 
in North Windham, Conn., given by him in 1798 to Chloe Chaffe 
(331)]. February 17, 1758, his father gave him thirteen and one- 
half acres of land (see above); April 19, 1762, "Stephen Chaffee of 
Woodstock" sold to his brother Josiah of the same place land 
there for £20; February 20, 1767, "Stephen Chaffee yeoman" sold 
to Josiah Hammond four acres of land in Woodstock for £3; the 
records of the Baptist Church, the First Society of Woodstock, 
December 12, 1785, show that a vote was passed that Stephen 
Chaffee dig the graves for the Society for the ensuing year; July 
7, 1797, he sold to his niece, Chloe (Chaffee, two acres of land in 
Woodstock for £6; he sold other pieces of land there; his will, here 
given, indicates that he was unmarried. 

"In the name of God Amen I Stephen Chaffe of Woodstock in 
Windham County on this 16th Day of October 1799 being advanced 
in age & under bodily infirmity but have reason to bless God, I 
enjoy my reason & a sound, disposing mind & memory & calUng 
to mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed 
for all men once to die. 

"I do now make & ordain this my last will & testament & 
prencepally & first of all I give and recommend my soul into the 
hands of Almighty God, who gave it & as for my body I recommend 
it to the earth to be buried in a christian like and decent burial 
whenever it shall please God to put an end to my life in this world 
wholly trusting in the rich mercy of God thro, Christ, that at the 
Gen'l resurcetion, when my soiil and body shall be reunited I 
shall have a remembrance among the just And as touching such 
worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life 
I give devise & dispose there of in the following manner and form 
viz It is my will that in the first place all my Just debts & funeral 
charges be paid & satisfied out of my estate. 

"Item I give and bequeath to Corbin [Calvin] Chaffe son to 
my brother James Chaffe ten pounds to be paid to him by my 
Execrs after my decease. 

"Item I give and bequeath to Saml Chaffe son to my brother 
Samuel Chaffe deed my bed and furniture, also my great coat. 



52 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

" Item I give and bequeath unto my neice Chloe Chaffe daughter 
to my brother Josiah Chaffe ten pounds to be paid her by my 
Exer out of my estate also the exclusive right of my pair trees. 

"And all the rest and remainder of my estate it is my will that 
it be divided in equal shares (viz) to my sister Abagail, my brother 
Josiah, the surviving children of my brother James deed which he 
had by his first wife, The heirs of my brother Thomas Decc & the 
heirs of my brother Josh deed & the heirs of my brother Saml deed 
making Six Shares. 

"And I do hereby make, ordain & constitute Dr. Jesse Bolles 
of Woodstock sole Executor to this my last will & testament, who 
is also hereby fully empowered and directed to make sale of my 
estate, real & personal to the best advantage for my heirs, & give 
a good title to the purchaser or purchasers, cheerfully confiding 
in his care and faithfulness to fulfill & execute the same in every 
part hereby disallowing & disannulling all other or former wills, 
testaments & legacies, ratifying this and no other to be and contain 
my last will & testament 

"Signed, sealed, pubhshed, pronounced & declared by the sd 
Stephen Chaffe to be and contain his last will & testament 
" in presence of us Stephen Chaffe [l. s.] 

"Wm Hammond 
"Isaac Hibbard 
"Christina Smith" 

May 5, 1801 the executor reports, "I sold the whole of the real & 
personal estate of Stephen Chaffa at the Inventory prices at private 
sale (except bed & coverlid & sheets given to Saml Chaffa) to 
his brother Josiah Chaffee & to Chloe Chaffee," for $250, May 4, 
1801 ; Josiah was the principal creditor of the estate. 
+ 97 viii Josiah Chaffe, born September 1, 1731; married Sarah Cady. 



FOURTH GENERATION 

31 Rachel '* ChafEe (Thomas,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Rehoboth, 
Mass., November 1, 1698, and died there February 8, 1762. She married in Re- 
hoboth, May 12, 1726, John Sweeting, who died January 25, 1762. 

Children, born in Rehobotli : 

98 i John ^ Sweeting, Jr., born February 16, 1726-7. 

99 ii Lewis Sweeting, born January 27, 1727-8. 

100 iii Molly Sweeting, born April 24, 1729; married her cousin, Timothy* 

Carpenter, Jr., (61) (Experience 3 Chaffe, Nathaniel,^ Thomas i), 
born in Rehoboth, October 24, 1721. [For further descendants, see 
Carpenter Genealogy.] 

101 iv Rachel Sweeting, a twin, born April 24, 1729; married Charles Peck. 

[For further descendants see 428 and Peck Genealogy.] 

102 V Thomas Sweeting, born November 9, 1732. 

103 vi Susannah Sweeting, born April 15, 1735; married Joseph Bhss. 

32 Mehitabel "^ ChafEe (Thomas,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Rehoboth, 
Mass., November 23, 1700, and died. She married there, December 31, 1724, 
Dan, son of Richard and Patience Bowen. He was born in Rehoboth, November 26, 
1694. 

Children, born in Rehoboth: 

104 i Mehitabel ^ Bowen, born August 22, 1725; married, March 28, 1755, Caleb 

Carr. 

105 ii Charles Bowen, born November 18, 1728. 

106 iii Esther Bowen, born September 14, 1730 (?). 

107 iv Huldah Bowen, born February 21, 1733-4; married September 24, 1756, 

Nathaniel Green. 

108 V Zerviah Bowen, born May 16, 1736; died June 10, 1736. 

109 vi Amos Bowen, a twin, born May 16, 1736; died June 6, 1736. 

110 vii Ruth Bowen, born August 20, 1737; died August 22, 1737. 

33 Amos '* Chaffe (Thomas,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Rehoboth, 
Mass., July 17, 1702, and died there. May 11, 1736. He married in Rehoboth, 
May 12, 1726, Freelove, daughter of Samuel and Patience (Ide) Carpenter. She 
was born there, December 31, 1706, and married (2) in Rehoboth, January 27, 
1742, Samuel Mason. She united with the First Congregational Church there, 
January 9, 1731-2. 

No mention of Amos is found in the records regarding transfers of land or ac- 
tivity in town affairs. He died intestate, and his widow was appointed adminis- 
tratrix, August 17, 1736, her bond being signed by Samuel Mason and Noah New- 
man; the inventory had been taken the previous day, and the estate amounted to 
£149, lis. 9d. July 7, 1747, Samuel Mason was appointed guardian to his step- 
daughters, Lillis and "Unis" Chaffe. February 14, 1757, Samuel and Freelove 
Mason sold for £5, to "Lillis Chaffe, Unis Chaffe and Freelove, wife of Eliphalet 
Carpenter, all right in the dower set off to Freelove Mason from the estate of her 
late husband, Amos Chaffe, also one-quarter part of the share of her daughter 
Experience in the same estate, also all right in the land given to Lillis, Unis and 



54 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Freelove, May 27, 1737, by their grandfather, Thomas Chaffe (5), part of it near 
Broken Cross in Rehoboth, and part salt marsh at a place called the "Tounge" 
in Warren, R. I. Experience must have died after her father, as she received a 
share of his estate, and before her grandfather's gift, as she was not mentioned 
in his deed to "my grandchildren the heirs of my son Amos Chaffe." Nicholas 
must also have died young, as he was not baptized July 2, 1732, as were all the 
other children of Amos then Uving. 

Amos Chaffe was buried in the old burying-ground in Rehoboth (now in the 
village of Rumford, East Providence, R. I.). 

Children, the first three known to have been born in Rehoboth: 

+ 111 i Freelove^ Chaffe, married Eliphalet Carpenter. 

112 ii Nicholas Chaffe, born November 13, 1728; died before July 2, 1732. 

113 iii Experience Chaffe, born January 25, 1729-30; died between May 11, 

1736, and May 15, 1737; baptized in the First Congregational 
Church in Rehoboth, July 2, 1732. 

114 iv LiUis Chaffe, born early in 1732; died November 24, 1762, in her thirty- 

first year; unmarried; baptized in the First Congregational Church 
of Rehoboth, July 2, 1732. 

115 V Eunice (Unis) Chaffe, born probably about 1734; died; married in 

Rehoboth, March 3, 1764, Nathaniel Humphrey of Warren; she 
was baptized in the First Congregational Church in Rehoboth, 
June 22, 1735. 

34 Experience ^ ChafEe (Thomas,3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Reho- 
both, Mass., July 1, 1705, and died there in August, 1729. She married in Reho- 
both, November 7, 1728, Jonathan Ormsbee. 

Child: 

116 i Jonathan^ Ormsbee, Jr., born in Rehoboth, August 21, 1729; died there 

February 5, 1729-30. 

35 Tabitha ^ ChafEe (Thomas,^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Rehoboth, 
Mass., September 11, 1709, and died. She married there, December 20, 1733, 
Aaron, son of James and Mercy (Cooper) Read. He was born in Rehoboth, 
April 10, 1710. 

Children, born in Rehoboth: 

117 i Aaron ^ Read, Jr., born November 14, 1734; married Hannah Carpenter. 

118 ii Susanna Read, born October 29, 1737. 

119 iii Jonathan Read, born August 23, 1739. 

120 iv Simeon Read, born June 7, 1743; married Elizabeth . 

121 V Amos Read, born April 27, 1745. 

For further descendants, see The History of the Reed Family by Jacob W. Reed. 

36 Thomas ^ ChafEe, Jr. (Thomas,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas 1) was born in Reho- 
both, Mass., December 10, 1712, and died before March 27, 1792. He married 
there, April 19, 1739, Rebecca, daughter of Nathaniel Hunt, their intention of 
marriage, entered in Rehoboth, being dated May 27, 1738. 

Thomas Chaffe, Jr., was baptized and admitted to the First Congregational 
Church in Rehoboth, June 13, 1736. He lived in that town, where he was chosen 
"Hogg Driver" March 30, 1741, and June 5, 1749, Constable. August 9, 1748, 
Rebecca, wife of Thomas Chaffe, Jr., husbandman, of Rehoboth, and others, sold 
to Simeon Horton a quitclaim on real estate of Stephen Hunt of Rehoboth, for 



FOURTH GENERATION 55 

£93, 6s. 8d. October 14, 1754, Thomas and Rebecca sold to Allen Jacob, ten acres 
of land in Rehoboth, adjoining the land of Amos Chaffe's heirs, for £20, At a 
town meeting. May 18, 1757, Thomas was chosen to serve as Petit Juryman. 

"A Muster Role of the Company in his Majestic 's Service under the Command 
of Obediah Read, Captain, that marched from Rehoboth on the Late Alarm for 
the Relieff of Fort William Henry the Seventeenth Day of August 1757 and marched 
to Worcester where they ware Dismised which is at Least fourty five miles from, 
their Habitations and according to their Orders Caryed with them Ten Days 
Provision for their Subsistance and Took up nothing upon the Province charge 
of any Tavernour or other person." 

In this muster roll, appears the name of "Thomas Chaffe, Quality, Private 
Soldier, Time of Entering the service Aug. 16th. Whole time of service by mils, 
travil, etc. 7 days, wages and subsistance due to each man 0£ 18s 8d." 

December 28, 1762, Thomas Chaffe bought of his cousin, Timothy Carpenter 
(61), for £200, all his title in the estate of John Sweeten [Sweeting], late of Reho- 
both. An account of the subscriptions in the first military company in Rehoboth, 
taken in October, 1774, for the poor in Boston, shows that Thomas Chaffe con- 
tributed one sheep. He served in the Revolution as follows: "Chaffee, Thomas. 
Private, Capt. Nathaniel Carpenter's co.. Col. Thomas Carpenter's regt.; service 
from July 20, 1777, 1 mo. 5 days, at Rhode Island, including travel on march to 
camp at Bristol and from Providence to Rehoboth." [Massachusetts Soldiers and 
Sailors in the War of the Revolution.] 

October 21, 1779, "Thomas Chaffe, husbandman, of Rehoboth," bought of 
Benjamin Pearce, innholder, of Swansea, Mass., ninety-six and three-fourths acres 
and twenty rods of land there, at the same time selling, with the consent of his 
wife, to Benjamin Pearce, eighty acres of land in Rehoboth. The next mention 
of him in the records. May 5, 1783, shows him to be then living in Swansea and 
insane. 

His sons, Amos Chafee and Thomas Chafee, Jr., were "empowered to Act as 
Guardians for there Honoured Father . , , the said Thomas Chafee of Swan- 
sey non compus mentus," December 9, 1784, in their capacity as guardians, 
they sold the land their father purchased in Swansea in 1779, to Nathan Monroe, 
Esq,, of Rehoboth, for £261, lis. 3d. October 21, 1793, Rebecca Chaffe, "spin- 
ster," [in those days the word meant either a single woman or a widow] of Swansea, 
sold to Allen Jacob of Rehoboth, for £15, all right in the land divided to her from 
the estate of her father Nathaniel Hunt. April 4, 1795, "Rebeckah" Chaffe, 
widow of Thomas Chaffe of Swansea, sold to Nathaniel Wheaton of Rehoboth, 
for £15, fifteen acres of land there. 

Children, born in Rehoboth: 

122 i Amos ^ Chaffe, died young. 

123 ii Anne (Ame) Chaffe, baptized in the First Congregational Church, 

Rehoboth, May 10, 1741. 

124 iii Archibald Chaffe, born April 11, 1743; baptized in the First Congre- 

gational Church, Rehoboth, April 17, 1743. 
+ 125 iv Charies Chaffe, born June 5, 1744; married Mrs. Mary (Peck) Jacob. 

126 v Rhoda Chaffe, born May 11, 1746; died in Rehoboth, :\Iay 31, 1746. 

127 vi Joel Chaffe, born April 11, 1747; baptized in the First Congregational 

Church, Rehoboth, May 31, 1747. 

128 vii Rhoda Chaffe, born January 6, 1748-9; died in Providence, R. I., 

February 11, 1786; baptized in the First Congregational Church, 
Rehoboth, May 21, 1749. 



56 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

+ 129 viii Amos Chaffe, born December 11, 1750; married Sarah Munroe. 

+ 130 ix Joseph Chaffe, born September 17, 1752; married (1) Lois Barney; 

(2) Huldah Walker. 
+ 131 X Thomas Chaffe, Jr., born March 9, 1755; married Hannah Munroe. 
+ 132 xi Stephen Chaffe, probably born about 1757; married Patience Mason. 

38 Jonathan "* Chaffe, Jr. (Jonathan, ^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Re- 
hoboth, Mass., June 25, 1704, and died February 9, 1785. He was married in 
Ashford, Conn., June 1, 1727, by Reverend James Hale, to Abigail Lyon, who 
died January 9, 1773. She was admitted to full communion with the First Congre- 
gational Church of Ashford, August 5, 1733. 

Jonathan Chaffee, Jr., was baptized and admitted to the First Congregational 
Church of Rehoboth, June 6, 1725. In 1726, his father gave him "for love, good 
will and affection " one hundred acres of land in Ashford, where he settled. The 
following entry regarding him is from the records of the First Congregational 
Church there, under the date, February 23, 1729: 

"And said Jonathan Chaffe was sometime or other recommended to us by a 
letter from the Rev. Mr. Greenhood pastor of The Church of Christ in Rehoboth, 
and is of this church in full communion with us." 

Children, born in Ashford : 

133 i Jonathan ^ Chaffe, Jr., born April 21, 1728; died in Ashford, April 21, 
1728. 

+ 134 ii Josiah Chaffe, born February 10, 1728-9; married EUzabeth Dimmock. 

+ 135 iii Thomas Chaffe, born April 8, 1731; married Hannah Reed. 

+ 136 iv Hannah Chaffe, born November 28, 1733; married Shubael Reed. 

+ 137 V William Chaffe, born July 30, 1736; married Anna Bibbins. 

138 vi Susannah Chaffe, born September 10, 1738; died; baptized in the 

First Congregational Church, Ashford, October 22, 1738. 

139 vii Abigail Chaffe, born December 17, 1740; died. 

140 viii Deliverance Chaffe, born February 7, 1742-3; died; baptized in the 

First Congregational Church, Ashford, May 22, 1743. 
+ 141 ix Jonathan Chaffe, Jr., born May 11, 1746; married Lucy Allen. 
+ 142 X Carpenter Chaffe, born January 25, 1749-50; died April 20, 1776; 

served in the Revolution as follows: 

"Chafee, Carpenter, Stockbridge. Private, Capt. Thomas 

Williams's co. of Minutemen, Col. John Paterson's regt., which 

marched April 22, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 

1775, from Stockbridge and West Stockbridge to Cambridge; 

service, 13 days." [Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War 

of the Revolution.^ 

39 Nathaniel ^ Chaffe (Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Reho- 
both, Mass., October 20, 1705, and died there, June 12, 1759. He married (1) in 
Rehoboth, December 12, 1734, Rebecca Mason, who died April 22, 1746, in her 
thirty-sixth year. He married (2) there, February 25, 1747, Lydia Peck, who 
survived him, and married (2) January 13, 1763, Thomas Wilmarth of Rehoboth. 

Nathaniel Chaffe was a mason. April 30, 1731, his father gave him "in consider- 
ation of love, good will & affection" ten acres of land "being the Easterly side of 
my farm or home lott." December 21, 1733, he bought of Samuel Mason, three 
acres of salt marsh in Barrington, Mass. At a town meeting in Rehoboth, March 31, 
1740, he was chosen Surveyor of Timber, and March 29, 1742, a "Hogg Driver." 
April 28, 1751, he was admitted to the First Congregational Church of Rehoboth 
and had his children baptized. June 18, 1759, his widow, Lydia, surrendered her 



FOURTH GENERATION 57 

right of administration of his estate to her son, Nathaniel, and June 25, 1759, the 
real and personal estate was divided among the heirs, the widow and sons, Na- 
thaniel, John, Levi and Noah. The eldest son, Nathaniel, was ajDpointed guardian 
to his two youngest brothers, Levi and Noah. 
Children, by first wife, born in Rehoboth: 

+ 143 i Nathaniel^ Chaffe, born October 6, 1735; married (1) Ruth Mans- 
field; (2) Susanna Carpenter. 
+ 144 ii John Chaffe, born June 20, 1737; married Ruth Jones. 
145 iii Noah Chaffe, born February 2, 173S-9; died in Rehoboth, February 
IS, 1738-9. 
+ 146 iv Levi Chaffe, born September 10, 1742; married Anna Pierce. 

147 v Ezra Chaffe, born October 20, 1744; died September 2, 1746. 
+ 148 vi Noah Chaffe, born February 22, 1745-6; married Susanna Esterbrook. 

40 Hannah "* Chaffe (Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Rehoboth, 
Mass., October 3, 1707, and died. She married there, May 27, 1729, Joseph Ar- 
mington, who came from the Island of Guernsey, England, arriving in Boston in 
1718, and later settling in Seekonk, where he made brick. Hannah Chaffe was 
baptized in the First Congregational Church of Rehoboth, April 17, 1709. 

Children, born in Rehoboth: 

149 i Nicholas^ Armington, born January 12, 1729-30; died in Rehoboth, 

January 28, 1729-30 (1730-31). 

150 ii Joseph Armington, Jr., born June 4, 1731; died in Rehoboth, August 

15, 1746. 

151 iii Josiah Armington, born July 28, 1733; died in Rehoboth, ]\Iay 13, 1736. 

152 iv John Armington, born June 12, 1735. 

153 V Deliverance Armington, born October 24, 1737; died in Rehoboth, 

August 28, 1746. 

154 vi Susannah Armington, born January 9, 1739; died in Rehoboth, January 

9, 1739. 

155 vii Hannah Armington, born April 20, 1742. 

156 viii Josiah Armington, born April 4, 1744. 

157 ix William Armington, born November 22, 1746. 

41 Dan ■* Chaffe (Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas was born in Rehoboth, 
Mass., February 6, 1710-11, and died probably in the autumn of 1796. He married 
in Rehoboth, November 9, 1736, INIary, daughter of John Robinson. She died 
before December 10, 1790, as in her husband's will of that date she is not mentioned. 

Dan Chaffe was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Rehoboth in 
infancy, and was admitted to membership in the same church, October 8, 1727. 
July 29, 1739, his father gave him fifteen acres of land in Rehoboth. At a town 
meeting in Rehoboth, May 19, 1747, "Dan Chaffe was drawn out of the Box to 
serve on the petition Jury Next Inferiour Court for the County of Bristol to be 
holden at Taunton on the Second Tuesday of June next." December 31, 1747, 
he bought of Timothy Carpenter for £50, two acres of land in Rehoboth. Jan- 
uary 3, 1753, Mary (Robinson) Chaffe and others, sold to Daniel Carpenter, for 
£100, thirty acres of land in Rehoboth, being the homestead of John Robinson, 
late father of the grantors. January 5, 1753, Dan Chaffe, " husbandman," bought 
of Charles Peck for £31, two acres of land in Rehoboth. January 15, 1753, he 
bought of John Whitaker, Jr., for £5, two acres more there at the same time, 
selling for the same amount to said Whitaker, a like quantity of land. December 2, 
1755, he was chosen to serve on the Petit Jury December 4, 1760, Dan Chaffe, 



58 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

"yeoman" sold for £50, to John Thurber, Jr., ten acres of land in Rehoboth. 
The same day, he bought for £90, of John Bowen, Jr., thirty-eight and one-half 
acres there. January 1, 1761, Dan and his wife sold to Amos Allen, housewright, 
of Providence, R. I., eighteen acres of land in Rehoboth for £40, 10s. Novem- 
ber 10, 1766, he was again chosen Petit Juryman. August 18, 1769 he bought 
of Silvanus Martin, ten acres of land in Rehoboth, for £6, 12s. 

The will of Dan Chaffe, dated December 10, 1790, leaves to his three sons, 
William, Jonathan and Braddock, all his lands, buildings, etc. Also to "Rachel 
Chaffee, widow of my son Robinson deceased" beside other bequests, 5s., "to 
be paid by my three sons," who were also to pay £9 to Sylvester, son of Robinson, 
when he reached the age of twenty-one. The son Jonathan was made executor 
of the will, which was probated November 1, 1796. 

Children, born in Rehoboth: 

+ 158 i William^ Chaffe, born August 15, 1737; married Catherine Thomas. 
159 ii Dan Chaffe, Jr., born March 16, 1739-40; died in Rehoboth, August 

24, 1746; baptized in the First Congregational Church, Rehoboth, 

March 23, 1739. 
+ 160 iii Jonathan Chaffe, born October 16, 1742; married Mary Coomer. 

161 iv Robinson Chaffe, born February 16, 1744-5; died August 29, 1746; 

baptized in the First Congregational Church, Rehoboth, February 
17, 1745. 

162 v Dan Chaffe, Jr., born September 17, 1747; probably died before 1790; 

baptized in the First Congregational Church, Rehoboth, Sep- 
tember 20, 1747. 
-t-163 vi Robinson Chaffe, born April 13, 1750; married Rachel Peck. 
164 vii Judith Chaffe, born October 30, 1753; probably died before 1790; 
. baptized in the First Congregational Church, Rehoboth, January 
13, 1754. 
+ 165 viii Braddock Chaffe, born November 1, 1756; married Sarah Brown. 

44 Ephraim ^ Chaffe (Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas was born in Reho- 
both, Mass., January 25, 1715-16, and died there, June 9, 1790. He married (1) 
December 15, 1742, Patience, daughter of Samuel and Patience Butterworth of 
Rehoboth. She died May 16, 1743, aged twenty years, and he married (2) in 
Rehoboth, June 2, 1750, her sister Hannah Butterworth, who died September 5, 
1807, aged seventy-eight. The ancestor of Patience and Hannah, Deacon John 
Butterworth, was expelled from Rehoboth in the early days of that town because 
of his Baptist proclivities. In his house was held the first Baptist service held in 
the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He owned all that part of Rehoboth, known as 
Chestnut Hill, later called Seekonk. 

Ephraim Chaffe was a farmer in Rehoboth. He is designated in the records as 
"yeoman" and "husbandman." He was admitted to membership in the First 
Congregational Church of Rehoboth, June 13, 1736. March 21, 1742-3, he was 
appointed guardian of his wife. Patience, her father having recently died and she 
being a minor. The bond for £400, for the faithful performance of his duties was 
signed by Ephraim, Jonathan (8) and Nathaniel Chaffe (39), and witnessed by 
Stephen Paine and Josiah Howland. December 5, 1747, he was chosen by his 
cousin, Shubael Chaffe (74), as his guardian, and April 4, 1751, he sold to him for 
£26, 13s. 4d., five parcels of land in Rehoboth, containing twenty acres. Oc- 
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one hundred acres of land "belonging to said Hannah, the only surviving issue of 
Samuel Butterworth." 

Ephraim Chaffe was chosen for his first town office, that of Constable, March 25, 
1754. He was chosen for the same office, i\Iarch 29, 1756, and March 28, 1757. 
January 18, 1762, he bought of Edward Carpenter of Rehoboth, four acres of land 
there, for £9. August 3, 1762, his nephew, Noah Chaffe (148), chose him to be his 
guardian. May 4, 1765, Ephraim and his wife sold for £200, forty-four acres on 
Chestnut Hill in Rehoboth, to "Patience Butterworth, our mother, widow of Sam- 
uel Butterworth, of Rehoboth." December 15, 1766, Ephraim and his sons, 
Samuel B. and Ephraim, Jr., bought of Joseph Wheaton of New Milford, Conn., 
for £36, 15s., twelve acres of land in Rehoboth near Chestnut Hill. March 27, 
1769, he was chosen Surveyor of Highways. March 29, 1770, he bought of Ed- 
ward Martin, Jr., six and one-fourth acres of land with buildings, on the east side 
of Chestnut Hill, for £33. April 3, 1771, he bought four and one-half acres more 
on Chestnut Hill, from Ezekiel Carpenter for £21. June 7, 1773, he bought for 
£30, Is., from Rachel Goff of Johnston, R. I., seven and three-fourths acres of 
land in Rehoboth. This ends his recorded purchases of land. March 24, 1778, he 
sold to "Salvanus" Martin, for £135, ten acres of wood and pasture land on the 
easterly side of Chestnut Hill. May 21, 1781, he sold six acres for £54. Four days 
later, May 25th he made his will, which was probated September 6, 1790. The 
legatees were his wife, Hannah (Butterworth) Chaffe, who was made executrix and 
received the largest part of the estate, and his children, Patience, wife of Samuel 
Bowen, Samuel Butterworth Chaffe, Ephraim, Jr., Hannah, Sarah and Rachel, 
who received twenty shillings each. The document was witnessed by Barzilla 
and Lydia Bowen and Jesse Perrin. 

Children, by second wife, born in Rehoboth : 

-1-166 i Patience^ Chaffe, born November 9, 1752; married Samuel Bowen. 
-1-167 ii Samuel Butterworth Chaffe, born December 19, 1756; married Mrs. 

Nancy (Peirce) Peck. 
-1-168 iii Ephraim Chaffe, Jr., born April 25, 1760; married Elizabeth Whitaker. 

169 iv Hannah Chaffe, born December 14, 1762; died after 1781. 

170 v Sarah Chaffe, born May 19, 1765; died after 1781. 

• 171 vi Rachel Chaffe, born August 25, 1768; died; probably married in Re- 
hoboth, January 6, 1788, Benjamin Ormsbee of that place. 

50 David '^ ChafEe, Jr. (David, ^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Rehoboth, 
Mass., February 27, 1708-9, and died in Westford, Ashford Township, Conn., 
February 19, 1784. He married in Rehoboth, April 4, 1733-4, Martha, daughter 
of Ebenezer Walker of that place. She was born July 20, 1714, and died in West- 
ford, September 20, 1820. 

David Chafee, Jr., was baptized and admitted to membership in the First Con- 
gregational Church in Rehoboth, September 3, 1732, and ]\Iay 2, 1736, his wife 
also joined the church. They lived in Attleboro, I\Iass., where their first six chil- 
dren were born. January 5, 1736, "David Chaffe, yeoman" and wife Martha of 
Attleboro, for £85, sold to Ebenezer Walker, blacksmith, " Our brother " sixteen 
acres of land in Rehoboth, being the said Martha's share in the estate of her father, 
Ebenezer Walker. November 21, 1736, they sold to Jonathan Robinson, for £14, 
one acre of salt marsh in Barrington, ]\Iass., being "ye i part of ye meadow of our 
father Ebenezer Walker." December 28, 1747, "David Chaffe, husbandman, of 
Attleborough " sold to Alexander More of that place for £640, old tenor bills, 



60 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

sixty acres of land in "the township of Attleborough." In 1748 he was still living 
in Attleboro, when he bought of Joseph Byles one hundred acres of land in Ashford. 
Between this date and the winter of 1749-50, he moved there with his family, 
and in 1750 received from his father "for love good will and fatherly affection" 
thirty acres more there. He was elected Lister in 1763, and also twice in 1764. 
January 8, 1769, David Chafee and his wife were dismissed to the Second Church 
in Ashford, in which town he was buried. 

His will made in 1783 was probated the following year: 

WILL OF DAVID CHAFEE 

" In the name of God, amen. 
"The 19th Day of May, in the year of our Lord Anno Dom, 1783. 

" I David Chafee of Ashford in the county of Windham, and State of Connecticut 
in Newengland, being weak in body, but of sound mind and memory thanks be 
given to God for the same, and calling to mind the mortality of my body and 
knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my 
last Will & Tesstament, that is to say, Principally and first of All, 

"I give and reccomend my Soul into the hand of God who gave it, and for my 
Body I reccomend it to the earth to be buried in Christian-like & decent Manner 
at the discresion of my executor to be hereafter named, nothing doubting but at 
the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty jDower of 
God. 

" And as touching such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me in this 
life, I give devise & dispose of the same in manner and form following, that is to 
say — I give and bequeath to my well-beloved wife Martha Chafee, the use and 
improvement of all the lands that I have not disposed of by deed, together with 
the use and improvement of forty-three acres of land I have this day conveyed 
by deed of bargain and sale to my Son David Chafee Junr which land is leased to 
me the said David Chafee, by the said David Chafee Junr during my natural Hfe, 
and the natural life of the said Martha. I also give to my said wife Martha Chafee, 
the use and improvement of my dwelling house and all my household furniture, 
together with the lands above mentioned during the natural life of the said Martha. 
I also give to my said wife Martha the use and improvement of one cow and a 
suitable horse to ride when and so often as she the said Martha shall want or 
require the same to be furnished by my said Executor. 

"Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Son David Chafee Jun all the lands 
I shall die seized, of and buildings thereon standing, to him his heirs and assigns 
after the deed of my said wife Martha. 

"Item I give and bequeath to my well-beloved daughter Martha Tyler twenty- 
four Shillings Silver Money, to be paid to the said Martha, within one year after 
my dece by my Executor. 

"Item I give and bequeath to my well-beloved daughter Patience Amidon 
twenty shillings Silver Money, to be paid to the said Patience, within one year 
after my decee by my Executor. 

" Item I give and bequeath to my well-beloved daughter Joanna Whiton 
twelve shillings Silver Money, to be paid to the said Joanna within one year after 
my decee by my Executor. 

"Item I give and bequeath to my well-beloved daughter Elizabeth Brown 
twelve Shillings Silver Money, to be paid to the said Elizabeth within one year 
after my dece by my Executor. 

"Item I give and bequeath to my well-beloved daughter Dorathy Knox twelve 
Shillings Silver Money, to be paid to the said Dorathy within one year after my 
decee by my Executor. 

"Item I give and bequeath to my well-beloved daughter Ama Smith twelve 
Shillings Silver Money, to be paid to the Said Ama within one year after my decee 
by my Executors. 



FOURTH GENERATION 61 

"I give and bequeath to my sd daughters above mentioned all my household 
furniture that may or shall be left and remaining after the death of my Said wife 
Martha, to be equally divided and distributed to each of them respectively. And 
Lastly, 

"I do hereby make, ordain constitute, and appoint my said Son David Chafee 
Junr my only and sole Executor to this my last will and testament, and if any 
of my estate is not hereby disposed of I give and bequeath the same to my said 
Executor — Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and 
testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day 
and year first above written 
"Signed Sealed pubhshed and 

" pronounced by David Chafee [seal] 

" the said David Chafee to be 
" his last will & testament 
" in presence of us the Subscribers 

"N. B. The words&buildings standing thereon between the 24 & 25 lines from 
the top & the Word Patience between the 28th & 29th lines from the top were 
interlined before signing 
" Ebenezer Walker ) 
"Timothy Perin >■ 
"Simeon Smith ) 
"Windham County S. S. Ashford 25th Feb A. D. 1784. 

" Personally appeared Capt Ebenezer Walker & Capt Simeon Smith two of the 
witnesses of the above within and foregoing will and testament of Mr. David Chafee 
late of Ashford decee and made solemn oath that they saw and heard the above 
sd testator sign and seal publish pronounce and declare, the same to be his last 
will and testament, and that they then took the testator to be of sound and dis- 
posing mind and memory, that they each of them signed as witnesses, in the 
presence of the sd testator, and that Capt Timothy Perin the other witness signed 
as a witness at the same time in their presence and in the presence of the testator. 

" Sworn before me 

" Elijah Whiton 
" Justice of the peace. 

"At a Probate Court holden at Pomfret in the district of Promfret on the 9th 
day of March A. D. 1784. present Charles Church Chandler Esqr Judge the within 
will was presented by the executor David Chafee accepted the trust therein reposed 
in him & gave bonds according to law, & the sd will is by this Court proved, ap- 
proved, and allowed of, & ordered to be recorded and kept on file — 

"Attest Lem. Grosvenor Clerk Probate." 

[Pomfret, Conn., Probate Records, Book V, p. 44.] 

Children, the first six born in Attleboro, the rest in Ashford : 

-M72 i David ^ Chafee, Jr., born October 28, 1733; married Priscilla Robbins. 

173 ii Martha Chafee, born about 1735, died in infancy; baptized by "Mr. 

Welde [minister of the First Church of Rehoboth] at the house 
of Isriel Perry." 

174 iii Martha Chafee, born April 27, 1737; died; married in 1757, Job Tyler; 

she was baptized in the First Congregational Church, Rehoboth, 
June 12, 1737. 

175 iv Dorothy Chafee, born January 22, 1739-40; died in Ashford, October 

10, 1755; baptized in the First Congregational Church, Rehoboth, 
March 23, 1739-40. 
+ 176 v Patience Chafee, born January 16, 1742-3; married Joseph Amidon. 

177 vi Abner Chafee, born September 14, 1746; died in Ashford, September 

18, 1755; baptized in the First Congregational Church, Rehoboth, 
November 24, 1746. 

178 vii Johanna Chafee, born January 3, 1749-50; died; married in Ashford, 

October 4, 1770, Joseph Whiton, Jr.; she was baptized there 
May 23, 1750. 



62 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

179 viii Elizabeth Chafee, born April 11, 1753; died; married Brown. 

180 ix Dorothy Chafee, born January 11, 1756; died; married in Ashford, 

November 27, 1777, by Reverend James Messinger, to Adam 
Knox. 

181 X Ama (Anna) Chafee, born September 2, 1759; died; married 

Smith; she was baptized at her father's house in Ashford, by Mr, 
Allns, November 23, 1759. 

182 xi Sarah Chafee, born July 10, 1763; probably died before 1783, as her 

father's will, made that year, makes no mention of her. 

51 Elizabeth '^ ChafEe (David,^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Rehoboth, 
Mass., March 21, 1710-11, and died January 15, 1761. She married, February 28, 
1733-4, Ichabod, son of David and Elizabeth (Bosworth) Read of Rehoboth. 
He was born there, October 8, 1708. After Elizabeth Chaffe's death, he married 
(2) Elizabeth Robinson, by whom he had four children. Elizabeth Chaffee was 
baptized and admitted to the First Congregational Church of Rehoboth, May 14, 
1732. After her marriage, she lived in Attleboro, Mass., where she was buried. 

Children, born in Attleboro: 

183 i Ichabod ^ Read, Jr., born January 15, 1735; died young. 

184 ii Patience Read, born August 2, 1737. 

185 iii Amos Read, born May 1, 1739; married Mary Ide. 

186 iv Daniel Read, born August 12, 1743. 

187 V Ohve Read, born April 11, 1746. 

188 vi Ichabod Read, Jr., born March 2, 1750. 

189 vii Jonathan Read, born August 8, 1752; married Dorothy Blake. 

For further descendants see History of the Reed Family, by Jacob W. Reed. 

52 Patience ^ Ohaffe (David, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Rehoboth, 
Mass., April 14, 1713, and died there, August 20, 1756. She married, February 28, 
1733-4, Samuel, son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (French) Read. He was born in 
Rehoboth, August 12, 1710, and lived there. Patience Chaffe was baptized in the 
First Congregational Church of Rehoboth, August 12, 1733. She continued to 
live in that town after her marriage. 

Children, born in Rehoboth: 

190 i Nathaniel^ Read, born May 31, 1735; married Huldah Carpenter. 

191 ii Samuel Read, Jr., born October 11, 1736. 

192 iii Mary Read, born February 13, 1738. 

193 iv David Read, born October 5, 1742; married 

194 V Jesse Read, born July 8, 1744; married Esther Puffer. 

195 vi Zacharia Read, born September 8, 1746; married Lois Mann. 

196 vii Patience Read, born January 22, 1748. 

197 viii Experience Read, born April 19, 1755; died in Rehoboth, May 22, 1755. 

For further descendants see History of the Reed Family, by Jacob W. Reed. 

53 Atherton ^ ChafEe (David,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born in Rehoboth, 
Mass., April 7, 1715, and died in Westminster, Vt., March 4, 1778. He married 
(1) in Ashford, Conn., Abigail Squire (?), who died there, February 12, 1755. 
He married (2) in Ashford, March 25, 1756, Rachel Fuller, who died in West- 
minster, July 29, 1803, where she was buried. She spent her last days with her son 
Constant. 

In 1738, Atherton Chaffe of Ashford, bought of Moses Fuller of that place, one 
hundred acres of land there. September 12, 1743, his father gave him one-half of 



FOURTH GENERATIOxN 63 

all his lands, buildings, fences, orchards and improvements on the farm in Ash- 
ford, where he, David, then lived, November 16, 1750, Atherton Chaffe, "yeo- 
man," bought of his father for £500, three tracts of land in Ashford, near a place 
called Lead Mine Hill, containing about eighty-five acres, a house and buildings. 
History says that in 1751 Atherton went with a party to Westminster, N. H. 
His last real estate transaction showing him to be a resident of Ashford, was 
February 8, 1758, when he bought for £18, twenty-six acres of land there, of 
Jonathan Pidge. In 1759, he is spoken of as of Westminster. The town was in 
what was then known as "the New Hampshire Grants." What is now Vermont 
was claimed by both New York and New Hampshire and was the subject of a 
long and bitter dispute, which lasted until after the Revolution. Vermont was not 
recognized as a state and admitted to the Union until 1791. Atherton Chaffe is 
said to have helped build a blockhouse in Vermont, and to have lived in it with 
twenty other families for four years. He was a Private from 1768 to 1770 in a 
volunteer company in Westminster, which was organized about that time, to pre- 
pare the men for defensive purposes when necessary. The following church doc- 
ument will be of interest to the descendants of Atherton Chaffe : 

"We the subscribers being desirous of having a steeple built to the meeting 
house that is about to be built in the town of Westminster present this our humble 
petition to the proprietors that have undertaken to build said house for liberty 
to build said steeple and for encouragement therefore we promise and bind our- 
selves to pay the sum or sums set to each of our names in order to pay the cost of 
said building provided the proprietors of said house shall see fit to grant us liberty 
and will allow us an equal share in the house with them according to the terms 
which we subscribe, in witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals 
this 8th day of March in the year of our Lord Christ 1769. 
"Samuel Phippen Five Dollers 
" BiLEY WiLLARD 3 DoUcrs 
"Joseph Willard 3 Dollers 
"Samuel AvERELL 2 Dollers 
"JoH. AvERELL 3 Dollers 

"Joseph Phippen 3 Dollers 
"Thomas Averill 3 Dollers 
"Solomon Burk 3 Dollers 
" Atherton Chafe 2 DoUors 
" BiLEY Carpenter 2 DoUors 
"Ariel Carpenter 2 Dolers 
"Thomas Crook 1 Doler" 

Atherton Chaffe is said to have been a man of fine, unblemished character and 
habits. He is said to have had twenty-one children, the youngest, Crean Bush, 
being posthumous. His estate was administered by his widow. June 6, 1789, she 
applied for Commissioners to sell out her "thirds." At her death, her estate was 
settled by her son Constant. Her tombstone in the graveyard in Westminster 
bears the following inscription : 

" In memory of Mrs. Rachel widow of Mr. Atherton Chaffe, who died July 29, 
1803, in the 67th year of her age. 

" To you my children and my friends 
Which I have left behind 
Come view this solemn monument 
And here instruction find." 

Children, by first wife, born in Ashford : 

198 i Mary Chaffe, born February 15, 1739-40; died. 



64 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

199 ii Experience Chaffe, born April 2, 1745; probably married Ephraim 
Hunt of Wrentham, Mass., August 5, 1762, and had a daughter 
Betty, mentioned in the will of Betty Chaffe (201). 

+ 200 iii Squire Chaffe, born July 18, 1747; married . 

201 iv Betty Chaffe (Chafee), born May 9, 1749; died in 1778; the will of 
"Betty Chafee of Rehoboth" made August 20, 1777, mentions 
Betty, daughter of Ephraim Hunt, Huldah, daughter of Na- 
thaniel Read, Betty, wife of Daniel Read, Patience Read, and 
"my beloved Aunt Margaret Chaffe" (55), Nathaniel Read being 
made executor; inventory taken December 5, 1778, 
+ 202 V Atherton Chaffe, Jr., born March 15, 1752; married Phoebe Brockway. 
203 vi Margaret Chaffe, born April 18, 1754; died in Ashford, March 17, 1755. 

Four other children, names unknown. 
Children, by second wife, the first two born in Ashford, the rest in Westmin- 
ster: 
+ 204 xi Clifford Chaffe, born January 20, 1757; married Anna Burke. 

205 xii Chloe Chaffe, born September 21, 1758; died in Ashford, April 21, 

1760. 

206 xiii Calvin Chaffe, died about 1784; he served as a Private during the 

Revolution, in Captain Elkanah Day's Company from West- 
minster in 1776, and his name is also found on "A Pay Ab- 
stract for Capt. Jesse Burk'e and Capt. Michael Gilson's com- 
panies, officers and soldiers included, which marched in the 
Alarm [at Newbury] March 1781. . . . Calvin Chaffy," 
credited with three days' service, thirty miles' travel, wages per 
day, Is. 4d., pay per mile, 4d., total sum received 14s. 

+ 207 xiv Constant Chaffe, born about 1761 or 1762; married Anna Lovejoy. 

+ 208 XV Alpha Chaffe, married Mary Abby. 

+ 209 xvi Otis Chaffe, married Abigail Abby. 

+ 210 xvii Rachel Chaffe, born December 16 1772; married Samuel Wires. 
211 xviii Jarville Chaffe, born about 1774; died unmarried. 

+ 212 xix Nancy Chaffe, born about 1776; married Amos Abby. 

+ 213 XX Crean Bush Chaffe, born 1778; married Polly Bennett. 
Another child, name unknown. 

54 Mary ^ Chaffe (David, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Rehoboth, Mass., 
June 15, 1717, and died. She married, November 1, 1735, Gideon Frankhn of Re- 
hoboth, where they lived. 

Children, born in Rehoboth: ^ 

214 i Daniel ^ Franklin, born June 25, 1736. 

215 ii David Franklin, born April 13, 1738. 

216 iii Asa Franklin, born January 28, 1739-40. 

217 iv Molly Franklin, born October 3, 1741. 

218 V Hannah Franklin, born July 29, 1743. 

219 vi Gideon Franklin, Jr., born April 25, 1745. 

220 vii Ohver Franklin, born December 14, 1748. 

68 Daniel '^ Chaffe, Jr. (Daniel, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Rehoboth, 
Mass., December 14, 1721, and died between March 4, and May 26, 1760. He 
married Dorcas Ormsby, both at that time being of Attleboro. She married (2) 
Noah Read of Attleboro, their intention of marriage being published there, No- 
vember 7, 1761. Daniel Chaffe, Jr., was admitted to communion in the First Con- 
gregational Church of Attleboro, February 28, 1741. He owned land in Attle- 
boro. 

"April ye 9-1757 

" A Lest of Training Soldiers in ye first Company in Attleborough under ye Com- 
mand of Capt Samll Tyler . . . Daniel Chaffee Jn." 



FOURTH GENERATION 65 

March 4, 1760. "Children of Daniel Chaffe and Dorcas his wife were Baptized 
at his house, by reason of his being sick and unable to come with them to ye House 
of God." 

May 26, 1760, Dorcas, widow of Daniel Chaffe, Jr., was made administratrix 
of his estate, and the same year was appointed guardian of her children, Abner, 
Daniel, Samuel and Mary Chaffe. April 16, 1765, she bought in their behalf for 
£31, 10s. from John Starkey, land in Attleboro. 

Children, born in Attleboro: 

221 i Abner 5 Chaffe, born September 19, 1749; died after 1780; January 25, 

1771, "Abner Chaffe yeoman of New Stanford, N. Y.," sold for" £50, 
6s., to Noah Reed of Attleboro land there "formerly belonging to 
my father Daniel Chaffe and to my grandfather Daniel Chaffe, form- 
erly of Attleboro"; the Vermont Revolutionary Records show that 
he was Corporal in "Capt. Gideon Brownson's Company for the 
defence of the frontiers of the New Hampshire Grants June 29, 1776" 
service twenty-seven days; he also served with the Massachusetts 
troops: 

" Chafee, Abner. Private, Capt. WiUiam Douglas's co., Col. Benja- 
min Simonds's detachment of Berkshire Co. militia; enhsted Dec. 16, 
1776; discharged March 22, 1777; service, 96 days; marched to 
Ticonderoga." [Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of 
Revolution.] August 13, 1780, "Abner Chafee formerly of Danby, 
Vt.," bought of David Brydia for £200 land in Manchester, Vt.; 
"Abner Chaffe yeoman of Belchertown," Mass., sold to Samuel 
Atherton of Attleboro, all his interest in the estate of his cousin, 
Joel Martin (225), for one hundred Spanish milled dollars; he was 
still living in Belchertown, June 8, 1782, when he sold fifty acres of 
land in Manchester, probably that which he bought in 1780, for 
£115; he was a farmer. 

222 ii Daniel Chaffe (Chaffy), born January 10, 1750-1; died before November, 

1773; his estate, amounting to £7, lOd., was administered by his 
employer, Richard Tutt, and was settled November 7, 1774, the 
heirs being his mother, Dorcas Read, his brothers, Abner and Samuel 
and his sister Mary; he was a mariner and lived in Marblehead, 
Mass. 

223 iii Samuel Chaffe, born February 4, 1753; died after 1786; February 10, 

1774, he was of Attleboro, when with his mother and stepfather, 
he sold to Ezra Carpenter, for £163, 8s. 6d., one hundred acres of 
land there formerly owned by his father and grandfather Chaffe; 
July 16, 1776, he was living in Dorset, Albany County, N. Y., when 
he sold for £4, 4s., all his interest in " my grandmother Percy Chaffe 's 
dower from the estate of her husband Daniel Chaffe of Attleborough"; 
in 1776 "Samuel Chaffey of Charlotte County, N. Y.," sold one 
hundred and four and a half acres of land in Dorset, Vt., for £133, 
6s. 8d.; August 8, 1780, he was living in New Marlborough, Mass., 
when he sold one-sixth of twenty-eight acres in Attleboro for $100; 
he was still living there, March 14, 1786, when he sold for £140, 
one-half the iron works, with land and buHdings situated near 
them. 

224 iv Mary Chaffe, born August 20, 1758; may have married in Attleboro, 

October 26, 1780, Solomon Willis; unmarried and living in Attleboro, 
August 16, 1780, when she sold for £15, her interest in the estate 
of her grandfather, Daniel Chaffe. 

69 Esther "* Chaffe (Daniel,^ Nathaniel, ^ Thomas was born in Attleboro, 
Mass., March 10, 172-, and died before March 21, 1763. She married, April 27, 



66 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1757, Amos Martin of Attleboro, where she also hved. She was admitted into 
communion in the First Congregational Church of Attleboro, December 17, 
1743. 
Child: 

225 i Joel ^ Martin, born before March 21, 1763; died before November 20, 1780; 

unmarried; his grandfather, Daniel Chaffe (12), in his will dated March 
21, 1763, leaves to his grandson Joel, son of his daughter Esther (who 
must at that time have been dead), his mother's share; this property 
he received April 3, 1769, when the estate was settled; November 20, 
1780, his cousin, Abner Chaffe (221), sold for one hundred Spanish 
milled dollars, "all my interest in estate of Joel Martin of Attleborough 
set off to him from the estate of my grandfather Daniel Chaffe of 
Attleborough," indicating that Joel was dead. 

72 Sarah ^ Chaffe (Noah,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Rehoboth, Mass., 
August 20, 1722, and died there August 7, 1768. She married in Rehoboth, De- 
cember 25, 1740, William Blanden of that place, where they hved. 

Children, born in Rehoboth: 

226 i Lois^ Blanden, born February 1, 1741-2; married Amos Love. 

227 ii Ebenezer Blanden, born August 2, 1744; died young. 

228 iii Lucee Blanden, born March 8, 1745-6; married Jonathan Wilson. 

229 iv Shubael Blanden, born September 17, 1750; married Roxalina Sheldon. 

230 V Ebenezer Blanden, born February 26, 1754; married Nancy Wheeler. 

231 vi Christopher Blanden, born October 1, 1756; married Martha Martin, 

74 Shubael '^ Chaffe (Noah,3 Nathaniel2 Thomas was born in Rehoboth, 
Mass., March 23, 1729-30, and died February 8, 1802. He married in Rehoboth, 
December 13, 1753, Elizabeth Crawford, who died May 14, 1815. 

Shubael Chaffe was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Rehoboth, 
May 3, 1730. His father died when he was three years old, and his uncle Jon- 
athan Chaffe (8) was appointed his guardian. December 5, 1747, having reached 
an age when he was allowed to choose his own guardian, he made choice of his 
cousin, Ephraim Chaffe (44) from whom he bought for £26, 13s. 4d, April 4, 
1751, twenty acres of land in Rehoboth. At this time Shubael Chaffe was a laborer 
in Rehoboth, and later a farmer and innholder there. November 10, 1752, he 
bought for £60, of his brother, Christopher, who had moved to Woodstock, Conn., 
his share of their father's estate, being one-fourth part. March 12, 1754, Shubael 
and wife Elizabeth sold for £38 to Ebenezer Fuller eleven and three-fourths acres 
in Rehoboth, being land which his father, Noah, had bought of Hannah Turner. 
November 20, 1754, Shubael Chaffe, innholder, and his wife sold to Solomon Brad- 
ford, six acres of land in Rehoboth for £55. Ten days later, November 30th, 
Shubael sold to Noah Newman a triangular piece of land containing one and one- 
half acres for £1, 10s. March 11, 1755, he again sold to Solomon Bradford, this 
time four or five acres of land, being a "Lott laid out upon ye right of my father 
Noah Chaffe," for £125. March 31, 1766, he was chosen Fence Viewer in Reho- 
both. He served in the Revolution both with the Massachusetts and Rhode Island 
troops: 

"Chaffe, Shubael, Rehoboth. Capt. John Perry's co., Col. Timothy Walker's 
(22d) regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; service, 3 mos. 1 week, 1 day; also, 
company return dated Oct. 6, 1775; also order for bounty coat or its equivalent 
in money dated Camp at Roxburj', Oct. 26, 1775. "*' [Massachusetts Soldiers and 
Sailors in the War of the Revolution.] 



FOURTH GENERATION 67 

Shubael Chaffe also enlisted in OIney's Rhode Island Battallion for the war 
in Providence, R. I., February 1, 1777, and served until June 15, 1783. He is 
described as a laborer, born and of Rehoboth, age fifty-three, gray hair, light com- 
plexion, size, five feet, three inches. He was appointed Corporal soon after his en- 
listment, February 24, 1877. His name is found on the muster rolls of the 2d 
Rhode Island Regiment, Israel Axigell, Colonel, for November, 1778, January, 
February and April, 1779, August, September, October, November and December, 
1780; his name is also on a broadside, dated Champlain, N. Y., 1779-80. His 
name is also on the account of clothing supplied for 1780, 1781 and 1782. He was 
on extra service in 1780 and 1781; Orderly for Field Officers, September 8-22, 
1780, Orderly Major for Colonel Angell, September 29, Waiter to Field Officers, 
October 6 and 13, taking care of horses in the country, November 3, and 17, 
December 4-21, January 25 and February 2, 1781. He signed a receipt for pay to 
Daniel S, Dexter, Paymaster of the Rhode Island Regiment, in Rhode Island 
Village, June 11, 1781. In September, his regiment was stationed in Verplank's 
Point, N. Y. Lieutenant Commander Olney granted him a furlough from Sara- 
toga, N. Y., from December 22, 1782, to February 20, 1783. February 1, 1783, 
he is reported as entitled to two badges. June 15, 1783, he was granted another 
furlough. July 11, 1783, he received a note for the pay due him from January 1, 
1782, with six per cent interest. April 20, 1784, he received of J. S. Dexter in 
final settlement of his account with the United States, three certificates for $212, 
being balance due him for arrears of pay, etc. His service was in the 5th, 6th and 
8th Companies of the 2nd Rhode Island Regiment. [Rhode Island Archives, State 
House, Providence, R. /.] 

Children, born in Rehoboth: 

232 i Miriam Chaffe, born October 26, 1755; died; probably married a Burke 

and had a son Frederick; during the Revolution she was a hospital 
nurse, and received pay from November 1, 1778, for seventy-three 
davs. [Ihid.] 

233 ii Noah Chaffe, born August 22, 1757; died about June 23, 1780; enlisted 

in Rhode Island in the same company and regiment with his father 
and was also appointed Corporal, February 24, 1777, for the war; 
called "Noah Chafey of Providence;" his name is on the muster 
rolls for November, 1778, and January, 1779; mustered, Warren, 
February 7, 1779; on furlough in Providence, March, 1779; on muster 
roll for April, 1779; his name is also on a broadside for 1779-80, Dated 
Champlain, N. Y.; his name appears as having received clothing in 
1780; "Serg't Noah Chaffee" was reported killed, June 23, 1780; 
certificate for £64 due the heirs of Noah Chaffee, accepted by the 
General Assembly, in January, 1781. [Rhode Island Archives, State 
House, Providence, R. I.] 

234 iii Hannah Chaffe, born October 9, 1759; died April 27, 1841; married in 

Rehoboth, July 27, 1781, Allen, son of Samuel and Ruth Viall of 
that place; he was born there, December 23, 1756; drowned Sep- 
tember 23, 1815. 

235 iv Billie Chaffe, born September 21, 1765; died. 

236 V Bette Chaffe, born March 10, 1769; died. 

237 vi John Chaffe, born March 19, 1774; died. 

76 Joseph ■* ChafiEe (John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Swansea, Mass., 
January 17, 1701-2, and died March 15, 1760. He married Hannah, daughter of 
Ephraim May of Rehoboth, Mass. She was born in Swansea, October 1, 1704^ 



68 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

and was baptized there, February 12, 1706-7. After Joseph Chafife's death, she 
married (2) Ensign Joseph Sexton. 

Joseph Chaffe was Constable and Town Sealer of weights and measures in Bar- 
rington in 1729. 

January 21, 1729-30, "Joseph Chaffe Junr. of Barrington, boatman," bought 
of Benjamin Marcy of Woodstock, husbandman, a "Mansion house" and seventy- 
five acres of land in Woodstock, bounded by the land of Isaiah Tiffany and John 
Chaffe, for £300. 

February 23, 1729-30, "Joseph Chaffee Junr. of Barrington in the County of 
Bristol in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay In New England Boatman, for 
and in consideration of the sum of two himdred pounds to me paid by my Hon- 
oured Father, John Chaffee of Woodstock, in the County of Suffolk and Province 
aforesaid, yeoman, being part of my Portion or Patrimony of my said Father's 
Estate do by these presents Remit, Release and forever Quit Claim . . . 
unto my Father John Chaffee ... all my right title interest Claim & Demand 
unto all of Housing & Lands of my said Father being & lying in Woodstock Afore- 
said, belonging ... to me as a son or heir." This document was witnessed 
by his uncle Joseph Chaffe (18) and Samuel Luther. [Woodstock Land Records.] 
In those days a man was called "Junior" if there was another man in his family 
of the same Christian name, whether he was his father or not. Between the date 
of the above release and July 5, 1730, Joseph and his family removed to Woodstock, 
Mass. (now Conn.), as on the latter date his wife was admitted to the First Con- 
gregational Church of Woodstock by a letter of dismission and recommendation 
from the Church of Christ in Barrington. He settled in what is now West Wood- 
stock, and which was set off from Woodstock as the Second Precinct of Woodstock, 
or New Roxbury. 

September 29, 1730, "Joseph Chaffe of Woodstock in the County of Suffolk, 
in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, Husbandman, & Hannah 
Chaffee wife of said Joseph" sold to "Samuel Millard of Swansey in the County of 
Bristol, in said Province, shipwright" for £110 "a certain Lott or Tract of Land 
acituate lying and being in the Township of Rehoboth and in that part thereof 
called by the name of the Four Thousand Acre Division and was originally granted 
to be laid out to mr: Ephraim May late of Rehoboth aforesd Deceased vizt In 
February 1712-13 lying adjoyning to Israel Peck's Land at the great meadow Hill 
the first Corner is the southeast Corner of said Peck's Land being a Stake and 
heap of Stones thence South by a way of four perch wide between this Lott & 
the Bounds of the Town Eighty Rods to a Black Oak for a Corner thence west to 
the said Peck's Land then bounding with said Peck's Land till it Come to the first 
corner; the south west corner is a Beach Tree in said Peck's Line and way laid out 
November 9th 1713 as may fully appear by the Records of the proprietors of 
Rehoboth, Reference thereto being had." This was signed by Joseph Chaffe and 
Hannah Chaffe and witnessed by Samuel and Sarah Pain. 

[Bristol County Registry of Deeds.] 

On the same date Joseph Chaffe bought of Isaiah Tiffany seventy acres of land 
in Woodstock for £171. January 3, 1742-3, "Joseph Chaffe, yeoman," bought 
of John Bartholomew, weaver, of Woodstock, forty-two acres of land in the south 
half of that place for £85. May 12, 1747, he bought of James Bowdoin, Esq., of 
Boston, one hundred and twenty acres of land in Woodstock for £592. He was a 
voter in Woodstock, September 12, 1749, when he was made a Freeman. Decem- 
ber 5, 1751, he bought one hundred and ninety-one acres of land in Wales, a dis- 



FOURTH GENERATION 69 

trict of Springfield, Mass., for £600, "old Tenor bills, "of Peter, Moses and Aaron 
Tufts, Francis Pierce and wife Deborah, Jolm Boon and wife, Elizabeth, all of 
Ashford, Conn., Jonathan Whitcomb, blacksmith, and wife, Sarah, of Littleton, 
Mass., Uriah Gleason and wife, Abigail of Oxford, Mass. 

January 1, 1753, he bought of Thomas Allen, for £220, forty acres of land in 
the south half of Woodstock. May 17th of the same year, he gave a mortgage 
on one hundred and sixty acres of land in Woodstock, to James Bowdoin of Bos- 
ton, for "two hundred & ninety Spanish mill dollars" the mortgage to run for a 
year with interest at six per cent, a forfeiture of five hundred and eighty Spanish 
mill dollars being the penalty of failure to meet the obligation. This was signed 
by Joseph and Hannah Chaffe. September 3, 1754, Joseph Chaffe sold to Elijah 
Hurlburt of Woodstock, for £3,200, a dwelling house, barn, stable and one hun- 
dred and sixty acres of land in Woodstock, September 20, 1754, "Joseph Chaffee 
of New Roxbury in Woodstock," bought of Ebenezer Jones of Wales, for £110, 
14s., one hundred and fifty acres of land adjoining what he had already bought 
in 1751, lying partly in Wales and partly in the adjoining town, Somers, Conn. 
June 4, 1755, Joseph and wife, Hannah of Woodstock, sold to Abraham Skinner 
of Maiden, Mass., for £300, one hundred and ten acres of land with a house, barn, 
corn-barn and one-half a saw-mill, all in Woodstock. The next mention of Joseph 
shows him to have moved to Wales, between June 4, 1755, and January 30, 1756, 
as on the latter date he sold to Stephen Williams of Springfield, land in Wales, for 
£4, 10s. February 9th following, buying of him one hundred and fifty-four acres 
and forty-four rods of land in the same place, for £13. The land where he settled 
reached from the top of Ball Mountain to Monson Line. March 30, 1757, he and 
his wife sold to James Bowdoin, for £67, one hundred and thirteen acres of the 
tract bought in 1754, partly in Wales, and partly in Somers. December 2, 1757, 
John Chaffe (16) died and Joseph, the eldest son, was executor of his will, and was 
his residuary legatee. May 8, 1758, he sold to his son, Joseph, Jr., for £55, fifty- 
six acres of land in Wales. February 5, 1760, he gave two rods of land "for the 
use and benefit of a pubhc highway." February 25th following, he sold to his 
second son, Benjamin, seventy-five acres of land in Wales for £45, and to his 
son, Asa, land there for £35, 8s. The same day he sold to his son, Isaiah, "the use 
and advantage" of a certain stream of water. One month after these transac- 
tions he died, and power of administration was granted to the widow, Hannah 
and son, Joseph, April 1, 1760. April lOth folio-wing, Stephen Stebbins, WiUiam 
King and John Bliss were appointed by the Judge of Probate to appraise the es- 
tate, and they met June 4th at the house of "the widow Mrs. Hannah Chaffey" 
and appraised the estate "as it was shewed them by Mrs. Hannah and Mr. Joseph 
Chaffee." In this inventory, the home lot was valued at £225, the total value 
of the estate being £423, 2s. 9d. Mention is made of horses, oxen, cows, thirteen 
goats (valued at 34s.) pigs, farming utensils, household furniture, clothing. Bibles 
and various rehgious books, pamphlets, etc. The debts, including bills to Doc- 
tors Terry and Morse for services during Joseph Chaffe's last illness, amounted to 
£246, 14s. August 18th, the widow and Joseph, as administrators, sold to John 
Firman, cordwainer of Springfield, for £116, one hundred acres of land partly in 
Wales, and partly in Somers, with a dweUing house and barn thereon, including 
eight rods "near the old goat pasture," the land adjoining that of Ephraim Chaffe 
(241). On this date, they also sold thirty-two and one-half acres of land in Wales 



70 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

to Isaiah Chaffe (247) of that place, he being the highest bidder and paying £9, 
15s. 

Joseph Chaffe died of smallpox, and one of the items in the account of the ad- 
ministrators against the estate is 5s. "for brimstone & rum to cleanse the infec- 
tion out of the house." He lies buried in the cemetery in Hampden, Mass. (for- 
merly South Wilbraham), where the inscription on his tombstone reads: 

" In memory of 

Mr. 

Joseph Chaffe 

who died of 

the Small Pox 

March 15, 1760 

in the 59th 
year of his age." 
That of his wife is also in the same cemetery and is inscribed : 

" In Memory of 

Mrs. Hannah 

formerly wife of 

Mr. Joseph Chaffee 

late wife of 

Ens Joseph Sexton 

who died 

May 26, 1787 

in the 80th year of her age. 

Aged and young ahke must lie 

In this cold bed of clay." 

Children, the eldest born in Barrington, the rest in Woodstock: 

-h238 i Sarah ^ Chaffe, born January 18, 1729; married (1) Isaac Morris; (2) 

Honorable John Bhss. 
+ 239 ii Joseph Chaffe, Jr., born January 9, 1730-31 ; married Esther Chaffe. 
+ 240 iii Benjamin Chaffe, born July 10, 1732; married Hannah Skinner. 
+ 241 iv Ephraim Chaffe, born about 1733; married Anna (or Anne) Torrey. 
+ 242 V Asa ChafTe, born June 5, 1734; married (1) Mary Hewlett; (2) Sarah 
Ormsbee. 
243 vi Jonathan Chaffe, born March 16, 1735-6; died. 
+ 244 vii Comfort Chaffe, born March 20, 1737-8; married (1) Mary Bliss; (2) 
Mrs. Hepzibah (Green) Chaffee. 

245 viii Hannah Chaffe, born June 17, 1742; died; baptized in the First Con- 

gregational Church, Woodstock, June 27, 1742. 

246 ix Darius Chaffe, born March 22, 1743-4; died after 1775; baptized in 

the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, May 13, 1744; 
removed to Wilbraham; on a pay roll dated December 5, 1775, 
of Captain Warriner's company of Wilbraham, Mass., "who 
marched in defense of Ammerican Liberty on ye Alarm last 
April occassioned by th Lexington Fight with ye number of 
officers & soldiers," appears the name of Darius ChafTe, private, 
service ten days, distance travelled one hundred and eighty miles 
from and to home, payment £1, 9s. 2d. 
+ 247 X Isaiah Chaffe, married Betty Manning. 
248 xi Joel Chaffe, born November 19, 1745; died; baptized in the First 
Congregational Church, Woodstock, February 11, 1746. 

77 Joel ^ Chaffe (John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born probably in Swansea, 
Mass., in 1702, and died in Woodstock, Conn., June 20, 1745. He married EHza- 
beth, daughter of Thomas Bicknell of Middleboro, Mass. She died before Feb- 
ruary 2, 1757, when her estate was divided. 



FOURTH GENERATION 71 

April 24, 1725, "Joel Chaffe, cordwainer [shoemaker] of Barrington, Mass.," 
bought of Joseph Bosworth of Rehoboth, Mass., thirteen acres of land there for 
£109. Barrington was set off from the western part of Swansea in 1717, and 
Joel's father and family lived in that part. April 15, 1729, Joel Chaffe of Rehoboth, 
bought of Joseph Allen of Barrington, four and three-fourths acres of land in Re- 
hoboth for £40. April 3, 1730, Joel and his wife, Elizabeth of Rehoboth, gave a 
quitclaim deed to Benjamin White of Middleboro, on a piece of land there which 
had formerly belonged to Elizabeth's father, Thomas Bicknell. January 9, 1730-1, 
Joel bought of James and Constant Viall of Barrington, twenty-eight acres of land 
in Rehoboth for £95. December 28, 1732, he and his wife sold to Stephen Fry 
of Woodstock for £500, eighteen acres and one rood of land in Rehoboth, the same 
day buying of him twenty-two acres and two roods of land with a house, a barn 
and a shop situated thereon, in Woodstock, for £550. Both men were shoemakers. 
January 1, 1732-3, he sold to Nathaniel Peck for £100, twenty-eight acres of land 
in Rehoboth, probably the property bought two years before of the Vialls. At 
this time he was still of Rehoboth, but during the year 1733, he moved to Wood- 
stock, whither his father had preceded him. Soon after his arrival there, in 1733, 
he bought of Jeremiah Robinson of Rehoboth, one hundred acres of land in Ash- 
ford, Conn., for £60, selling it March 12, 1733-4, to his uncle, Joseph Chaffe (18), 
for £85. In 1734, he bought two more tracts of land in Ashford, one of one hun- 
dred and fifty acres of Nathaniel Peck, for £135, and one of forty acres of John 
Bugbee of Ashford, for £40. September 8, 1735, he bought of Eliphalet Carpenter, 
and EUphalet Carpenter, Jr., of Woodstock, several pieces of land in the south 
half of that town, amounting to one hundred and fifty-five acres, and containing a 
mansion house. The price of this was £600. To this he added, March 18th fol- 
lowing, more land bought of Nathaniel Davenport, for £41, "good bills of credit." 
April 3, 1738, he sold to Benjamin Bugbee of Woodstock, twenty-five acres in the 
south half of the town for £50. 

May 26, 1742, Joel Chaffe and others petitioned the General Court in Boston 
(Woodstock at this time being part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony) to be made 
a separate town with religious privileges, the petitioners living very distant from 
the First Congregational Church in Woodstock, and that church being so small 
that it could not accommodate all those in the parish. [See 18.] Joel Chaffe lived 
four and a quarter miles from this church. December 11, 1742, Joel sold to Sam- 
uel Barnes of Barrington, for £75, seven acres and twenty rods of land in Wood- 
stock. February 9, 1744-5, he sold to his father, for £287, fifty acres of land in 
the south half of Woodstock, with a dwelling house on it. February 16, 1744-5, 
he sold to Thomas Allen for £366, another piece of land there. This was his last 
land transaction, as he died the following summer. His brother Joseph, being 
appointed October 21, 1745, as administrator of his estate, sold the entire real 
estate, consisting of seventy-five acres of land, to their brother, John (80), April 1, 
1747. The children received their father's share in their grandfather's estate, 
August 29, 1754. The estate of their mother was divided among the children in 
Woodstock, February 2, 1757. Joel Chaffe is thought to have been buried in 
Woodstock. 

Children, first two born in Rehoboth, the last five in Woodstock: 

249 i Elizabeth 5 Chaffe, born January 2, 1729-30; died before August 29, 
1754; married in Thompson, Conn., March 28, 1748-9, John Lee, 



72 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

their intention of marriage being published in Woodstock, March 
11, 1748-9. 
+ 250 ii Joshua Chaffe, born May 26, 1731 ; married Mary St. John. 
251 iii Joel Chaffe, Jr., born probably about 1732 or before May 6, 1733; died 
in Wilbraham, Mass., August 25, 1802, in his seventieth year; 
he married in Springfield, Mass., December 3, 1755, Hepzibah 
Green, born in Wales, Springfield Township, died December 19, 
1828, aged ninety-three; she married (2) Comfort ChafTe [see 
244]. Joel Chaffe, Jr., was baptized in the First Congregational 
Church of Woodstock, May 6, 1733; he was a blacksmith, farmer 
and miller, in 1801 owning a fulling mill; as early as 1764 he owned 
property in Wilbraham; March 8, 1768, "Joel Chaffee blacksmith 
of Wilbraham" sold to his cousin. Doctor Hezekiah Chaffe (79), 
of Windsor, Conn., for £30, ninety acres of land with the dwelhng 
house, barn and shop thereon, June 2d following leasing this 
same property from Doctor Chaffe at a yearly rental of twenty 
shillings, the lease being for the term of Joel's life and after his 
death to be continued while his wife Hepzibah remained his 
widow; March 11, 1769, Joel Chaffe was chosen Constable of the 
town of Wilbraham; May 30, 1770, he owned with his wife and 
others, pew number three in the Congregational Church there, 
but July 3d of the same year, he and his wife, with five others, 
occupied pew number fourteen there, May 11, 1772, he was chosen 
Juror in Wilbraham, and that year bought of Philip Lyon of that 
place property there for £22; his was one of the one hundred and 
twenty-five signatures to an agreement made in South Wilbraham 
in 1774, not to buy English-made goods; in 1776 he was chosen 
Fence Viewer in Wilbraham, and in December of that year, was 
one of those elected to the office of "deerreaves"; October 18, 
1779, he received $7 as bounty and mileage money for soldiers; 
March 22, 1786, he was chosen Surveyor; in the fall of that year, 
during Shays's Rebellion, he served as a Private in Lieutenant 
Lewis Langdon's Company, Colonel Gideon Burt's Regiment of 
Mihtia, Fourth Division, who marched to Springfield in support 
of the Government, service from September 22 to 28, 1786; he 
bought land in Wilbraham from 1785 to 1799; his will, dated 
October 5, 1802, gave all his property to his wife, as they had no 
children; February 8, 1805, she sold land to Comfort Chaffe 
(244), and May 10, 1808, another piece of land to Doctor Hezekiah 
Chaffe; both Joel and Hepzibah are buried in the old burying- 
ground, Hampden (formerly South Wilbraham), his tombstone 
bearing the following inscription : 
" Go home my friends, 

Dry up your tears, 

I must lie here 

Till Christ appears.' 

252 iv Abigail Chaffe, born January 16, 1734-5; died June 23, 1737; baptized 

in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, in January, 1734-5. 

253 v Abigail Chaffe, born July 2, 1737; died; married in Woodstock, May 29, 

1767, Nathaniel Goodell; she was baptized in the First Congrega- 
tional Church, Woodstock, August 7, 1737. 

254 vi Daniel ChafTe, born August 4, 1739; died December 23, 1740; baptized 

in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, September 30, 
1739. 

255 vii Lucy Chaffe, born May 8, 1742; died; maa-ried in Woodstock, January 

1, 1761, John Call; she was baptized in the First Congregational 
Church, Woodstock, June 20, 1742. 

256 viii Ruth Chaffe, born March 20, 1743-4; died November 17, 1796; baptized 

in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, May 13, 1744; 



FOURTH GENERATION 73 

July 3, 1770, with five others, she occupied pew number thirty in 
the gallery, women's side; buried in the old burying-ground, South 
Wilbraham (now Hampden) ; unmarried. 

78 Ebenezer '^ Chaffe (John,3 Joseph,2 Thomasi) was born in Swansea, Mass., 
September 22, 1704, and died in Woodstock, Conn., April 11, 17S4. He married 
(1), there, April 22, 1730, Mary, daughter of John and Abigail Scarborough. She 
was born July 25, 1708, and died in Woodstock, January 21, 1746-7. Ebenezer 
Chaffe married (2), February 2, 1747-8, Mary, daughter of Joseph and Margaret 
Bacon, their intention of marriage being published January 9, 1747-8. She was 
born November 24, 1696, and died December 29, 1753. He married (3), about 
1755, Mrs. Sarah (Adams) Durand, who died in Woodstock, August 5, 1782, in 
her sixty-third year. She was admitted to membership in the First Congregational 
Church there, April 16, 1780. 

Ebenezer Chaffe was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, 
October 3, 1731, and owned the covenant, October 10th following. He was still a 
communicant in that church July 3, 1737-8. December 21, 1733, "Ebenezer 
Chafee husbandman of Woodstock" bought land there for £96 of Nathaniel and 
Smith Johnson. May 19, 1755, he sold to Thomas Chapman, probably his son-in- 
law, for £200, ten acres there. April 3, 1760, he bought of Benjamin Skinner of 
Springfield, land in that township for £15. November 17, 1764, he sold to his son 
Ezra for £60, twenty-five acres of land in the south half of Woodstock. February 
11, 1765, "Ebenezer Chaffee yeoman" sold to his brother, "John Chaffee of Wil- 
braham" (which town had just been set off from Springfield as a separate town), 
thirty-eight and three-fourths acres of land there, the price being £6, 16s. 

Children, by first wife, born in Woodstock : 

257 i Samuel ^ Chaffe, born July 1, 1731 ; died September 5, 1758; inventory 
of his estate filed in Woodstock, May 1, 1759; baptized in the 
First Congregational Church, Woodstock, October 3, 1731. 
+ 258 ii Mary Chaffe, born August 27, 1733; married Thomas Chapman. 
+ 259 iii Rebecca Chaffe, born July 28, 1735; married John Howlett. 
+ 260 iv Tabitha Chaffe, born July 14, 1739; married Ephraim Carpenter. 
+ 261 V Ezra Chaffe, born April 9, 1742; married Jerusha Hurlburt. 
+ 262 vi Ebenezer Chaffe, Jr., born September 27, 1744; married Alice Fassett. 
263 vii Olive Chaffe, born December 9, 1746; died January 22, 1746-7. 

Children, by third wife, born in Woodstock: 

+ 264 viii Olive Chaffe, born March 24, 1756; married (1) Nathaniel Sanger; 

(2) Adams. 

+ 265 ix Samuel Chaffe, born June 9, 1760; married Azubah Sanger. 

+ 266 X Elizabeth Chaffe, born January 3, 1763, married Jonathan Paul. 

79 Hezekiah '^ Chaffe (John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas^) was born in Swansea, Mass., 
April 19, 1706, and died October 18, 1731. He married Mary, daughter of John 
Toogood of Swansea. He was a physician. April 7, 1730, he sold to Deacon 
Nathaniel Peck of Barrington, Mass., where he also lived, a road or way eight rods 
wide in that town, for £47. 

April 11, 1730, "Nathaniel Peck of Rehoboth, County of Bristol, Province of 
Massachusetts Bay in New England, Boatman," and his wife "Allice " who released 
her dowry and power of thirds, sold to " Hezekiah Chaffe of Barrington, County 
aforesaid. Physician ... for £300 ... A tract or messuage of Land 
Containing by estimation Twenty-five acres be it more or less situate, lying and 
Being in Rehoboth butted & Bounded as followeth viz — Begin-ing at the North 



74 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

east corner by a Rock, from thence Running by the Land of Nath'l Pain; thence 
up to a stake by a highway from thence bounded by the highway till it comes to 
a black oak tree; thence by the land of Nath'l Pain down to the River being all 
the land belonging to the s'd peck in that place. . . . 
"Signed, Sealed & Delivered 
" in presence of 

"Joseph AUin Nathaniel Peck [seal] 

"Nathaniel Paine her 

"Joel Chaffe Alce v Peck" [seal] 

mark 
The next mention of him is the appointment of his widow Mary, as administra- 
trix of his estate, November 16, 1731. 

"November 18, 1731. A true copy of the estate of Hezekiah Chaffe, lately 
deceased. 

"The Real Estate £320 

" The Personal Estate £185 14 10 

"Mary Chaffe, the widow Signed by Samuel Hills. 

Joseph Allen. 
Joseph Chaffe." 

On March 21, 1731-2, an inventory was taken of the estate of Hezekiah Chaffe 
consisting of drugs, medicine, bottles and "Chirurgeon Tools" amounting to 
£320, 14s. lOd. This was signed by the " appriseiers " Samuel Hills, Joseph Allen 
and Joseph Chaffe. 

"September 12, 1732. Charges against above Estate 
Im Primis 
To Timothy Barden for a coffin 

Digging the grave 

Drugs. 

Gloves. 

John Toogood for Grave Stones 



Nathaniel Paine 

Benjamin Chaffe 

Ann Chaffe 

Joseph Chaffe 12 10 3" 

November 16, 1732, bonds were given by Mary Chaffe, Samuel Hills, cooper, 
and Joel Chaffe, cordwainer (77), all of Rehoboth, and the administration of the 
estate was closed. January 22, 1732-3, Mary Chaffe sold to John Toogood, boat- 
man of Barrington, twenty-five acres of land in Rehoboth, with a dwelling house 
and barn on it for £265, buying back this property June 11th following for the 
same sum. October 18, 1734, she, with others, sold to John Toogood, for £80, a 
quitclaim deed of all interest on the estate of her father, John Toogood, in Swansea. 

In the ancient Chaffe burying-ground near Barrington, R. I (formerly within 
the hmits of Barrington, Mass., and before that of Swansea), on the Asa Peck farm, 
formerly the property of Thomas Chaffe the emigrant, then of Joseph, his son, 
and then of Joseph, his grandson (by whom it was sold to strangers), is found an 
old tombstone bearing the following inscription : 

"Here Lieth the body of Hezekiah Chaffe, died Octo.t ye 18th 1731 in ye 26th 
of his age." 

Children : 

267 i Mary ^ Chaffe, born in Rehoboth, July 29, 1728; probably died young. 

268 ii John Chaffe, born in Swansea; died after 1754; Nathaniel Peck ap- 



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pointed guardian to him and his brother Hezekiah, Jr., June 7, 
1748. Received land in Woodstock from his grandfather in 
1754. 
+ 269 iii Hezekiah Chaffe, Jr., born December 6, 1731; married Mrs. Lydia 
(Griswold) Phelps. 

80 John ^ Chaffe, Jr. (John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Swansea, Mass., 
February 10, 1706-7, and died January 2, 1796. He married in Woodstock, Mass. 
(now Conn.), December 17, 1730, Mehitable Mascraft, who died in South Wilbra- 
ham, June (January) 29, 1803, aged ninety-six years and twenty-six days. Their 
intention of marriage was entered in Woodstock, April 24, 1730, 

John Chaffe probably moved with his parents from Swansea to Woodstock, 
about 1729 or 1730, and was living there at the time of his marriage. He was 
baptized and owned the covenant in the First Congregational Church there, July 
29, 1733, the same day his wife being admitted to full communion with the same 
church. His name is found on the membership list February 24, 1740, and in 
March, 1753. July 15, 1745, he bought of John Bartholomew for £25, twenty 
acres and twenty perches of land in the south half of Woodstock. April 1, 1747, 
Joseph Chaffe (76), administrator of the estate of Joel Chaffe (77), sold to John 
Chaffe all the real estate of the said Joel, being seventy-five acres; January 14th 
following John Chaffe sold to Samuel Mascraft for £250, 75 acres of land there, 
probably that formerly belonging to Joel. John was a voter in Woodstock, when 
made a Freeman, September 12, 1749. September 25, 1752, "John Chaffe, husband- 
man," sold to James Franklin of Attleboro, Mass., sixty acres of land in Wood- 
stock for £450. August 29, 1754, he received from his father fifty acres of land 
valued at £70. December 24, 1754, he bought back from James Franklin the land 
he sold him in 1752, paying an advance price of £40. The land received from his 
father in 1754, "John Chaffe, yeoman" he sold April, 6, 1764, to Benjamin Skinner 
of Wilbraham for £255, the same day buying of Skinner three tracts of land in 
Wilbraham, one of thirteen acres with buildings thereon for £296, one of thirty- 
five acres for £30, and one of sixty-one acres for £18. June 30, 1765, he and his 
wife were dismissed from the church in Woodstock to the Second Congregational 
Church in Stafford, Conn. In 1768 they were members of the South Wilbraham 
Congregational Church. October 20th of that year, " John Chaffe and Mehitable 
his wife of South Wilbraham" sold to William Martin, Jr., of Woodstock, twenty 
eight acres of land and a mansion house there for £70. September 3, 1769, he 
gave to his son-in-law, Phineas Stebbins, "in consideration of that love and good- 
will which I do bear to son-in-law Phineas Stebbins, husbandman of Wilbraham " 
certain lots of land in that place. Three days later he sold to his son Simeon for 
£6, land there. May 30, 1770, a list of sittings in the Wilbraham Congregational 
Church states that " John Chaffee and wife," with six others, occupied pew number 
twenty-six. March 14, 1772, he sold to his son Amos, land in Wilbraham for £20. 
An agreement made in Wilbraham in 1774, not to purchase English-made goods, 
was signed by John Chaffee and one hundred and twenty -four other men. The 
farm on which John Chaffe lived in Wilbraham was inherited by his son Simeon, 
and from him, by his son Emery. 

In the old burying-ground in Hampden (formerly South Wilbraham) lie the 
remains of John Chaffe and his wife, their gravestones bearing the following in- 
scriptions : 



76 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

"In memory of 

Mr John Chaffe 

who departed this life 

Janry 2nd 1796 
aged 89 years 11 mos 
and 12 days 
My flesh shall slumber in the ground 
Till the last trumpets joyful sound 
Then burst the chains with sweet surprise 
And in my Saviours image rise." 

"In memory of 
Mrs. Mehitabel wife of 

Mr John Chaffe 

who departed this life 

Jun [or Jan] 29th 1803 

aged 96 years & 26 days 

I shall behold the face 

Of my forgiving God 

And stand complete in righteousness 

Washed in my Saviours blood." 

Children, born in Woodstock: 

270 i Mehitable ^ Chaffe, born February 24, 1732-3 ; died November 22, 1815 ; 

baptized in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, July 29, 
1733; with six others occupied pew number four in the Congre- 
gational Church, Wilbraham, July 3, 1770; buried in South Wil- 
braham (now Hampden) ; unmarried. 

271 ii Esther Chaffe, born January 14, 1734-5; married Joseph Chaffe. 

(See 239.) 
+ 272 iii Simeon Chaffe, born January 22, 1736-7; married Love Davis. 

273 iv Anna Chaffe, born May 1, 1739; died young; baptized in the First 

Congregational Church, Woodstock, May 6, 1739. 

274 V Amy Chaffe, born March 2, 1740; with five others, occupied pew 

number thirty in the gallery, women's side, in the Congregational 

Church, Wilbraham. 
+ 275 vi Amos Chaffe, born August 9, 1744; married Anna Brown. 
+ 276 vii Anna Chaffe, probably born about 1747-8; married Phineas Stebbins. 

90 Benjamin '^ Chaffe (Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas^) was born in Swansea, Mass., 
September 11, 1710, and died after 1774. He married (1) in Ashford, Conn., 
November 2, 1738, Hannah Chapman, who died there, January 18, 1739-40. He 
married (2) in Ashford, February 25, 1741, Priscilla Green of Mansfield, Conn., 
who died in Ashford, September 6, 1768. The following is from the records of the 
First Congregational Church in Ashford, having been entered by its first minister, 
Reverend James Hall: 

"April 1742. Then was also Priscilla Chaffee the wife of Benjamin Chaffee, 
accepted by the Brethern voting, as Dismissed or Recommended to us to be 
received into our communion. She having for several years been in full com- 
munion in the Church of Christ in Mansfield as the Rev. Mr. Williams his Pastoral 
letter declares." 

Benjamin Chaffe was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, 
Conn., July 16, 1732. March 12, 1735-6, he was living in Woodstock when his 
father "sold" him "for Love and Goodwill & Effection" one hundred acres of 
land in Ashford. Here he was living November 10, 1767, when he sold to Elijah 
Lyon, eight acres of land in Woodstock for £16, 15s., being part of his share of 



FOURTH GENERATION 77 

his father's estate. The last mentions of him in the records show him to have 
been hving in Ashford in 1773 and 1774, when he sold there two pieces of property 
to his son Francis Green Chaffe, one for £30, 5s., the other for £50. How long 
after this he lived is not known. 
Child, by first wife : 

277 i Benjamin ^ Chaffe, Jr., born in Ashford, January 18, 1739-40; died in 

Ashford, September 13, 1740. 

Children, by second wife, born in Ashford: 

278 ii Hannah Chaffe, died in infancy. 

279 iii Abigail Chaffe, born March 26, 1743 ; died ; probably married in Ashford, 

January 1, 1771, Jacob Orcutt; she was baptized in the First 
Congregational Church, Ashford, September 11, 1743. 
+ 280 iv Francis Green Chaffe, born April 6, 1745; married Dorcas Chaffee 
(312). 

91 James ^ Chaffee (Joseph, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born probably in Swansea, 
Mass., about 1713, and died in Monson, Mass., May 22, 1799. He was married (1) in 
Woodstock, Conn., June 16, 1737, by John Chandler, Esq., Justice of the Peace, 
to Beriah Hayden of Woodstock, born February 10, 1715-16, died June 24, 1758, 
Her name is found on a list of the members of the Woodstock Congregational 
Church as early as October 30, 1743. He married (2) in Killingly, Conn., August 
8, 1759, Rhoda Cady of that place. At this time he was living in Woodstock. 
She died May 22, 1799, and was buried in the same grave with her husband. 
November 4, 1747, Beriah Chaffe, an heir of Reverend John Child of Woodstock, 
and James Chaffee, her husband, of the same town, with other heirs of John Child, 
sold land to Jacob Child of Woodstock for £415. James Chaffee, a voter of Wood- 
stock, was made a Freeman, September 12, 1749. The records of the First Con- 
gregational Church of Woodstock, where he lived, show that December 12, 1763, 
James "Chaffe" did a day's work for the church for which he was paid 3s. 6d. 
He was drafted during the Revolution, but said that he could not leave such a 
large family. His son Abial, aged fifteen, stepped forward and, offering to take 
his father's i^lace, was accepted. James Chaffee was a farmer. 

Children, by first wife, born in Woodstock: 

281 i Nathan^ Chaffee, died October 8, 1750; baptized in the First Con- 

gregational Church, Woodstock, September 23, 1739. 
+ 282 ii Zebediah Chaffee, born April 11, 1741; married Mehetabel Preston. 

283 iii Dorothy Chaffee, born ^lay 6, 1743; died October 27, 1823; baptized 

in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, May 22, 1743. 

284 iv Sarah Chaffee, born April 27, 1746 ; married Samuel Chaffee (See 320.) 
+ 285 V James Chaffee, Jr., born March 22, 1748; married Sarah Howlett. 

+ 286 vi Nathan Chaffee, born November 17, 1750; married Priscilla Wedge. 
287 vii Abigail Chaffee, born January 2, 1753; died; baptized in the First 
Congregational Church, Woodstock, INIarch 11, 1753. 
+ 288 viii Chester Chaffee, born April 6, 1755; married Caroline Walker. 
289 ix Calvin Chaffee, born May 12, 1757; died April 25, 1758; baptized 
in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, May 29, 1757. 

Children, by second wife, born in Woodstock: 
+ 290 X Calvin Chaffee, born February 3, 1760; married Ruth Evidon. 
+ 291 xi Abial Chaffee, born August 13, 1761 ; married Hannah Seargent. 
+ 292 xii Charles Chaffee, born June 14, 1763; married Deborah . 

293 xiii Lucy Chaffee, born August 18, 1765; died; baptized in the First 
Congregational Church, Woodstock, October 20, 1765. 



78 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

294 xiv Martha Chaffee, born June 22, 1768; died April 13, 1772; baptized 
in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, July 3, 1768. 

+ 295 XV Chadwick Chaffee, born March 16, 1771; married Abigail Moulton. 

+ 296 xvi Stephen Chaffee, born September 25, 1773; married Ruth Under- 
wood. 

297 xvii Fatty Chaffee, born April 17, 1776; died in 1845. 

298 xviii Jemima Chaffee, born May 30, 1778; died. 

+ 299 xix Joseph Chaffee, born June 30, 1780; married Clarissa Dunham. 
+ 300 XX Leonard Chaffee, born April 11, 1782; married Betsey Needham. 

92 Abigail ■* OhafEe (Joseph,^ Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Swansea, Mass., 
March 15, 1714-5, and died. She was married in Woodstock, Conn., May 22, 1735, 
by John Chandler, Justice of the Peace, to Joseph Wright, Jr., born in Andover, 
Mass., in 1713. Their intention of marriage was entered in Woodstock, March 1, 
1734-5, and they are known to have lived there until 1759. June 28, 1746, Joseph 
Wright of Woodstock sold to Thomas Chaffee of the same place, seventeen acres 
of land there for £35. 

Children, born in Woodstock, and baptized in the First Congregational Church 
there : 

301 i Huldah ^ Wright, baptized July 9, 1738. 

302 ii Sarah Wright, baptized July 9, 1738. 

303 iii Abiel Wright, baptized October 13, 1739. 

304 iv Abigail Wright, baptized September 27, 1741; died young. 

305 V Samuel Wright, baptized February 17, 1745. 

306 vi Hannah Wright, baptized NovemJaer 10, 1748. 

307 vii Abigail Wright, baptized April 8, 1750. 

308 viii Benjamin Wright, baptized February 25, 1753. 

309 ix Lemuel Wright, baptized May 15, 1757. 

93 Thomas ■* Chaffee (Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas*) was born in Swansea, Mass., 
October 18, 1716, and died in Woodstock, Conn., May 3, 1753. He was married 
there, September 11, 1740, by John Chandler, Esq., Justice of the Peace, to Dorcas 
Abbot, their intention of marriage being entered in Woodstock, August 6, 1740. 
She was born December 16, 1713, and died in Woodstock, August 22, 1798. " Widow 
Dorcas Chaffee " was admitted to the First Congregational Church there, January 
13, 1763. "Thomas Chaffe, weaver, of Woodstock" received from his father, 
January 13, 1745-6, twenty-three acres of land in Woodstock worth £230 as part 
of his portion of his father's estate "towards his advancernent and settlement in 
the world"; on this land he had already "erected a dwelling house." June 28, 
1746, he added to this, seventeen acres of land in Woodstock which he bought 
of Joseph Wright, Jr., for £35. He lived all his life in Woodstock. On his death 
one-half of his estate went to his widow, together with the use of the house during 
her life; the other half of the estate going to his children, Jemima, Dorcas and 
Rhoda. 

Children, born in Woodstock: 

+ 310 i Jemima ^ Chaffee, born May 12, 1741 ; married Hodges. 

311 ii Dorcas Chaffee, born May 17, 1744; died August 31, 1746; baptized 

in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, May 27, 1744. 

312 iii Dorcas Chaffee, born June 12, 1747; married Francis Green Chaffee. 

(See 280.) 
+ 313 iv Rhoda Chaffee, married Corbin. 



FOURTH GENERATION 79 

94 Joseph '^ Chaffee, Jr., (Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) died about 1797. He 
was married in Woodstock, Conn., December 20, 1741, by John Chandler, Esq., 
Justice of the Peace, to Hannah, daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Gould. Their 
intention of marriage was published December 9, 1741. She was born February 
19, 1719. Joseph Chaffee moved from Woodstock to Ashford, Conn., where, 
September 3, 1744, his wife was admitted to the First Congregational Church, 
by a letter of dismissal from the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, on 
whose membership hst her name appears in 1740 and 1741. December 31, 1743, 
"Joseph Chaffee Jun. of Ashford" received one hundred acres of land in the 
southern part of that town as a gift from his father. January 16, 1756, Joseph 
and Hannah Chaffee of Ashford cjuitclaimed for £100, all their right and title in 
the estate of Thomas and Rebecca Gould, their parents, to Daniel Marscraft 
[Mascraft] of Woodstock. March 13, 1761, "Joseph Chaffe, yeoman, of Ashford" 
sold to Nathan Bishop of Woodstock, six acres of land in the south half of that 
town for £24. 

October 3, 1797, in Ashford, Joseph Briggs, as administrator of the estate of 
Joseph Chaffee late of Ashford, appointed men to divide the estate among the 
widow and children, Rebecca Griggs, Sarah Powers, Hannah Broughton and 
Jemima Chapman. No mention is made of the son Thomas, so it is presumed 
that he was dead, or he would have been one of the heirs-at-law. 

Children, all but the fourth known to have been born in Ashford: 

314 i Rebecca^ Chaffee, married Griggs; died after 1797; baptized in 

the First Congregational Church, Ashford, September 3, 1749. 

315 ii Sarah Chaffee, died after 1797; married in Woodstock, November 25, 

1773, Nathan Powers; baptized in the First Congregational Church, 
Woodstock, November 17, 1751. 

316 iii Thomas Chaffee, died probably before 1797; baptized in the First Con- 

gregational Church, Ashford, September 26, 1752. 

317 iv Hannah Chaffee, died after 1797; married Broughton. 

318 V Jemima Chaffee, died after 1797; married Chapman; baptized in 

the First Congregational Church, Ashford, October 10, 1757. 

95 Samuel ■* ChafEe (Joseph, ^ Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born probably in Wood- 
stock, Conn., about 1723, and died there, December 14, 1782, in his sixtieth year. 
He married (1) in Woodstock, August 6, 1746, Susanna Lyon, their intention of 
marriage being published ]\Iay 29, 1746, both being of W^oodstock. She died June 
9, 1768, and he married (2) INIary Howlett, who died in Woodstock, October 5, 
1798. Samuel Chaffe and wife Susanna were members of the First Congregational 
Church of Woodstock, November 8, 1746. April 25, 1773, Mary, wife of Samuel 
Chaffe, was admitted to membership in the same church. He was living in Wood- 
stock, April 28, 1766, when he bought for £138, of Nathaniel Daniels of Killingly, 
Conn., one hundred and twenty-eight acres of land in that place, where in 1769 
he was living. The inventory of his estate was taken February 10, 1783, and 
December 8, 1783, Mary Chaffe, widow, was made administratrix. January 19, 
1784, she was authorized to dispose of the property and a distribution of it was 
made April 6, 1784, the heirs being the widow, and five children, Henry, Caleb, 
Isaac, Parker and Walker, the sons Samuel and Thomas and daughters Molly 
Hutchings and Theda Afton (or Alton) having already received more than their 
share of the estate. 



80 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children, by first wife, born in Woodstock: 

+ 319 i Henry ^ Chaffe, born June 6, 1747; married Rachel Plank. 

+ 320 ii Samuel Chaffe, Jr., born September 15, 1749; married Sarah Chaffee 

(284). 
321 iii Molly Chaffe, born April 26, 1753; died young; baptized in the First 
Congregational Church, Woodstock, July 1, 1753. 

+ 322 iv Thomas Chaffe, born February 22, 1756; married Mary . 

323 V Molly ChafTe, born August 1, 1758; married in Woodstock, February 
27, 1783, John Hutchins; baptized in the First Congregational 
Church there September 17, 1758. 
+ 324 vi Caleb Chaffe, born July 25, 1761; married Naomi Aldrich. 

325 vii Isaac Chaffe, born April 10, 1763; died young; baptized in the First 

Congregational Church, Woodstock, August 4, 1763. 

326 viii Theda (Rhoda) Chaffe, born June 19, 1765; married in Woodstock, 

December 7, 1781, Joseph Alton (or Afton) ; baptized in the 
First Congregational Church there September 1, 1765. 

327 ix Isaac Chaffe, baptized in the First Congregational Church, Wood- 

stock, June 13, 1768; the following Revolutionary War record 
is possibly that of this Isaac, though he would have been less 
than twelve years of age at the time of enlistment: 

"Chaffee, Isaac. Private, Capt. John Carpenter's co. of guards 
stationed at Springfield; enlisted Jan. 22, 1780 discharged April 
22, 1780; service, 3 mos.; enlistment, 3 months; also pay roll of 
a number of men hired by Capt. John Carpenter to serve as 
guards at Springfield to fill the deficiency caused by the discharge 
of those whose term expired in April, 1780; hired April 22, 1780; 
discharged May 31, 1780; also Captain Carpenter's co. of guards 
stationed at Springfield; enhsted June 8, 1780; enlistment, 8 
months; reported enlisted into Continental service Aug. 20, 1780." 
[Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution.] 

Children, by second wife, born in Woodstock: 

328 X Parker Chaffe, born July 31, 1773; baptized in the First Congregational 

Church, Woodstock, August 8, 1773; lived in Woodstock, but 
was Uving in Canaan, N. H., July 23, 1799, when he joined his 
brother Walter in selling for $233.34 to Rebecca Newell of Wood- 
stock, land there formerly belonging to their parents, Samuel and 
Mary Chaffee. 

329 xi Walter Chaffe, born April 29, 1777; baptized in the First Congrega- 

tional Church, Woodstock, in 1777; lived in Canaan in 1799, 
when he joined his brother Parker, in a sale of land, as given 
above; moved to New York state about 1823; was a tailor and 
had a wooden leg, with a handle on it; supposed to have married 
and had children. 

97 Josiah ■* ChafEee (Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born September 1, 1731, 
and died in Woodstock, Conn., October 10, 1802. He married in Killingly, Conn., 
July 13, 1758, Sarah Cady of that place, born July 4, 1737, died in Woodstock, 
October 27, 1818, and was buried there. 

Nine days before his marriage, July 4, 1758, Josiah Chaffee of Woodstock, 
received from his father three-quarters of an acre of land there, valued at £3. 
Whether he bought this, whether it was given him as part of his inheritance, or 
as a wedding gift, is not certain. April 17, 1762, "Josiah Chaffee husbandman" 
sold to Asa Chaffee (242) land in Woodstock for £29. April 19, 1762, he bought of 
his brother Stephen for £20 land there. November 11, 1772, Sarah, wife of Josiah, 
was admitted to the First CongregationalChurch of Woodstock by letter from the 



FOURTH GENERATION 81 

church in North Woodstock. She was executrix and sole legatee of his estate. 
Her estate was administered by her daughter Chloe, she being appointed by the 
Court, July 27, 1819, in Woodstock. The estate was divided there September 8, 
1820, among eight hving children. 
Children, born in Woodstock: 

+ 330 i Jonathan Cady ^ Chaffee, born October 19, 1759; married Ruth Wells. 

331 ii Chloe Chaffee, born April 17, 1761; died in Woodstock, January 31, 

1830, unmarried; July 7, 1797, she bought of her uncle, Stephen 
Chaffee (96), two acres of land in Woodstock where she lived; 
he gave her in 1798, a Testament, now in the possession of the 
writer, containing a family record; by his will she received £10 
and the exclusive rights to his "pair trees "; she administered her 
mother's estate. 

332 iii Cyrus Chaffee, born July 18, 1762; died at sea, June 10, 1780, of a 

wound received during a sea fight; he was baptized in the First 
Congregational Church, Woodstock, August 22, 1762; while a 
resident of Rhode Island he enlisted there, April 21, 1777, for 
fifteen months in the Continental Service, as a Private in Colonel 
Stanton's regiment, Captain Hammitt's company; he also appears 
as a Private in Captain Daniel Tilden's company of Lebanon, 
New London County, Conn., formed March 7, 1778, and arrived 
in camp July 1, 1778. 

+ 333 iv Anna Chaffee, born February 3, 1764; married Perley Sanger. 
33-4 v Candace Chaffee, born August 27, 1766; died after 1820; married 

Barber; she was baptized in the First Congregational 

Church, Woodstock, August 27, 1775; died suddenly. 
335 vi Sarah Cady Chaffee, born April 20, 1768; died January 19, 1856; 
married in Woodstock, July 22, 1804, by Reverend Ehphalet L. 
Clerk, to John Sanger, a widower; he was eighty -two years old 
and father of Perley Sanger, husband of Anna Chaffee and of 
Azubah Sanger, the wife of Samuel Chaffee (265) ; they had no 
children; she was baptized in the First Congregational Church, 
Woodstock, August 27, 1775. 

+ 336 vii Josiah Willard Chaffee, born May 22, 1770; married Ruth Robbins. 

+ 337 viii Molly Chaffee, born December 14, 1771; married Samuel Lyon. 
338 ix Betsey Chaffee, born July 14, 1773; died; married Samuel^ Hewlett 
(649) (Rebecca^ Chaffee, Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomasi), 
born in Woodstock, February 29, 1764 (?); they had no children; 
she was baptized in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, 
August 27, 1775. 

+ 339 X David Chaffee, born September 16, 1776; married (1) Abigail Paul; 
(2) Almira Freeman. 
340 xi Rhoda Chaffee, born January 24, 1779; died in Woodstock, June 30, 
1780; baptized in the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, 
October 31, 1779. 



FIFTH GENERATION 

111 Freelove ^ ChafEe (Amos,'* Thomas,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in 
Rehoboth, Mass., and died. She married there, November 27, 1746, Eliphalet, 
son of Ephraim and Martha (Ide) Carpenter. He was born in Rehoboth, May 26, 
1721, and died June 22, 1801. He served in the Revolution. Freelove Chaffe was 
baptized in the First Congregational Church in Rehoboth, July 2, 1732. She and 
her husband lived there for many years after their marriage, about 1790 moving 
to Randolph, Vt., and from there in 1799 to Barre, Vt. 

Children, born in Rehoboth: 

341 i Amos^ Carpenter, born February 7, 1747; married Sarah Ide. 

342 ii Hannah Carpenter, born June 1, 1751; died August 19, 1854. 

343 iii Ephraim Carpenter, born December 7, 1753; married Sarah Titus. 

344 iv Eliphalet Carpenter, Jr., born April 13, 1757; married Judith Robinson. 

345 v Remember Carpenter, born January 13, 1762; married Phebe Smith. 

346 vi Hannah Carpenter, born May 20, 1765; died November 11, 1777. 

347 vii Comfort Carpenter, born April 13, 1771. 

For further descendants see Carpenter Genealogy, by Amos B. Carpenter. 

125 Charles ^ ChafEee (Thomas,^ Thomas,3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas was born in 
Rehoboth, Mass., June 5, 1744, and died. He married, April 17, 1771, Mrs. Mary 
(Peck) Jacob, daughter of Nathaniel and Alice (Fish) Peck, and widow of Allen 
Jacob. She was born December 11, 1782. Charles Chaffee was baptized in the 
First Congregational Church of Rehoboth, June 17, 1744. He served in the Revo- 
lution as follows : 

"Chafee, Charles, Rehoboth. Private, Capt. Phanuel Bishop's co., which 
marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service 8 days. 

"Chaffee, Charles. Sergeant, Capt. Joseph Franklin's co.. Col. Thomas Car- 
penter's regt.; marched from Rehoboth to Bristol on the alarm at Rhode Island 
of December 8, 1776; service, 16 days." [Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in 
the War of the Revolution.] 

Children, born in Rehoboth: 

348 i Lucy*' Chaffee. 

349 ii Jacob Chaffee, born September 3, 1773. 

350 iii Russell Chaffee, born January 15, 1776; "Russell Chaffee, yeoman," sold 

land in Rehoboth and Seekonk, Mass., from 1810 to 1817. 

129 Amos ^ ChafEe (Thomas,^ Thomas,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in 
Rehoboth, Mass., December 11, 1750, and died at sea, March 9, 1793. He married 
in Rehoboth, February 22, 1775, Sarah, daughter of Major Nathan Munroe of 
that place. She was born May 15, 1754, and died in Providence, R. I., July 12, 
1800. 

Amos Chaffe was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Rehoboth, 
March 17, 1750. He was a stone-mason and lived in Providence, having moved 
there soon after his marriage. The Providence Town Records contain the following 
entries in regard to him : 



FIFTH GENERATION S3 

"The Town of Providence debt to carting a load of the Records of Imps Court, 
and the Records of this town, from the Town to Colonel John Wartemans in John- 
stone about six or seven miles £1 shl6 dO. 

"Amos Chaffe 
"Providence R. I. Dec. ye 9th Ad 1776. 

"At a Town meeting of the Town of Providence R. I. held on the 16th day of 
May Ad 1777. It was voted and asked that twelve shillings lawful money be paid 
to Amos Chaffee of Providence, R. I. out of the Town Treasury for removing the 
Town Records to Johnston by warrant from the Governor upon the Alarm in 
December last. 

"Witness Theodore Foster Town Clerk 
"To Mr. James Arnold Town Treasurer." 

]May 4, 1789, Amos Chaffe and several others addressed a petition to the Town 
Council, asking them to allow inoculation for smallpox, and to open a hospital 
for the treatment of that disease. That year also he was appointed administrator 
of the estate of his brother Thomas. 

Children, born in Providence: 

351 i Amos Chaffe (Chafee), Jr., born November 24, 1775; died in Prov- 
idence, November 21, 1S03; lived in Baltimore, Md., unmarried; 
he died intestate and his sister 8arah was made administratrix 
of his estate, and the inventory taken February 13, 1S04; he had 
a pew in the Beneficent Congregational Society Meeting House, 
in 1803. 
+ 352 ii Otis Chaffe, born November 13, 1777; married Amy Underwood. 
353 iii Sarah Chaffe, born September 7, 1779; died; married, July 5, 1801, 
Pardon Bosworth. 
+ 354 iv Nathan M. Chaffe, married Matilda Griffith. 
+ 355 V Zechariah Chaffe, born December 21, 1785; married Mary Eddy. 
356 vi Hannah Chaffe, b^rn May 10, 1788; died June 7, 1857; married William 

+ 357 vii Sophia Munroe Chaffe, born November 25, 1792; married Nathaniel 
Barstow. 
358 viii Nancy Chaffe, died; lived with her brother Nathan, unmarried, 

130 Joseph ^ ChafEee (Thomas,'* Thomas,^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas was born in 
Rehoboth, Mass., September 17, 1752, and died in Seekonk, Mass. (formerly Re- 
hoboth), February 5, 1842. He was married (1) in Rehoboth, October 26, 1775, 
by Elder Samuel Peck, to Lois Barney of that place, their intention of marriage 
being entered there, September 5, 1775. She died in 1790, and was buried in Re- 
hoboth. He was married (2) there June 12, 1791, by Reverend John Ellis, to 
Huldah, daughter of Colonel Timothy Walker of that place. She was born April 
29 (May 22), 1755. April 26, 1797, she sold her share of her father's estate, being 
the south half of nineteen acres in Rehoboth. 

Joseph Chaffee served as a Private and Corporal in the Revolution, as follows: 

"Chaffe, Joseph, Rehoboth. Corporal, Capt. Isaac Hodges's co.; receipt dated 
Dorchester, for wages for service from Aug. 12, 1776, to Oct. 1, 1776; also, Capt. 
Hodges's CO., Col. Ebenezer Francis's regt. ; receipts for wages for Oct. and Nov., 
1776, dated Dorchester; also, same co. and regt.; credited with 2 days travel 
allowance ; roll dated Nov. 29, 1776; company drafted from various towns in Bristol 
Co. 

"Chaffe, Joseph. Private, Capt. Sylvanus Martin's co., Col. Williams's regt.; 
service from Sept. 29, 1777, to Oct. 30, 1777, at Tiverton, R. I. Roll dated Re- 
hoboth, Jan. 13, 1778. 

"Chaffe, Joseph, Swanzey. Private, Capt. Peleg Peck's co.. Col. Thomas Car- 
penter's regt.; enlisted Aug. 4, 1780; discharged Aug. 9, 1780; service, 6 days, on 



84 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

an alarm at Tiverton, R. I.; by order of Col. Slead all the men in Swanzey were 
joined in one company under Capt. Peck, the other officers refusing to serve. 
Roll sworn to at Rehoboth." [Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of 
the Revolution.] 

March 9, 1796, Joseph Chaffee bought for £18 of Noah Chaffe (148) land in 
Rehoboth. 

Children, by first wife, born in Rehoboth: 

359 i Lucy ^ Chaffee, born December 5, 1776; married Joseph Smith. 

360 ii Barney Chaffee, born October 7, 1778; died at sea; probably married 

Nancy , who died in Bristol, R. I., June 14, 1812, aged 

twenty-one. 

361 iii Joseph Chaffee, Jr., born June 28, 1780; left home and was never heard 

of again. 

362 iv Martha Chaffee, born July 10, 1784; married Joseph Mason. 

+ 363 V William Chaffee, born FelDruary 4, 1786; married Martha Bowen. 

Children, by second wife, born in Rehoboth : 

364 vi Charlotte Chaffee, born October 10, 1791; married in Seekonk, Sep- 
tember 13, 1812, John Arnold. 
+ 365 vii Walker Chaffee, born September 10, 1793; married Patience Bowen. 
+ 366 viii Wilder Chaffee, born March 31, 1796; married Sabrina Bowen. 
+ 367 ix Huldah Chaffee, born May 19, 1798; married Benjamin Peck. 

131 Thomas s Chaffe, Jr. (Thomas,* Thomas, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1), was born 
in Rehoboth, Mass., March 9, 1755, and died in Providence, R. L, November 26, 
1788. He married in Rehoboth, December 7, 1780, Hannah, daughter of Nathan 
Munroe of that place. She died in Providence, March 9, 1785, aged thirty-two. 
Thomas Chaffe, Jr., was baptized in the First Congregational Church, Rehoboth, 
May 11, 1755. He served in the Revolution with the Rhode Island troops as 
follows : 

"Chafee Thomas. Private, Col. John Topsham's Reg't. raised for 3 yrs. Dec. 
26, 1776, as per list of balances reported due by the committee, Oct. 17, 1785." 
[Manuscript, Rhode Island Historical Society.] 

"Chaffee, Thomas. Paid his money by town council for one month military 
service from Oct. 1, 1777, in place of a person who refused to serve." [Providence 
Town Papers.] 

"Thomas Chaaffee," probably this man, a gunner, was one of the American 
prisoners on the Island of Rhode Island, April 29, 1778. He was taken prisoner 
on board the ship Reprisal when she was captured by the British ship Unicorn. 
[Rhode Island Archives, State House, Providence, R. I.] 

" Chafey, Thomas. In Carlile's Co., Artillery, under Lt-Col. Josiah Flagg. 
Did service on Rhode Island 11 days from July 29-Aug. 7, 1780." 

He was a blacksmith in Providence, December 14, 1784, when he bought of 
Nathan Munroe, ninety-six and three-quarters acres and twenty rods of land in 
Swansea, Mass., for £261, 7s. 13d. His brother Amos was appointed adminis- 
trator of his estate in 1789. 

Children : 

368 i Thomas « Chaffe (Chaffee), Jr., born about 1781 ; died; sold land in Swan- 

sea in 1806, when he owned land in Rehoboth, where he lived; "yeo- 
man." 

369 ii David Chaffe (Chaffee), born August 15, 1783; died August 24, 1784, 

aged eleven months and nine days; buried in North Burying-Ground, 
Providence. 



FIFTH GENERATION 85 

132 Stephens Chafle (Thomas,^ Thomas,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born 
probably in Rehoboth, Mass., about 1757, and died in Springville, N. Y., January 
23, 1819, in his sixty-third year. He was married in Swansea, Mass., December 

14, 1783, by Elder Russell Mason of that place, to Patience Mason, who died April 

15, 1838, in her seventy-fourth year, and was buried with her husband in Spring- 
ville. 

Stephen Chaffe served in the Revolution as follows : 

"Chaffee Stephen, Rehoboth. Private, Capt. James Hill's co.. Col. Williams's 
regt.; service from Sept. 29, 1777, to Oct. 30, 1777, at Tiverton, R. I.; also, Capt. 
Peleg Peck's co., Col. John Daggett's regt.; enhsted Jan. 16, 1778; discharged 
April 1, 1778; service 2 mos. 15 days; company stationed at Warwick, R. I.; en- 
listment, 3 months ; roll sworn to at Swanzey ; also, descriptive list of men mustered 
by James Leonard, Muster Master, dated Taunton, June 1, 1778; Capt. Joseph 
Frankhn's (10th) co.. Col. Thomas Carpenter's (1st Bristol Co.) regt.; age, 20 yrs. ; 
stature, 5 ft. 10 in. ; complexion, dark ; hair, brown ; eyes, blue ; residence, Rehoboth ; 
enlistment, 9 months from time of arrival at Fishkill. 

'Chaffey, Stephen, Rehoboth Descriptive list of men enhsted from Bristol Co. 
for the term of 9 months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill, June 16, 1778; 
10th CO., 1st regt.; age, 20 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 10 in.; complexion, dark; residence 
Rehoboth; also, list of men returned as received of Jonathan Warner, Commis- 
sioner, by Col. R. Putnam, July 20, 1778." [Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors 
in the War of the Revolution.] 

Stephen Chaffe was a carpenter and farmer. In 1796 he lived in Pittsford, Vt., 
and in 1800 in Chittenden, Vt., between 1796 and ISOl buying and selling land in 
those towns. He is also said to have lived in New Hampshire. About 1817 or 
1818 he moved from Wallingford, Vt., to Springville. 

Children : 

+ 370 i Charles « Chaffe, married Polly Miles. 

+ 371 ii Jonathan Chaffe, born in November, 1785; married Nancy Aldrich. 

+ 372 iii Stephen Harrison (?) Chaffe, married Salome Starkey. 

373 iv Phoebe Chaffe. 

+ 374 V Rhoda Sophronia Chaffe, born July 11, 1792; married Timothy S. 
Nichols. 

375 vi Amy Chaffe. 

376 vii Patience Chaffe, married Alanson Lovelace, and lived in Rochester, 

N. Y. 

377 viii Rebecca Chaffe. 

378 ix Mary Chaffe, lived with her sister Mrs. Nichols in Vermont; later 

moved to New York state. 

379 x Sally Chaffe. 

134 Josiah s ChafEe (Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Ashford, Conn., February 10, 1728-9, and died there, April 24, 1800. He married 
in Ashford, April 10, 1760, EUzabeth Dimmock, who died April 26, 1814, aged 
seventy-seven, and was buried in Ashford. 

Josiah Chaffe was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Ashford, 
February 23, 1728-9. He bought land in Ashford as early as 1753, and later made 
several other purchases there. He was admitted to the new freeman's oath in 
Ashford, April 13, 1778. Under the date of May 5, 1787, we find that his ear- 
mark for cattle was "a half penny cut out of each side of the left ear." April 4, 
1815, in Ashford, Carpenter Chaffe, one of the heirs of Josiah Chaffe, moved for a 
division of the property that belonged to the widow, Elizabeth, "now deceased," 



86 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

the same to be divided equally among the seven surviving children, Frederick, 
Josiah, Fidelia, Susanna, Israel D., Carpenter and Elihu. 

The tombstone of Elizabeth (Dimmock) Chaffee in the graveyard in the present 
town of Warrenville, Conn., bears the following inscription: 

"Mrs. Elizabeth Consort of Josiah Chaffee 

Died April 26 1814 aged 77 years 

What heavenly voice is that 

Which calls my soul away 

I leave this dark abode 

And see immortal day." 

Children, born in Ashford: 

380 i FideUae Chaffe, born March 16, 1761; died after 1815; she was bap- 

tized in the First Congregational Church of Ashford, March 22, 
1761. 

381 ii Elizabeth Chaffe, born July 29, 1762; died after January 9, 1802, 

when her will, made in Ashford, mentions as heirs, her mother, 
her brothers Carpenter, Israel 1)., Elihu and Frederick, sisters 
Fidelia and Susanna, and niece Nancy Carpenter Chaffe, ap- 
pointing as executor Carpenter Chaffe; she was baptized in the 
First Congregational Church, Ashford, August 15, 1762. 

-1-382 iii Josiah Chaffe, born April 26, 1765; married Joanna Parker. 

+ 383 iv Frederick Chaffe, born March 6, 1767; married Elizabeth Knowlton. 

384 V Susanna Chaffe, born May 19, 1769; died after 1815. 

385 vi Abigail Chaffe, born March 4, 1771; probably died before 1802, as she 

is not mentioned in the will of her sister Elizabeth. 
390 vii Israel Dimmock Chaffe, born July 7, 1772; died after 1815; married 
Esther, daughter of Benjamin Walker of Ashford, where she died 
June 3, 1807; aged thirty-eight; she was buried in Warrenville, 
Conn.; no children; in 1803 he sold land in Becket, Mass. 
-f 391 viii Carpenter Chaffe, born February 7, 1774; married Lois Lyon. 
392 ix William Chaffe, born October 27, 1775; died August 21, 1776. 
-1-393 X Elihu Chaft'e, bom May 6, 1777; married AUce Reed. 
394 xi Ephraim Chaffe, born May 9, 1779; died September 25, 1779. 

135 Thomas ^ ChafEee (Jonathan,* Jonathan, ^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Ashford, Conn., April 8, 1731, and died in Becket, Mass., December 5, 1810. 
He married in Willington, Conn., March 26, 1761, Hannah, daughter of John and 
Elizabeth Reed. She was born there October 3, 1742, and died in Becket, May 5, 
1836. Thomas Chaffee was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Ash- 
ford, May 16, 1731. He was of that town in 1758, when he bought of James Bick- 
nell, a fellow townsman, for £75, fifty acres of land, partly in Ashford and partly 
in Willington. He probably moved to Wilhngton about the time of his marriage, 
as all but the youngest of his children were born there, and he was of that place 
September 17, 1783, when he bought of Elijah Carpenter of Becket for £100, one 
hundred and six acres of land in the latter town, lying east of a pond called " Yo- 
akem Pond," being lot number forty-two in the second division. Soon after he 
moved with his family to Becket, where on April 3, 1784, he and his wife were 
admitted to membership in the First Congregational Church by letter from the 
church in Willington. March 1, 1793, he was chosen with two others to super- 
intend the records of the church. He was a farmer and was known as a kind and 
Christian neighbor. It is said to have been his custom to take a neighbor's little 
daughter behind him on his horse, as he and his wife rode to church. Administra- 



FIFTH GENERATION 87 

tion was granted on his estate, January 8, 1811, his widow and twelve children 
being mentioned as his heirs. 

Children, all but the youngest born in Willington : 

+ 395 i Benjamin 6 Chaffee, born November 16, 1762; married (1) Mercy 

Ellis; (2) Mrs. Cornehus Seabung. 
+ 396 ii Deliverance Chaffee, born October 26, 1764; married Anthony Church. 
397 iii Joshua ChafTee, born May 5, 1766; died in Aurelius, N. Y., where he 

lived ; unmarried. 
+ 398 iv Thomas ChafTee, Jr., born March 15, 1768; married Abigail Knowlton. 
+ 399 V Jonathan Chaffee, born March 4, 1771; married Rebekah Wadsworth. 
+ 400 vi Lois Chaffee, born March 12, 1773; married Joshua Ames. 
+ 401 vii Nathan Chaffee, born February 24, 1775; married Polly Eaton. 
+ 402 viii Hannah Chaffee, born May 22, 1777; married David Putnam. 
+ 403 ix Zephaniah Chaft'ee, born October 11, 1779; married Phebe Carpenter. 
+ 404 X Caleb Chaffee, born July 9, 1781; married (1) Martha Fletcher; (2) 

Elizabeth Davenport. 
405 xi Calvin Chaffee, born June 9, 1783 ; died after 1811 ; Uved in Scipio, N. Y. 
+ 406 xii Abigail Chaffee, born April 23, 1785; married Amos Watkins. 

136 Hannah ^ Chaffee (Jonathan,-* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Ashford, Conn., November 28, 1733, and died in Tolland, Conn., June 29, 1804. 
She married there, March 3, 1768, Shubael, son of John and Elizabeth Reed. He 
was a widower with six children, one of these was Samuel, one of whose descendants 
married WilUam Chaffee (3501). [See Appendix H.] Shubael Reed was born in 
Willington, Conn., September 27, 1729, and died in Tolland, September 22, 1790. 
He was a farmer in Tolland, where he and Hannah (Chaffe) Reed were buried. 
His estate, consisting of a farm in Tolland and personal effects, was distributed 
among his widow and ten children, April 25, 1791. Hannah Chaffee was baptized 
in the First Congregational Church of Ashford, March 17, 1733-4. The inventory 
of her estate was taken June 8, 1805, her son Wilham being appointed adminis- 
trator. 

Children, born in Tolland: 

407 i Mary ^ Reed, born January 1, 1769. 

408 ii John Reed, born June 1, 1770. 

409 iii Shubael Reed, Jr., born September 3, 1771. 

+ 410 iv WiUiam Reed, born May 20, 1773; married (1) Eunice Fields; (2) 
Polly White. 

411 V Hannah Reed, born May 1, 1775, 

137 William s Chaffee (Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas 1) was born 
in Ashford, Conn., July 30, 1736, and died there June 9, 1770. He married in 

Ashford, July 21, 1762, Anna Bibbins, who after his death married (2) 

Robinson. William Chaffee was baptized in the First Congregational Church 
of Ashford, September 12, 1736. He was a farmer, and lived in his native town, 
where in 1769 he bought seven and a half acres of land of Elisha Lathrop of Nor- 
wich, Conn., for 46s. June 18, 1771, his estate, amounting to £71, 5s. was ad- 
ministered in Ashford, by his widow. 

Children, born in Ashford: 

412 i Eunice « Chaffee, born February 28, 1763; married Beers. 

+ 413 ii Jonathan Chaffee, born February 11, 1765; married Sally Farnham. 

414 iii Triphena Chaffee, born March 16, 1767; died December 16, 1773. 
+ 415 iv Amos Chaffee, born September 12, 1769; married Harmony Crary. 



88 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

141 Jonathan 5 ChafEee, Jr. (Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas i), was 
born m Ashford, Conn., May 11, 1746, and died March 8, 1826. He married there, 
May 2 (1), 1776, Lucy Allen, born July 2, 1748, died March 14, 1823, of fever, and 
was buried in the old cemetery in Ashford. She was admitted to membership in 
the First Congregational Church, Ashford, November 25, 1798. Jonathan Chaffee 
was baptized in the same church, June 14, 1746. He is thought to have owned 
land in Luzerne County, Pa., as early as 1773. At the outbreak of the Revolution, 
he enlisted in Ashford in April, 1775, in response to the Lexington Alarm, serving 
sixteen days under Captain Thomas Knowlton. He also fought in the Battle of 
Bunker Hill. March 16, 1826, Samuel Whipple of Ashford was appointed ad- 
ministrator of his estate. 

Children, born in Ashford: 

416 i James « Chaffee, born May 21, 1777; died in Ashford, May 14, 1778. 
+ 417 ii Molly Chaffee, born February 25, 1779; married Samuel Whipple. 
+ 418 iii Jonathan Chaffee, Jr., born November 26, 1780; married (1) Ehzabeth 
James; (2) Nancy Mitchell. 

419 iv Persis Chaffee, born July 29, 1782; died; married Rice, and 

had three or four children ; her descendants live in Ohio and Iowa ; 
she was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Ashford, 
and admitted to its membership, January 27, 1799. 
+ 420 v Reuben Chaffee, born March 5, 1784; married Martha W, Bound. 

143 Nathaniel ^ ChafEee, Jr. (Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i), was 
born in Rehoboth, Mass., October 6, 1735, and died in 1822. He married (1) in 
Rehoboth, October 15, 1755, Ruth Mansfield, who died in Rehoboth, January 3, 
1760. He married (2), July 17, 1760, Susanna, daughter of Daniel Carpenter. 
She died before December 22, 1818, as she is not mentioned in her husband's will 
made on that date. 

Nathaniel Chaffee, Jr., was baptized in the First Congregational Church of 
Rehoboth, in the spring of 1751. He was a blacksmith, and lived the greater part 
of his hfe in Rehoboth. When he made his will in 1818 he called himself of Seekonk, 
but as the records do not show that he sold his land in Rehoboth, and all the 
property mentioned in the will was in Seekonk, the probability is that his Rehoboth 
property was in the western part of the town, which in 1812 was set off as a separate 
town, and called Seekonk. In 1759, Nathaniel Chaffe, Jr., was appointed admin- 
istrator of his father's estate. November 9, 1761, " Nathaniel Chaffe, blacksmith " 
bought for £126, of David Thuston of Rehoboth, also a blacksmith, twenty acres 
of land there, being Thuston's homestead. June 18, 1764, he sold to Josiah Gush- 
ing for £9, one acre of salt marsh in Swansea, Mass., "formerly belonging to my 
father." July 1, 1765, he sold for £8, 10s. to Abner Allyn, another acre of salt 
marsh in Swansea. At a town meeting in Rehoboth, August 29, 1774, he was 
chosen to serve on the petit jury. The next year the Revolution broke out and 
Nathaniel Chaffee enlisted immediately on receipt of the news of the Battle of 
Lexington : 

"Chafee, Nathaniel, Rehoboth. Private, Capt. John Lyon's or Capt. Jesse 
Perrin's co., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service 7 days [the 
two Rehoboth alarm companies under Capt. Lyon and Capt. Perrin returned 
upon one roll]. 

"Chaffee, Nathaniel. Private, Capt. Nathaniel Carpenter's co., Col. Thomas 
Carpenter's regt. marched from Rehoboth to Bristol, R. I., on the alarm of Dec. 
8, 1776; service 16 days. 



FIFTH GENERATION 89 

"Choffe, Nathaniel, Rehoboth. Private, Capt. Jacob Fuller's co., Col. John 
Jacobs' regt, ; enlisted May 27, 1778; service, 7 mos 6 days at Rhode Island; en- 
listment to expire Jan. 1, 1779. 

"Chaffey, Nathaniel. Private, Capt. Jacob Haskins's co., Lieut. Col. Samuel 
Pierce's regt.; enUsted May 20, 1779; discharged July 1, 1779; service, 1 mo. 14 
days, at Tiverton, R. I." [Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the 
Revolution.} 

At a town meeting in Rehoboth, March 31, 1777, Nathaniel Chaffee was chosen 
Surveyor of Highways. March 31, 1784, he bought for £26, 2s. 6d., of Samuel 
Newman of Rehoboth, four and three-quarters acres of land there, being the east- 
erly part of the grantor's homestead. 

His will, recorded in Taunton, follows: 

"In the name of God Amen, I Nathaniel Chaffee of Seekonk in the County of 
Bristol and commonwealth of Massachusetts being of a sound disposeing mind 
and memory for which I blless God calling to mind the mortality of my body 
knowing tis appointed for all men to die do make this my last Will and Testa- 
ment principaly I Give my soul unto God who gave it hopeing Through the merits 
of Christ my only Redeemer to receive the full pardon of all my sins and to inherit 
eternal life let my body be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor here- 
after named And as touching such worldly estate as God was pleased to bless me 
with I Give and dispose of the same as follows Viz. — Imprimis, I give unto my 
four sons Viz — Comfort Chaffee Nathaniel Chaffee Benjamin Chaffee and Simeon 
Chaffee Five dollars each in adition to what I bad Before given them to be paid 
by my executor thereafter named Then, I give unto my son Ezra Chaffee and 
to his heirs and assigns my lot of land adjoining his home place in Seekonk — In 
consideration of what I have given him I order him to pay to my daughter Hannah 
Chaffee twelve dollars in Money Then, — I give to my Gra,ndchildren — Viz — 
Children of my Son Daniel Chaffee deceased two acres of woodland adjoining their 
own land their Mother to have privilede to cut wood thereon while she remains 
my sons widow. Item I give to my daughter Rebecca Peck and to her heirs One 
bed and furniture one large round table and flax hatchel in addition to what I 
Before gave her — Item, — I, Give to my daughter Hannah Chaffee and to her heirs 
and assigns forever the westerly end of my dwelling house A room and bedroom 
and chamber over it and one half the cellar and right in the well for water also 
a sufficient yard room for laying her wood and the north half of the garden by the 
well my son Aaron to keep'it fenced I also give six acres of woodland adjoining 
to two acres I Gave my grandchildren also that six acre lot adjoining Noah Fullers 
meadow — also about three acres of my lot on the east side of the road being the 
northeast part to extend Southwesterly as far as Corn crib Also A privilege in the 
Crib to put her corn also a privilege in the hay barn to put her hay and stable for 
her cow I also give her one Cow And also all my indoor moveables Excepting 
what I have Given my other children in particular and also one half of my salt 
marsh next to the ditch. I also Give her all my provision I have on hand and 
swine not killed also to have a horse provided for her to ride to metting also a seat 
in my pew in the meeting house also to have her Cow pastured the summer season 
Also to have three cords of wood cut fit and brought up to her door yearly by my 
own son Aaron Chaffee I also give my daughter Hannah Chaffee Twenty Five 
dollars in money to be paid her by mv own son Aaron Chaffee In One year 
after my decease, N. B. It is my will that the privilege to my daughter 
Hannah in the barn crib and garden when she has done with them to revert 
to my son Aaron Chaffee.— Item— I give unto my son Aaron Chaffee and 
unto his heirs and assigns forever all the residue and the remainder of my estate 
both real and personal laying in Seekonk or elsewhere that I have not in this my 
Will given to my other children and grandchildren in particular. And I do consti- 
tute ordain and appoint him my said son Aaron Chaffee sole executor of this my 
last will and Testament excepting only what my son Ezra Chaffee is to pay to his 
sister Hannah Chaffee,— And I do hereby oblige my son Aaron Chaffee as executor 



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to pay and discharge all my lawful debts and funeral charges and the legacies in 
this my Will given to my other children excepting what my son Ezra Chaffee is 
to pay his sister — And I do hereby order my son Aaron Chaffee to pay to his sister 
Hannah ChaiTee twenty Five dollars in money in one year after my discease — 
Als to cut fit for her fire three cords of her fire wood and brought up to her door 
yearly and every year while she liveth in the house and take care of her cow in 
bad weather in winter and to pasture her Cow in the summer season Aand I do 
hereby disannul all former Wills by me here tofore made Ratifying and Confineing 
what is before and above written in this Instrument to be my last Will and Testa- 
ment. — In witnes whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this twenty 
second day of december in the of oure Lord one thousand eight hundred and 
eighteen 

" Nathl Chaffee [l. s.] 
" Signed sealed published and pronounced by the said Nathaniel Chaffee in presence 
of us subscribers this instrument to be his Last will and Testament 
"Joseph Chaff e 
"David Cole 
' ' Danl Carpenter Witnesses " 

Children, by first wife, born in Rehoboth: 
+ 421 i Comforts Chaffe, born March 9, 1756; married Mrs. Lucy (Stowe) 

Hoyt. 
+ 422 ii Nathaniel Chaffee, Jr., born March 7, 1757 ; married (1) Huldah ; 

(2) Mrs. Doolittle. 

423 iii Ruth Chaffee, born December 10, 1758; probably died before 1818, 

as she is not mentioned in her father's will. 
Children, by second wife, born in Rehoboth: 

424 iv Susanna Chaffee, born March 1, 1763; probably died before 1818, as 

she is not mentioned in her father's will. 

425 v Hannah Chaffee, born December 19, 1764; died before 1824; unmar- 

ried; lived in Seekonk, where she owned land in 1815. 

+ 426 vi Daniel Chaffee, born July 27, 1766; married Sarah Newman. 

+ 427 vh Benjamin Chaffee, born August 17 (7), 1768; married Judith Fuller. 

+ 428 viii Rebecca Chaffee, born June 8, 1770; married Thomas Peck. 

+ 429 ix Simeon Chaffee, born February 5, 1772; married (1) Martha Morse- 
man; (2) Mrs. Fanny (Pearson) Thornton. 

+ 430 X Ezra Chaffee, born OctolDer 29, 1773; married Patience Brown. 

+ 431 xi Aaron Chaffee, born July 25, 1775; married Lydia French. 
432 xii Huldah Chaffee, born June 28, 1777; probably died before 1818, as 
she is not mentioned in her father's will. 

144 John 5 Chaffee (Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in 
Rehoboth, Mass., June 20, 1737, and died January 21, 1811. He married, about 
1759-60, Ruth Jones of Rehoboth, their intention of marriage being published 
October 6, 1759. She died February 26, 1808, in her sixty-ninth year. 

John Chaffee was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Rehoboth in 
the spring of 1751. At the time of his marriage he lived in North Providence, and 
probably soon after moved to Newport, R. I., as from 1762 to 1768 he had children 
born there. He served in the Revolution in a Massachusetts regiment: 

" Chaffe, John, Private, Capt. Thomas Crandon's co.. Col. John Hathaway's regt.; 
enlisted Aug. 2, 1780; discharged Aug. 8, 1780; service, 6 days, on an alarm at 
Rhode Island." [Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution.] 
In March, 1781, John Chaffee, yeoman of Dartmouth, bought of John Cannon 
for £120, several parcels of land. December 10, 1781, as administrator of the 
estate of Henry Wrightman of Dartmouth, he sold land to Nathaniel Spooner. 
December 18, 1781, he bought for £49, 10s., thirteen and a quarter acres of land 



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in Dartmouth to which he added, September 5, 1785, four more acres, costing £7, 
4s. December 26, 1791, he bought for £7, 10s., two acres of land in New Bedford, 
Mass., where he was hving December 8, 1794, when he bought of Gamahel Bryant 
twenty-two acres of land there, and four and a half acres in Poneganset Great 
Cedar Swamp, for £90. August 24, 1795, he bought of John Smith of Roxbury, 
Mass., for £36, thirty acres of land in New Bedford. March 10, 1797, he sold to 
Simpson Spooner for $25, a quitclaim on two acres of salt meadow in New Bedford. 
The following is thought to refer to John Chaffee : 

" Previous to the Revolutionary War a candle house the first in the place [New 
Bedford] was built by Joseph Russell and Capt. Chafee, who had been engaged 
in manufacturing spermaceti in Lisbon, was employed by Mr. Russell at the then 
large salary of $500 per year. This building stood near the corner of Centre and 
Front Streets and was burnt by the Britisli during the general conflagration of 
the place." [Ricketson's History of New Bedford.] 

Children, born in Newport: ' 

433 i Johns Chaffee, Jr., born September 20, 1762; married, November 17, 
1808, Nancy McLane, both being of New Bedford. 
+ 434 ii Ezra Chaffee, born December 15, 1764; married Deborah Hathaway. 

435 iii Ruth Chaffee, born April 22, 1768; died June 26, 1787; buried in Acush- 
net, Mass. 

146 Levi ^ ChafEee (Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Rehoboth, Mass., September 10, 1742, and died. He married there, February 24, 
1765, Anna Pierce, born June 10, 1746. She married (2) Horton. 

Levi Chaffe was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Rehoboth in 
the spring of 1751. His father dying in 1759, his brother Nathaniel was appointed 
his guardian. 

Levi "Chaffe" of Rehoboth, served in the Colonial Wars as Private in Captain 
Jabez Snow's company from July 6 to December 10, 1761, according to a roll dated 
Boston, Mass., April 14, 1762. [Massachusetts Archives, Muster Rolls, Vol. XCIX, 
p. 131]. 

He was a blacksmith and seems to have been fond of change, as in the five years 
from 1775 to 1780, we find that he lived in five towns, Wrentham, Rehoboth, 
Mendon, Bellingham and Attleboro, all in Massachusetts; but he did not go far 
from his native town, as all these towns adjoined each other, Attleboro lying north 
of Rehoboth, Wrentham north of Attleboro, Bellingham west of Wrentham, and 
Mendon west of Bellingham. He was of Rehoboth, October 5, 1763, when he sold 
to William Chaffee (158) for £14, three and one-half acres of land there, which 
had formerly belonged to his father, Nathaniel. He was living in W>entham in 
1772 and 1775, when children were born to him there and he enlisted from there 
at the time of the Lexington Alarm : 

"Chaffe, Levi, Wrentham. Private, Capt. Asa Fairbanks's co., which marched 
on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 3^ days." [Massachusetts Soldiers and 
Sailors in the War of the Revolution.] 

September 26, 1776, he was again living in Rehoboth, when he and his wife 
sold to Joseph Matthews for £195, forty-two acres of land there. February 10, 
1777, they were still of that town when they sold to Eleazer Bliss, fourteen and 
three-quarters acres of land for £78. But before the next winter they had again 
moved, this time to Mendon, where February 3, 1778, they sold land to Daniel 
Wedge for £140. February 16, 1778, they sold land there to Caleb Thompson for 



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£480. By the next winter they had moved to BeUingham and were planning 
another removal to Attleboro, for on March 8, 1779, "Levi Chaffe yeoman of 
BeUingham" bought of Oliver Whitaker of Attleboro for £900, sixty-five acres 
of land in that place, the next day, March 9th, selling his homestead in BeUingham 
containing seventy-five acres of land, buildings and fences, for £1,200, to Ezekiel 
Thayer of that town. He moved within a year to Attleboro, as the war records 
show: 

"Chaffe, Levi, Attleborough. Descriptive list of men raised to reinforce Con- 
tinental Army for the term of 6 months, agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780; age, 
36 years [this is erroneous, he was almost 38], stature, 5 ft. 4 in.; complexion, light; 
residence, Attleborough; arrived at Springfield July 9, 1780; marched to camp 
July 11, 1780, under command of Ensign Bancroft. 

"Chaffee, Levi, Attleborough. Pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town 
of Attleborough for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched July 
6, 1780; discharged August 22, 1780; service, 1 mo. 16 days." [Massachusetts 
Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution.^ 

September 27, 1782, Levi and his wife of Attleboro, sold to Israel Pierce of 
Rehoboth thirty acres of land in Attleboro and half the house where they lived 
for £90. January 15, 1783, they sold to James Pullen, Jr., for £33, 3s., twelve 
and one-half acres of land in Attleboro, being the northwesterly part of the grantor's 
home place. January 29, 1783, they sold to Israel Pierce for £60, four and one- 
half acres more in Attleboro. This is the last mention that has been found in the 
records, so it is probable that he moved away, perhaps to Vermont, with his 
children. It is not known when and where he died. 

Children : 

4-436 i Stephen « Chaffee, born October 10, 1765; married Chloe Pearce. 
+ 437 ii Jonathan Chaffee, born April 18, 1768; married Polly Horton. 

438 iii Robey Chaffee, born in Wrentham, February 20, 1772; married in 

Rehoboth, September 17, 1793, Reuben Horton; probably living 
in Londonderry, Vt., in 1794. 

439 iv Rhoda Chaffee, born in Wrentham, April 10, 1775; residence, 1797, 

Londonderry; unmarried. 

440 V Joseph Chaffee, born in Attleboro, February 27, 1781. 

148 Noah ^ OhafEee (Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas i) was born 
in Rehoboth, Mass., February 22, 1745-6, and died in Woodstock, Conn., January 3, 
1816. He married Susanna Esterbrook, who died there in 1829. Noah Chaffee 
was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Rehoboth, in the spring of 
1751. He lost his father when thirteen years of age and his brother, Nathaniel, 
was appointed his guardian. August 3, 1762, when of an age to choose his own 
guardian, he made choice of his uncle Ephraim Chaffe (44). He lived for some 
years in Rehoboth, where he was a tailor. November 10, 1769, with William 
Chaffe (158) he sold for £18, five acres of land in Rehoboth, to John Bowen, 
May 9, 1770, "Noah Chaffe tailor of Rehoboth," sold to the same William Chaffe, 
for £9, 18s., two and a half acres of land there. The next record of him is the 
birth of his first child in Woodstock in 1776. He probably moved to Pomfret, 
Conn., between 1789 and 1792. He was of that place, March 9, 1796, when he 
sold to Joseph Chaffe (130) of Rehoboth for £18, one-fifth part of the real estate 
of his father, Nathaniel Chaffe, late of Rehoboth. His youngest child was born 
in Pomfret in 1801, but both he and his wife died in Woodstock. 



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Children, the first five born in Woodstock, the last two in Pomfret: 

441 i Rebecca « Chaffee, born March 25, 1776; died. 

442 ii Sarah Chaffee, born August 1, 1777; died in Woodstock, February 7, 

1S20. 

443 iii Nancy Chaffee, born April 5, 1779; died in Woodstock, February 13, 

1878; she was a member of the Congregational Church there; 
"Aunt Nancy Chaffee" as she was familiarly called, was uni- 
versally respected by old and young, living from her childhood 
in the place of her nativity, beloved for her kindly disposition, 
and honored for her worth and Christian charity. 

+ 444 iv Martin Chaffee, born June 4, 1781; married Lucy B. Underwood. 

+ 445 V William Chaffee, born October 8, 1782; married Lucy Vose. 

446 vi Child, born about July, 1784; died in Woodstock, January 17, 1786. 

447 vii Patience Chaffee, born March 29, 1787; died in Springfield, Mass.; 

married December 27, 1807, Calvin Gay of Woodstock, 
+ 448 viii Else Chaffee, born July 25, 1789; married Henry M. Chapin. 
+ 449 ix Reuben Chaffee, born February 1, 1792; married Hannah Heath. 
450 X Amos Chaffee, born September 24, 1801; died; unmarried. 

158 William ^ ChafEee (Dan,^ Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in 
Rehoboth, Mass., August 15, 1737, and died about 1821. He married in Rehoboth, 
March 19, 1761, Catherine, daughter of John Thomas. 

William Chaffee was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Rehoboth, 
August 21, 1737. He was a cordwainer, or shoemaker. May 15, 1749, his grand- 
father, Jonathan Chaffe, gave to him "in consequence of love, goodwill and affec- 
tion I do bare to my dutifull grandchild " two acres of land in Rehoboth. Feb- 
ruary 7, 1760, he bought of his grandfather Chaffe for £100, twenty-four acres of 
land there, being part of the latter's homestead, and adjoining the land of Amos 
and Thomas Chaffe. William Chaffee's sheep mark was "a round half penny on 
the upper and under side of the right ear." October 22, 1768, "William Chaffee 
yeoman " bought of Benjamin Leonard for £8, Is., four and one-half acres, thirty- 
two rods of land in the northerly part of Holmes Swamp in Rehoboth; October 25, 
1768, he and his brother Jonathan paid £12 to Benjamin Leonard for a tract of 
land. November 10, 1769, William and Noah Chaffe (148) sold for £18, five acres 
in Rehoboth, adjoining the land of Dan Chaffe, to John Bowen. April 18, 1770, 
"William Chaffe, cordwainer" and his wife, sold the twenty-four acres bought in 
1760 of Jonathan Chaffe, for £114, to Ephraim Chaffe (44). May 9, 1770, Wil- 
liam bought of Noah Chaffe for £9, 18s., two and a half acres of land in Rehoboth. 
January 26, 1775, Jonathan Chaffe and wife Mary sold to William, twenty-two 
acres of land in Rehoboth, and three shares of the division of dower of Lydia, wife 
of Nathaniel Chaffe, the price being £86, 8s. lid. During the Revolution William 
served as follows: 

"Chaffee, WiUiam. Private, Capt. Joseph Franklin's co., Col. Thomas Car- 
penter's regt.; marched from Rehoboth to Bristol, on the alarm at Rhode Island 
of Dec. 8, 1776; service 16 days." [Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War 
of the Revolution.] 

In 1787, William was living in Cumberland, R. I. (formerly called Attleboro 
Gore, part of the township of Attleboro), when he was executor of the will of his 
cousin, Miriam Chaffe (42), and he was still living there May 9, 1794, when he and 
his wife, Catherine, sold to David Kingley of Rehoboth, three acres of land there, 
being Catherine's share in that part of the estate of Nicholas Thomas that was set 
off to the heirs of John Thomas. In 1796, William was living in WiUiamstown, 



94 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Orange County, Vt., where his estate was administered, his daughter, Sarah 
Thomas (Chaffee) Davenport, being appointed administratrix October 8, 1821, 
and the inventory of the real and personal estate being taken November 16th. 
William Chaffee and his wife are both buried in WiUiamstown. 

Children, born in Rehoboth: 

451 i Betseys Chaffee, born October 13, 1761; died August 18, 1848; lived 
with her sister Sarah Thomas (Chaffee) Paul; unmarried. 
+ 452 ii John Chaffee, born May 23, 1764; married Patty Tubbs. 
+ 453 iii Josiah Cliaffee, born July 12, 1766; married Silenda Gould. 

454 iv Hannah Carpenter Chaffee, born May 26, 1769. 
+ 455 V Wilham Chaffee, Jr., born April 6, 1772; married (1) Ehzabeth Green; 
(2) Sarah Sweet. 

456 vi Olive Chaffee, born June 4, 1775; married, September 10, 1795, Comfort 

Carpenter of Brookfield, Vt. 

457 vii Sarah Thomas Chaffee, born February 13, 1779; died in Stockholm, 

N. Y., October 12, 1857; married (1) Davenport; (2) 

April 10, 1823, James Paul of Northfield, Vt., a widower with 
ten children; he was born in Dighton, Mass., April 25, 1768, and 
died in Nortlifield, December 18, 1838; he moved to WiUiamstown 
and later to Northfield, where he bought a farm; he was a black- 
smith and later a well-known maker of axes; Sarah Thomas 
(Chaffee) Paul was a member of the Universalist church; in 1821 
she administered her father's estate; the following is found in 
the front of a Bible, pubUshed in 1798: 

"Sarah Thomas Chaffee is my name and English is my nation. 
WiUiamstown is my Dwelling place and Christ is my Salvation. 
When I am Dead and Buried and all my Bones are Rotten when 
this you see Remember me, not let me be forgotten. Williams- 
town 7th of September .1802." 

160 Jonathan ^ ChafEe (Dan,^ Jonathan, ^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Rehoboth, Mass., October 16, 1742, and died August 7, 1800. He married there, 
November 27, 1766, Mary Coomer, who died October 14, 1807, aged sixty-five. 
She had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was of medium height. She was a 
member of the Baptist church in which her husband was a minister. 

Jonathan Chaff e was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Rehoboth, 
October 17, 1742. He had a Hght complexion, blue eyes, and was of medium 
height. He bought ten acres of land in Rehoboth in 1764, and seven acres in 1765. 
June 13, 1768, "Jonathan Chaffe, tailor," of Rehoboth sold to "Miriam Chaffe, 
spinster" (42), for £4, 10s., one and a half acres of land there adjoining the land 
of Thomas and WilUam Chaffe. March 12, 1771, he sold to John Ide for £1, 5s., 
three-fourths of an acre of land in Rehoboth, and June 10th of the same year to 
Elhanan Winchester "laborer in ye Gospel," two acres of land there for £3. At 
a town meeting held in Rehoboth, March 9, 1773, Jonathan Chaffe was chosen 
Constable. January 26, 1775, he and his wife sold to William Chaffe, their brother, 
for £36, 8s. lid., their homestead lot in Rehoboth, consisting of twenty-two acres 
of land, and also sold three full shares in "ye division of dower set off to ye widow 
Lydia Chaffe" from the estate of her husband, Nathaniel Chaffe (39). Jonathan 
Chaffee was a Baptist minister and in May, 1778, was ordained pastor of a church 
in Rehoboth, founded by Reverend Elhanan Winchester in 1771. He having 
differed from his flock on the subject of infant and adult baptism, he being a " close 
communion Baptist" and they "large communion Baptists" he was forced to 



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leave and "Elder Jonathan Chaffee" was installed in his place which he held un- 
til his death. He performed many marriages between 1779 and 1799. 

In 1796, Jonathan Chaffe was executor of his father's will. He and his wife 
were buried in the Old burying-ground in Rehoboth where his tombstone reads: 

"The Reverend Jonathan Chaffe who was a faithful teacher of Jesug Christ & 
died in peace August 7th 1800." 

Children, born in Rehoboth: 

+ 458 i Mary s Chaffe, married James Paine (descendant of 27). 

+ 459 ii Jonathan Chaffe, born February 16, 1769; married Lephe Carpenter. 

+ 460 iii OHver Chaffe, born February 30, 1771; married Prudence Armington 
(probably a descendant of 40). 

461 iv Enoch Chaffe, born February 8, 1774; died. 

+ 462 V Abel Chaffe, born September 9, 1776; married Sally Bowcn. 

463 vi Caleb Chaffe, born October 8, 1778; died. 

464 vii Jesse Chaffe, born September 9, 1781; died in 1836; had a light com- 

plexion and blue eyes; sold land in Rehoboth in 1807; unmarried. 

163 Robinson ^ Chaffee (Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Rehoboth, Mass., April 13, 1750, and died March 26, 1782. He married there, 
February 4, 1779, Rachel,** daughter of Charles and Rachel s (Sweeting) (101) 
Peck (Rachel "^ Chaffe, Thomas,^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1). She was born August 15, 
1757, and married (2) Ebenezer Short. 

"Chaffee, Robinson. Private, Capt. Israel Hix's co., Col. Josiah Whitney's 
regt. ; enlisted July 30, 1778; discharged Sept. 10, 1778; service, 1 mo. 13 days, at 
Rhode Island; company raised in Bristol Co." [Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors 
in the War of the Revolution.] 

Child: 

465 i Sylvester « Chaffee, born in Rehoboth, March 8, 1781 ; died December 16, 
1797. 

165 Braddock ^ Chaffee (Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born i.n 
Rehoboth, Mass., November 1, 1756, and died probably in Vermont, between 
March 13, and May 10, 1813. He married in Rehoboth, August 23, 1781, Sarah 
Brown of that place, who survived him. He was baptized in the First Congrega- 
tional Church of Rehoboth, November 7, 1756. He served in the Revolution as 
follows : 

"Chaffee, Braddock. Private, Capt. Joseph Franklin's co., Col. Thomas Car- 
penter's regt., marched from Rehoboth to Bristol on the alarm at Rhode Island 
of December 8, 1776; service, 16 days; also, Capt. Jabez Bullock's co.. Col. Thomas 
Carpenter's regt.; enlisted July 27, 1780; discharged July 31, 1780; service 5 days, 
at Tiverton, R. I., on an alarm; roll sworn to at Rehoboth; also, same co. and 
regt.; enhsted August 1, 1780; discharged Aug. 9, 1780; service, 9 days, under 
Gen. Heath; marched to Tiverton, R. I., on an alarm; roll sworn to at Rehoboth. 

"Chaffe, Braddock. Sergeant, Capt. Nathaniel Ide's co., commanded by Capt. 
Samuel Fisher, Col. Carpenter's regt.; enlisted Aug. 13, 1779; discharged Sept. 
12, 1779; service, 1 mo., at Rhode Island; company detached for 4 weeks service." 
[Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution.] 

May 19, 1783, "Braddock Chaffe yeoman of Rehoboth" and wife Sarah, bought 
of John Walker of that place, fifteen and a quarter acres of land there for £63, 3d. 
January 17, 1784, they sold to John Thurber for £72, 13s. 8d., sixteen acres of 
land in Rehoboth. March 22, 1805, Braddock Chaffee bought of Nathan Peck 
and wife Rhoda for £20, six acres of land in Rehoboth, which had formerly be- 



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longed to the heirs of Amos Chaffe. He bought more land there in 1792, and in 
1801, sold his entire homestead of sixty acres, and moved to Clarendon, Vt., where 
his will made March 13, 1813, was probated May 10th following. It names as 
heirs his wife Sarah, his son Asa, and daughters, Sarah, Mary and Henrietta. 
Children, born in Rehoboth : 

4G6 i Sarah « Chaffee, born February 28, 1784; died after 1813. 

467 ii Mary Chaffee, born May 25, 1786; died after 1813. 

468 iii Hannah Chaffee, born November 11, 1788; probably died before 1813, 

as she is not mentioned in her father's will. 

469 iv Judith Chaffee, born November 11, 1790; probably died before 1813, 

as she is not mentioned in her father's will. 
+ 470 v Asa Chaffee, born May 20, 1794; married Mrs. Almira M. Colvin. 

471 vi Henrietta (Annerette) Chaffee, born January 2, 1797; died after 1813. 

472 vii Lephe Chaffee, born August 31, 1798; probably died before 1813, as 

she is not mentioned in her father's will. 

166 Patience ^ ChafEe (Ephraim,* Jonathan, ^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born 
in Rehoboth, Mass., November 9, 1752, and died. She married there, April 14, 
1774, Samuel Bowen. 

Children, born in Rehoboth: 

473 i Mary « Bowen, born April 14, 1777. 

474 ii Susanna Bowen, born May 9, 1778. 

475 iii Ephraim Bowen, born July 17, 1782. 

476 iv Rachel Bowen, born April 20 1789. 

477 V Sally Bowen, born May 17, 1794. 

167 Samuel Butterworth ^ ChafiEee (Ephraim,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas 
was born in Rehoboth, Mass., December 19, 1756, and died in Seekonk, Mass. 
(formerly Rehoboth), September 14, 1836. He married in Rehoboth, October 9, 
1809, Mrs. Nancy (Peirce) Peck, daughter of Isaac Peirce of that place, and widow 
of Cyrus Peck. She was a descendant of "Fighting Michael Peirce," killed in 
King Philip's War in the fight that bears his name. She died December 9, 1874, 
aged eighty-eight, and was buried in Seekonk. 

Samuel B. Chaffee was a Revolutionary soldier, serving as follows: 

"Chaffee, Samuel. Private, Capt. Nathaniel Carpenter's co.. Col. Thomas 
Carpenter's regt.; marched from Rehoboth to Bristol, R. I., on the alarm of Dec. 
8, 1776; service, 16 days. 

"Chaffee, Samuel Butterworth. Private, Lieut. Samuel Brown's co.. Col. 
Thomas Carpenter's regt.; marched from Rehoboth to Tiverton, R. I., on the 
alarm of Aug. 1, 1780; discharged Aug. 8, 1780; service, 7 days, under Gen. Heath." 
[Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolutio7i.] 

Samuel B. Chaffee owned land in the western part of Rehoboth, which in 1812 
was set off into a separate town and called Seekonk. March 1, 1782, with his 
brother Ephraim and the latter's wife Elizabeth, he sold to Braddock Chaffe 
(165) for £180, thirty acres of land in the southwest part of Rehoboth, which land 
lay near the house of Dan Chaffe (41) and had lately been purchased of William 
Chaffe (158). March 4, 1785, Samuel B. Chaffe "yeoman" bought of Josiah Peck ' 
for £186, thirty-eight acres of land in Rehoboth. April 1, 1788, he bought for £30, 
of Ezekiel Carpenter, six and one-half acres of land on the north side of Chestnut 
Hill in Rehoboth, adjoining the land of Samuel and Ephraim Chaffe, Jr. He 
made other purchases and sales of land in Rehoboth up to 1809. 



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Children, all but the first born in Seekonk: 

+ 478 i Kannah Butterworth o Chaffee, born October 14, ISIO; married Lewis 

Pierce. 
+ 479 ii Samuel Chaffee, born April 20, 1812; married Rebecca T. Pierce. 
+ 480 iii Cyrus Chaffee, born January 18, 1814; married Amanda M. Miller. 

481 iv A son, born May 17, 1815; died in Seekonk, June 11, 1815. 

482 V Susan Chaffee, born December 1, 1817; died January 1, 1845; married 

in Seekonk, October 17, 1840, William H. West of that place. 
+ 483 vi William Chaffee, born April 25, 1820; married (1) Sarah W. Miller; 
(2) Mary Ann Lord. 

484 vii Hosea Ballon Chaffee, born September 28, 1823; died in Seekonk, in 

November, 1823. 

485 viii Addie Chaffee, lived in Pawtucket in the family of ex-Governor Davis. 

168 Ephraim ^ Chaffee, Jr. (Ephraim,'* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas i), was 
born in Rehoboth, Mass., April 25, 1760, and died in Seekonk, Mass., August 6, 
1825. He married in Rehoboth, November 1, 1779, Elizabeth Whitaker, born 
January 30, 1761, died April 21, 1853. 

He served in the Revolution as follows: 

"Chaffee, Ephraim, Jr. Private, Capt. Jabez Bullock's co., Col. Thomas Car- 
penter's regt.; enUsted July 27, 1780; discharged July 31, 1780; service, 5 days, 
at Tiverton, R. I., on an alarm. Roll sworn to at Rehoboth." [Massachusetts 
Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution.] 

September 10, 1783, "Ephraim Chaffe yeoman of Rehoboth" bought for £90, 
of William Slead, twelve acres of land on the southerly part of Chestnut Hill, in 
the western part of that town, and sold it for the same price February 17, 1785, to 
Jonathan Peck, Jr. June 11, 1793, he sold to his brother Samuel B., ninety-two 
acres of land in Rehoboth, for £120. He sold land in Seekonk, from 1816 to 1820, 
that town having been formed in 1812 from the western part of Rehoboth. 

Children, born in Rehoboth: 

+ 486 i Noah 6 Chaffee, married Catherine Draper. 

487 ii Lewis Chaffee, born July 29, 1783; died in Warren, Pa., May 28, 1869; 

married in Rehoboth, September 2, 1804, Anna (Nancy), daughter 
of Perez and Temperance (Smith) Peck; she was born May 18, 
1781, and died April 2, 1851; no children; during the War of 1812 
he enlisted in Captain Joseph Watson's Company, Lieutenant 
Colonel Lincoln's Regiment, serving in New Bedford, Mass., 
from September 25 to October 20, 1814. He was a farmer, livecl 
in Seekonk in 1820, and moved to Bradford County, Pa., in 1850. 

488 iii Palmer Chaffee, born April 27, 1786; died June 13, 1796. 

489 iv Betsev Chaffee, born December 30, 1788; died September 18, 1796. 

490 V Clotilda (Matilda) Chaffee, born August 30, 1791; died July 13, 1860; 

married in Seekonk, March 10, 1819, Ira Potter, who died April 
8, 1877, aged eighty-one; moved to Bradford County about 1855. 

491 vi Nancy Chaffee, born May 22, 1795; died; married in Seekonk, June 5, 

1821, George Lake. 

492 vii Huldah Chaffee, born November 5, 1798; died October 19, 1821. 

172 David s Chaffe, Jr. (David,^ David,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in 
Attleboro, Mass., October 28, 1733, and died in Ashford, Conn., October 3, 1814. 
He married there, November 6, 1761, Priscilla, daughter of David Bobbins of that 
place. She was born June 4, 1741, and died in Ashford, May 14, 1814. 

David Chaffe, Jr., was baptized in the First Congregational Church in Rehoboth, 



98 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

December 9, 1733. He was a farmer and carpenter, and was six feet in height. 
The Revolutionary War records of Connecticut under the date May, 1777, show 
that : * 

"This Assembly do establish David Chaffee Jun. to be Ensign of the Uth Com- 
pany or trainband in the 5th regiment in this State." 

April 13, 1778, David Chaffe was admitted to the new freeman's oath in Ash- 
ford. June 19, 1793, he and his son Abner bought for £200 of David Robbins 
of Ashford, fifty-eight and one-half acres of land with a gristmill thereon. 

He united with the Congregational Church in Ashford, October 25, 1801. Pris- 
cilla (Robbins) Chaffe was a member of this church also. Both lie buried in the 
Swamp Burial Ground, Ashford, where their tombstones are inscribed as follows: 

" David Chaffe, 
Died Oct 8th 1814 Aged 81 
Behold the saint the pious man 
He lies in peace no others can 
His days on earth with peace was blest 
His work is done he's gone to rest." 

"Mrs. Priscilla wife of David Chaffe 

Died May 18th 1814 Aged 78 

Cheerfully bid this world adieu 

For future joys I had in view." 

Children, born in Ashford: 

+ 493 i Abner « Chaffe, born August 3, 1762; married Judith Walker. 

+ 494 ii Lois Chaffe, born January 16, 1765; married Stephen Wilcox, 

+ 495 iii Esther Chaffe, born November 5, 1767; married Oliver Cummings. 

+ 496 iv David Chaffe, Jr., born July 25, 1772; married Eunice Chapman, 
+ 497 V Amos Chaffe, born June 2, 1774; married Eunice Cummings. 

498 vi Daniel Chaffe, born November 10, 1776; died November 15, 1776. 

+ 499 vii Daniel Chaffe, born October 10, 1779; married Huldah Hall. 

500 viii Sarah Chaffe, born May 19, 1783; died in Granby; married George 

Fraver. 

501 ix Ebenezer Chaffe, born October 2, 1784; died in Ashford, August 18, 

1786. 

176 Patience ^ Chaffe (David,^ David,^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Attleboro, Mass., January 16, 1742-3, and died in 1816. She married in Ashford, 
Conn., in 1762, Joseph Amidon, a farmer of that place, born in Oxford, or Reho- 
both, Mass., April 20, 1725, cUed in South Onondaga, N. Y., November 27, 1810. 
He had a fair complexion, and blue eyes. 

Patience Chaffe was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Rehoboth, 
February 27, 1742, and was buried in Navarino, Onondaga County, N. Y. 

Children, born in Ashford: 

502 i Eunices Amidon, born September 13, 1763; died August 9, 1834; 

unmarried. 

503 ii Chloe Amidon, born April 10, 1764; died June 22, 1842; married David 

Thomas. 

504 iii Abel Amidon, born March 14, 1767; died December 20, 1813. 

505 iv Rhoda Amidon, born April 27, 1769; died June 22, 1845; married 

Elisha Russel. 

506 v Abner Amidon, born February 9, 1772; died October 24, 1804. 

507 vi Ashael Amidon, born January 17, 1774; died March 25, 1844; married 

Sally Tanner. 



FIFTH GENERATION 99 

50S vii Hannah Amidon, born October 5, 1778; died April 14, 1851; married 

Amasa Chapman. 
509 viii Caleb Amidon, born July 12, 1781; died April 16, 1810; married Anna 

Parker. 
+ 510 ix Cheney Amidon, born September 3, 1783; married Mary Reynolds. 
511 X Meletiah Amidon, born March 22, 1789; died in April, 1830; married 

Joseph Wing. 

200 Squire ^ ChafEee (Atherton,* David,:' Nathaniel,^ Thomas ') was born in 
Ashford, Conn., July 18, 1747, and died in Venango County, Pa. He married. 
The Vermont Revolutionary Records show that he served in Captain Seely's com- 
pany. Colonel Benjamin Wait's battalion, from July 1 to November 18, 1781. 
He also served in Captain Benjamin Whitney's company, Colonel Bradley's regi- 
ment raised to assist the High Sheriff, September 20, 1782. In 1797, Squire Chaffee 
lived in Westminster, Vt., and is said to have moved to Vincennes, Ind. He after- 
wards settled in Chautauqua County, N. Y., and later in Venango County. 

Children : 

512 i Olive ^ Chaffee, died in Venango County; married Teed; moved 

from Indiana to Chautauqua County, thence to Venango County. 

513 ii A daughter, died in Venango County; married ■ Teed, brother of 

her sister's husband; moved from Indiana to Chautauqua County, 
thence to Venango County. 

202 Atherton ^ Chaffe, Jr. (Atherton,^ David,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas '), was born 
in Ashford, Conn., March 15, 1752, and died in Westminster, Vt., May 8, 1812. 
He married Phoebe Brockway, who died in 1833, and was buried in Kirby, Vt. 

The Vermont Revolutionary Records show that Atherton Chaffe served thirty 
days in Captain John Betty's company. Colonel William Williams' regiment, en- 
listing August 29, 1777. He was also a member of Captain Wright's company of 
"Pure Whigs." Atherton Chaffe was a farmer and his will, probated in Bellows 
Falls, Vt., July 1, 1812, names as his heirs, his wife Phoebe and the children, 
William, Atherton, Jr., Lynds, Rufus and Phoebe. He was buried in Westminster, 
where his gravestone was still standing in 1891. 

Children, all but the third born in Westminster: 

+ 514 i WiUiam « Chaffe, born in 1776; married Polly Robinson. 

+ 515 ii Atherton Chaffe, Jr., born November 5, 1781; married Olive Sawtell. 

+ 516 iii Lynds Chaffe, married, 

+ 517 iv Phoebe Chaffe, married Russell Carroll. 

+ 518 v Rufus Chaffe, born September 18, 1798; married Malinda Wilder. 

204 ClifEord 5 ChafEee (Atherton,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas was born in 
Ashford, Conn., January 20, 1757, and died August 25, 1802. He married in 
Brattleboro, Vt., April 27, 1780, Anna, daughter of Captain Jesse and Leah (Jen- 
nings) Burke, a descendant of Richard Burke. 

After Clifford Chaffee's death, she married Cobb. She died in Towns- 

hend, Vt., about 1846 or 1847 and was buried there. 

Clifford Chaffee moved with his parents to Westminster, Vt., when a child. 
At the outbreak of the Revolution he enlisted in Stark's New Hampshire regiment, 
May 15, 1775, and with two of his brothers was in the Battle of Bunker Hill. It 
is related that in that fight a cannon ball struck the rail fence near where they 
were standing with such force that they were thrown upon it, but were not injured. 



100 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

He served as a Private in 1777 and 1778. In May, 1780, he enlisted in Westminster 
in Captain Samuel Wetherbe's company, Colonel Isaac Wyman's regiment. His 
name appears as Sergeant on the pay roll of Captain Jesse Safford's company in 
July, 1780. In March, 1781, "Cleaford Chaffy" served three days and travelled 
thirty miles, marching on the Alarm at Newbury, Vt. During the trouble in Guil- 
ford, Vt., over the claims of other states to Vermont land, CUfford Chaffee enlisted 
as Corporal in Captain Benjamin Whitney's company, serving from November 1, 
1783, to March 1, 1784. In 1838 his widow, then Mrs. Cobb, apphed for a pension. 

October 5, 1784, "Clifford Chafe yeoman of Westminster" sold to Constant 
Chaffe, his brother, land in that place. Clifford Chaffee died from the effects of a 
fall from a horse. He was a farmer and a doctor in Westminster. 

Children : 

+ 519 i Calvin ^ Chaffee, born in Westminster; married Elizabeth Hall. 
+ 520 ii Philander Chaffee, born about 1786; married Cinthia Nichols. 

521 iii Zebina Chaffee, living in Westminster in 1819, when he sold land there 

to Hubbard Bellows. 

522 iv Clifford Chaffee, Jr., died in Putney, Vt., about 1846 or 1847; un- 

married; of a nomadic disposition; residence, 1840, Putney. 

523 V Miriam Chaffee. 

+ 524 vi Anna Chaffee, born May 8, 1793; married Roberts. 

525 vii Parmelia Chaffee, born about 1795; married Carpenter; testi- 
fied in her mother's pension claim in 1838; she was then forty- 
three years of age, and lived in Rockingham, Vt, 

+ 526 viii Jesse Burke Chaffee, married Susan Hall. 

207 Alpha ^ ChafEee (Atherton,* David,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in 
Westminster, Vt., and died in Black Lake, St. Lawrence County, N. Y. He mar- 
ried Mary, daughter of John Abby of Homer, N. Y., formerly of Vermont. She 
was sister of his brother Otis' wife, of his sister Nancy's husband. Mary (Abby) 
Chaffee died in the summer of 1872, aged one hundred and four years, and was 
buried in St. Clair, Mich. 

Alpha Chaffee had a fair complexion, and blue eyes. He served as a Private 
in the War of 1812. He was a farmer and in 1797 Uved in Westminster. Later 
he lived in New York state, and was buried in Black Lake. 

Children : 

527 i Rachel" Chaffee, born in New York state; married John Baldwin; 

residence, Ohio. 

528 ii Sophia Chaffee, died in St. Clair in 1850; married Hezekiah Haskell, 

formerly of New York; moved to St. Clair, where both died. 

529 iii Polly Chaffee, born in New York state; died about 1870; married 

(1) Justines; (2) William Bowman; residence, Michigan. 

+ 530 V Alpha Chaffee, Jr., born August 2, 1800; married Effie Kelch. 

531 V Lonson Chaffee, died aged twenty-four; residence, New York state. 

532 vi Matilda Chaffee, died young. 

533 vii Phoebe Chaffee, died young, drowned. 

534 viii John Chaffee, died in Herkimer County, N. Y. ; married (1) in Washing- 

ton, Mich., Caroline Shaw, who died there; married (2) in New 
York state, Mary Clark; married (3) ; lived later in Herki- 
mer County; he was of a roving disjJosition. 

208 Constant 5 ChafEe (Atherton,^ David, ^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Westminster, Vt., in 1701 or 1762, and died in East Westmoreland, N. H., April 29, 



FIFTH GENERATION 101 

1S06. He married in Westminster, Anna, daughter of John Lovejoy. She died 
March 23, 1811, aged forty-four. 

Constant Chaffe fought in the Revolution. He served under Major Elkanah 
Day in a company of Westminster MiUtia which marched on the Alarm of Octo- 
ber 17, 1780, when Royalton, Vt., was burned by the Indians. He served eight 
days, travelled one hundred and ten miles and received £2, 7s. 4d. He also served 
five days in Captain Benjamin Whitney's company, Colonel Bradley's regiment, 
"raised to assist the High Sheriff" September 21, 1782. 

In 1783 and 1784 there was trouble in Guilford, Vt., over the claims of other 
states to Vermont land and Constant ChafTe served from November 7, 1783, 
until March 1, 1784, in Captain Benjamin Whitney's company. 

He was a farmer and was living in Westminster at the time of his marriage. 
Here he bought land of his brother Clifford, October 5, 1784, for £30. June 10, 
1785, he bought there of John Lane thirty acres more for the same price. Feb- 
ruary 21, 1787, he bought of John Dickerson another tract of land for £18. He 
added to this, October 29, 1796, paying to Patrick Wall £50 for the land. April 15, 
1797, he bought of Joseph Wilbore of Westmoreland, N. H., for £300, seventy- 
seven acres of land in that place. Here he settled with his mother, wife and son 
before the following spring, as on March 27, 1798, "Constant Chaffe of Westmore- 
land" bought of Job Wilbore more land there. May 27, 1803, he paid to William 
Brockway of St. Johnsbury, Vt., $100 for fifty acres more of land in Westmore- 
land. In all these deeds he is called "yeoman." He and his wife are buried in 
the graveyard in East Westmoreland, where their tombstones bear the following 
inscriptions : 

"In memory of Mr. Constant ChafTe who died April 29, 1806 in the 45th year 
of his age. 

" Death like an overflowing stream 
Sweeps us away, our life's a dream 

An empty t , a morning flower 

Cut down and withered in an hour." 

"In memory of Anna widow of Mr. Constant Chaffe who died March 23, 1811 
aged 44 years. 

"Diseases sore I long have bore 
Physicians were in vain 
Till God was pleased to give me ease 
And free me from my pain." 

Child: 
+ 535 i Amasa^ Chaffee, born March 30, 1786; married (1) Anna Adams; (2) 
Huldah Britton; (3) Roxana Britton. 

209 Otis s Chaffee (Atherton,* David, ^ Nathaniel, ^ Thomas i) was born in West- 
minster, Vt., and died in Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., about 1813 or 1814. He mar- 
ried Abigail, daughter of John Abby, and sister of his brother Alpha's wife, and 
of his sister Nancy's husband. She died September 18, 1851, aged eighty-four, 
and was buried in Rome, Mich., in the East Rome cemetery. She married after 

Otis Chaffe 's death, Francisco, and lived with her daughter, Mrs. Whipple, 

in 1845 in Grass Lake, Mich., and in 1846, in Leoni, Mich. 

Otis Chaffee fought in the Revolution. He served under Major Elkanah Day 
in a company of Westminster Militia which marched on the Alarm of October 17, 
1780, when Royalton, Vt., was burned by the Indians. He served three days, 



102 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

travelled forty-four miles and received in payment ISs. Sd. His name is also on 
the pay roll of Captain Abner Seelye's company, Colonel Benjamin Wait's bat- 
talion. He served from July 1 to November 20, 1781, travelling eighty miles and 
receiving £10, 7s. 8d. He also served five days in Captain Benjamin Whitney's 
company, Colonel Bradley's regiment, "raised to assist the High SherifT," Sep- 
tember 21, 1782. 

Otis Chaffee was a farmer, in 1797 living in . Westminster, and later in Rock- 
ingham, Vt., where Nathaniel Bennett was appointed administrator on his estate, 
February 7, 1814. He is said to have served in the War of 1812 and to have died 
in Sackett's Harbor, so it seems probable that he was killed in the battle at that 
place. May 29, 1813. 

Children, born in Vermont: 
-1-536 i Otis 6 Chaffee, Jr., born May 9, 1784; married (1) Grace Whipple; (2) 

Lydia Tuttle. 
+ 537 ii Abigail Chaffee, born 1788; married Jeremiah Leland. 
+ 538 iii Lyman Chaffee, born May 1, 1790; married Mary Whipple. 
539 iv Jarville Chaffee, died in Illinois; married in Middlesex, Vt., January 
9, 1823, Betsey Bryant; he was a farmer; had a light complexion, 
and blue eyes; he served in the War of 1812 as a private; he Uved 
in Middlesex and Lockport, N. Y., after his marriage moving to 
Illinois, where he settled near Peoria, on land granted him by 
the Government for his war services; when he moved to Illinois 
he had two small children. 
+ 540 V Betsey Chaffee, born June 30, 1792; married Samuel Whipple. 
+ 541 vi Warren Chaffee, born January 22, 1797; married (1) Elizabeth Otto; 

(2) Melinda Munn. 
+ 542 vii Warner Fay Chaffee, born July 27, 1799; married Mrs. Hannah 

(Goodell) Ferguson. 
+ 543 viii Allen Bennett Chaffee, born in 1802; married Abigail Pratt. 
+ 544 ix Ory Chaffee, born May 23, 1807; married Polly Rowley. 

210 Rachel ^ Chaffee (Atherton,* David,^ Nathaniel, ^ Thomas i) was born in 
Westminster, Vt., December 16, 1772, and died in Southville, near Stockholm, 
St. Lawrence County, N. Y. She married Samuel Montgomery Wires, a wheel- 
wright, born August 4, 1776, died in Southville. He had a sandy complexion, 
blue eyes and was six feet, two inches in height. Mr. and Mrs. Wires were Uni- 
versalists. They lived in Walpole, N. H., Lyndon, Vt., in 1803 in Herkimer 
County, N. Y., and about 1813 moved to Stockholm. 

Children : 

545 i Carlton ^ Wires, born March 21, 1796; married Lucinda Dunshee. 

546 ii Annatta Wires, born June 28, 1797; died. 

+ 547 iii Hannah Wires, born May 22, 1799; married Wilder Stearns. 

548 iv Persis Wires, born March 30, 1801 ; died; married Henry Gates. 

+ 549 V Samuel Wires, born September 12, 1803; married Isabel Barren. 

550 vi Fanny Wires, born November 11, 1806; died; married Philo Mathews. 

551 vii Sivona Wires, born August 4, 1807; died. 

552 viii Nancy Wires, born July 5, 1810. 

553 ix Hiram Wires, born March 25, 1814. 

554 X Mary Melissa Wires, born March 21, 1817; married Reuben Farmer. 

212 Nancy ^ Chaffee (Atherton,* David,^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Westminster, Vt., about 1776, and died in Cherry Creek, Chautauqua County, 
N. Y. She married Amos, son of John Abby, and a brother of the wives of her 
brothers, Otis and Alpha. 



FIFTH GExNERATION 103 

Xaucy (Chaffee) Abby was very musical. She Uved in Cherry Creek. 
Children : 

555 i Eben s Abby. 

556 ii Calvin Abby. 

557 iii Amos Abby, Jr. 

558 iv John Abbv. 

559 V Atlanta Abby, died. 

+ 560 vi Olive Abby ; married DeWitt Fisher. 
561 vii Alvira Abby; married Casper Harvey. 

213 Crean Bush s Chaffee (Atherton,* David,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born 
in Westminster, Vt., in 1778, and died in Amity, Erie County, Fa., December 24, 
1847. He married in Penn Yan, Cayuga County, N. Y., September 8, 1805, Polly, 
daughter of Daniel Bennett. She was of Delaware County, N. Y., and her father, 
a tailor by trade, had been taken i:)risoner at the beginning of the Revolution and 
held during the entire conflict. She died October 19, 1874, aged eighty-seven, and 
was buried in Hatch Hollow, Erie County, Pa. 

Crean Bush Chaffee is supposed to have been named for Crean Bush of West- 
minster, a friend of hi,: father's, and whose name appears as witness on a deed of 
property from Atherton Chaffe, Sr., to Atherton ChafTe, Jr. 

Crean Bush Chaffee had a dark complexion, black eyes, and was five feet, seven 
inches in height. He was a farmer and a teacher. He lived in Westminster in 
1796; when he was twenty-one years old " Uncle Jock," who brought him up, gave 
him a horse, saddle and bridle and he left Vermont for Cayuga County, never to 
return. He served during the War of 1812 from August, 1812, to March, 1813. 
In 1871 his widow, then living in Amity, appUed for a pension. In 1805 he was 
living in Cayuga County, and between 1810 and 1815 moved to Erie County, 
where he lived in Amity and Northeast. At this time that country was almost 
a wilderness and many were the dangers and hardships these hardy pioneers had 
to undergo. One day when Mrs. Chaffee was alone in the cabin with her daugh- 
ter Caroline, then a baby, an Indian holding a large knife in his hand appeared 
in the cabin door. Striding over to the cradle, he lifted the child in his arms, 
kissed her and, laying her down, stuck his knife into a loaf of bread just taken from 
the oven and ran off, to the great relief of the terrified mother, who thought her 
child would be killed. 

Children, the first three born in Cayuga County, the rest in Erie County: 

+ 562 i Sally « Chaffee, born in 1807; married- William Hatch. 

+ 563 ii Ira Chaffee, born January 1, 1809; married Hannah Norton. 

+ 564 iii Horace Hill Chaffee, born October 17, 1810; married (1) Louisa King; 

(2) Eliza Williams. 
565 iv Caroline Polly Chaffee, born October, 1815; died July 10, 1887; married 

Frederick Hill. 
+ 566 V Horatio Nelson Chaffee, born March 19, 1818; married Jane N. Mason. 
+ 567 vi Nancy Chaffee, born in June, 1820; married Samuel W. Hayes. 
+ 568 vii John'Bennett Chaffee, born in April, 1823 (1825); married (1) Mary 

Phelps; (2) Mrs. Eliza Drake. 

238 Sarahs Chaffee (Joseph,^ John,^ Joseph,^ Thomas was born in Barring- 
ton, Mass., January 18, 1729, and died April 27, 1818. She married (1), about 
1748 or 1749, Isaac Morris, their intention of marriage being published in Wood- 
stock, October 18, 1748. He died January 10, 1778, and she married (2) Septem- 



104 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

ber 10, 1804, Honorable John Bliss, whom she survived. April 30, 1750, she 
joined the church in New Roxbury (now West Woodstock), where she lived at 
the time of her marriage. In 1761 Isaac Morris removed with his family to Wales, 
Mass, 

"The part of Springfield to which he removed was then an unorganized district 
not belonging to any town, and known as ' Wales.' It was a territory lying between 
Somers on the south and Springfield on the north, and after the organization of 
Wilbraham, was annexed to that town. The spot where Isaac Morris settled 
was in the extreme southeastern part of 'Wales' and on the Monson line. The 
probable cause of his removal to 'Wales' was that his wife might be near her 
mother — then a widow — who, with her husband, Joseph Chaffee, had removed 
to this section about 1754. [This should be 1755.] Joseph Chaffee died in 1760. 
Two deeds from Hannah Chaffee — widow — and Joseph Chaffee, administrators 
of the estate of Joseph Chaffee, dated Aug. 18, 1761, convey to Isaac IMorris ninety- 
two acres of land, sixty of which was within the limits of Monson, then Brimfield. 
He subsequently bought other land. His farm contained in all one hundred and 
thirty-one acres eighty-five of which were within the Monson limits. The spot 
where he located was a romantic one at the base of Rattlesnake and Sheep Moun- 
tains, overlooking the Scantic Valley, to Pine Ball and South Mountains on the 
west, at the foot of which lay the farm of his father-in-law. A large part of the 
cultivated land has grown up to woods, and the house in which he lived, and also 
that of his son Darius, have long since disappeared. Nothing remains to indicate 
the locality of the habitations but a portion of the walls of the cellars, and a few 
nearly dead trees of the orchard. 

"The records of the Probate Court of Hampshire County, state that Sarah 
Morris was appointed administratrix on the estate of Isaac Morris, Sept. 1, 1778, 
and was also made guardian of Chester, Elizabeth, and Ephraim, minor children. 
By the inventory returned to the court, Nov. 1, 1778, the amount of the estate 
was £999 7s. 6d., of which £850 was in land. The debts were £130 2s. 2d. . . . 
The distribution of the estate made Nov. 3, 1778, gave Sarah, the widow, one- 
third during hfe, £283 5s. 8d. Darius, two elevenths or a double portion, £103 
6s. 7d. Hannah, Davis, Isaac, Edward, Sarah, Eunice, Chester, Ebenezer, Eliza- 
beth, and Ephraim, one-eleventh each, £51 10s. 3d. Mrs. Morris, hardly satisfied 
with the distribution, petitioned the court that as she was 'left under something 
of Low and Indigence circumstances' she might be allowed something out of the 
personal estate, and was allowed the amount of £22 lis. 

" She [Sarah (Chaffee) Morris] was a tall, fine-looking woman, with dark com- 
plexion, dark hair and eyes." [Morris Register.] 

Children, the first seven born in Woodstock, the last five in Wales : 

569 i Hannah ^ Morris, born January 13, 1750; married John Davis. 

570 ii Darius Morris, born September 15, 1751; married (1) EUzabeth Fisher; 

(2) Rebecca Chandler. 

571 iii Isaac Morris, Jr., born September 10, 1753; married Irene Johnson. 

572 iv Joseph Morris, born in March, 1755; died at Lake George, August 10, 

1776, in the Revolutionary army. 

573 V Edward Morris, born December 12, 1756; married Lucy Bliss. 

574 vi EUzabeth Morris, born July 10, 1759; died in Wilbraham, March 24, 

1764. 

575 vii Sarah Morris, born July 23, 1761; married Stephen Pease. 

576 viii Eunice Morris, born May 13, 1763: married Joshua Clark. 

577 ix Chester Morris, born April 16, 1765; married (1) Betsey Wales ;(2) . 

578 x Ebenezer Morris, born March 15, 1767; married Ryndia May. 

579 xi EHzabeth MorriS; born February 17, 1769; married David Hume. 

580 xii Ephraim Morris, born March 17, 1772; married Pamela Converse. 



FIFTH GENERATION 105 

For further descendants see The Morris Register, by Jonathan F. Morris, also 
3474. 

239 Joseph s Chaffe, Jr. (Joseph,^ John,3 Joseph,- Thomas 0, was born in Wood- 
stock, Mass. (now Conn.), January 9, 1730-31, and probably died in Union, Conn., 
in February, 1783. He married Esther ^ Chaffe (271) (John,* John,3 Joseph,2 
Thomas 1), born in Woodstock, January 14, 1734-5, baptized in the First Con- 
gregational Church there the same month. Joseph Chaffe was baptized in the same 
church, February 28, 1730-31. He probably moved with his parents in 1755 to 
Wales, a district of Springfield, Mass., where he was a farmer. May 8, 1758, he 
bought of his father fifty-six acres of land there for £55. In 1760, with his mother, 
he administered his father's estate. October 23, 1772, "Joseph Chaffee husband- 
man of Wales" sold to David Burt of the same place, land there for 20s. About 
this time Wales was annexed to the newly organized town of Wilbraham, and so 
Joseph Chaffe became an inhabitant of that town. In 1774, he was one of one 
hundred and twenty-five who signed an agreement, made in South Wilbraham, 
not to purchase Enghsh-made goods. July 29th of that year he was appointed 
with others to assist in collecting the Province rates. January 2, 1775, he was ap- 
pointed with others a committee to prevent the killing of deer from January 1st 
to August 1st of that year. 

His name appears as a Private on a roll of "Capt. James Warrener's company 
of Wilbraham who marched in defense of Ammerican Liberty on ye Alarm last April 
occasioned by the Lexington Fight." He was in service ten days, travelled one 
hundred and eighty miles and received £1, 9s. 2d., in payment. His name also 
appears as serving two other enlistments : 

"Chaffe, Joseph. Capt. Wilham Fletcher's co., Col. Benjamin Simond's regt; 
enlisted Aug. 22, 1777; discharged Aug. 29, 1777; marched on an expedition to 
Bennington. 

"Chaffe, Joseph. Private, Capt. Samuel Burt's co., Col. Ehsha Porter's (Hamp- 
shire Co.) regt; enlisted July 22, 1779; discharged Aug. 25, 1779 service, 1 mo. 
7 days, at New London, Conn." [Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War 
of the Revolution.] 

January 30, 1777, Joseph Chaffe, yeoman, of Wilbraham sold to Joel Dean of 
Ashford, Conn., for £250, one hundred and forty acres of land in Wilbraham. 
This deed was signed by Joseph and Esther Chaffe. Soon after this he moved to 
Peru, Berkshire County, Mass., as on July 7th of the same year he was chosen one 
of a committee to act in letting out the school lands in that town. He was chosen 
First Selectman there February 14, 1780, and Moderator of a town meeting Octo- 
ber 30th of the same year. May 16, 1781, Joseph and Esther Chaffe of Partridge- 
field (formerly Peru), Mass., sold to Amos Corbin of Woodstock, for £180, one hun- 
dred acres of land there, being part of lot number thirty-eight. 

WILL OF JOSEPH CHAFFE 

" In the name of God Amen I Joseph Chaffe of Union in the County of Windham 
& State of Connecticut Being Weak in Body but Blessed Be God I am of Sound 
Mind & Memory Do this 14th Day of December 1782 Make & Publish this My 
Last Will and testament in Manner following that is to say first I give up My Soul 
to the Lord Jesus Christ as My Only Saviour trusting in His Merits and Mercies 
for the foregiveness of all My Sins & for My Eternal Salvation also I commit My 
Body to the Ground to Be Decently Buried at the Descression of My Executrix 



106 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

hereafter Mentioned then My Will is that all my honest Debts & funeral Charges 
Be paid sd to be paid out of My freehold Estate if it can legally Be Done then I 
Give to My Beloved Wife Ester Chaffe one third part of all My personal Estate 
which I die posest of for her own forever & My wish is that My sd Wife shall have 
liberty to Choose her third at the Inventory price out of the whole & My will is 
that My sd Wife shall have the Use & Improvement of one third jDart of My free- 
hold Estate that shall Remain after my sd Debts & Charges are paid so long as 
she Remains My Widow & then to be Equally Divided Among My five Children 
(viz) My son Darius Chaffe & My Daughter Ester & Deidamia & Matilda & Sinai 
and My will is that all ye Rest of My Estate not yet mentioned or Disposed of as 
above shall Be Equally Divided Amongst my sd son Darius Ester Diedamia 
Matilda & Sinai & I make and ordain my sd wife Ester Chaffe to Be My Sole 
Executrix of the My last Will & testament for the Intents and purposes in this 
My will contained in Witness Whereof I ye said Joseph Chaffe have hereunto set 
My hand & seal ye Day & year as above sd Signed Sealed & Delivered By ye sd 
Joseph Chaffe as his last will & testament in ye presence of us who were present 
at ye signing & sealing thereof 

"Joseph Chaffe [seal] 
"Willm Moor 
"Oliver Wales 
" Josiah Burley 

"December ye 31st 1782 then Personally appeared William Moor & Oliver 
Wales & Josiah Burley witnesses to ye within will & made Solemn oath that they 
were present when ye testator Executed sd will & saw him Execute it & heard 
him Declare to be his last will & testament & that he appeared to Be of Sound 
Mind & Memory & they all signed as witnesses in ye presence of ye testator & in 
the presence of Each Other Sworn Before Me 

"Solomon Wales Justice of peace" 

THE INVENTORY OF JOSEPH CHAFFE'S ESTATE 

"We the Subscribers being appointed and Authorized by honorable Court of 
Probate for the District of Stafford to Appraize all such Estate Both Real & 
personal of the Late Joseph Chaffe of Union in the County of Windham Deceased 
as shown to us by Ester Chaffe Widow & Relic to ye sd Deceast and Executrix 
to ye Last Will and testament of ye sd Joseph Chaffe Deceasd Which Serviss we 
performed Return make in the following manner 

(vis.) 
Household Goods & firnature 
Best Bed furniture Bedsted and Cord £3.. 0..0 

Next Ditto 45/ Next do 30/ Next do 20/ 4..15..0 

Low Case Drawers 20/ Low Chest 4/ five Low Chests 8/6 1..12..6 

one great Wheel 3/ Eleven Chairs 15/ tea kettle 6/ 1.. 4..0 

Two Iron pots 8/6 Brass kettle 10/ flatt Irons 6/ Skillet 2/6 1.. 7..0 

frying pan 3/ iron bason 3/ two iDales one Nogen 3/ Can — /6 0.. 9.. 6 

flesh fork & basting spoon 1/ hamer/6 Box Iron & heater 2/ 0.. 3. .6 

Fire shovel & tongs 6/ tramel 3/ Crane & hooks 10/ puter 20/ 1..19..0 

Choping knife 1/ Crockery & Earthen ware 4/ meal tub 4/01/ 0..10..0 

five dry Casks 3/ beer barrel 1/ three tubs 4/ Cheese tub 2/ 0..10..0 

Wooden boles & plates & salt Morter 2/ glass bottles 1/6 0.. 3. .6 

Two Baskets 2/ thirteen sheets 32/6 Eight pillow Cases 3/ 1..17..6 

Four table Cloaths 5/6 Eleven towels 5/ winowing sheet 1/6 0..12..0 

one table 6/ one do 4/ one foot wheel 15/ 1..15..0 

Wearing Apparel 

Great Coat 6/ Clarret Coat 12/ Jacoat 3/ hnen do 3/ 1.. 4..0 

Leather breeches 4/ five pair Stockings 14/ three Shirts 12/ 1..10..0 

thick Linen Breeches & Chect trowers 4/6 gloves 1/ 0.. 5..0 

Two hats 6/ wig 6/ Boots & Shoes 12/ six yd all wool 30/ 2..14..0 



FIFTH GEXERATION 107 

Four yd woollen Cloath 10/ two old Coats 2/6 0..12..6 

Striped Jaeet 2/ fustian Coat 5/ 0.. 7..0 

Mixt Coulercd Jacet & breeches 4/ 0.. 4..0 

Books 

Bible 3/ three bound Books 3/ pamphlets 6/ 0..12..0 

Farming Tools 

one plough & Irons 8/ horse trasses 6/ Slay 10/ 1.. 4..0 

Two Iron Wedges 2/ Chain 3/ Iron bale 1/6 Share 1/6 0.. 8..0 

Hatchet 4/ Sadlebags 3/ Sadie 6/ two mealbags 3/ bason 1/ 0..17..0 

Stock 

one mare f 10..0..0 one Cow 06/ one yearhng 20/ one swine 6/ 14..12..0 

one Note against Darius Chaffe 23.. 0..0 

two do against Willm Foster £5: 10: due 3.. 0..0 

Lands and Buildings 

A dwelling House & 95 Acres of land ISO.. 0..0 



250.. 
"Union March 3d 1783 the foregoing is a true Inventory Made by us 

"Solomon Wales ) Aprisors 

> under 
"JOSL\H BURLEY > Oath." 

DISTRIBUTION OF .JOSEPH CHAFFE 'S ESTATE 

"We the Subscribers being appointed by the Honbl Court of Probate for the 
District of Stafford to distribute and divide the Estate of Mr. .Joseph Chafey Late 
of union Deceased amongst the heirs of said deceased according to his last will 
and testament and being freeholders and under oath do set out to Darius Chaffe 
son to sd Deceasd £6..10..0 to be reducted out of a Note of hand due from said 
Darius to sd deceased at the time of his death Inventoried at £23..0..0 Lawful 
Money — 

''We also set of to Esther walker wife to Capt Robert walker and Daughter 
to said Deceased one fiat Iron one Chair one bed Tick and feathers one bed quilt 
and three sheets all Inventoried at the price of £1-16-5 and also £4-13-7 of sd 
£23-0-0 note clue from sd Darius 

"We Likewise set to Arvine Wales son to Eleazer wales by Deidamia his wife 
Lately Deceased and Daughter to said deceased one pot and kittle one Chest one 
Chair three Sheets one bed quilt one bason three pillow Cases one Clarret mans 
Coat and one pair of Stockings all Inventoried at the price of £3-11-5 and one 
plow and Irons and horse traces two Iron wedges one Chair one Iron bale one 
share one meat tub one pair of saddle bags and one saddle and two meal bags 
one raisor and one fustian Coat & one pair of Leather Breaches all Inventoried at 
£2..18..0 

"We do set of to Matilda Seldon wife to thomas Seldon Daughter to said Deceasd 
one Chest and three yeards of worsted Cloth and one Sheet one wig & white Breeches 
and Checkd trowsers all Inventoried at the price of £1-4. .6 we also set of to sd 
Matilda £5-5-5- to be taken out of said £ 23. due from said Darius 

"We also set of to Sinai Chaffe Daughter to sd Deceasd £6-10 to be taken out 
of sd £2.3-0-0 note due from sd Darius 

"Union 30th of 1788 we then Distributed and set of to the Heirs of the above 
mentioned Joseph Chaffe Deceasd their Equal shares out of the Estate of the sd 
Joseph as above Described as shown to us by Esther Chaffe Executor to the Last 
will and Testament of sd Deceasd according to the orders of said Court Given to us. 

" Edward Froster ~ 
"SoLN Wales 
"Cost 12/ for Distributing 



y Distribution 



108 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

"At a Court of Probate at Stafford in the District of Stafford on the 13th day 
of April 1784 Isaac Pinney Esqr Judge holding said Court on account of adminis- 
tration on the Estate of Mr Joseph Chaffe Late of Union in the County of Windham 
Deceasd was now Exhibited in sd Court by the Executor on said Estate whereby 
she has paid in Debts and Charges Due from said Estate the sum of £97:0:3f 
Lawful money which account this Court accepts and orders to be kept on file 

"At the same Court next above sat out and allows bysaid Court to Mrs Esther 
Chaffe Widow and Relict of Mr Joseph Chaffe Late of Union in the County of 
Windham Deceasd as nessassery for Suport of Self and family in Sundreys which 
she shall Charge at Inventory price the Sum of £ 19.6.1 

"Test John Phelps Clerk 

"At a Court of Probate held at Stafford in the District of Stafford on the 13th 
day of April A. D. 1784 Isaac Pinney Esqr Judge holding said Court Solomon 
Wales Esqr of Union in the County of Windham was now appointed to be Guardian 
to Sina Chaffe Daughter of Mr Joseph Chaffe Late of sd union Deceasd aged about 
8 years a minor of the Town of said union and the said Solomon Wales gave a 
bond of Two hundred pounds Lawfull money to this Court for the faithful Dis- 
charge his afforesaid office of Guardian to said minor 

"At the same Court next above Mr. Darius Chaffe of Union in the County of 
Windham was now appointed to be guardian to Matilda Chaffe aged about fifteen 
years Daughter of Mr Joseph Chaffe Late of said Union Deceasd a minor of the 
Town of said Union and the said Darius Chaffe gave a bond of two hundred pounds 
Lawfull money to this Court for the faithful! Discharge of his afforesaid office 
Guardian to said minor" 

Children : 

+ 581 i Darius e Chaffe, born about 1751 ; married Molly Chaffe [604]. 
582 ii Esther Chaffe, born about April, 1756; died March 23, 1759, aged two 
years, eleven months; buried in South Wilbraham (now Hampden). 
-1-583 iii Esther Chaffe, born 1760; married Captain Robert Walker. 
4-584 iv Deidamia Chaffe, married Eleazer Wales. 
585 V Matilda Chaffe, born about 1769; married before 1788, Thomas Sel- 
don. 
+ 586 vi Sinai Chaffe, born May 11, 1776; married Amasa Converse. 

240 Benjamin ^ ChafEee (Joseph,'' John, 3 jGseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Wood- 
stock, Mass. (now Conn.), July 10, 1732, and probably died in Ashford, Conn., 
in 1811. He married in Woodstock, September 19, 1754, Hannah, daughter of 
Abraham Skinner of Maiden, Mass. Benjamin Chaffee is said to have lived on 
the north part of Rocky or Cranberry Bog Hill, between West Woodstock and 
South Woodstock, later in Ashford and still later in Marcellus, N. Y., finally re- 
turning to Ashford. He also lived in Wales, Mass., as is evidenced by a deed 
dated June 25, 1764, in which "Benjamin Chaffee husbandman of Woodstock 
late of Wales," sold to Benjamin Skinner of Wilbraham, seventy-five acres of land 
in Wales together with the buildings thereon for £100. This was land which 
Benjamin had bought of his father, February 25, 1760, for £45. He bought and 
sold various pieces of land in Woodstock. February 4, 1793, Benjamin "Chaffe" 
of Woodstock bought of Josiah Eaton of Ashford for £28, 15s., twenty-three acres 
of land there, and April 22d of the same year he and his wife, still of Woodstock, 
sold to Benjamin Skinner of that place a house and barn there. Apparently this 
was about the time of their removal to Ashford. Benjamin Chaffee had palsy in 
one arm, which for the last twenty years of his life rendered it useless. 

Children : 

587 i Sally « Chaffee, married Parker e Chapman (645) (Mary s Chaffee, 
Ebenezer,^ John,3 Joseph,^ Thomas 0- 



FIFTH GENERATION 109 

5S8 ii Eunice Chaffee, married Oliver 6 Chapman (643) (Mary & Chaffee, 
Ebenezer,'» John,^ Joseph, 2 Thomas i). 

+ 589 iii Wealthy Chaffee, married Peter Chamberlain. 

+ 590 iv Polly Chaffee, a twin, married William Snell, Jr. 

591 V Dolly Chaffee, a twin. 

+ 592 vi Joseph Chaffee, married (1) Clarissa Griggs; (2) Roxy Griggs. 

593 vii Harriet Chaffee. 

594 viii Louisa Chaffee, married Skinner. 

595 ix Dorcas Chaffee. 

241 Ephraim ^ Chaffee (Joseph,^ John,^ Joseph, 2 Thomas was born in Wood- 
stock, Mass. (now Conn,), about 1733, and died near Glens Falls, N. Y., in 1758. 
He married in Woodstock, November 21, 1752 (?) Anna (or Anne) Torrey. They 
were both residents of Woodstock. She married (2) William Stacy. 

Ephraim Chaffee was a farmer and a joiner. June 19, 1751, he bought of Joseph 
Chaffee for £650, forty acres of land with a house in Woodstock. March 22, 1753, he 
was appointed to appraise a stray horse. [Killingly, Conn., Records.] Septem- 
ber 17, 1753, at a meeting of the inhabitants of the southeast district of the town 
of Woodstock he was appointed one of a committee to divide the district into two 
schools. September 3, 1754, he sold forty acres of land "a mansion house and a 
Dutch barn" for £1,000. This was probably the same property which he bought 
in 1751. January 12, 1756, he bought of Benjamin Munn sixty acres of land in 
Brimfield, Mass., and March 9th following, forty-seven acres there of Josiah 
Montague. Soon after this, he moved from Woodstock to Wales, a district of 
Springfield, Mass., as he was of the latter place when he marched in August, 1757, 
to the relief of Fort William Henry during the Colonial Wars. Ephraim Chaffee 
is said to have been scalped and killed by the Indians, in a place between Sandy 
Hill and Glens Falls, N. Y., near Fort Edward, in the same place where Jane 
McCrae was scalped during the Revolution. He is said to have been a teamster 
and an officer over the baggage train. The records make no mention of his ser- 
vice at this time, during the year 1758, but state that he was a Private in Captain 
Benjamin Day's company, South Hampshire County regiment, which marched 
on the Alarm for the relief of Fort William Henry in August, 1757. He is spoken 
of as "of Springfield," travelled sixty -four miles, and was in service ten and a half 
days. [Massachusetts Archives, Muster Rolls, Vol. XCV, page 444.] February 6, 
1758, he sold land in Brimfield to J. Torrey for £20. The estate of Ephraim 
Chaffee "late of Wales" was administered by his father, Joseph Chaffe, who was 
appointed August 30, 1758. [Northampton Probate Records.] After his death in 
1760, Ephraim's widow took charge of the administration. In January, 1763, 
she and her second husband, William Stacy, petitioned the court in Boston for 
permission to sell the real estate of Ephraim Chaffee. Permission was evidently 
granted, for May 20, 1763, sixty acres of land in Wales were sold for £48, 10s., 
to "Simeon Chaffe of Woodstock yeoman " (272) as the highest bidder. 

Ephraim Chaffee and his brother Isaiah are said to have helped drive the wolf 
of Israel Putnam fame into the cave where it was captured. It had wrought sad 
havoc among the sheep in the neighborhood of Pomfret, Conn. 

Children, all but the last born in Woodstock : 

596 i John Wilson « Chaffee, born September 9, 1753; died October 26, 1754. 

597 ii Anna Chaffee, a twin, born September 9, 1753; probably married in 

South Wilbraham, Mass., June 22, 1788, Nathan Hudson of Monson, 



no THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Mass., the intention being published in South Wilbraham, May 2, 
1788. 
598 iii Comfort Chaffee (a daughter), died October 25, 1754. 
+ 599 iv Comfort Chaffee, born September 2, 1755; married Moses Baxter. 

600 V John Wilson Chaffee, born in 1757; probably died in the army near 

Little Falls, N. Y., in 1780; baptized in the First Congregational 
Church, Woodstock, March 17, 1765; he served in the Revolution 
as follows: "Chaffee, John Wilson, Wilbraham. Private, Capt. 
Paul Langdon's co.. Col. Timothy Danielson's regt.; muster roll 
dated Aug. 1, 1775; enhsted May 8, 1775; service, 3 mos. 1 day; 
also, company return dated Oct. 6, 1775; also order for bounty 
coat or its equivalent in money dated Camp Roxbury, Dec. 25, 
1775. [The following entries probably refer to him also.] 

"Chaffee, John, Wilbraham. Corporal, Capt. Charles Colton's 
CO., Col. John Greaton's (2d) regt.; Continental Army pay ac- 
counts for service from March 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; residence, 
Wilbraham; enlisted for town of Wilbraham; enlistment, 3 years; 
reported mustered by Col. Woodbridge. 

"Chafee, John, Springfield. Corporal, Lieut. Colonel's co., 
Col. John Greaton's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for 
service from Jan 1, 1780, to March 1, 1780. [Massachusetts 
Soldiers and Sailors in. the War of the Revolution.] 

601 vi Sarah Chaffee, born in Wales, March 31, 1758; married Reuben Bliss 

of Monson, their intention of marriage being published in South 
Wilbraham, December 9, 1775. 

242 Asa ^ Chaffee (Joseph,'' John,3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born in Woodstock, 
Mass. (now Conn.), June 5, 1734, and died in Wilbraham, Mass., in December, 
1810. He married (1) in Woodstock, September 5, 1753, Mary Hewlett, who died 
March 9, 1783. He married (2) in the same town, February 16, 1785, Sarah Orms- 
bee. 

Asa Chaffee was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, 
June 9, 1734. He was a shoemaker and a house-framer. He probably moved to 
Wales, Mass., between 1758 and 1760. This place, a precinct of Springfield, Mass., 
was later made a part of Wilbraham. February 25, 1760, he bought of his father 
for £35, 8s., land in Wales. "Asa Chaffe yeoman of Wilbraham and Mary Chaffe 
his wife" sold to William Barnes for £30, sixty acres of land there, March 20, 
1764. March 22, 1768, he was chosen "Hog Reave" for Wilbraham. June 10th 
following, he sold to Henry Badger land in Wilbraham for £6. In a list of pew 
holders in the Congregational church in Wilbraham, dated June 3, 1770, it is stated 
that "Asa ChafTee" and wife with five others and their wives occupied pew num- 
ber fourteen. The minister at this time was Reverend Noah Merrick. In South 
Wilbraham in 1774, one hundred and twenty-five men, of whom "Asa Chaffee" 
was one, signed an agreement not to buy English-made goods. 

He was a Private in "Capt. James Warriner's Company of Wilbraham who 
marched in defence of American Liberty on ye Alarm last April occasioned by 
the Lexington Fight." He served ten days, travelled one hundred and eighty 
miles, and received £1, 9s. 2d., in payment. 

November 21, 1777, he was chosen a Constable for Wilbraham. October 18, 
1779, he received $20 as bounty and mileage money for soldiers. January 30, 
1784, Asa Chaffee and two others were a committee appointed in behalf of the 
South parish of Wilbraham for the purpose of taking a deed of a piece of land on 
which to build a meetinghouse. The tract of land purchased was in Wilbraham, 



FIFTH GENERATION 111 

contained about one hundred and forty rods, was purchased of William King and 
cost £6. March 16th following, Asa Chaffee was chosen Surveyor. May 3, 1785, 
he sold for £20, to his son, Ephraim, land in Monson, Mass., and March 16, 1786, 
land in Wilbraham to his son Cyril, Chaffee of Somers, Conn., blacksmith, for 
£10, 10s. Soon after this Shays' Rebellion broke out and Asa Chaffee served as 
a Private from September 22d to 2Sth, 1786, in Lieutenant Lewis Langdon's 
company, Colonel Gideon Burt's regiment of militia, which marched to Spring- 
field. He also served in Springfield as a Private from January 18th to February 7, 
1787, in Captain Joseph Williams Company of Cadets, ordered into service by 
Major-General Shepard. September 14, 1808, he sold to his son Ephraim for 
$300, land in Wilbraham, and in 1809 to his son Calvin two other tracts there for 
$120. 

Asa Chaffee died intestate and administration on his estate was granted to his 
son Jonathan in Northampton, Mass., February 13, 1811. The inventory, dated 
February 21st following, mentions real estate, an interest in a sawmill thereon, 
house, barn, cidermill, horses, cows, oxen, household furniture, farming utensils, 
etc. This was appraised by Stephen West, Calvin Stebbins and William Clark. 
July 17, 1811, the widow was allowed her portion of the estate. 

Asa Chaffee is doubtless buried in the Hampden, Mass. (formerly South Wilbra- 
ham), burying-ground, but no stone marks his final resting-place. The grave of 
his first wife is marked by a stone bearing the following inscription : 

"In Memory of 

Mrs. Mary wife of 

Mr. Asa Chaffe 

who died 

March 9, 1783 

in her 47th year 

Death is a debt 

to nature due 

Which I have paid 

and so must you." 
Children, the first four born in Woodstock, the rest in South Wilbraham: 
+ 602 i Jonathan " Chaffee, born about 1753; married Olive Davis. 
+ 603 ii Asa Chaffee, Jr., born about 1754; married (1) Anna Elmer; (2) 
Frances Elmer. 
604 iii Molly Chaffee, born July 3, 1756; married Darius Chaffee. (See 581.) 
+ 605 iv Cyril (Serrel) Chaffee, born May 3, 1758; married (1) Patience Sexton; 

(2) Mrs. Submit (Gowdy) McGregory Booth. 
+ 606 V Ephraim Chaffee, born August 12, 1760; married Olive Edgerton. 

607 vi Martha Chaffee, born May 18, 1761. 

608 vii Patty Chaffee, born May 19, 1762. 

609 viii Luther Chaffee, born October 10, 1764; died November 20, 1776; 

buried in South Wilbraham. 

+ 610 ix Calvin Chaffee, born June 11, 1766; married Wealthy Edgerton. 

+ 611 x Miriam Chaffee, born September 3, 1768; married Ellis. 

612 xi Jemima Chaffee, born September 13, 1770; married in Somers, August 
30, 1787, Jiles Jones of that place; she was then living in Wilbra- 
ham. 

+ 613 xii Abiather Chaffee, born December 5, 1774; married Miriam Clark. 

+ 614 xiii Walter Chaffee, born August 17, 1775; married Anna Hyde. 
615 xiv Huldah Chaffee, married in South Wilbraham, May 25, 1806, her 
brother-in-law, Chauncey Stebbins, of that place, their marriage 
intention being enterod May 10, 1806; residence, 1843, Utica, 
N. Y.; later, Hoosic Falls, N. Y. (See 616.) 



112 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

+ 616 XV Nancy Chaffee, married Chauncey Stebbins. 
617 xvi Child, died young. 

244 Comfort ^ Chafiee (Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Wood- 
stock, Mass. (now Conn.), March 20, 1737-8, and died in South Wilbraham, Mass., 
June 4, 1811. He married (1) January 19, 1758, Mary, daughter of Nathaniel 
Bliss, their marriage intention being recorded in Springfield, Mass. She was born 
November 21, 17-34, and died April 15, 1774. Comfort Chaffee married (2) in 
South Wilbraham, June 5, 1808, Mrs. Hepzibah (Green) Chaffee, widow of Joel 
Chaffee (251), their intention of marriage being published in South Wilbraham, 
February 10, 1805. She died December 19, 1828, aged ninety-three. Comfort 
Chaffee was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, July 2, 
1738. He had a dark complexion, black eyes and hair, was tall and well propor- 
tioned. He probably moved to Wales, a district of Springfield, Mass., with his 
parents in 1755, and was living there at the time of his marriage in 1758. He was 
a farmer. May 26, 1759, "Comfort Chaffee yeoman of Wales" bought seventy- 
five acres of land in the township of Springfield, for £75. As Wales was then a 
district of Springfield, this land may have been in what was then known as Wales, 
and which was shortly afterwards made part of Wilbraham. March 19, 1765, 
Comfort Chaffee was chosen "Deer Reaves" in Wilbraham. He was chosen "Hog 
Reaves," March 13, 1770, in South Wilbraham, and May 13, 1770, the records of 
the Congregational church there state that he and his wife, with six others, oc- 
cupied pew number eighteen. April 6, 1773, Comfort and Mary (Bliss) Chaffee 
sold for £22, 2s., to Nathaniel, David, Jonathan, and Thomas Bliss of Wilbraham, 
forty-seven acres of land there, it being part of the estate of the late Nathaniel 
Bliss, father of Mary. A committee of which Comfort Chaffee was one appointed 
in Wilbraham, January 2, 1775, to prevent the killing of deer from January 1st 
to August 1st of that year. His name appears as a Private on the roll of Captain 
James Warriner's company of Wilbraham " who marched in defence of Ammerican 
Liberty on ye Alarm last April occasioned by Lexington Fight." He served ten 
days, travelled one hundred and eighty miles, and received £1, 9s. 2d., payment. 
His further Revolutionary service is as follows: 

"Chaffee, Comfort. Private, Capt. James Shaw's co., Col. Charles Pynchon's 
regt.; enlisted Sept. 24, 1777; discharged Oct. 18, 1777; service, 32 days, travel 
included; company detached to join Gen. Gates's army." [Massachusetts Soldiers 
and Sailors in the War of the Revolution.] 

During his service. Comfort and another man discovered a deserted British 
vessel floating near the water's edge. They boarded it and finding it loaded with 
provisions and ammunition, turned it over to the Government. May 25, 1778, 
Comfort Chaffee was chosen one of the Constables for Wilbraham. October 18, 
1779, he received £20 as bounty and mileage money for soldiers. 

During Shays' Rebellion, he served as a Private from September 22 to Septem- 
ber 28, 1786, being in Lieutenant Lewis Langdon's company. Colonel Gideon 
Burt's regiment of Mihtia, in the Fourth Division, which marched to Springfield 
in support of the Government. He also served in Springfield from January 18 to 
February 1, 1787, in Captain Joseph WilHams' company of Cadets, ordered into 
service by Major-General Shepard, 

The strictness with which the Fourth Commandment was kept in the days of 
our forefathers is illustrated by the following incident. Comfort Chaffee preferred 



FIFTH GENERATION 113 

a charge against a neighbor, of having sown seed on the Sabbath day. He could 
not, however, prove the charge, for while he could swear that the man went through 
the motions of sowing, he could not prove that he had seed in his hand. Had he 
been able to prove his point, the man would have been severely punished, for the 
keeping holy of the Sabbath day was strictly adhered to by our ancestors. 

After Comfort's death his widow was supported by her step-sons, and made 
her home with the eldest of them. Comfort, Jr. 

In the cemetery in Hampden, Mass. (formerly South Wilbraham), rest the bodies 
of Comfort Chaffee and his two wives. On his tombstone is the following inscrip- 
tion: 

"In Memory of 

Mr. Comfort Chaffe 

who died 

June 4, 1811, 

Aged 74 years. 

Let not the dead forgotten lie 
Lest you forget that you must die 
Death is a debt to nature due 
Which I have paid and so must you." 

The grave of his first wife is marked by a stone bearing the following words : 

"In memory 
of Mrs. Mary 
wife of 
Mr. Comfort 
Chaffee who died 
April 1.5 1774 
in her 40 year. 
• O Time Supreme 

How swift thy wings 
On Time depend 
Eternal things." 

Children by first wife, born in South Wilbraham: 

618 i Mary s Chaffee, born in 1758 (?); died; married about 1780, Ebenezer 

Stacy of South Wilbraham, their intention dated January 10, 
1780. 

619 ii Lucretia Chaffee, born June 22, 1760; intention of marriage to Moses 

Cadwell of South Wilbraham published there September 23, 1780. 

620 iii Bathsheba Chaffee, born June 9, 1762; died in South Wilbraham, 

April 22, 1851 ; married there, November 27, 1783, Stephen West, 
their intention of marriage being published there October 23, 
1783; she was buried in South Wilbraham. 

621 iv Mercy Chaffee, born January 27, 1765; died September 16, 1788, her 

death being recorded in Springfield. 
+ 622 V Comfort Chaffee, Jr., born July 3, 1767; married Persis Skinner. 
623 vi Joel Chaffee, born September 27, 1770; died in South Wilbraham, 

August 1, 1806, and was buried there; a blacksmith; unmarried. 
+ 624 vii Nathaniel Bliss Chaffee, born December 14, 1772; married Tabitha 

Chubbuck. 

247 Isaiah s Chaffee (Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas J) was born in Wood- 
stock, Mass. (now Conn.), about 1728, and died in Wilbraham, Mass., January 3, 
1771, aged forty-two years. He married in Woodstock, March 5, 1751, Betty 
Manning. At this time he lived in Woodstock; October 21, 1753, he joined the 



114 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

West Woodstock Congregational Church, but before 1758 had moved to Wales, 
a district of Springfield, Mass., and later a part of the town of Wilbraham. In 
the latter year he served as a Private in the Colonial War, in Colonel William 
William's regiment, Captain Jonathan Ball's company, raised by the province of 
Massachusetts Bay for the reduction of Canada. He is spoken of as "of Spring- 
field," served from April 13 to November 4, and travelled seven days. [Massa- 
chusetts Archives, Muster Rolls, Vol. XCVI, p. 444.] 

In a list of pew holders in the Wilbraham Congregational Church, dated July 3, 
1770, we find that Isaiah Chaffee and his wife, with four other men and their 
wives occupied pew number five. The land records show that on August 18, 1761, 
"Isaiah Chafee husbandman of Wales" sold to David Burt, 2d, of Springfield, 
husbandman, for £90, one hundred and eight acres of land in Wales, formerly 
belonging to Isaiah's "honored father, Joseph Chaffee, deceased." This deed is 
signed by "Isaiah Chafee" and "Betty Chafee." April 10, 1767, "Isaiah Chaffee, 
husbandman, of Wilbraham" bought land of Henry Badger of that place for £18. 
April 2, 1771, in Northampton, Mass., Comfort Chaffee (244), brother of Isaiah, 
was appointed administrator of this estate, and at the same time William King 
was appointed guardian of the five minor children, Betty, over fourteen, Wil- 
liam, Joseph, Isaiah and Hannah under fourteen. Isaiah left almost nothing and 
September 14, 1772, Comfort Chaffee obtained the consent of the court to sell 
the whole of the estate, the papers being signed by Comfort and the widow, Betty 
Chaffee. This was probably for the purpose of paying Isaiah's debts and obtain- 
ing ready money for the needs of the widow and children. From this time the 
family suffered many hardships from extreme poverty; probably no line of the 
Chaffee family had a harder life than did the children of Isaiah after his death. 

Isaiah and his brother Ephraim are said to have helped drive the wolf of Israel 
Putnam fame into the cave where it was captured. It had wrought sad havoc 
among the sheep in the neighborhood of Pomfret. 

Children : 

625 i Hannah ^ Chaffee, born in Woodstock, October 20, 1752; died December 

10, 1756; buried in South Wilbraham, Mass.; baptized in the West 
Woodstock Congregational Church, October 14, 1753. 

626 ii John Chaffee, probably the man to whom the following Revolutionary 

record refers: 

"Chaffee, John, Private, Capt. WiUiam White's co. (late) 
Col. Brown's (Berkshire Co.) regt.; enhsted July 18, 1780; dis- 
charged Oct. 22, 1780; service 3 mos. 1 day, at Stone Arabia, 
N. Y." [Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the 
Revolution.] [It is possible that the last two entries accredited 
to 600 refer to this man.] 

627 iii Elizabeth (Betty) Chaffee, born before 1757, as she was over fourteen 

years of age, April 2, 1771; married Gilbert, and at one 

time lived in Massachusetts. 

+ 628 iv William Chaffee, born after April 2, 1757; married Mary Whipple. 

+ 629 V Joseph Chaffee, born in Woodstock, October 2, 1761; married Mercy 
White. 
630 vi Isaiah Chaffee, Jr., born about 1764; he served in the Revolution as 
follows : 

"Chaffee, Isaiah, Wilbraham. Descriptive list of men raised 
to reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6 months, agreeable 
to resolve of June 5, 1780; age, 16 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 5 in.; com- 
plexion, light; residence, Wilbraham; arrived at Springfield July 



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5, 1780; marched to camp July 6, 1780, under command of Lieut. 
Taylor of 2d Mass. Line; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised 
by the town of Wilbraham for service in the Continental Army 
during 1780; marched July 6, 1780; discharged Dec. 6, 1780; 
service, 5 mos., 15 days. 

" List of men raised for the 6 months service and returned by 
Brig.-Gen. Paterson as having passed muster in a return dated 
Camp Totoway, Oct. 25, 1780. 

"Chafe, Isaiah. Certificate dated West Point, Dec. 6, 1780, 
signed by Capt. Abraham Williams, stating that said Chafe, who 
engaged for 6 months for the town of Wilbraham, served 4 mos. 
28 days in 12th Mass. regt., was then discharged and given per- 
mission to return to Wilbraham. 

"Caffee, Isaiah. Private, Capt. John Carpenter's co. of guards; 
enhsted Jan. 24, 1781; discharged April 10, 1781; service, 2 mos. 
17 days; company detached for 8 months and stationed at Spring- 
field. 

"Chaffe, Isaiah, Wilbraham. Receipt dated Wilbraham, 
March 8, 1781, for bounty paid said Chaffe by Lieut. WilUam 
King, Chairman of a class of the town of Wilbraham, to serve in 
the Continental Army for the term of 3 years." [Massachusetts 
Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution.] His name is 
also on a "Return of the hire of the three years men" dated 
December 26, 1781, and signed by the Selectmen of Wilbraham, 
he having received £76, 10s.; it is also found on two warrants to 
pay the officers and men of Captain John Carpenter's company, 
dated June 24, 1782, and October 28, 1782. 

631 vii Hannah Chaffee. 

250 Joshua ^ Chaffee (Joel,'* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Rehoboth, 
Mass., about 1733, and died in Ellsworth, Conn., October 9, 1789. He married 
in Mansfield (Sharon), Conn., July 2, 1755, Mary, daughter of Matthew St. John 
of Sharon (Wilton). She was born in Wilton, September 25, 1739, and died 
August 28, 1829. Joshua Chaffee was a farmer, and moved to Sharon from Mans- 
field, in 1755, shortly after his marriage. April 20, 1757, Matthew St. John of 
Sharon sold "for love, good will and affection" to his daughter, Mary, and son-in- 
law, Joshua, twelve acres of land in that town, and April 18, 1758, he sold to Joshua 
for £75, thirteen acres more there. Joshua sold to Ebenezer Smith, Jr., of Wood- 
stock, Conn., for £12, 10s., two acres of orchard land in the latter town, January 7, 
1763. He also bought and sold other pieces of land there. His name appears as 
one of the company of householders from Sharon, on a roll of Captain Eliphalet 
Holmes' company of minute men of East Haddam, raised in May, 1776, by order 
of the "Capt. General." [Connecticut Men in the Revolution.] He was made a 
Freeman in Sharon, October 16, 1777. He made his will February 14, 1787, and 
in it names as his heirs, his wife Mary, sons Joel, Matthew and Joshua Bignall, 
his daughters Betty, Mary, Lucy, Vinie, Olive, Lettice and Julia, his son Joel 
being made executor. He and his wife are buried in Ellsworth, where their tomb- 
stones bear the following epitaph : 

" For me to live is Christ and to die is gain." 

Children, born in Sharon : 

632 i EUzabeth e (Betty) Chaffee, born May 11, 1757; died October 27, 1844; 

married (1) in Sharon, January 2, 1777, Asa Chapman, of New 
Concord, Chatham, N. Y.; he died soon after and she married 
(2) in Ellsworth, November 11, 1779, Isaiah, son of Ebenezer 



116 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

and Lucy (Moulton) Everitt; he was born in Sharon, April 12, 
1753, and died in Ellsworth, August 4, 1834; a farmer; both were 
buried in Ellsworth. 

f 633 ii Joel Israel Chaffee, born July 2, 1759; married (1) Rachel Booth; (2) 
Dolly Hyde. 

+ 634 iii Mary Chaffee, born June 10, 1762; married WilHam W. Hyde. 

+ 635 iv Lucy Chaffee, born February 12, 1765; married Stephen Eaton. 
636 V Matthew Chaffee, born December 12, 1767; died in Ellsworth, Novem- 
ber 13, 1789; buried there; unmarried. 

+ 637 vi Lovina (Vinie) Chaffee, born December 26, 1770; married Elijah Abel. 

+ 638 vii Olive Chaffee, born October 17, 1774; married (1) Joshua Studley, 
Jr. ; (2) Amos Seymour. 

+ 639 viii Lettice Chaffee, born September 3, 1777; married Nathan Norton. 

+ 640 ix Joshua Bignall Chaffee, born March 8, 1781; married (1) Anna Sey- 
mour; (2) Hannah Birdsey. 
641 X Julia Chaffee, born March 10, 1786; died in Kent, Conn., January 20, 
1838; married George Bull, a widower of Kent; they had no 
children. 

258 Mary ^ Chafiee (Ebenezer,'* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Wood- 
stock, Mass. (now Conn.), August 27, 1733, and died. She married there, March 29, 
1753, Thomas Chapman. She was baptized in the First Congregational Church 
of Woodstock, August 19, 1733. 

Children, baptized in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock: 

642 i Christopher ^ Chapman, baptized December 21, 1766. 

643 ii Ohver Chapman, baptized December 21, 1766; married Eunice * Chaffee 

(588) (Benjamin,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1). 

644 iii Molly Chapman, baptized December 21, 1766. 

645 iv Parker Chapman, baptized September 10, 1769; married Sally ^ Chaffee 

(587) (Benjamin,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1). 

259 Rebecca s Chaffee (Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born in Wood- 
stock, Mass. (now Conn.), July 28, 1735, and died there December 30, 1819. She 
married in Woodstock, October 3, 1754, John Howlett. She was baptized in the 
First Congregational Church of Woodstock, August 10, 1735. 

Children, born in Woodstock: 

+ 646 i Didymus 6 Howlett, born April 4, 1760; married (1) AUce Marcy; 

(2) Polly Preston. 
+ 647 ii John Howlett, Jr., born October 11, 1762; married Anna Sanger. 
+ 648 iii Ebenezer Howlett, a twin, born February 29, 1764 (?); married Lois 

Lewis. 

649 iv Samuel Howlett, a twin, born February 29, 1764 (?) ; married Betsey 5 

Chaffee (338) (Josiah,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1), born in 
Woodstock, July 14, 1773, baptized there in the First Congre- 
gational Church, August 27, 1775; they had no children. 

650 V Thomas Howlett. 

651 vi William Howlett, died October 15, 1801, unmarried. 
+ 652 vii Tabitha Howlett, married Comfort Clapham. 

+ 653 viii Mary Howlett, married Edmund Tiffany. 
+ 654 ix Rebecca Howlett, married Samuel Lyon. 

260 Tabitha 5 Chaffee (Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas was born in 
Woodstock, Mass. (now Conn.), July 14, 1739, and died December 19, 1824. She 
married there. May 14, 1761, Ephraim, son of Eliphalet and Mary (Bacon) Car- 
penter. He was born in Woodstock July 24, 1735, and died August 21, 1809. 



FIFTH GENERATION 117 

He served in the Revolution in the 4th BattaHon, under Colonel Ely, in Captain 
John Ely's regiment. He was a farmer, and after living for many years in Wood- 
stock he and his wife moved to Stafford, Conn., where they lived with their son 
Elias. Tabitha Chaffee was baptized in the First Congregational Church in Wood- 
stock, July 29, 1739. 

Children, born in Woodstock: 

655 i Elias ^ Carpenter, married- Sarah Prescott. 

656 ii Ephraim Carpenter, Jr., born May 26, 1762 (1763) ; died in Woodstock, 

January 20, 1776. 

657 iii EUphalet Carpenter, born July 9, 1765; married (1) Sybil Vinny; (2) 

Matilda Reynolds. 

658 iv Williard Carpenter, born April 3, 1767; married Polly Bacon. 

65Sa V Joseph Carpenter, born March 5, 1769; married Sarah (Sally) Prescott. 

659 vi Bemsley Carpenter, born April 19, 1771; died October 7, 1775. 

660 vii Harvey Carpenter, born December 31, 1775; married (1) Charity; (2) 

Esther Sabin. 

661 viii Polly Carpenter, born May 12, 1778. 

662 ix Ephraim Carpenter, Jr., born June 7, 1780; married (1) Elizabeth 

Prescott; (2) Sarah (Sally) N. King. 

663 X John Sullivan Carpenter, born June 26, 1782; married Martha . 

664 xi Nellie Carpenter, born October 9, 1785. 

For further descendants see Carpenter Genealogy, by Amos B. Carpenter. 

261 Ezra ^ Chaffee (Ebenezer,* John,^ Joseph, ^ Thomas i) was born in Wood- 
stock, Mass. (now Conn.), April 9, 1742, and died in Athens, Vt., July 16, 1815. 
He married in Woodstock, September 20, 1764, Jerusha Hurlburt of that place, 
who died in Athens, December 15, 1822, aged eighty. She was a member of the 
West Woodstock Congregational Church, February 3, 1771. 

Ezra Chaffee was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, 
June 6, 1742. He had a light complexion, blue or gray eyes, and was short and 
stout. He was a farmer and lived for many years in Woodstock. He served in 
the Revolution in Lieutenant Jonathan Morris's company of that place. He 
probably rose to the rank of Captain, as he was always called by that title, Feb- 
ruary 24, 1781, he bought of Azel Hooker of Athens, for £60, "hard money," 
one hundred acres of land in the northern part of that town. To this place he 
moved between 1782 and 1784. From 1792 to 1798 he was one of the Listers of 
Athens and in 1796 Selectman. He and his wife were members of the Methodist 
church in that town, and were buried there. 

Children, all but two younger born in Woodstock: 

+ 665 i Alfred ^ Chaffee, born July 5, 1765; married Hannah Woodward. 

+ 666 ii David Chaffee, a twin, born July 5, 1765; married Anna Johnson. 

+ 667 iii Charles Chaffee, born May 3, 1767; married Lucy Evans. 

+ 668 iv Rufus Chaffee, born March 2, 1769; married Elizabeth Stickney. 

+ 669 V Lydia Chaffee, born March 22, 1771 ; married John Oak. 

670 vi Jerusha Chaffee, born about 1772 or 1773; died in Athens, May 18, 

1856, aged eighty-three; married Roswell Evans and had a large 
family; she was baptized in the West Woodstock Congregational 
Church, March 28, 1773. 

671 vii Abigail Chaffee, died young; baptized in the West Woodstock Con- 

gregational Church, October 29, 1775. 
+ 672 viii Ezra Chaffee, Jr., born August 25, 1777; married Fanny Shipman. 
+ 673 ix Abigail Chaffee, born May 9, 1779; married Reverend Asa Kent. 
+ 674 X Olive Chaffee, born February 20, 1781; married Leonard Ames. 



118 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

675 xi Mary (Polly) Chaffee, born September 17, 1782; died in Athens, 
November 9, 1833; married Reverend Elijah Davis, a Baptist 
minister, who after her death married (2) Mrs. Miriam (Park) 
Sherwin, and had a son. Park Davis; Mary Chaffee was baptized 
in the West Woodstock Congregational Church, October 27, 
1782; she lived on her father's homestead in Athens; had no 
children. 

+ 676 xii Prudence Chaffee, a twin, born September 17, 1782; married David 
Cottrel. 

+ 677 xiii Armilla Chaffee, born March 7, 1784; married (1) Nathan Willard; 

(2) Oakes. 

678 xiv Azubah Chaffee, born October 8, 1787; married Leonard Brown 
Chaffee. (See 721.) 

262 Ebenezer 5 Chaffee, Jr. (Ebenezer,* John,^ Joseph,^ Thomas i)* was born 
in Woodstock, Mass. (now Conn.), September 27, 1744, and died in Canterbury, 
Conn., between 1810 and 1815. He married there, April 18, 1776, Alice, daughter 
of Mrs. Lydia (Johnson) Fassett. AHce (Fassett) Chaffee died in 1826, and was 
buried in Canterbury. He was baptized in the First Congregational Church of 
Woodstock, November 11, 1744. He was a farmer and tanner in Canterbury, 
where, October 8, 1791, he bought for £487, 15s., one hundred and thirteen and 
three-quarters acres of land. 

Children, born in Canterbury: 

+ 679 i Lydia ^ Chaffee, born October 8, 1776; married Luther Spaulding. 
+ 680 ii Ethan Chaffee, born October 29, 1780; married Ruby Bacon. 

681 iii Olive Chaffee, born December 19, 1782; married Ebenezer Sanger. 

(See 683.) 

264 Olive ^ Chaffee (Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas was born in Wood- 
stock, Conn., March 24, 1756, and died. She married (1) there, October 28, 1783, 

Nathaniel Sanger, who died. She married (2) Adams. She was baptized 

in the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, May 16, 1756. 

Children : 

682 i James ^ Sanger. 

+ 683 ii Ebenezer Sanger, married Olive Chaffee (681). 

684 iii Ira Sanger. 

685 iv Sally Sanger. 

265 Samuel ^ Chaffee (Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Wood- 
stock, Conn., June 9, 1760, and died there October 20, 1813. He married in Wood- 
stock, May 25, 1783, Azubah, daughter of John and Dorothy Sanger of that place, 
and sister of Perley Sanger, who married Anna Chaffee (333). Her father John 
married (2) Sarah Cady Chaffe (335). Azubah (Sanger) Chaffee was born Septem- 
ber 3, 1760, one of a family of eighteen children, and died in Orwell, Pa., Septem- 
ber 28, 1834. After her husband's death she lived with her son Luther, and died 
in his home. She was buried in Woodruff's Corners, near Orwell. 

Samuel Chaffee lived in Woodstock, where he was a farmer and teacher. He 
entered the Revolutionary army when quite young, as a drummer boy, and was 
present at the execution of IMajor Andre, the English officer arrested and executed 
as a spy. Samuel Chaffee was buried in Woodstock. His widow and his son-in-law, 
Joseph Deans, were appointed administrators of his estate and the inventory was 
taken, November 12, 1813. The estate, amounting to $3,650.15, was divided 



FIFTH GENERATIOx\ 119 

among the heirs November 1, 1814. October 7, 1823, Joseph Deans was appointed 
guardian of the minor children, EHza and Ezra. 

Children, born in Woodstock: 
+ 686 i Sarah (Sally)'' Adams Chaffee, born July 3, 1784; married Wilkes 

Sharpe. 
+ 687 ii Lucy Chaffee, born October 1, 1785; married Joseph Deans. 
+ 688 iii Luther Chaffee, born October 26, 1787; married (1) Amy Browning; 

(2) Julia Waterman. 
+ 689 iv Polly Chaffee, born May 3, 1789; married (1) Daniel Browning; (2) 

Artemas Johnson. 
+ 690 V Miranda Chaffee, born June 3, 1790; married Theron Wells. 
+ 691 vi Danforth Chaffee, born March 31, 1793; married Edna Luther. 
+ 692 vii Jason Chaffee, born June 9, 1794; married Fanny Gridley. 
+ 693 viii Lucinda Chaffee, born May 18, 1796; married Walter Tucker, Jr. 
+ 694 ix Ebenezer Chaffee, born September 18, 1797; married Phila Farnum. 

+ 695 X Ahce Chaffee, born July 18, 1799; married (1) Josiah Conant ; (2) . 

696 xi Abiel Chaffee, born in 1800; died in Woodstock, Novemijcr 30, 1803, 

aged three years. 
+ 697 xii Eliza Chaffee, born April 2, 1803; married Asa Robinson. 
+ 698 xiii Ezra Chaffee, born April 12, 1806; married Sylvia A. Bennett. 

266 Elizabeth ^ Chaffee (Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Woodstock, Conn., January 3, 1763, and died. She married there, October 17, 
1785, Jonathan Paul. She was baptized in the First Congregational Church of 
Woodstock, July 10, 1763. 

Children : 

699 i Ebenezer « Chaffee Paul. 

700 ii Adams Paul, 

269 Hezekiah ^ Chaffee, Jr. (Hezekiah,* John,^ Joseph, 2 Thomas ^), was born in 
Rehoboth, Mass., December 6, 1731, and died in Windsor, Conn., March 4, 1819. 
He married Mrs. Lydia (Griswold) Phelps of Simsbury, Conn., whose gravestone 
bears the following inscription: 

"In memory of Lydia Chaffee, wife of Doct. Hezekiah Chaffee and daughter 
of Samuel Griswold, Esq., who departed this life October 1st 1801 in the 79th 
year of her age." Doctor Chaffee was born seven weeks after his father's death. 
June 7, 1748, Nathaniel Peck, Joseph Bosworth and John Bowen were appointed 
his guardians. 

"Hezekiah Chaffee came to Hartford, Conn., for the purpose of starting a drug 
store and pursuing his profession, but by the advice of the first Doctor Isaac Bull 
of Hartford, he settled in Windsor, Conn., and held a high rank in his profession." 
[Hinman's Early Connecticut Settlers.] He settled in Windsor and bought land 
there about 1755 or 1756. April 20, 1758, he sold to Jonathan Skinner of Wood- 
stock, Conn., eight acres of land there for £27. March 8, 1768, he bought of Joel 
Chaffee (251) for £30, ninety acres of land in Wilbraham, Mass., with the buildings 
thereon, and June 2d following leased it to him at a yearly rental of twenty 
shillings. The lease was for the term of Joel's life, and after his death to fall to 
Hepzibah, his wife, so long as she remained his widow. Doctor Chaffee was a 
slave owner as is evidenced by the following from the Hartford records: 

"To Henry AUyn, Esq. Town Clerk for the town of Windsor, May it be Re- 
membered that I Hezekiah Chaffee of said Windsor, in Hartford County and 
State of Connecticut am the Lawful Owner and Posessor of a Negro Woman 



120 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

who had a female child Born of her Body on or about the 15th Day of August 
Anne Dom. 1791 which said Child is now Living and called by the Name Betty 
Stevenson, which said child now Lives with me the Subscriber as One of my 
family. 

" Hezekiah Chaffee." 

Doctor Chaffee made his will March 8, 1817, and it is recorded in Hartford. 
In it he leaves his property to his children, Hepsibah, Mary, Hezekiah and John, 
naming the latter and Edward Solden as executors. An inventory of his estate 
was taken May 4, 1819. His gravestone in the old cemetery in Windsor bears 
the following inscription : 

"Sacred to the memory of Doctor Hezekiah Chaffee, who died March 4, 1819 
AET 88." 

Children : 

701 i Hepsibah ^ Chaffee, born about 1758; died July 8, 1834, aged seventy- 
six; unmarried, and was buried in Windsor; her will, recorded in 
Hartford, in July, 1834, divides her property equally between 
her sister Mary Hooker and her brother John Chaffee, naming 
both as executors. 

+ 702 ii Mary Chaffee, born about 1760; married Captain James Hooker. 

+ 703 iii Hezekiah Chaffee, Jr., born March 21, 1762; married (1) Charlotte 
Bradley; (2) Abby Talcott. 

704 iv Esther Chaffee, born 1765; died April 4, 1790; married Captain Hector 

McLane. 

705 V John Chaffee, born about 1767; died in Windsor, August 1, 1844; 

married Mary, daughter of Reverend David S. Rowland; they 
lived at one time in Springfield, Mass., where he was paymaster 
in the United States Armory; Mrs. Chaffee joined the First Con- 
gregational Church in Springfield, September 6, 1812, by letter 
from the First Church of Windsor; August 11, 1833, Mr. and Mrs. 
Chaffee joined the Congregational Church in Windsor; they had 
no children; she died in Windsor, June 21, 1844; he was buried 
there. 

272 Simeon ^ Chaffee (John,^ John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Woodstock, 
Mass. (now Conn.), January 22, 1736-7, and died in South Wilbraham, Mass., 
September 13, 1824. He married there soon after October 19, 1765 (on which 
date their intention of marriage was published in South Wilbraham) , Love, daugh- 
ter of Cornelius, Jr., and Mehitable (Bartlett) Davis of Stafford, Conn. She was 
born April 3, 1744, and died July 8, 1827. Simeon Chaffee was baptized in the 
First Congregational Church in Woodstock, August 7, 1737. 

He was a farmer and lived in Wilbraham. May 20, 1763, he bought of Anna 
Stacy, widow of his cousin Ephraim Chaffee (241), and executrix of his estate, 
sixty acres of land in Wales, for £48, 10s. June 3, 1769, he sold to Nathan Ains- 
worth for £20, seventy acres of land in Somers, Conn. Three days later, June 
6th, he bought from the school committee, forty-four acres of land in Wilbraham. 
September 26, 1769, " Simeon Chaffee husbandman of Wilbraham " sold to " Joseph 
Chaffee (239) yeoman of Wilbraham " for £20, two parcels of land partly in Wales, 
Mass., and partly in Somers, the adjoining town in Connecticut. July 3, 1770, 
a list was made of the sittings in the Congregational church in Wilbraham, and 
it gives Simeon Chaffee and four other men, with their wives, as occupying pew 
number thirty-one in the gallery, women's side. In South Wilbraham in 1774 
an agreement was made not to purchase English-made goods. To this one hundred 



FIFTH GENERATION 121 

and twenty-five names were signed, among them being that of Simeon Chaffee. 
March 19, 1776, he was elected in Wilbraham, Surveyor and Collector of Tithings, 
and March 16, 1784, Constable. He and his wife are buried in South Wilbraham, 
and on his gravestone appears the following : 

"My children dear 
I pray draw near 
A father's grave to see 
Not long ago 
I was with you 
& Soon you'll be with me." 

Children, born in South Wilbraham: 

+ 706 i Lucinda ^ Chaffee, born October 21, 1766; married Daniel Murphy, Jr. 
707 ii Levi Chaffee, born August 2, 1768; thought to have died in the West 
about 1858; intention of marriage with Hannah Sisson of South 
Wilbraham published May 12, 1792; had three sons; said by 
some of the family to have moved to New York state, by others 
to have moved West, where he died aged about ninety. 

+ 708 iii Willard ChafTee, born November 7, 1770; married Lois Fuller. 

709 iv Mehitable Chaffee, born October 20, 1772; died young. 

710 v Simeon Chaffee, Jr., born October 5, 1774; died in infancy. 

+ 711 vi Simeon Chaffee, Jr., born September 10, 1776; married Fanny Elmer 
Chaffee (1570). 
712 vii Noah Chaffee, born October 30, 1778; died in infancy. 
+ 713 viii Noah Chaffee, born October 19, 1780; married Freelove Edgerton. 

714 ix Mehitable Chaffee, born August 17, 1782. 

715 X Henry Chaffee, born October 5, 1785. 

+ 716 xi Emery Chaffee, born October 5, 1786; married (1) Keziah Harwood; 
(2) Lura Harwood. 

275 Amos ^ Chaffee (John,'' John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Woodstock, 
Conn., August 9, 1744, and died in Rochester, Vt., February 3, 1815. He mar- 
ried in Stafford, Conn., about 1769, Anna Brown of Windsor, Conn., their in- 
tention being published in South Wilbraham, where he then lived, November 
5, 1769. She died February 22, 1831, and was buried in Rochester. 

Amos Chaffee was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, 
October 7, 1744. He was stout, broad-shouldered, five feet, ten inches in height, 
with a sandy complexion and blue eyes. He was a farmer. A list of those occupy- 
ing seats in the Congregational church in Wilbraham dated July 3, 1770, shows 
that Amos Chaffee and his wife, with seven other persons, occupied pew number 
seventeen. He was chosen Deer Reeve in Wilbraham, March 15, 1774, and July 
21, 1774, sold to Simeon, his brother, sixty-eight acres of land in that place for 
£20. This year also his signature is found attached to the agreement not to buy 
English-made goods, signed by one hundred and twenty-five men of South Wil- 
braham. August 5, 1775, he bought of Abner Badger land in Wilbraham for 
£120, and August 12, 1776, he sold to the same man land there for £100. 

He served in the Revolution as follows: 

"Chaffee, Amos. Private, Capt. Daniel Cadwell's co. Col. Timothy Robinson's 
detachment of Hampshire Co. militia; enlisted Dec. 25, 1776; discharged April 
2, 1777; service, 3 mos. 9 days at Ticonderoga; enlistment to expire March 25, 
1777; roll dated Springfield." [Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of 
the Revolution.] 

The powder horn and gun which Amos Chaffee carried in the war are preserved 



122 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

by his descendants. The former is inscribed, "Amos Chaffee's Horn, made at 
Woodstock, Conn. April 17, 1761." On it is traced a map of North and South 
America. 

February 23, 1778, he bought sixty acres of land in Stafford, to which place 
he removed the following spring. May 31, 1779, he added to this purchase seventy 
acres more. December 13, 1779, he took the oath in Stafford. A list of the members 
of the Second Congregational Church, dated March 13, 1791, contains the name 
of Amos Chaffee. In 1797 he moved with his family to Athens, Vt. He and his 
wife were granted letters to the church there August 19, 1798. In 1806 they 
moved to Rochester, where they spent the remainder of their lives. 

Children, the first three born in South Wilbraham, the last two in Stafford: 

717 i Eleanor « ChafTee, born May 17, 1771; died November 22, 1848; mar- 
ried James Thresher. 
+ 718 ii Amos Chaffee, Jr., born May 13, 1773; married (1) Betsey Harwood; 
(2) Rachel Gubtil; (3) Mrs. Lydia (Beckwith) Richardson. 

719 iii Lucy Chaffee, born April 30, 1776; died November 18, 1826; married 
Elias Richmond. 
+ 720 iv John Chaffee, born September 3, 1778; married Sally Evans. 
+ 721 v Leonard Brown Chaffee, born September 2, 1780; married Azubah 
Chaffee (678). 

276 Anna ^ Chaffe (John,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was probably born in 
Woodstock, Conn., about 1747-8, and died. She married, May 19, 1767, Phineas, 
son of Stephen and Sarah (Bliss) Stebbins, their intention of marriage being 
posted in South Wilbraham, March 25, 1766. Phineas Stebbins was born May 
19, 1739. Anna Chaffe was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Wood- 
stock. She probably moved with her parents to Stafford, Conn., about 1765, and 
before 1768 to South Wilbraham. 

Children : 
+ 722 i Phineas ^ Stebbins, Jr., born July 13, 1768; married Phebe Dunham. 

723 ii Anna Stebbins, born March 7, 1769; died. 
+ 724 iii Walter Stebbins, born December 30, 1770; married Azubah Carpenter. 

725 iv Silas Stebbins, born October 30, 1772; died. 

726 V Harvey Stebbins, died; removed to New York. 

727 vi Lucina Stebbins, born January 29, 1775; died young. 

+ 728 vii Lucina Stebbins, born September 12, 1780; married Luther Stebbins. 

280 Francis Green 5 Chaffee (Benjamin,* Joseph,^ Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born 
in Ashford, Conn., April 6, 1745, and died there July 3, 1786. He married in 
Ashford, October 6, 1767, his cousin, Dorcas ^ Chaffee (312) (Thomas,* Joseph, ^ 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) born in Woodstock, Conn., June 12, 1747. The records of 
that place show that at the time of their marriage he lived in Ashford and she in 
Woodstock. December 8, 1769, they were living in Ashford, and sold to Stephen 
Chaffe (96) of Woodstock for £6, three acres of land "lying in the farm of Joseph 
Chaffee (18) deceased." The Ashford records under the date of May 29, 1775, 
state that "Francis Chaffee's earmark for his creatures is a slit in the top of the 
right ear and a hole in the left ear." His name appears in the Revolutionary 
records as Private in Captain Thomas Knowlton's company, which marched from 
Ashford for the relief of Boston on the Lexington Alarm, April, 1775. Service, 
three days. He also served as Private in Captain Marcy's company. He made 
his will June 15, 1786, and the inventory of his estate was taken in Ashford, July 
21, of that year. 



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Children, born in Ashford: 

729 i Priscilla " Cliaffee, born November 17, 1769. 

+ 730 ii Benjamin Chaffee, born June 28, 1771; married Rebecca Whiting. 

731 iii Orrin Chaffee, born June 15, 1773. 

732 iv Francis Chaffee, born August 18, 1776; died July 3, 1786. 

733 V Dorcas Chaffee, born September 29, 1779. 

734 vi Frances Chaffee, born March 18, 1782. 

735 vii Perrin Chaffee, born April 20, 1786; died 1813, Samuel Smith being 

appointed administrator of the estate of Perrin Chaffee, late of 
Marcellus, N. Y., April 28, 1813; he bought land there February 
10, ISIO. 

282 Zebediah ^ Chaffee (James,^ Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Wood- 
stock, Mass. (now Conn.), April 11, 1741, and died in Rupert or Hebron, Vt., 
February 9, 1816. He married in Woodstock, January 28, 1768, Mehetabel, 
daughter of David and Susanna Preston. David Preston was a sea captain. On 
one of his voyages he was lowered over the side of his ship and killed a shark with 
a hatchet, his crew drawing back to the deck both their captain and his prize. 
A picture of this exploit is to be found in London. Mehetabel (Preston) Chaffee 
was born April 19, 1748, died February 22, 1836, and was buried in Vermont. 
Zebediah Chaffee was a shoemaker. He served in the Colonial War and also in 
the Revolution. He moved from Woodstock to Rupert in 1796; later he spent a 
few years with his son Zebediah Chaffee, Jr., in Onoquago, N. Y., but returned to 
Vermont. 

Children, all but the seventh known to have been born in Woodstock: 

736 i Celinda« Chaffee, born November 6, 1768; died in Scipio, N. Y., 

March 11, 1840; married Eber Dunham; baptized in the First 
Congregational Church, Woodstock, February 19, 1769. 

737 ii Pamela Chaffee, born August 31, 1770; died in Vermont about 1845, 

aged seventy-five; married Benjamin Harmon; baptized in the 
First Congregational Church, Woodstock, September 1, 1770. 

+ 738 iii Mabel Chaffee, born October 29, 1772; married Benjamin Bliss. 

+ 739 iv Azotus Chaffee, born November 6, 1774; married Sarah Hopkins. 

740 V Thirza Chaffee, born April 12, 1777; died in Woodstock, March 28, 

1786; baptized in the First Congregational Church there in April, 
1777. 

741 vi Gratis Chaffee, born April 6, 1779; died in Vermont; married David 

Brown, and lived in Vermont; baptized in the First Congrega- 
tional Church, Woodstock, June 20, 1779. 

742 vii Sabra Chaffee, born March 6, 1781; died in Rupert, March 5, 1840; 

baptized in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, June 
10, 1781. 
+ 743 viii Zebediah Chaffee, Jr., born March 4, 1784; married Patty Knox. 

285 James s Chafee, Jr. (James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), was born in 
Woodstock, Mass. (now Conn.), March 22, 174S, and died in Churchville, N. Y., 
May 22, 1827. He married Sarah Howlctt, born September 9, 1753. She was a 
member of the Free Will Baptist Church. He was baptized in the First Congre- 
gational Church of Woodstock, I\Iay 1, 1748. He served as a Private in the Revo- 
lution, at the time of his enlistment spelling his name "Chaffee," it is said. Later 
he changed the spelhng to "Chafee" and when his daughter Elizabeth applied 
for a pension, she was refused on that account. He probably moved from Wood- 
stock, Conn., to Woodstock, Vt., between 1779 and the spring of 1781, and in 
1807 was again living in the latter place, in the interim having spent some years 



124 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

in New York state. He and his son James sold land in Riga, N. Y., and also a 
distillery and its fittings, excepting the thermometer, July 4, 1824. Mr. Chaffee 
was buried in Churchville. 

Children : 
+ 744 i Martha Howlett ^ Chafee, born January 10, 1776; married George 
Cook. 

745 ii Sarah Cook Chafee, born February 17, 1779; died in Cattaraugus 

County, N. Y.; married (1) in Vermont, Griffin, who 

died in Canada, as did three of their seven children; she married 

(2) Williams and moved to Monroe County, N. Y., and 

later to Cattaraugus County, where in 1849 they lived in Orange- 
ville; a son and three daughters by the first husband married 
and probably settled in Cattaraugus County. 

746 iii Mary Chafee, born in Vermont, April 29, 1781 ; died in Riga, in 1849, 

in the home of her sister Elizabeth; unmarried; moved to New 
York state from Vermont two or three years before her death. 

+ 747 iv Elizabeth Chafee, born October 4, 1783; married Jonathan Tupper. 

+ 748 v William Chafee, born September 5, 1784; married Sarah Squires. 

749 vi Lucretia Chafee, born in Vermont, December 29, 1785; died in Riga, 

N. Y.; married William Bennett, and had a daughter and two 
sons; was buried in Riga. 

750 vii Dorothy Chafee, born in Cayuga County, N. Y., August 18, 1792; 

died in Riga and was buried there ; married there Hawks 

and had one child. 

751 viii James Chafee, Jr., born in Cayuga County, died in Riga; married 

there Eliza Dean, and had three children, one of whom died in 
infancy; the others, a son and a daughter, after their father's 
death, moved away with their mother, who remarried. 

286 Nathan ^ Chaffee (James,^ Joseph, ^ Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born in Wood- 
stock, Conn., November 17, 1750, and died in Sturbridge, Mass., August 13 (15), 
1815. He married Priscilla Wedge, born April 3, 1762. He was baptized in the 
First Congregational Church of Woodstock, November 25, 1750. He lived at one 
time in Brookfield, Mass., and was a farmer. He is thought to be the Nathan 
Chaffee who is on record as having entered the Revolutionary service July 5, 1776, 
in Captain David Woodward's Rangers. 

Children, born in Brookfield: 
+ 752 i Mary Abigail ^ Chaffee, born March 12, 1784; married Dexter Ludden. 
+ 753 ii Wilham Chafi"ee, born July 31, 1786; married Rachel Rice. 
+ 754 iii Calvin Chaffee, born July 30, 1788; married Charity Aynesworth. 

288 Chester ^ Chafiee (James,* Joseph,^ Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Wood- 
stock, Conn., April 6, 1755, and died in Thompson, Conn., September 17, 1741, 
He married in Woodstock, April 25, 1778, Caroline, daughter of Joshua Walker 
of that place. She died November 3, 1845, aged eighty-six, and was buried in 
East Woodstock, Conn. Chester Chaffee was baptized in the First Congregational 
Church of Woodstock, May 18, 1755. He and his wife were both members of the 
Congregational church. They lived after their marriage in Thompson, where he 
bought land as early as 1785. In the records of Connecticut Revolutionary Service 
we find that Chester " Chafey " served as a Private in the 7th Company, commanded 
by Captain Ephraim Manning, formed in Woodstock, enlisting May 9, 1775, and 
being discharged December 15, 1775. He enlisted as a Private in the 3d Regiment, 
July 1, 1780, and was discharged December 11, 1780. He also served in Captain 
Lyon's company. Colonel Durkee's regiment, as is mentioned in his pension claim. 



FIFTH GENERATION 125 

He was a Revolutionary pensioner in 1S32, living in Windham County, and also 
in 1840, then living in Thompson, aged eighty-five. He was a farmer and tailor, 
had a light complexion, and was five feet, four inches in height. 
Children: 

+ 755 i Cyril" Chaffee, born February 11, 1779; married Hannah Grover. 

+ 756 ii Hannah Chaffee, born June 21, 17S1 ; married Hezekiah Frissell. 

+ 757 iii Abigail Chaffee, born July 11, 1783; married Amasa Scott. 

+ 758 iv John Chaffee, born November 30, 1785; married Lydia Elliot. 

+ 759 V Alpheus Cady Chaffee, born April 9, 1789; married Nancy Evidon. 

760 vi Caroline Chaffee, born August 2, 1791 ; died in Thompson, April 12, 
1867; unmarried. 

+ 761 vii Sophia Chaffee, born January 22, 1794; married John W. Elliott. 

+ 762 viii Chester Chaffee, Jr., born March 14, 1798; married Mary Barker. 

763 ix Mary Ann Chaffee, born March 30, 1800; died May 5, 1871; married 

Arad Upham, and had several children. 

764 X Harriet Chaffee, born April 2, 1804; died December 1, 1804. 

290 Calvin ^ Chaffee (James,^ Joseph, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born in Wood- 
stock, Conn., February 3, 1760, and died in Lexington, N. Y., January 6, 1817 
(pension claim) (June 3, 1816, family record). He married, August 31, 1786, 
Ruth Evidon of Thompson, Conn., where he lived at that time. He was baptized 
in the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, November 2, 1760. He fought 
in the Revolution, in 1778 serving under Captain Samuel Chandler. He was 
drafted several times and in 1781 enlisted for the remainder of the War, in the 
3d Regiment, Connecticut Line, his home was then in Thompson. After his death 
his widow applied for a pension. He bought and sold land in Thompson from 
1785 to 1795, and later moved from Connecticut to New York state. He prob- 
ably lived in Scipio, N. Y., in 1805 and in Ovid, N. Y., in 1807. He was a farmer 
and was one of the early settlers of Lexington. 

Children : 

+ 765 i Sullivan ^ Chaffee, born about 1787; married Catherine Deyoe. 

766 ii Dexter Chaffee, lived in Connecticut. 

+ 767 iii Abigail Chaffee, married Calvin Foster. 

768 iv George Chaffee. 

769 V Festus Chaffee, died before 1891; married Julia Delong, who lived in 

Prattsville, N. Y., in 1891. 
+ 770 vi Rhoda Chaffee, married Hare. 

291 Abial ^ Chaffee (James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas was born in Wood- 
stock, Conn., August 13, 1761, and died there April 26, 1847. He married in 
Woodstock or Thompson, Conn., July 24, 1783, Hannah, daughter of William 
Seargent of Plymouth, Mass. She is said to have been a Mayflower descendant. 
She was a member of the Congregational Church and was noted for her piety. 
She died November 22, 1850, and was buried in East Woodstock, Conn. Abial 
Chaffee was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, August 
23, 1761, and at the age of sixty-five joined the Methodist church. He had a light 
complexion, blue eyes, and was possessed of an excellent memory. He was an 
artisan and lived in Woodstock. At the age of fifteen he went as substitute for 
his father, who had been drafted for service m the Revolution. After serving out 
his father's term, he re-enlisted and served until the end of the War. The Connec- 
ticut records show that he was a Private in the 3d Regiment, enlisted July 1, 1780, 
discharged December 11, 1780. Also in Captain Allen's company, enlisted February 



126 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

6, 1781, discharged December 31, 1781. He was present at the surrender of Corn- 
waUis and also heard Washington's farewell address to his troops. He was slightly- 
wounded in a skirmish by a bayonet wound in the leg. In 1818 he was a Revolu- 
tionary pensioner and also in 1840, when he was living in Woodstock, aged seventy- 
nine. 

Children : 

771 i Nancy ^ Chaffee, born in Thompson or Woodstock, October 8, 1783; 

died February 14, 1872; had a light complexion, blue eyes, and 

was of medium height; she united with the Congregational 

Church when quite young; unmarried. 
+ 772 ii Sally Seargent Chaffee, born August 1, 1785; married William Russell. 
+ 773 iii Patty Chaffee, born August 20, 1787; married (1) Thomas Hemmin- 

way; (2) Chester Bacon. 
+ 774 iv Hannah S. Chaffee, born November 9, 1789; married Rensselaer 

Coombs. 
+ 775 V Lemuel Seargent Chaffee, born AjDril 3, 1792; married Marilla Johnson. 

776 vi Gustavus Barnes Chaffee, born December 3, 1794; died in Woodstock 

in July, 1826, of consumption brought on by hardship and ex- 
posure endured in the regular army, in which he served as a 
Private for five years; had a light complexion, blue eyes, and 
was a mason. 

777 vii Abial Chaffee, Jr., born April 26, 1797; died in June, 1803. 

+ 778 viii Leonard Chaffee, born September 30, 1803; married (1) Emily Com- 
stock; (2) Mrs. Ehza (Chaffee) Johnson (probably 2021). 

779 ix Hosea Rich Chaffee, born in Dudley, Mass., September 21, 1806; died 

in Woodstock, October 4, 1893; had a light complexion, blue eyes, 
and was six feet in height ; his first vote was cast in the Congrega- 
tional Church in West Woodstock for the old Liberty party; at 
the age of twenty-one he joined the Methodist church, in which 
he became steward and class leader; was a shoemaker and un- 
married. 

292 Charles ^ Chaffee (James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Wood- 
stock, Conn., June 14, 1763, and died November 29, 1825. He married Deborah 

. He was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, 

July 17, 1763. He was the first physician in Alexander, N. Y., where he was living 
as early as 1810. He bought land there December 23, 1814, and his widow sold 
fifty acres of land there March 16, 1832. He was a very outspoken man. The 
pension claim of "Charles Chafey of Bennington, N. Y." is thought to refer to 
Doctor Chaffee. It states that he enlisted in the War of 1812 in Captain Matteson's 
company, New York Mihtia, in May, 1812. 

Children : 

780 i Ruby " Chaffee, married Abel McKane. 

781 ii Jerusha Chaffee, married Martin McKane. 

782 iii Abigail Chaffee, married J. M. Riddle. 

783 iv Polly Chaffee, married Charles Raymond. 

784 V Bethia Chaffee, married Riddle. 

+ 785 vi Thomas J. Chaffee, married. 

786 vii Jefferson Chaffee. 

+ 787 viii James Sullivan Chaffee, born in 1808; married Sarah Jenkins. 

788 ix Maria Chaffee, residence, 1828, Alexander. 

+ 789 x Charles Chaffee, Jr., born March 3, 1818; married Naomi Roberts. 

295 Chadwick s Chaffee (James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Woodstock, Conn., March 16, 1771, and died in Monson, Mass., September 6, 



FIFTH GENERATION 127 

1848. He married there, Abigail, daughter of Freeborn Moulton of that place. 
She was born April 23, 1773, and died in Monson, March 17, 1838, where she was 
buried. Chadwick Chaffee was baptized in the First Congregational Church of 
Woodstock, March 24, 1771. He had a light complexion and was five feet, eight 
inches in height. He lived in Monson, where he was a farmer. He died while 
out driving. 

Children, the first ten born in Monson: 

+ 790 i Freeborn Moulton « Chaffee, born August 9, 1794; married Mrs. 
Betsey (Leonard) Squire. 

+ 791 ii James Austin Chaffee, born December 7, 1796; married (1) Susan 
Thresher; (2) Martha Dunham. 

+ 792 iii Ira Chaffee, born August 2, 1798; married (1) Anna Davis; (2) Anna 
Ladd Chaffee (3525) ; (3) Eunice Butler. 
793 iv Lotheta Chaffee, born June 29, ISOO; died in Stafford, Conn., No- 
vember 24, 1869; married, November 12, 1843, Erasmus Rood 
of that place, their marriage intention being published in ]\Ionson, 
October 13, 1843; they lived in Stafford and had no children; 
she was buried in Staffordville, Conn. 

+ 794 V Orinda Chaffee, born February 14, 1802; married Gad Davis. 

+ 795 vi Stephen Chaffee, born January 26, 1804; married Betsey Davis. 

+ 796 vii Annis M. Chaffee, born May 22, 1806; married Heustis. 

797 viii Rhoda Cady Chaffee, born May 14, 1808; died June 25, 1844; married 
in South Wilbraham, Mass., May 27, 1832, Hiram Merrick of 
Ellington, Conn., and had two children; the family moved to 
Iowa and were all thought to be dead in 1890. 

+ 798 ix Calvin Chaffee, born June 12, 1810; married Betsey A. Morgan. 

+ 799 X Julius Chaffee, born January 13, 1813; married Polly Ellis. 

+ 800 xi Almond Chaffee, born ]\Iay 29, 1815; married Melissa R. F. Washburn. 

+ 801 xii Abigail Rebecca Chaffee, born June 12, 1817; married EH M.Smith. 

296 Stephen & Chaffee (James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, ^ Thomas i) was born in Wood- 
stock, Conn., September 25, 1773, and died in Springville, N. Y., February 6, 
1841. He married in Woodstock, in 1795, Ruth, daughter of Kingsley Under- 
wood of Vermont, a relative of Judge Underwood of Virginia. At the time of 
their marriage she lived in Woodstock, and he in Brimfield, Mass. She was born 
November 17, 1774, and died August 8, 1840, at the home of her daughter. Ruby 
(Chaffee) Baker, in Evans, N. Y., where she was buried. Stephen Chaffee was 
baptized in the First Congregational Church in Woodstock, November 5, 1773. 
He and his wife were both members of the Methodist church. He had a light 
complexion, black eyes and was five feet, ten inches in height. February 6, 1795, 
he and his wife, being then of Pittsford, Vt., sold for £28, to John Fox of Wood- 
stock, all their right and title, in the real estate of Daniel Underwood, deceased, 
the property being in Woodstock. Between 1798 and 1804 Stephen Chaffee moved 
from Vermont to Cazenovia, N. Y., and about 1810 to Attica, N. Y. He was a 
farmer. He went to live with his son Ambrose W. Chaffee in Springville after 
the death of his wife, but he survived her loss only six months. 

Children : 

802 i Lucy^ Chaffee, born February 17, 1790; died January 11, 1859; 

married John Buck, and hved near Attica. 
+ 803 ii Amasa Ladd Chaffee, born November 28, 1797; married Lydia W. 

Nichols. 
804 iii David Kingsley Chaffee, born January 18, 1800; died; married and 

moved to a place near Warren ; O. 



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S05 iv James Chaffee, born December 26, 1801; died July 4, 1803. 
+ 806 V James Cady Chaffee, born February 22, 1804; married Lucy A. 
Chaffee (1988). 

807 vi Ohver Bugbee Chaffee, born April 20, 1806; died in Attica; married 

and had children; residence, Attica. 

808 vii Ruby Underwood Chaffee, born April 23, 1808; married Sylvester 

Baker; residence in 1840, Evans, later Hudson, Mich. 

809 viii Alzina Chaffee, born December 18, 1810; died February 21, 1820. 

810 ix Ambrose Worthington Chaffee, born February 23, 1813; married 

Fluery; had a light complexion, black eyes, and was six 

feet in height; residence in 1841, Springville, later moved to 
Iowa. 

299 Joseph ^ Chaffee (James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Wood- 
stock, Conn., June 30, 1780, and died in Dale, N. Y., December 19, 1852. He 
married in Brimfield, Mass., October 9, 1804, Clarissa Dunham, a member of the 
Free Will Baptist Church. He had a light complexion, dark eyes and was five 
feet, ten inches in height. He bought land in Attica, N. Y., from the Holland 
Land Co. in 1838, and was one of the first settlers of that town. He lived there 
until 1844, when he moved to Dale, where he lived until his death. He was a 
farmer. 

Children : 

+ 811 i Eliza ^ Chaffee, married Amos Swan. 

812 ii Eloisa Chaffee, married Furdinand Willard. 

813 iii Presson Chaffee, married Nancy Herrick. 

814 iv Caroline Chaffee, married Warren Smith, and had seven children. 

815 V Lucy Ann Chaffee, married Furdinand Willard, and had six children. 
+ 816 vi William Cady Chaffee, bcm in 1814; married Caroline Swan. 

817 vii Harriet Chaffee, married George Stearns, and had one child. 

818 viii Annis Chaffee, lived in Wyoming County, N, Y. 

300 Leonard ^ Chaffee (James,* Joseph,^ Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Wood- 
stock, Conn., April 11, 1782, and died in Wethersfield, N. Y., December 25, 1857. 
He married in Brimfield, Mass., in November, 1803, Betsey, daughter of Anthony 
Needham of Massachusetts. She died September 12, 1858, aged seventy-six, and 
was buried in Wethersfield Springs. Leonard Chaffee was a farmer, had a light 
complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, eight inches in height. About 1810 he 
went to Western New York with his wife and children, the journey being made 
with an ox-team. He settled where the city of Attica, N. Y., now stands and in 
1825, 1829, and 1837, bought and sold various pieces of land there and in that 
vicinity. In 1849 he was living in Wethersfield. He was a Deacon in the Free 
Will Baptist Church, with which he united when about thirty-five years of age, 
and of which his wife was also a member. He served as a Private in Captain 
Mangus' company. New York Militia, in the War of 1812, and was wounded in 
the shoulder in the Battle of Black Rock, N. Y. He was taken home so weak 
that he had to be held on his horse, and the whole family started on an ox-sled 
for Fort Hill, Leroy, N. Y., the British and the Indians being expected the next 
day. For this injury Leonard Chaffee afterward drew a pension of $8 a month. 
January 11, 1858, his widow, aged seventy-five years and living in Wethersfield, 
filed a claim for a pension. 

Children, the first three born in Massachusetts: 
+ 819 i Hiram " Chaffee, born July 3, 1806; married Philenda Butler. 



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820 ii Mary Ann Chaffee, died in Attica, in 1836; married Simeon Jones. 

821 iii Lucy Chaffee, died in Genesee Falls, N. Y., in August, 1880; married 

Foster G. Rogers. 
+ 822 iv Leonard Leander Chaffee, born May 21, 1826; married Julia A. Thorpe. 

310 Jemima ^ Chaffee (Thomas,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Wood- 
stock, Conn., May 12, 1741, and died. She married Hodges, and in 1762 she 

was living in Woodstock, where she was a member of the First Congregational 
Church. 

Child: 

823 i Asanath " Hodges, born in Woodstock, July 22, 1760; baptized there in 

the First Congregational Church, February 2, 1762. 

313 Rhoda ^ Chaffee (Thomas, ■* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Wood- 
stock, Conn., baptized there in the First Congregational Church, May 19, 1751, 
and died. She married Corbin. 

Child: 

824 i Anise ^ (Anne) Corbin, born in Woodstock, May 18, 1771 ; baptized in the 

First Congregational Church there, October 20, 1771. 

319 Henry ^ Chaffe (Samuel,* Joseph,^ Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Wood- 
stock, Mass. (now Conn.), June 6, 1747, and died November 19, 1818. He mar- 
ried in Thompson, Conn., December 17, 1767, Rachel Plank, who died January 
21, 1807. Henry Chaffe was baptized in the First Congregational Church of 
Woodstock, November 22, 1747, and his name, with that of his wife Rachel, 
appears on the list of members of the same church, dated December 12, 1773. 
He settled in Killingly, Conn., as early as 1768, and lived there for many years. 
November 18, 1769, he bought of his father for £23, twenty -eight acres of land 
in that town. The Connecticut Revolutionary records show that he was a Private 
in Captain Ephraim Manning's company, which marched from Woodstock to 
the relief of Boston on the Lexington Alarm in April, 1775, Service, five days. 
He also served in the same company, raised in Woodstock, enlisting ]\Iay 22, 1775, 
and being discharged October 2, 1775; his name also appears on the roster of 
Lieutenant Paine Converse's Company in 1776. 

Children, born in Killingly : 

825 i Susanna^ Chaffe, born September 29, 1768; married Scott; 

baptized in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, Decem- 
ber 12, 1773. 
+ 826 ii Henry Chaffe, Jr., born January 6, 1771 ; married Mahala Owens. 

827 iii Zeruiah Lyon Chaffe, born May 3, 1773; baptized in the First Con- 

gregational Church, Woodstock, December 12, 1773. 

828 iv Diana Chaffe, born September 24, 1774; baptized in the First Con- 

gregational Church, Woodstock, November 27, 1774. 
+ 829 V Rachel Chaffe, born July 27, 1778; married (1) Phillips; (2) 

Abraham Hardendorf. 
+ 830 vi Michael Chaffe, born January 30, 1780; married Mary Showerman. 

831 vii Lucy Chaffe, born March 16, 1782; married Brooks. 

832 viii Lodema Chaffe, married Sherman. 

320 Samuel ^ Chaffe, Jr. (Samuel,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1), was born in 
Woodstock, Mass (now Conn.), September 15, 1749, and died in Thompson, Conn. 
He married in Woodstock, November 17, 1774, his cousin, Sarah » Chaffee (284) 
(James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 0, born there April 27, 1746, and died in East 
Woodstock, Conn., March 26, 1825, where she and Samuel were buried. She 



130 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, June 1, 1746, and 
Samuel was baptized there, September 17, 1749. They lived in Thompson, where 
they built a two room log house near the edge of Thompson woods. They burned 
pine knots for lights. Later they built an addition to this house, which in after 
years was the home of their son, Artemus. Samuel Chaffe served as a Private in 
the Revolution, enlisting July 5, 1780, and being discharged December 4, 1780. 

Children : 
+ 833 i Beriah ^ Chaffe, born September 18, 1776; married Reuben Gould. 
+ 834 ii Zelophehad Chaffe, born July 9, 1778; married Betsey Hibbard. 

835 iii A daughter, married Hibbard. 

836 iv Samuel Chaffe, born in Killingly, Conn., March 15, 1783. 

+ 837 V Artemus Chaffe, born about 1786; married Patty Cummings. 

322 Thomas ^ Chaffe (Samuel,* Joseph,^ Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Wood- 
stock, Conn., February 22, 1756, and died in Thompson, Conn., June 28, 1826. 

He married there Mary . He was baptized in the First Congregational 

Church of Woodstock, May 9, 1756. In later hfe he became a member of the 
Universalist church. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, was stocky in build 
and of medium height. He probably moved to Killingly, Conn., with his father 
when a child, and was living there April 11, 1783, when he bought of Benjamin 
Morris of Dudley, Mass., for £154, land there. In 1787 he was of Thompson 
when he sold to Benjamin Morris for £198, thirty-eight acres of land in the western 
part of Thompson. The Revolutionary records of Connecticut show that he was 
a Private in Captain Ephraim Manning's company of Woodstock, enlisting May 
10, 1775, and being discharged December 15, 1775, but in a claim for pension 
made in 1818, he testifies that he served from April, 1775, until May, 1776. He 
was a farmer and for many years a tavern keeper in Thompson in partnership 
with his son Joel. He died in this tavern, and he and his wife were buried in the 
Thompson burying-ground where their tombstones read : 

"Sacred to the Memory of Lieut. Thomas Chafee who died June 28, 1826, aged 

70." 

"In memory of Mrs. Mary Chafee wife of Mr. Thomas Chafee who died March 
27, 1814 in her 59th year." 

It will be noted that though Thomas Chaffe's stone names him " Lieut." in 1826, 
he was "Mr." in 1814, and as the war and pension records show him to have 
fought as a Private in the Revolution, it is to be surmised that between 1814 and 
1826 he received the title, perhaps for service in the Connecticut Militia. February 
14, 1827, Elijah Crosby was appointed administrator of the estate of "Lieut. 
Thomas Chafee." 

Children, the last four born in Thompson: 

838 i Polly ^ Chafee, born in Dudley, February 18, 1780; married about 1830, 

■ Hall, whom she met in Union, Conn., while visiting her 

sister Rhoda ; she was a tailoress by trade and before her marriage 
kept house for her father in Thompson. 
+ 839 ii Levi Chafee, born November 23, 1781; married Nancy Blackman. 
+ 840 iii Joel Chafee, born September 26, 1786; married Lavinia M. Morse. 

841 iv Rhoda Chafee, born November 14, 1737; died in Union; married Joseph 

Towne of Thompson, and moved to Union ; had eight or nine sons 
and daughters. 

842 V Nahum Chafee, born November 2, 1791; died in Thompson, August 

7, 1809, and was buried there. 



FIFTH GENERATION 131 

843 vi Lurana Chafee, born October S, 1794; died in Thompson, September 

4, 1809, and was buried there. 

324 Caleb ^ Chafey (Samuel,'* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Wood- 
stock, Conn., July 25, 1761, and died in Guilford, N. Y., about 1810. He married 
in Woodstock, February 25, 1800, Naomi Aldrich, who died in Preston, N. Y. 
He was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, August 9, 
1761. He was a farmer. 

Children, born in Guilford: 

844 i Abiel ^ Chafey, died in Chautauqua County, N. Y. ; unmarried ; a farmer. 

845 ii Elisha Chafey, born about 1805; died in Smyrna, N. Y., in 1878; mar- 

ried there in 1838; no children; a farmer; residence, 1838, Smyrna. 
+ 846 iii Sanford Chafey, born in 1807; married Hannah Wooldridge. 
+ 847 iv Maranda Chafey, married Harvey Roe. 

330 Jonathan Cady ^ Chaffee (Josiah,^ Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Woodstock, Conn., October 19, 1759, and died in Brookfield, Vt., in 1816. 
He married Ruth Wells. He moved from Connecticut to Tunbridge, Vt., as early 
as 1788, and September 30, 1788, and in 1791, bought land there, which he sold 
in 1795 and 1801. In the latter year, while still living in Tunbridge, he bought 
land in East Brookfield, Vt. In 1794 he bought a pew in the Tunbridge meeting- 
house for £9, 10s., and January 23, 1810, sold it for $10.50 to H. Hutchinson. 
His estate was administered by his son, John C. Chaffee. 

Children, the first five born in Tunbridge: 

848 i Cyrus ® Chaffee, born September 7, 1792; probably died in early man- 
hood. 
+ 849 ii John C. Chaffee, born February 8, 1794; married Clarissa Leslie. 

850 iii Belinda Chaffee, born October 28, 1796; died. 
+ 851 iv Hiram Chaffee, born February 5, 1799; married Asenath Kendall. 

852 V Orin Chaffee, born October 14, 1800; died; unmarried. 

853 vi Louisa Chaffee, died; married Reuben Putnam, who died in Wolcott, 

Vt., about 1857. 

333 Anna ^ Chaffee (Josiah,'* Joseph,^ Joseph,^ Thomas was born in Wood- 
stock, Conn., February 3, 1764, and died there about 1834. She was married there, 
June 8, 1788, by Eliphalet Lyman, town clerk, to Perley Sanger, who died in 
Woodstock. She was baptized in the First Congregational Church there, April 
8, 1764. 

Children, born in Woodstock: 

854 i Perley ® Sanger, Jr. 

855 ii Charles Sanger. 

856 iii William Sanger. 

857 iv John Sanger. 

858 V Abial Sanger. 

+ 859 vi Anna Sanger, married Amos Abbott. 

860 vii Sally Sanger. 

861 viii Betsey Sanger. 

336 Josiah Williard ^ Chaffee (Josiah,< Joseph,^ Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was bom 
in Woodstock, Conn., May 22, 1770, and died. He married in Woodstock, Conn., 
November 24, 1796, Ruth Robbins, born in Maine, thirty miles up the Kennebec 
River. They became acquainted in Thompson, Conn. He was baptized in the 



132 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

First Congregational Church in Woodstock, August 27, 1775, and was for a number 
of years sexton of the church of that denomination in Woodstock Hill. In 1803 
he was a member of the Baptist Church in Woodstock, where he lived. He was 
stocky in build. 
Children : 

862 i Williard^ Chaffee, died before 1884, it is thought unmarried; a sea- 

captain, 

863 ii Rhoda Chaffee, died before 1884; married in Woodstock, April 9, 1848, 

James Dodd of Holden, Mass., who died before 1884; no children; 
she lived in Grafton, Mass., in 1848. 

864 iii Asa Chaffee, died at sea of yellow fever, unmarried. 

+ 865 iv Josiah Williard Chaffee, Jr., born about 1804; married Sarah A. 

Saunders. 
+ 866 v Nancy Chaffee, married John Daniels. 
+ 867 vi Stephen Chaffee, born about 1807; married Fidelia Birch, 
+ 868 vii Eunice Chaffee, born in 1812; married (1) Captain Andrew Smith; 

(2) William Hardenberg. 

337 Molly ^ ChafEee (Josiah,* Joseph,^ Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Wood- 
stock, Conn., December 14, 1771, and died there, September 10, 1845. She mar- 
ried about 1840, Samuel Lyon of Woodstock. She was baptized in the First 
Congregational Church of Woodstock, August 27, 1775. She had dark hair, blue 
eyes, and was of medium height. She was very industrious, doing much weaving 
and spinning. She was buried in Woodstock Hill, Conn. 

Child: 
+ 869 i Peter Chaffee, born March 27, 1815; married Harriet Abbott (859). 

339 David ^ Chaffee (Josiah, * Joseph,^ Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Wood- 
stock, Conn., September 16, 1776, and died in Pomfret Factory Village (now 
Putnam), Conn., August 16, 1833. He married (1) in Thompson, Conn., November 
26, 1800, Abigail, daughter of David and Mary (Evans) Paul of that place. David 
Paul was a Revolutionary soldier, Abigail (Paul) Chaffee was born in Thompson, 
July 4, 1775, and died in Pomfret Factory Village, April 22, 1828, She was buried 
in Woodstock, David Chaffee married (2) there, February 22, 1830, Almira 
Freeman, He was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, 
May 5, 1776. He lived in Woodstock for some time, and in 1803 was a member 
of the Baptist church there. In 1832 he was living in Pomfret Factory Village, 
where he was buried. He was a farmer. 

Children, by first wife, the first five born in Woodstock: 

870 i Abigail « Chaffee, born March 3, 1802; died March 18, 1869; buried in 

Putnam. 

871 ii Lydia Chaffee, born July 29, 1803; died in Putnam, February 20, 

1881 ; married, May 19, 1844, Amherst Robinson of that place; 
she was a member of the Baptist Church previous to her mar- 
riage, later a member of the Congregational Church; her husband 
was a Deacon ; she was buried in Putnam. 

872 iii Betsey Chaffee, born November 27, 1804; died in Woodstock, Novem- 

ber 29, 1804, and was buried there. 

873 iv Sarah Cady Chaffee, born March 7, 1806; died February 9, 1814. 

+ 874 V Charles Chaffee, born August 7, 1807; married Betsey C. Spaulding. 
875 vi Fannie Chaffee, born February 26, 1809; died August 21, 1860; un- 
married ; a member of the Baptist Church. 



FIFTH GENERATION 133 

876 vii David Chaffee, Jr., born January 1, 1811; died August 11, I860; 

married Susan Rouse of Thompson; he was a member of the 
Baptist Church. 

877 viii Augustus Chaffee, born August 26, 1818; died in Woodstock, April 

6, 1821, and was buried there. 

Child, by second wife: 

878 ix Sarah Jane Chaffee, born December 27, 1830; married, November 29, 

1849, Roger Wilhams Mowry. 



SIXTH GENERATION 

352 Otis « Chafee (Amos.s Thomas," Thomas,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas was born 
in Providence, R. I., November 13, 1777, and died in Newport, R. I., June 21, 
1864. He was married there, April 5, 1801, by Reverend Wilham Patten, to Amy 
Underwood of Westport, Mass., born August 10, 1782, died in Newport, December 
15, 1851, where she and her husband are buried. Otis Chafee had a fair complexion, 
blue eyes, and was five feet, eleven inches in height. He hved in Newport, where 
he was a brass founder and a member of the Episcopal Church. 

Children, born in Newport: 

879 i Sallie Munroe^ Chafee, born April 17, 1802; died; married in Newport, 
David W. Clark. 
+ 880 ii Nicholas Underwood Chafee, born October 14, 1803; married Sarah 
Hoffman. 

881 iii Otis Halleyburton Chafee, born January 19, 1805; died April 22, 1807. 

882 iv Amy Underwood Chafee, born Septeniber 24, 1806; died February 3, 

1853; buried in Newport; unmarried. 

883 V Edward Otis Chafee, born May 7, 1808. 

884 vi Mary Ann Chafee, born December 31, 1809; married in Newport, 

May 18, 1834, Albert Cottrell. 

885 vii Eveline Jane Chafee, born August 21, 1811; died June 23, 1847; 

married Captain William Smyley; was buried in Newport. 

886 viii Elizabeth Webb Chafee, born May 27, 1813; died September 7, 1814. 
+ 887 ix Otis Jacob Chafee, born January 13, 1815; married Mary A. Kinlock, 
+ 888 X Nathan Munroe Chafee, born June 6, 1816; married Harriet Chapman. 

889 xi Henry Worthington Chafee, born March 1, 1818; died April 18, 1819. 

890 xii Caroline Matilda Chafee, born September 24, 1819. 

891 xiii Laura Sophia Chafee, born April 15, 1821 ; died January 29, 1860. 

892 xiv Hannah Mary Chafee, born August 9, 1822. 

893 XV Charles Henry Chafee, born April 4, 1824; died April 4, 1824. 

354 Nathan M.o Chafee (Amos,^ Thomas," Thomas,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas 
was born in Providence, R. I., and died. He married Matilda Griffith. He was 
in the flour business with his uncle, Nathan Munroe, and lived in Baltimore, Md. 

Child: 
894 i Sophia i Chafee. 

355 Zechariah « Chafee (Amos,^ Thomas," Thomas,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) 
was born in Providence, R. I., December 21, 1785, and died there, July 6, 1840. 
He married in Providence, November 26, 1807, Mary, daughter of Peleg Eddy 
of that place. She died in Providence, January 4, 1836, where both husband 
and wife lived and were buried. They lived in Providence, where Zechariah Chafee 
was a master builder or mason. 

Children, born in Providence: 

+ 895 i Amos ' Chafee, born September 22, 1808; married Melory Tobey. 
896 ii Elizabeth Eddy Chafee, born June 19, 1810; residence, 1881 Provi- 
dence ; unmarried. 

+ 897 iii Nathan Munroe Chafee, born January 24, 1813; married Adeline 
Noble. 



SIXTH GENERATION 135 

+ 898 iv Zechariah Chafec, Jr., bom January 11, 1815; married Mary F. Buff- 

ington, 
899 V Mary Eddy Chafee, born April 1, 1817. 
+ 900 vi Thomas Eddy Chafee, born September 18, 1819; married Lucy E. 

Roberts. 

901 vii Sarah Munroe Chafee, born October 21, 1821 ; married Hazzard; 

residence, 1881, Providence. 

902 viii Sehna Edwards Chafee, born December 17, 1823; died October 23, 

1828. 

903 ix WiUiam Crapon Chafee, born September 12, 1825; died September 

24, 1825. 

357 Sophia Munroe 8 Chafee (Amos,-""- Thomas,"* Thomas,3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas ') 
was born in Providence, R. I., November 25, 1792, and died June G, 1817. She 
married Nathaniel Barstow, 

Child: 
904 i Amos Chafee "> Barstow, born in 1813; married, and had at least one child, 
a son; founder of the Barstow Stove Foundry in New York city; 
residence, 1887, Providence. 

363 William « Chaffee (Joseph,^ Thomas,^ Thomas,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas ') 
was born in Rehoboth, Mass., February 4, 1786, and died in Warren, Pa., March 
29, 1880. He was married in Rehoboth, December 11, 1808, by Reverend John 
Hills, to Martha, daughter of Joel Bowen of Seekonk, Mass., a Revolutionary 
soldier, who wintered at Valley Forge. His daughter Patience married Walker 
Chaffee, William's brother. Martha Bowen was a tailorcss before her marriage. 
She was born in 1790, died aged seventy-four, and was buried in Warren, 

William Chaffee was a farmer, cooper and blacksmith, the latter trade being 
taught him by his uncle, Caleb Barney. March 21, 1791, he bought of Jesse Cook 
a house lot on Transit Lane, Providence, R. I., in the deed being spoken of as 
"William Chaffee, Cooper." Later he settled in Olneyville, then a part of North 
Providence, where he bought land of Lyndon Knight, March 21, 1815, later mak- 
ing other purchases of land there. He gave to the town land for a public highway, 
which in his honor was called Chaffee Street. His blacksmith shop was on Manitou 
Avenue, near or on the present sight of the Dalaine Mills, and his house stood 
opposite. When the First Free Baptist Church in Olneyville was formed, of which 
Reverend Martin Cheney was pastor, William Chaffee transferred his member- 
ship from the church of which he was then a member to the new church, was one 
of its eleven charter members, and of them was the last survivor. On the first 
Wednesday of May, 1815, he was elected by the General Assembly of Rhode 
Island "to the Office of Ensign of the first Company of Infantry in the town of 
North Providence," the commission being issued by Governor William Jones, 
May 8th of that year. The following year, on the first Wednesday of May, he was 
advanced by the same body to the rank of Lieutenant, and the first Wednesday 
of May, 1817, to that of Captain. The originals of these three commissions are in 
the possession of the writer, the first two issued by Governor William Jones, the 
last by Governor Nehemiah R. Wright. 

Captain Chaffee was for twelve years a member of the Rhode Island Legislature 
from North Providence, first as Representative, in 1830 as State Senator, and 
again in 1832 as Representative. The latter year he resigned, and having on 
April 28, 1831, sold his house, barn and blacksmith shop, removed to Warren, 
Bradford County, Pa., where he established himself as a blacksmith, and bought 



136 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

a farm of five hundred acres, two hundred and seventy-eight acres being purchased 
of Charles R. Barstow in June, 1833. He received a letter of dismission from the 
Baptist Church in Olneyville to the one in his new home, of which he became a 
Deacon. He died at the advanced age of ninety-four years, having accumulated 
a considerable property, and living to see a great-great-grandchild. 
Children, all but the first born in Olneyville : 

-I- 905 i Barney Bowen ^ Chaffee, born May 11,1 809 ; married Catherine Linnett. 

+ 906 ii William Marinda Chaffee, born November 9, 1811; married Sarah 
Barney. 

+ 907 iii Caleb Jarvis Chaffee, born February 11, 1814; married Angeline 
Bowen. 
908 iv Ann Eliza Chaffee, born February 29, 1816; died in April, 1843; mar- 
ried William Bowen. 

+ 909 v Oliver Perry Chaffee, born October 1, 1817 ; married Elizabeth Stanton. 

+ 910 vi George Washington Chaffee, born April 6, 1819; married Philena 
Campbell. 
911 vii Hannah Armington Chaffee, born December 29, 1821 ; died in January, 
1889; married Harrison L. Whitaker, a farmer; residence, 1883, 
Warren, Pa. 

+ 912 viii James Gardner Chaffep, born February 27, 1823; married (1) Abby 
A. Prospert; (2) Mrs. Mary G. Robinson. 

+ 913 ix Stephen Geno Chaffee, born April 14, 1824; married Harriett Pen- 
dleton. 

914 X Joseph Chaffee, born November ,9, 1825; died May 6, 1827. 

915 xi Lois Chaffee, born November 9, 1825; died November 17, 1827. 

+ 916 xii Joseph B. Chaffee, born October 17, 1827; married Nancy M. Allen. 

917 xiii Susan Beebe Chaffee, born July 5, 1829; married (1) William B. 

Vincent, who died in the Union army in the Civil War; (2) 
Rulen Beebe, a farmer of South Apalachin, N. Y.; residence, 
1885, Owego, N. Y. 

365 Walker b Chaffee (Joseph,5 Thomas,* Thomas,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was 
born in Rehoboth, Mass., September 10, 1793, and died in Seekonk, Mass., No- 
vember 9, 1878. He was married there, December 6, 1821, by Reverend John 
Pitman, to Patience, daughter of Joel Bowen of Seekonk and sister of Martha, 
his brother William's wife. Patience (Bowen) Chaffee died February 20, 1882, 
and was buried in East Providence, R. I. 

Walker Chaffee served in the War of 1812, enlisting in Rehoboth, Mass., in 
Captain Joseph Watson's company. Colonel Lincoln's regiment, and serving in 
New Bedford, Mass., from September 25, to October 20, 1814. For this service 
he drew as bounty one hundred sixty acres of land, and after his death his widow 
applied for a pension. They lived in Seekonk. 

Children : 

918 i Esther W.^ Chaffee, married John Humphrey, and had seven children; 

residence, 1884, Seekonk. 
+ 919 ii Joseph B. Chaffee, married Rebecca Anthony. 

920 iii Fannie W. Chaffee, married Francis E. Pierce, and had seven children; 

residence, 1884, San Mateo, Cal. 

921 iv Timothy Chaffee, born in Seekonk; living there, 1887 ; unmarried. 

+ 922 V Abram Bowen Chaffee, born August 10, 1832; married Sarah Miller. 

923 yi Samuel D. Chaffee, residence, 1884, Seekonk; unmarried. 

924 vii Albert B. Chaffee, married, no children; served in the 12th R. L 

Volunteers in the Civil War; residence, 1884, Seekonk. 

925 viii Alonzo A. Chaffee, residence, 1884, Seekonk; unmarried. 



SIXTH GENERATION 137 

926 ix Charlotte Amanda Chaffee, married Lewis; residence, 1884, 

Seekonk; 1889, Providence, R. I. 
Three other children, who died before 1884, names unknown. 

366 Wilder « Chaffee (Joseph,^ Thomas,^ Thomas,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas was 
born in Rehoboth, Mass., March 31, 1796. and died May 7, 1864. He was married 
in Seekonk, Mass., April 19, 1825; by Reverend Bartlett Pearce, to Sabrina, 
daughter of Noah Bowen of that place. Their marriage intention was dated 
April 4, 1824. She was born in Seekonk, July 31, 1801, and died December 18, 
1889. 

After their marriage they lived on Noah Bowen 's farm for eight years, and in 
1832 moved to Warren, Pa., where Mr. Chaffee bought land May 16, 1832. The 
trip of three hundred miles took fifteen days and was made in a covered wagon, 
drawn by two horses. In speaking of this trip Mrs. Chaffee said : 

"I walked some miles every day, for our load was heavy but the last day of our 
journey I was in a hurry, got out of th^ wagon and walked the last seven miles 
without stopping. . . . We bought us some land with a log hut and a small 
barn which made us, we thought, a pleasant home, where I have spent many happy 
days." 

Mrs. Chaffee had a remarkable memory up to the time of her death. Mr. Chaffee's 
will, dated May 11, 1860, was probated June 4, 1864. 
Children : 

927 i Wilder Bowen ^ Chaffee, born in 1825. 

+ 928 ii Horace Brown Chaffee, born September 28, 1828; married Polly Gore. 
+ 929 iii Maria Elizabeth Chaffee, married George B. Harrington. 

930 iv William Preston Chaffee, residence, 1891, Ghent, Pa. 

931 V Lucy Almina Chaffee, died before 1892. 

367 Huldah " Chaffee ( Joseph, s Thomas,^ Thomas,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 
was born in Rehoboth, Mass., May 19, 1798, and died June 16, 1836. She was 
married in Seekonk, Mass., November 9, 1817, by Reverend John Pitman, to 
Benjamin, son of Ebenezer and Huldah (Brown) Peck of Smithfield, R. I. He 
was of Barrington, Mass., and after Huldah's death married (2) Mrs. Abigail 
(Peck) Bowen, by whom he had two children. 

Children : 

932 i Amanda M.^ Peck, born September 23, 1818; died October 16, 1832. 

933 ii Benjamin B. Peck, born July 28, 1820; died December 15, 1820. 

934 iii Benjamin W. Peck, born September 28, 1825; married Emily A. Gillmore. 

935 iv Mary Ellen Peck, born January 22, 1829; married Henry M. Horton. 

936 V George S. Peck, born January'7, 1831; married Ellen C. Rhodes. 

937 vi Emily Chaffee Peck, born November 21, 1835; unmarried in 1863. 

For further descendants see the Peck Genealogy, by Ira C. Peck. 

370 Charles « Chafee (Stephen,^ Thomas,^ Thomas,3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas 
was born in Swansea, Mass., and died in Springville, N. Y., February 5, 1858. 
He married in Fitzwilliam, N. H., in February, 1805, Polly, daughter of Joel 
Miles of that place. She was born in April, 1781, and died December 2, 1867. 
Both she and her husband were buried in Springville, to which place they moved 
from Vermont in 1816. Charles Chafee was a farmer. 

Children, the first six born in Vermont, the last four in Springville: 
938 i Diana ^ Chafee, died in Springville, July 4, 1818, and was buried there. 
+ 939 ii Joel Chafee, born May 1, 1807; married Ann Moulton. 



138 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

940 iii Almira Chafee, born in VVallingford 1809; died in Springville, in 1887; 

married Blackman ; moved from Vermont to Springville 

in 1816; she had a remarkable memory for family history and 
dates. 

941 iv Stephen Chafee, born November 19, 1811; died in Wellsville, O., 

June 27, 1838; buried in Springville. 

942 V Alanson Chafee, born November 19, 1813; died in Springville, July 

28, 1874; married S. Vestina , born June 2, 1828, died 

May 23, 1869; both buried in Springville. 

943 vi Eliza Chafee, born in 1816; residence, 1890, Hamburgh, N. Y. 

944 vii Augustus Chafee, born in 1818; residence, 1890, Springville. 

945 viii Melinda Chafee, born September 9, 1821; died February 25, 1849; 

buried in Springville. 

946 ix Miles Chafee, born in 1822; residence, 1890, Grinnell, la. 

947 X Adaline Chafee, born in 1826; died in Springville in 1850. 

371 Jonathan « ChafEee (Stephen,^ Thomas,* Thomas,^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Swansea, Mass., in November, 1785, and died in Boston, Mass., in 
November, 1863. He married in Seekonk, Mass., Nancy, daughter of John Aldrich 
of Cumberland, R. I. She died in May, 1873, aged eighty-one years, and was 
buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston. Jonathan Chaffee was a mason and 
lived at the time of his death in Boston, where he died in the home of his son, 
George A. Chaffee. He was buried in Boston. Both Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee were 
members of the Congregational Church. 

Children : 

948 i George A.7 Chaffee, born in Pawtucket, R. I., October 30, 1810; died 

May 3, 1884; unmarried; was retired from business; left $1,000 to 
charity. 

949 ii Edward L. Chaffee, born in Pawtucket in 1815; died in 1842, 

950 iii Abigail Ann Chaffee, died in 1835. 

951 iv Cyril Chaffee, died in 1835. 

+ 952 v Mary Frances Augusta Chaffee, born May 15, 1830; married William 

H. Baldwin. 
953 vi Maria E. Chaffee, born in Boston in 1832; residence, 1883, Boston; 

unmarried. 
+ 954 vii William Ricker Chaffee, married Sophia L, Gerts. 

372 Stephen Harrison « (?) Chaffee (Stephen,^ Thomas,* Thomas,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas 1) was lost at sea. He married Salome Starkey, and they lived in Rich- 
mond and Swanzey, N. H. Mrs. Chaffee married (2) there, Joseph Clark Dav- 
enport, and moved to Mt. Holly, Vt. They had a son, Carlos Cresson Davenport, 
who lived in Mechanicsville, Vt., in 1891. 

Child: 
-1-955 i Stephen ^ Chaffee, born in 1805; married Abigail C. Davenport. 

374 Rhoda Sophronia « Chaffee (Stephen,5 Thomas,* Thomas,3 Nathaniel,' 
Thomas 1) was born in Swansea, Mass., July 11, 1792, and died in Essex, Vt., 
January 31, 1875. She married in Wallingford, Vt., about 1813 or 1814, Timothy 
Shalor Nichols of Richmond, Vt., a cabinet maker and later a farmer, born in 
Middletown, Conn., August 12, 1793, died in Essex, March 27, 1868. He had a 
light complexion and blue eyes. They lived in Richmond, Hinesburgh, Vt., 
and Essex, where Mrs. Nichols was buried. Both were members of the Baptist 
Church. 



SIXTH GENERATION 139 

Children, born in Richmond: 

+ 956 i Timothy 7 Washington Ranodine Nichols, born September 30, 1815; 
married (1) Susan A. Tubbs; (2) Julia A. Bliss. 
957 ii Ira Jay Nichols, born February 21, 1820; married Emily Remington. 

382 Josiah « Chaffe, Jr. (Josiah,^ Jonathan,^ Jonathan,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas i), 
was born in Ashford, Conn., April 26, 17G5, and died in Volney, N. Y., September 
17, 1839. He married in Mansfield, Conn., March 26, 1789, Joanna, daughter 
of James Parker of that place. She was born in Mansfield in 1769, and died in 
Volney, October 2, 1857, where she was buried. 

Josiah Chaffe served in the Revolution, enlisting at the early age of sixteen, 
as a Private in Captain James Darras' company, April 29, 1781, and taking the 
place of his father, who had been drafted. He again enlisted as a Private, Sep- 
tember 8, 1783, this time in Captain Benjamin Durkee's company and was dis- 
charged the same day. He afterward rose to the rank of Lieutenant. He was 
blown up by the bursting of a cannon and lost his hearing. In 1832 he applied 
for a pension, which was granted and he drew $96 a year up to the time of his 
death. 

He lived with his family in Ashford until 1820, when, with his wife, five sons 
and a daughter, he moved to Palermo, N. Y. They later lived in Bridgewater, 
Gilbertsville, and Volney, N. Y., where they were living in 1832. Josiah Chaffe 
was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Ashford, August 11, 1865. 
Later he became a Close Communion Baptist, of which church his wife was also 
a member, and in 1831 both joined the Free Baptist Church. He was a shoemaker 
and farmer. He had a dark complexion, black eyes, and was five feet, 10 inches 
in height. 

Children, born in Ashford: 

-1-958 i Albigence ^ Chaffe, born April 14, 1790; married Lucy Streeter. 
-1-959 ii Fidelia Chaffe, born February 7, 1791; married Ephraim Martin. 
-H960 iii Joel Chaffe, born March 16, 1794; married (1) Jerusha B. Converse; 

(2) Deborah Duel. 
-1-961 iv Israel Dimock Chaffe, born May 23, 1796; married (1) Ann Bailey; 

(2) Mary Franklin. 
-1-962 v David Chaffe, born February 3, 1798; married (1) Lucy Perrin; (2) 

Mary Lamphere. 

963 vi Joanna Chaffe, born August 29, 1800; died in Gilberts Mills, December 

11, 1871; unmarried; residence, Gilberts Mills. 

964 vii Newman Chaffe, born May 3, 1802; died in Gilberts Mills, September 

29, 1827; unmarried; residence, Gilberts Mills, 
-f 965 viii Josiah Chaffe, Jr., born November 9, 1805; married Emeline M. Davis. 

383 Frederick « ChafEe (Josiah,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Ashford, Conn., March 6, 1767, and died in West Springfield, Mass., 
January 1, 1837. He married (1) in Ashford, March 6, 1788, Elizabeth Knowlton 
of that place, born March 24, 1768, died November 19, 1806. The inscription on 
her tombstone reads : 

"In memory of Elizabeth, Consort to Ensign Frederic Chaffee Died Nov. 19 
1806 aged 39 years. 

Let not the dead forgotten lie 
Lest you forget that you must die." 
Frederick Chaffe married (2) in Ashford, November 13, 1814, Betsey Shurtliff. 
He enlisted in the Revolution as a Private in August, 1782, substituting for 



140 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

his brother Josiah. In December, 1782, the latter returned to the service and 
Frederick was released. He re-enlisted in the same artillery company in March, 
1783, again as a substitute for Josiah. 

He lived in Ashford until some years after his second marriage. He was bap- 
tized in the First Congregational Church there, June 28, 1767, but evidently 
became later a member of the Baptist Church, as in 1803 he was chosen key keeper 
of the Baptist meetinghouse, and owned in it pew number thirty-four, for which 
he paid $12. In 1810 he contributed six shillings toward buying a farm for the 
minister. In 1832, when he applied for a pension, he was living in Manchester, 
Conn. 

Children, by first wife, born in Ashford: 

-F966 i Frederick^ Chaffee, Jr., born January 7, 1789; married Catherine S. 
Knowlton. 

967 ii Elizabeth Chaffee, born Septcr 'er 16, 1790; married in Ashford. 

968 iii Susanna Chaffee, born June L , 1792; married in Ashford, 

Willis. 

969 iv Almyra Chaffee, born February 28, 1794; died February 27, 1827; 

supposed to have married Knowlton of Ashford. 

970 V Nancy Carpenter Chaifee, born February 26, 1796. 

971 vi Hannah Chaffee, born June 19, 1798; married in Ashford, 

Eldredge. 

972 vii Amanda Chaifee, born March 6, 1801; died March 28, 1802. 

+ 973 viii Daniel Knowlton Chaffee, born November 21, 1802; married (1) 
Mrs. Sarah A. (Tucker) Snow; (2) Mrs. Charlotte A. (Sayles) 
Cornell. 

-1-974 ix Anson Chaffee, born November 17, 1804; married Sally M. Whipple. 

Children, by second wife: 

975 X Ebenezer Jenks Chaffee, born in Ashford, August 25, 1815; died there, 

January 27, 1819. 

976 xi Rosetta Jane Chaffee, born in Ashford, October 31, 1818; married 

September 19, 1842, Samuel J. Wright of Enfield, Mass.; at this 
time she was living in Chester, Mass.; residence, 1891, Spring- 
field, Mass. 

977 xii Maria EUzabeth Chaffee, born in Hampton, Conn., March 15, 1821; 

married Samuel Otis of Chester. 

978 xiii Charlotte Ellen Chaffee, born in Hampton, September 21, 1827; died 

before 1891 ; married, September 13, 1846, Charles A. Whitney 
of Springfield; at this time she was living in Hampton. 

391 Carpenter ^ ChafEe (Josiah,^ Jonathan,^ Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Ashford, Conn., February 7, 1774, and died there, November 25, 1843. 
He married Lois Lyon, who died May 6, 1847. Both were members of the Baptist 
Church in 1831. 

Children : 

979 i Alfred 7 Chaffe, born in 1811 ; died July 13, 1866; married (1) in Ashford, 

May 24, 1837, Minerva Preston, who died November 3, 1848, aged 
forty-one; married (2) Almira Dean; he was baptized in Ashford, 
March 6, 1842. 

980 ii Sanford Chaffe, born in 1814; died Julv 10, 1837; baptized in 1834. 

981 iii Elvira Chaffe, born in 1817; died June 26, 1843. 

982 iv Eliza Chaffe, died in Ohio; married George Baker, and moved to Ohio. 

983 V Esther Chaffe, died in Springfield, Mass. ; married Theodore Bishop. 

984 vi James Chaffe, died young. 

985 vii Henry Chaffe, died young. 



SIXTH GENERATION 141 

393 Elihu 8 Chaffe (Josiah,^ Jonathan,^ Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was 
born in Ashford, Conn., May 6, 1777, and died in Tolland, Conn., in 1848. He 
married in Ashford, August 31, 1806, Alice Reed of Tolland. He was baptized 
in the First Congregational Church of Ashford, August 3, 1777. He was a farmer. 

Children, born in Ashford: 

986 i Alice 7 Chaffe, born November 14, 1806; died in Ashford, March 17, 

1812. 

987 ii Catherine Chaffe, born September 2, 1808. 

988 iii Elihu Chaffe, Jr., born August 5, 1810. 

989 iv Fidelia Chaffe, born April 10, 1813. 

990 V Eliza Ann Chaffe, born September 2, 1815. 

+ 991 vi Emery Chaffe, born April 30, 1818; married Philenda Risby. 

395 Benjamin e OhafEe (Thomas,^ Jonathan,^ Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Willington, Conn., November 16, 1732, and died in Newfield, N. Y., 
May 4, 1830 (1839). He married (1) in Becket, Mass., November 27, 1783, Mercy 
Ellis. Both were residents of that place. She died in Newfield, November 24, 
1822, and was buried there. He married (2) Mrs. Cornelius Seabung. 

Benjamin Chaffe of WilUngton bought of John Huntington of Becket, fifty 
acres of land with the buildings thereon for £37, June 4, 1783, and August 25, 
1784, being then a resident of Becket, he bought fifty-five acres more for £16. 
He united with the First Congregational Church of Becket in June, 1786. He 
probably moved to New York state about 1807, living in Aurelius, Scipio, and 
finally settling in Newfield. He had a light complexion, gray eyes, and was five 
feet, ten inches in height. He was known as an upright man, of a very religious 
turn of mind. He was a farmer and is said to have been in the Revolutionary War. 

Children, by first wife, all but the last three born in Becket: 

+ 992 i Ezra 7 Chaffe, born December 20, 1784; married Mary Messenger. 
+ 993 ii Thirza Chaffe, born November 6, 1786; married Rufus Whitehead. 
994 iii Huldah Chaffe, born February 1, 1790; died in Steuben County, 

Ind.; married George Story; baptized in November, 1793, in 

First Congregational Church in Becket. 
+ 995 iv Benjamin Chaffe, Jr., born February 11, 1792; married Clarissa 

Bradford. 
+ 996 V Joshua Chaffe, born December 10, 1793; married Pollv Bower. 

997 vi Willard Chaffe, born September 15, 1796. 

998 vii Elias Chaffe, died in Palermo, Kan., November 10, 1869; unmarried; 

a farmer. 
+ 999 viii Seth Chaffe, born in 1799; married Lucy McDaniels. 
+ 1000 ix Almon Chaffe, born March 28, 1809; married Julia A. Cook. 

396 Deliverence ^ Chaffe (Thomas,^ Jonathan,^ Jonathan,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Willington, Conn., October 26, 1764, and died in Becket, Mass., 
September 14, 1814. She married there, September 8, 1786, Anthony Church, 
born in February, 1761, died in Becket, August 26, 1848. He is said to have been 
a Revolutionary soldier. Both were buried in Becket, where they lived. 

Children, born in Becket: 

1001 i Anstres 7 Church, born March 1, 1787; died in Becket, June 10, 1847; 

buried there ; unmarried. 
+ 1002 ii Nathan Church, born February 23, 1789; married (1) .Annis Hare; 

(2) Zylpha Davis. 
1003 iii Prudence Church, born November 17, 1791; died August 16, 1855; 

buried in Becket; unmarried. 



142 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1004 iv William Church, born June 28, 1794; died May 20, 1800; buried in 
Becket. 
+ 1005 V Cyrus Church, born February 14, 1798; married (1) Phoebe S. Glea- 
son; (2) Rosetta Christie. 

1006 vi William Bennett Church, born May 5, 1801; died. 

1007 vii Loring Bennett Church, born June 6, 1807; died May 1, 1884; mar- 

ried between 1847 and 1850, Ellen B. Touchey, who died January 

22, 1881, aged eighty; no children; he was buried in Becket. 

398 Thomas e ChafEe, Jr. (Thomas,^ Jonathan, ■» Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas ^), was born in Willington, Conn., March 15, 1768, and died in Becket, 
Mass., September 2, 1853. He married in Ashford, Conn., November 21, 1791, Abi- 
gail, youngest daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Knowlton, of Ashford, who 
commanded the left wing of the American forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill 
and was killed in the Battle of Harlem Heights, N. Y., September 6, 1776. Abigail 
Knowlton was born in Ashford, June 19, 1768, and died in Becket, September 
18, 1843. Both husband and wife were buried in Becket, where they lived They 
united with the Congregational Church there, July 1, 1827, and were ever consistent 
members. Most of their children resembled in looks and conduct their mother, 
who was a woman of vigorous action and striking character. She was of medium 
height. Thomas Chaffe held the office of Constable in Becket in 1814. He was a 
farmer, and in his later years was partially bhnd. 

Children, born in Becket: 

1008 i Sampson ^ Knowlton Chaffe, born August 4, 1792; died in Canaan, 

N. Y., February 19, 1813, of a fever contracted while teaching 
school there; unmarried. 

1009 ii Frederick Chaffe, born November 25, 1793; died February 13, 1816, 

from the fall of a tree while he was chopping in the woods; un- 
married ; buried in Becket. 

1010 iii Wolcott Chaffe, born May 3, 1795; died in Windham, O., November 

23, 1870; was married in Becket, Mass., April 22, 1818, by Rev- 
erend Mr. Mills, pastor of the Congregational Church, in Becket, 
to Abigail, daughter of Deacon Kingsley, who lived in the moun- 
tains of Berkshire, and in whose home Wolcott had lived from 
a boy; had no children, but adopted a nephew, Wolcott (2505), 
son of Newman K. Chaffe ; they celebrated their Golden Wedding 
in Windham, April 22, 1868; on this occasion Thomas S. Chaffe 
(1015) gave a history of the Chaffe family, which together with 
an account of the celebration was printed in pamphlet form; 
Wolcott Chaffe served in the Massachusetts House of Repre- 
sentatives in 1832; he was of medium height; Mrs. Chaffe was a 
member of the First Congregational Church in Becket. 

+ 1011 iv Newman Keyes Chaffe, born December 15, 1796; married (1) Eliza- 
beth Phelps; (2) Olive Abbott. 

+ 1012 v Miner Chaffe, born February 6, 1799; married Lucy Frary. 
1013 vi Alma Chaffe, born February 19 (9), 1801; died in Lee, Mass., March 
6, 1838; married in Becket, November 8, 1830, William P. 
Hamlin of Lee and left one son, who is unmarried; in 1827 she 
united with the First Congregational Church in Becket. 

+ 1014 vii Anna Harriet Chaffe, born February 4, 1803; married Justin M. 
Ames. 

+ 1015 viii Thomas Sherman Chaffe, born March 24, 1805; married (1) EHzabeth 
(Betsey) Shaw; (2) Lucy A. Culver. 

+ 1016 ix Lucinda Chaffe, born January 12, 1807; married Kendall Baird. 

+ 1017 X Prentiss Chaffe, born January 1, 1809; married Betsey Cannon. 
1018 xi Abigail Honora Chaffe, born April 12, 1811; died in East Cambridge, 



SIXTH GENERATION 143 

Mass., in August, 1SS3; married in Becket, January 8, 1833, 
William Clark, who died in Lee, March 29, 1871, aged sixty- 
two; no children; she joined the First Congregational Church 
of Becket in 1846. 
+ 1019 xii Knowlton Sampson Chaffe, born July 11, 1814; married Amelia 
Shaylor. 

399 Jonathan « Chaffe (Thomas,^ Jonathan,'^ Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Willington, Conn., March 4, 1771, and died. He married in Becket, 
Mass., November 29, 1792, Rebekah Wadsworth, born in 1774. They removed 
to Homer, Cortland County, N. Y., where other children beside those mentioned 
below are said to have been born. 

Children : 

1020 i Elias ? Chaffe, born in Becket, September 12, 1800; died. 

1021 ii Seth Willard Chaffe, born in Becket, August 6, 1802; died. 

1022 iii Orange Chaffe. 

1023 iv Joseph Chaffe. 

1024 V Alvin Chaffe. 

1025 vi Jonathan B. Chaffe. 

+ 1026 vii Thomas B. Chaffe, married Eliza Wells. 

1027 viii Sally Chaffe. 

1028 ix Polly Chaffe, residence, 1868, Johnstown, Pa. 

1029 X Rebecca Chaffe. 

1030 xi Laura Chaffe. 

1031 xii Almira Chaffe, probably the daughter who married Scott, 

and lived in Cortland County. 

400 Lois 8 Chaffe (Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 
was born in Willington, Conn., March 12, 1773, and was married in Becket, Mass., 
July 4, 1793, by Nathaniel Kingsley, Justice of the Peace, to Joshua Ames, born 
in Voluntown, Conn., August 11, 1763. He enlisted in Connecticut to go to Canada 
with General Wolfe, during the Revolution. He also served eighteen months in 
the War of 1812, dying soon after in Athens or Smithfield, Pa., where he and Lois 
with nine children are said to have moved in 1809. Lois and a large family of 
young children survived him. 

Children : 

1032 i Ruth 7 Ames. 

1033 ii Esther Ames. 

1034 iii Warren Ames. 

1035 iv Electa Ames. 

1036 V Lucy Ames. 

1037 vi Abigail Ames. 

1038 vii Luther Ames. 

+ 1039 viii Orin Ames, born in 1807; married Eliza Burr, 

1040 ix Lydia Ames. 

+ 1041 X Lyman Ames, married. 

1042 xi Robert Ames. 

1043 xii Lois Ames. 

1044 xiii Rufus Ames. 

401 Nathan Chaffe (Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas i) 
was born in Willington, Conn., February 24, 1775, and died in Ledyard, N. Y. 
He married Polly Eaton, who died October 29, 1844. He was a miller and sold 
land in Becket, Mass., in 1803, later moving to Virgil, N. Y., where he was living 



144 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

in 1812. He had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, eight inches in 
height. 
Children : 

1045 i Polly 7 Chaffe, born November 25, 1797; married Byron Baker. 

1046 ii Wealthy Chaffe, married Abram Powers. 

1047 iii Abigail Chaffe, died October 26, 1882; married William Sheldon. 

+ 1048 iv Hiram Chaffe, born October 30, 1812; married Maria B. Wilkinson. 
+ 1049 V Achsah Chaffe, born June 8, 1815; married John Benedict. 

402 Hannah e Chaffe (Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 
was born in Willington, Conn., May 22, 1777, and died in Becket, Mass., March 
29, 1859. She married in 1793, David Putnam of Becket, who died there July 9, 
1852, aged ninety-one years. They lived in Becket, where Hannah (Chaffe) 
Putnam was a member of the First Congregational Church. She had a dark 
complexion, dark eyes, and was five feet, four or five inches in height. 

Children, born in Becket: 
+ 1050 i Hannah 7 Putnam, born in 1794; married William Hine. 

1051 ii Lucinda Putnam, born in 1797; died; married in April, 1822, Henry 
Hatch. 
+ 1052 iii Roxana Putnam, born in 1799; married Dana M. Smith. 
+ 1053 iv David Putnam, Jr., born in 1801; married (1) Hannah Church; (2) 
Betsey Clark. 

1054 V Lucy Putnam, born in 1804; married Fuller; lived in Vermont. 

+ 1055 vi Rowena Putnam, born in 1805; married John Dennison, Jr. 

+ 1056 vii Isaac Putnam, born in 1806; married Lucinda E. Church. 

+ 1057 viii Jonathan Marcus Putnam, born in 1807; married Phoebe Rouse. 

1058 ix Mary Harmony Putnam, born in 1808; died; married James Drake; 

residence, Lee, Mass. 

1059 X Alvin M. Putnam, born in 1811; died. 

1060 xi Emily S. Putnam, born in 1814; died; married Seth Howard Church. 
+ 1061 xii Harriet Cymena Putnam, born in 1816; died; married Loring Gallup. 
+ 1062 xiii William M. Putnam, born in 1818; married Mary A. Olmstead. 

1063 xiv Elizabeth A. Putnam, born in 1820; died. 

Two other children, supposed to be sons, names unknown. 

403 Zephaniah ^ Chaffe (Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in WiUington, Conn., October 11, 1779, and died, supposedly in Scipio, 
N. Y., in the summer of 1827. He married in Locke, N. Y., Phoebe, daughter of 
Daniel Carpenter of that place. She died in July, 1809, and was buried in Locke, 
where they lived up to the time of her death. While a resident of Becket, Mass., 
March 1, 1802, Mr. Chaffe bought of Charles Rowley of Scipio for $230, part of 
lot ten in the township of Milton, Cayuga County, N. Y. He also purchased, 
September 1, 1802, from Brewster Harris, the remaining part of the same lot for 
$240. In 1809 he was hving in Scipio. 

He had a dark complexion, dark eyes, and was of medium height. He was a 
member of the Masonic order and was by trade a cooper. 
Children, born in Locke: 

1064 i Franklin 7 Chaffe, born in 1804; died in Columbus, O., in 1852, where 

he had gone for treatment; married Lucinda King, and then 

moved to Hinckley, 0., where they lived; no children. 
+ 1065 ii Diana Chaffe, born in 1806; married in Scipio, April 5, 1825, Ebenezer 

Robinson. 
+ 1066 iii Zephaniah, Jr., or Guilderoy or Leroy Chaffe, born December 25, 

1807; married Sophronia A. Close. 



SIXTH GENERATION 145 

404 Caleb e ChafEe (Thomas,5 Jonathan/ Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 
was born in WilUngton, Conn., July 9, 1781, and died in Becket, Mass., April 29, 
1855. He married (1) there, November 8, ISOl, Martha Fletcher of that place, 
who died May 3, 1818, aged forty-one, and was buried in Becket, where her tomb- 
stone bears the following inscription: 

"Come all my children that survive. 
Come, let us mourn together, 
It's I that's lost a bosom friend, 
And you a tender mother." 

Caleb Chaffe married (2) vSeptember 19, 1818, Elizabeth Davenport, who died 
in January, 1861. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, eight 
inches in height. He was a farmer and lived in Becket, where he was buried. 

Children, by first wife: 

+ 1067 i Caleb Judson 7 Chaffe, born October 22, 1804; married (1) Mary F. 

Geer; (2) Sylva Handy; (3) Rachel Rathbun. 
1068 ii Thomas Lewis Chaffe, born in Becket, in 1806; died October 20, 1829; 

buried in Becket. 
+ 1069 iii James Madison Chaffe, born July 25, 1810; married Caroline Parker. 
+ 1070 iv Nathan Milton Chaffe, born April 3, 1812; married Ruth A. Osborne. 

1071 V Martha Minerva ("Minerva") Chaffe, died in Becket, before 1855; 

married about June, 1831, William Hinman, their intention of 
marriage being published in Becket, June 18, 1831; had seven 
children. 

1072 vi Theodocia Philena (" Philena") Chaffe, died in Granville, Mass., be- 

fore 1855; married about June, 1833, Ray (William) Champlin 
of Blandford, IMass., their marriage intention being published 
in Becket, June 12, 1833. 

1073 vii Madison Chaffe, died before 1855. 

+ 1074 viii Louise (Lois) J. Chaffe, married Benjamin S. Rogers. 

Children, by second wife: 

+ 1075 ix Benjamin Davenport Chaffe, born September 15, 1819; married 
Malinda Snow. 

1076 X Mary Elizabeth Chaffe, born in 1822; died in Becket, May 3, 1840. 

1077 xi Dwight Chaffe, died in Becket, before 1855. 

+ 1078 xii Thomas Lewis Dwight Chaffe, born December 20, 1829; married 
Angeline A. Hunter. 

406 Abigail « Chaffe (Thomas,* Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) 
was born in Becket, Mass., April 23, 1785, and married there, January 5, 1809, 
Amos Watkins of Ashford, Conn. They settled in Cazenovia, N. Y. She was 
baptized in the First Congregational Church in Becket, in June, 1785, and became 
a member of the same church, September 6, 1807. 

Children : 

1079 i Darius i Watkins. 

1080 ii Louisa Watkins. 

Another child, name unknown. 

410 William 6 Reed (Hannah * Chaffe, Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Tolland, Conn., May 20, 1773, and died September 12, 
1851. He married (1) Eunice Fields; (2) Polly White of Bolton, Conn., and (3) 
Mercy, daughter of Thomas Pease. She was of Ellington, Conn., and died in 
August, 1871, aged ninety-two years. William Reed was a farmer, of medium 
height, with blue eyes, and a jovial disposition. 



146 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children, by second wife, born in Tolland : 

1081 i Eunice ^ Reed, died in Pennsylvania; married Wilcox. 

1082 ii Horace Reed, died in Enfield, Conn. 

1083 iii William Reed, died in Rockville, Conn.; married (1) Bidwell; 

(2) Strong. 

1084 iv Nathaniel Reed, died aged five years. 

1085 V Fidelia Reed, died in Enfield; married Pease. 

Children, by third wife, born in Tolland : 

1086 vi Sophronia Reed, died in Vernon, Conn.; married Daniel Tucker. 

1087 vii Nathaniel WiUis Reed, died in Vernon; married (1) Martha Holt; 

(2) Judith Clough. 
+ 1088 viii Horatio Pease Reed, born February 12, 1821 ; married Vina Richard- 
son. 

413 Jonathan « Chaffee (William,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 
was born in Ashford, Conn., February 11, 1765, and died in Bristol, 0., June 23, 

1848. He married in Ashford, November 26, 1789, Sally, daughter of Joseph 
Farnham. She died January 11, 1848, aged seventy-six years, and was buried in 
Bristolville, 0. Jonathan Chaffee was a farmer. 

Children : 

+ 1089 i Jose ^ Chaffee, born May 30, 1791 ; married Theodocia Fletcher. 
+ 1090 ii Billings Chaffee, born April 13, 1793; married (1) Charlotte Hoskins; 
(2) Sally Brooks. 

1091 iii Alpheus Chaffee, born in Ashford, December 31, 1794; lived in Sims- 

bury or Bloomfield, Conn. 

1092 iv Philo Chaffee, born in Becket, January 14, 1800. 

+ 1093 V Henry Farnham Chaffee, born June 11, 1802; married Sally E. Gates, 
+ 1094 vi Truman Bibbins Chaffee, born June 19, 1804; married (1) Grace 
Hyde ; (2) Mrs. Lydia Babcock. 

1095 vii Eunice Armena Chaffee, born in Becket, Mass., November 6, 1806. 

1096 viii Anna Triphena Chaffee, born September 22, 1808. 

1097 ix Elbridge Gerry Chaffee, born March 13, 1811. 

1098 X Katherine Lovina Chaffee, born July 27, 1814. 

1099 xi Sally Maria Chaffee, born June 21, 1816. 

415 Amos 8 Chaffee (Winiam,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Ashford, Conn., September 12, 1769, and died there, February 20, 

1849. He married (1) in Ashford, October 1, 1797, Harmony Crary, who died 
August 13, 1843, aged sixty-nine, and was buried in Ashford. He married (2) 
October 27, 1844, Mrs. Elizabeth Weeks. 

Amos Chaffee served in the War of 1812. He was Captain of a large company 
in New London, under the command of Colonel William Belcher. He served 
in Groton, Conn., from August 23 to October 5, 1814, having as his assistant his 
son Cyrus. October 22, 1793, he bought one hundred acres of land in Newport, 
Luzerne County, Pa., and in 1807, while living in Ashford, bought land in Savoy, 
Berkshire County, Mass. He had a dark complexion, black eyes, was of medium 
height, and was a member of the Universalist Church. His tombstone in Ashford 
bears the following inscription : 

"Capt. Amos Chaffee died Feb 20 1849 aged 79. 
Dear friends He leave this earth and rise 
And rest with saints above the skies 
0! come to God, obey his call 
Jesus our savior died for all." 



SIXTH GENERATION 147 

Children, by first wife, born in Ashford: 

1100 i Gurdan ^ Chaffee, born February 14, 1799; died in infancy. 

1101 ii Erastus Chaffee, born May 26, 1801; died in infancy. 
+ 1102 iii Cyrus Chaffee, born February 11, 1803; married Eunice 



1103 iv Delotia Chaffee, born December 7, 1804; died in 1885; married 
Joseph W. Zane; she was baptized and joined the First Con- 
gregational Church of Ashford, May 29, 1825; residence, 1883, 
Boston, Mass. 

+ 1104 V Amos Chaffee, Jr., born October 14, 1806; married Mary Curtis. 

+ 1105 vi William Fax Chaffee, born April 20, 1809; married Mary A. Parker. 

+ 1106 vii Anna Bibbins Chaffee, born May 24, 1811; married EHjah Fordham. 

+ 1107 viii Ephraim Pendleton Chaffee, born March 4, 1815; married Margaret 
Skeats. 

+ 1108 ix Harmony Claudine Chaffee, born August 7, 1817; married Zelotus 
P. Hiscox. 

417 Molly " Chaffe (Jonathan,^ Jonathan,^ Jonathan,3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Ashford, Conn., February 25, 1779, and died there. She was married 
in Ashford, September 15, 1799, by Reverend Enoch Pond, to Samuel Whipple, 
born July 11, 1774. He died in Ashford, where they lived. She was baptized in 
the First Congregational Church of Ashford, November 25, 1798. They had a 
family of ten or twelve children. 

Children : 

+ 1109 i Martha BJ Whipple, born May 29, 1823; married David K. Owen. 
Other children, names unknown. 

418 Jonathan " Chaffee (Jonathan,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Ashford, Conn., November 26, 1780, and died in Liberty, N. Y., after 
1858. He married (1) in Litchfield, Conn., November 4, 1802, Elizabeth James, 
who died in 1814, and was buried in Liberty. He married (2) in 1815, Nancy 
Mitchell, who died in 1838. In February, 1820, Jonathan Chaffee bought and sold 
land in Killingly, Conn., being then a resident of Liberty, where at the time of 
his death he was still living. He was a farmer. 

Children, by first wife: 

1110 i EHzabeth^ Chaffee, born in Ashford, October 28, 1803; died about 

1879. 
nil ii Lucy Chaffee, born June 18, 1807; married Gates; residence, 

1890, Parksville, N. Y. 
1112 iii Catherine Chaffee, born July 22, 1809; married Barnhart; 

residence, 1890, Livingston Manor, N. Y. 
+ 1113 iv Benjamin James Chaffee, born May 15, 1812; married Eliza Taylor. 

Child, by second wife : 
+ 1114 v Stephen Mitchell Chaffee, born August 18, 1817; married Mary A. 
Taylor. 

420 Reuben « Chaffee (Jonathan,* Jonathan,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 
was born in Ashford, Conn., March 5, 1784, and died in Middletown, Conn., Sep- 
tember 2, 1850. He married there, November 30, 1819, Martha Willard, daughter 
of Ephraim and Sally (Francis) Bound of Middletown. [See Appendix D.] She 
was born in Norwich, Conn., April 16, 1799, and died in Middletown, September 
22, 1862. Reuben Chaffee had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and was about five 
feet, eleven inches in height. He was a merchant in Middletown, where he lived. 



148 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children, bom in Middletown : 
+ 1115 i Benjamin Francis ^ Chaffee, born October 20, 1820; married Persis A. 
Harris. 
1116 ii Lucy Allen Chaffee, born September 25, 1823; died in Middletown, 
November 2, 1853; unmarried. 
+ 1117 iii Ephraim Bound Chaffee, born August 28, 1826; married Sarah H. 

Bliss. 
+ 1118 iv Flavins Josephus Chaffee, born October 30, 1829; married Ellen A. 
Hull. 

421 Comfort ^ ChaSee (Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) 
was born in Rehoboth, Mass., March 9, 1756, and died February 23, 1828. He 
married in Grafton, Mass., September 25, 1781, Mrs. Lucy (Stowe) Hoyt, widow 
of R. Hoyt, and daughter of David Stowe of Grafton. She was born there, April 
30, 1758, and died March 23, 1845. 

Comfort Chaffee served in the Revolutionary War, his record being as follows: 

"Chafee, Comfort. Capt. John Pain's co. ; list of men stationed at Winter Hill 
and Dorchester for about 2 months; dismissed April 1, 1776; also, Capt. Car- 
penter's CO., Col. Simeon Cary's regt.. Gen. John Fellows's brigade; list of men 
stationed at New York and White Plains for 5 months; dismissed Dec. 1, 1776; 
also, Capt. Hills's co.. Col. John Dagget's regt.; list of men stationed at Bristol 
for 3 months from Dec. 28, 1776. 

"Chaffee, Comfort. Private, Capt. Nathaniel Carpenter's co., Col. John Hatha- 
way's regt.; service from April 21, 1777, 23 days at Tiverton, R. I.; also, Capt. 
Nathaniel Carpenter's co., Col. Josiah Whitney's regt.; service between May 13, 
1777, and July 5, 1777, 7 days; roll includes travel on march from Point Judith 
in South Kington, R. I., to Rehoboth. 

"Chaffee, Comfort. Private, Lieut. Samuel Brown's co.. Col. Thomas Carpenter's 
regt.; marched from Rehoboth to Tiverton, R. I., on the alarm of Aug. 1, 1780; 
discharged Aug. 8, 1780; service, 9 days, under Gen. Heath." [Massachusetts 
Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution.'] 

At one time he is said to have been attached to George Washington's staff, 
attending to the transportation of his tent and baggage. He received from the 
state of Massachusetts two hundred acres of land in Maine (then a part of Massa- 
chusetts), as a bounty. In 1818, when a resident of Berkshire, Vt., he applied 
for a pension. 

On December 14, 1776, Lucy Stowe received from her grandmother, Hannah 
Stowe, a Bible in which is found written, "Lucy Stowe, Her Bible, born April 
30, 1758." Comfort and Lucy Chaffee with the other heirs of David Stowe, settled 
a quitclaim in Worcester, Mass., June 10, 1813. Comfort bought land in Berk- 
shire County, Mass., in 1782, and sold it in 1783. He settled first in Clarendon, 
Vt., and moved to Huntsberg, later called Berkshire, Vt., in March, 1802. June 
24, 1801, having bought of Ebenezer Marvin lot number four, and June 26, lot 
number six from Thomas Byrd. He was at that time still a resident of Clarendon. 
In Berkshire he kept for several years a tavern, which was the quiet and safe 
retreat of the traveller. He also owned a productive farm and his family grew up 
to be substantial and useful members of the community. He was very fond of 
horses and always owned some of the best. He seems to have been something 
of a pioneer in Berkshire, as he was the first tavern-keeper, and drove the first 
pair of horses and first- double wagon ever used in town. He and his wife were 
members of the Baptist Church. He had a light complexion, and blue eyes. 



SIXTH GENERATION 149 

Children, the first six born in Clarendon : 

1119 i Nathaniel 7 Chaffee, born February 22, 17S3; died July 24, 1821; 
married Polly Hibbard (?) and had one daughter, 

+ 1120 ii Reuben Chaffee, born January 23, 1785; married Sally Danforth. 

+ 1121 iii Lucy Chaffee, born January 3, 1787; married Seth Kendall. 

+ 1122 iv Jasper Chaffee, born October 4, 1789; married Hannah Burleson, 
1123 V Comfort Chaffee, Jr., born February 8, 1792; died December 17, 
1813; married Priscilla, daughter of WiUiam Danforth; she was 
living in Berkshire, January 6, 1814, when appointed adminis- 
tratrix of his will ; she married (2) his brother, John Chaffe. 

+ 1124 vi Warren Chaffee, born April 24, 1794; married (1) Sally Burleson; 
(2) Prutia Hildreth. 

+ 1125 vii John Chaffee, born July 12, 1796; married Mrs. Priscilla (Danforth) 
Chaffe. 

+ 1126 viii EHjah Chaffee, born November 5, 1799; married (1) Electa Rood; 
(2) Julia Cummings. 

+ 1127 ix Aaron Stowe Chaffee, born August 18, 1802; married (1) Polly W. 
Hill; (2) Charlotte Martin. 

422 Nathaniel « Chaffee, Jr. (Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 
Thomas 1), was born in Rehoboth, Mass., March 7, 1757, and died in Monkton, 
Vt., 1826; he married (1) Huldah ; (2) Mrs. DooUttle. 

He served in the Revolutionary War as follows: 

"Chaffee, Nathaniel, Jr. Private, Capt. Nathaniel Carpenter's co.. Col. Thomas 
Carpenter's regt. ; marched from Rehoboth to Bristol, R. I., on the alarm of Dec. 
8, 1776; service, 16 days. 

"Chafee, Nathaniel, . . . descriptive list of men mustered by James 
Leonard, Muster Master, dated Oct. 29, 1779; Capt. Isaac Hicks's co.. Col. Car- 
penter's regt.; age, 22 yrs.; stature, 5 ft 6 in.; complexion, light; hair, brown; 
eyes, blue; residence, Rehoboth; enlistment, 9 months from time of arrival at 
Springfield; delivered to Capt. J. Tisdale." [Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors 
in the War of the Revolution.^ 

His pension claim, dated April 24, 1818, is based on services rendered in Colonel 
Patterson's brigade, Massachusetts Line, in which he enlisted in Springfield, in 
August, 1779, being discharged in West Point, N. Y. He is said to have served 
as a blacksmith. 

Apparently he lived in Clarendon, Vt., as early as 1783, as in that year and in 
1785 and 1787 he had children born there. He bought land in Salisbury, Vt. 
as early as September 21, 1799, but probably lived there earlier, as a son was born 
to him there in 1793. He later bought and sold other pieces of land there. On 
June 16, 1808, he was living in Monkton, Vt., and his pension claim, filed ten years 
later, was dated there. He was a member of the Methodist church, and was a 
farmer and blacksmith. 

Children, by first wife, the first three born in Clarendon: 

1128 i Abigal 7 Chaffee, born September, 24, 1783; died. 

1129 ii Betsey Chaffee, born July 15, 1785; died. 

1130 iii Huldah Chaffee, born July 15, 1787; died. 

+ 1131 iv Nathaniel Chaffee, Jr., born May 6, 1793; married (1) Harriet Frank; 

(2) Lucy Wright. 
+ 1132 V Henry Chaffee, born in 1802; married (1) Ann Allen; (2) ; 

(3) 

1133 vi Polly Chaffee, died. 

1134 vii Ruby Chaffee, died. 

1135 viii Horace Chaffee, died. 



150 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1136 ix Perry Chaffee, died. 

1137 X Hiram A. Chaffee, born in 1811 ; died March 2, 1892; married Betsey 

Farr; lived in Starksboro, Vt. 

Children, by second wife: 

1138 xi Benjamin Chaffee, 

1139 xii Simeon Chaffee. 

1140 xiii Susanna Chaffee. 

426 Daniel ^ Chaffee (Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) 
was born in Rehoboth, Mass., July 27, 1766, and died in 1802. He married, prob- 
ably about November, 1789, Sarah, daughter of Jesse Newman of Rehoboth. Their 
intention of marriage was entered there, November 1, 1789, and being celebrated 
elsewhere. She died in 1852. Daniel Chaffee was a blacksmith. 

Children, born in Rehoboth: 

1141 i Susannah ^ Chaffee, born January 28, 1791 ; died in 1848. 

+ 1142 ii John Chaffee, born May 18, 1793; married Fanny Medbury. 
1143 iii Dexter Chaffee, born January 11, 1795; died November 30, 1880; 
at the age of twenty-four, he met with an accident while blasting 
rocks in Roxbury, Mass., by which he became totally blind; he 
was, however, very helpful to his widowed mother in running 
the farm; later he hired a gristmill near his home, which he 
worked for forty years; in later life he gave this up and again 
worked on the home farm, which, by his energy and persever- 
ance, had become his property; he lived a cheerful, happy and 
useful life, in spite of his great affliction. 

+ 1144 iv Daniel Chaffee, born September 2, 1796; married Mrs. Lydia (Arnold) 
Buffington. 

+ 1145 v Newman Chaffee, born May 19, 1798; married Lydia R. Medbury. 

1146 vi Sarah Chaffee, born March 16, 1802; died in Rehoboth, May 8, 1890; 

unmarried. 

427 Benjamin 6 Chaffee (Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas 1) was born in Rehoboth, Mass., August 17 (7), 1768, and died in Pitts- 
ford, Vt., December 26, 1840 (1850). He married (1) January 16, 1794, Judith 
Fuller, born in Rehoboth, September 28, 1770, died in Pittsford, March 26 (22), 

1835. He married (2) Lucy , and lived in Chittenden, Vt., where he 

bought and sold many tracts of land from 1799 to 1835. He also lived in Pitts- 
ford. He was a blacksmith. 

Children, by first wife: 

1147 i Demas ^ Chaffee, born October 26, 1794; died; married. May 22, 1851, 

Elvira M. Baird, born May 30, 1808; no children. 

1148 ii Dexter Chaffee, born September 28, 1796; died September 21, 1852; 

unmarried; residence, 1851, Pittsford. 

1149 iii Daniel Chaffee, born October 8, 1798; died October 20, 1798. 

1150 iv Huldah Chaffee, born July 16, 1800; died July 3, 1804. 

+ 1151 v Huldah Chaffee, born October 15, 1804; married Atwood. 

+ 1152 vi Daniel Chaffee, born July 14, 1811; married Miranda Haven. 

428 Rebecca « Chaffee (Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Rehoboth, Mass., June 8, 1770, and died after 1841. She married. 
May 7, 1789, Thomas Sweetings Peck, son of Charles and Rachel s (Sweeting) 
Peck (101) (Rachel * Chaffee, Thomas,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas i), and they settled 
in Seekonk, Mass. She united with the church in 1841. 



SIXTH GENERATION 151 

Children : 

1153 i Huldah ^ Peck, born July 5, 1791 ; married Nathaniel Millard. 

1154 ii James Peck, born November 9, 1792; died May 25, 1822; unmarried. 

1155 iii Thomas Peck, born September 2, 1794; married Elmira Cole. 

1156 iv Rebecca Peck, born January 15, 1796; married Phillip Millard. 

1157 V Susannah Peck, born September 20, 1797; married Jonathan Monroe. 

1158 vi Asa Peck, born February 6, 1799; married Betsy Hale. 

1159 vii Ruth Peck, born December 25, 1800; died young. 

1160 viii Nancy A. Peck, born May 25, 1802; married Ira Medbury. 

1161 ix Daniel Peck, born November 11, 1803; died July 12, 1804. 

1162 X Mary Ann Peck, born November 28, 1804; died December 4 (2), 1814. 

1163 xi Hannah C. Peck, born December 20, 1806; married Robert Tripp. 

1164 xii Charlotte Peck, born July 31, 1810; married Ira Mason. 

1165 xiii Darius Peck, born June 19, 1812; died young. 

For further descendants see Peck Genealogy, by Ira C. Peck. 

429 Simeon « Chaffee (Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, s Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Rehoboth, Mass., February 5, 1772, and died in Rutland, Vt., August 
23, 1859. He married (1) in Rehoboth, Mass., March 20, 1796, Martha Morseman 
of Rutland, born September 30, 1772. She was a Methodist. He married (2), 
April 22, 1813, Mrs. Fanny (Pearson) Thornton, born January 11, 1782, died 
October 20, 1859. She had three children by her former husband, Maria, George 
and Triphena Thornton. In 1796 Simeon Chaffee lived in Rutland, but apparently 
moved soon after to Chittenden, Vt., as all but one of his children by his first wife 
were born there. He bought and sold land there from 1811 to 1819, about 1821 
moving to Pittsford, Vt., and later back to Rutland, where he was living in 1853. 
He and his second wife were both members of the Congregational Church. His 
will made April 24, 1857, was probated October 3, 1859. He had a light com- 
plexion, and blue eyes. He was a farmer and died of apoplexy. 

Children, by first wife, all but the fourth born in Chittenden : 

+ 1166 i Stephen 7 Chaffee, born February 27, 1797; married Melletiah Leo- 
nard. 
+ 1167 ii Joel Chaffee, born July 4, 1798; married (1) Adelia Sawyer; (2) 

Lydia Wilbur. 
+ 1168 iii Job Chaffee, born November 13, 1799; married (1) Susan Hall; (2) 

Eliza Jones. 
+ 1169 iv Carpenter Chaffee, born September 19, 1801; married Abigail Wet- 
more. 
+ 1170 V Amos Chaffee, born April 7, 1803; married (1) Maria Miller; (2) 
Emily Stoughton. 
1171 vi Simeon Chaffee, Jr., born January 30, 1805; died in Rock Island, 
111.; married Cushman, who, with two daughters, sur- 
vived him; between 1830 and 1840 he lived in Sharon, 111. 
+ 1172 vii Sophronia ^ Chaffee, born April 3, 1807 ; married Frederick R. Strong. 

1173 viii Salome Chaffee, born March 2, 1809; died October 8, 1828. 
+ 1174 ix Solana Chaffee, born December 3, 1810; married (1) Samuel Meade; 
(2) Isaac Leonard. 
Children, by second wife, the first three born in Chittenden : 

+ 1175 X Warren Chaffee, born January 13, 1814; married (1) Chloe M. Pinney; 
(2) Mrs. Fannie Taylor; (3) Mrs. Lucinda A. Furman. 

+ 1176 xi Heman Chaffee, born June 18, 1816; married Mira A. Noble. 
1177 xii Christopher Chaffee, born November 19, 1819; married, in 1842, 
Abigail Cheney and had three children; residence, 1892, Wis- 
consin. 



152 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1178 xiii Nathaniel Chaffee, born in Pittsford, January 6, 1822; died in Mem- 

phis, Tenn., November, 1864; mimarried; Uved in Pittsford, 
later in Rutland ; graduated from the Medical College in Castle- 
ton, Vt., in 1853 and from 1853 to July, 1855, practiced medi- 
cine in Troy, N. Y., then went to Paris, France, to continue 
his medical studies; returned in October, 1856, to Troy, where 
he remained a short time, then moved to Holly Springs, Miss., 
practicing there until the fall of 1864, when he moved to Mem- 
phis, dying shortly after his arrival there. 

1179 xiv A daughter, born January 1, 1824; died February 21, 1824. 

+ 1180 XV Susanna Chaffee, born January 26, 1825; married Alden J. Pinney. 

430 Ezra « Chaffee (Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas 
was born in Rehoboth, Mass., October 29, 1773, and died in Seekonk, Mass, 
(formerly Rehoboth), November 1, 1849. He married in Rehoboth, May 13, 1804, 
Patience Brown of that place, who died December 26, 1854, and was buried in 
East Providence, R. I. He lived in 1807 in Rehoboth, where he owned land and 
later in that part of the town which in 1812 was made a separate town under the 
name of Seekonk. He was a cabinet-maker and a member of the Seekonk Con- 
gregational Church. He had a fair complexion, and blue eyes. 

Children : 
+ 1181 i Bosworth ^ Chaffee, born April 10, 1805; married (1) Lydia H. Martin; 
(2) Henrietta L. . 

1183 ii Nathaniel Chaffee, born August 12, 1806. 

1184 iii Harman Chaffee, born January 13, 1809; died September 11, 1836; 

unmarried. 

1185 iv Ezra Chaffee, Jr., born September 28, 1811; died; unmarried. 

1186 V Anna Bosworth Chaffee, born in Seekonk, August 9, 1817. 

431 Aaron ^ Chaffee (Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Rehoboth, Mass., July 25, 1775, and died in November, 1855, He 
married Lydia, daughter of Nathaniel French of Rehoboth. He was a "yeoman," 
and by trade a blacksmith. In 1805 he lived in Rehoboth, where he owned land. 
He was a church member. He and his wife are buried in East Providence, R. I. 

Children, the first four born in Rehoboth: 

+ 1187 i Ira ^ Chaffee, born March 12, 1803; married Julia Mason. 

1188 ii Harvey Chaffee, born December 19, 1804; died. 

1189 iii Lydia Chaffee, born November 9, 1807; died, 

1190 iv Aaron Chaffee, Jr., born May 26, 1809, 

1191 V Huldah Chaffee, born January 3, 1812. 

434 Ezra « Chaffee (John,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas ') 
was born in Newport, R. I., December 15, 1764, and died in Batavia, November 
26, 1800. He married, February 19, 1795, Deborah Hathaway. Both were of 
New Bedford, Mass., at the time of their marriage. She died October 16, 1798, 
aged thirty years, and both were buried in Acushnet cemetery, Acushnet, Mass. 

October 7, 1797, Ezra Chaffee, mariner of New Bedford, sold to Brownell Ormsby, 
mariner of the same place, sixty-eight rods of land and buildings and two other 
small lots there for $850, and January 12, 1799, he sold to Jabez Hathaway, boat- 
builder, of New Bedford, land there and one-sixth part of a dwelling house formerly 
belonging to the estate of Samuel Thrasher, for $30. June 27th of the same year, 
he sold to Isaac Terry, blacksmith, of New Bedford, land there for $60. Ezra 



SIXTH GENERATION 153 

Chaffee was a sea-captain. In 1801 his father, John Chaffe, was appointed in 
New Bedford administrator of his estate. 
Children : 

+ 1192 i Ezra ^ Chaffee, Jr., born about 1796; married Nancy A. Lovett. 
1193 ii John Chaffee, born about 1797; died October 21, 1802, aged five years; 
buried in Acushnet Cemetery. 

436 Stephen ^ Chaffee (Levi,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) 
was born in Rehoboth, Mass., October 10, 1765, and died after 1812. He married 
in Rehoboth, Mass., February 25, 1789, Chloe, daughter of Comfort Pearce. Febru- 
ary 19, 1791, she made a division of her father's estate, his land in Rehoboth and 
Buttonwoods being valued at £18, 9s. 7d. March 14, 1793, Stephen Chaffee and 
wife Chloe sold for £4, lis. 6d., land set off from the estate of her father. On 
December 31st of the same year they sold five acres, ninety-two rods in Rehoboth 
for £14, lis. 7d. March 18, 1794, they sold to Aaron and Nathaniel Pearce, Jr., 
forty-eight acres, eighteen rods of land in Rehoboth for £187, 6s. 9d. This was 
their home. On April 10th of the same year Stephen Chafey "yeoman" being 
then a resident still of Rehoboth, bought of Hugh Montgomery of Londonderry, 
Vt., ninety-three acres of land in that place. He probably moved there shortly 
after. He was a resident of Londonderry, December 11, 1797, when he and his wife 
sold to his brother Jonathan for $175, twenty-five acres of land there. Between 
this date and 1812 there are many purchases and sales of land recorded in his 
name. It is said that he kept a store in Londonderry and that about 1805, while 
trying to extinguish a fire which threatened its destruction, he was injured and 
never quite recovered. He was a merchant and farmer. His wife is said to 
have been a good Christian woman and to have taught her children the Biblical 
truths. 

Children : 

+ 1194 i Allen ^ Chaffee, born about 1790; married Eliza Bryant. 

+ 1195 ii Stephen Chaffee, Jr., born in 1791; married Deborah Usher. 

+ 1196 iii Sanford Chaffee, born January 27, 1793; married (1) Sarah Chase; 
(2) Mary A. Otterson. 
1197 iv Betsey Chaffee, born in 1795; died February 10, 1882; married, No- 
vember 5, 1812, by Elder Wight of Bristol, R. I., to Abel Max- 
field of Warren, R. I., and had children; residence, 1832 and 
1859, Warren. 

437 Jonathan « Chaffee (Levi,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 
was born in Rehoboth, Mass., April 18, 1768, and died. He married there, April 
13, 1795, Polly Horton. On December 11, 1797, he bought of his brother Stephen 
"Chafey" and wife Chloe of Londonderry, Vt., twenty-five acres of land there 
for $175. At that time he lived in Rehoboth. He also bought other pieces of 
property in Londonderry, of which he and his wife sold a part later. March 9, 
1804, finds him a resident of Rupert, Vt. From 1803 to 1827 he bought various 
pieces of land in Dorset, Vt., and from 1805 to 1827 he resided there. On Sep- 
tember 11, 1827, he bought fifty acres of land, with a house and barn on it, in 
Wilmington, Vt., and on January 20, 1835, he sold this property to Ira Adams. 
He was a mechanic. 

Children, born in Londonderry: 
1198 i Polly 7 Chaffee, born August 1. 1796: died. 



154 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1199 ii Jonathan Chaffee, Jr., born January 17, 1799; died before October 28, 
1857; married, March 2, 1846, Priscilla, daughter of Edmund Ingalls 
of Londonderry, where she was born; she died October 28, 1857, 
of consumption, aged fifty-eight years and six months; she gave 
her homestead to the town of Londonderry, which was to support her 
during her hfe, after her death the property passing to the London- 
derry Congregational Church, of which she was a member; Mr. and 
Mrs. Chaffee lived in Londonderry; no children. 

444 Martin e Chaffee (Noah,^ Nathaniel,^ Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Woodstock, Conn., June 4, 1781, and died in Thompson, Conn., De- 
cember 9, 1839. He married in Pomfret, Conn., March 6, 1807, Lucy B., daughter 
of Josiah Underwood of that place. She died June 1, 1852. Both were buried in 
Quassett Cemetery, South Woodstock, Conn. He served as a Private in the War 
of 1812, being stationed in New London, Conn., in Captain Samuel Dresser's com- 
pany, from June 21 to June 28, 1813. 

Children : 

1200 i Eliza ^ Underwood ChafTee, born in Pomfret, in 1807; died. 

1201 ii George Chaffee, born in 1809 (?). 

+ 1202 iii Lucy B. Chaffee, born in 1812; married David B. Perry. 

+ 1203 iv Wilham Henry Chaffee, born September 10, 1813; married Charlotte 

E. Whipple. 
+ 1204 v Orrin Chaffee, born June 3, 1814; married A. Shipley. 
+ 1205 vi Luther Chaffee, born in 1816; married Winne. 

1206 vii Maria Chaffee, born in 1818; died in 1839. 

1207 viii Susan Chaffee, born in 1824; died in 1829. 

1208 ix John Underwood Chaffee, born in 1829; residence, 1884, California, 

where he had a ranch and was interested in mining claims; he 
lost the sight of one eye in boyliood. 

445 William 8 ChafEee (Noah,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Woodstock, Conn., October 8, 1782, and died about 1814, He married 
Lucy Vose and moved to Pennsylvania from Connecticut about 1805. He was a 
farmer. Lucy (Vose) Chaffee married (2) Asa Bramhall, by whom she had no 
children. 

Children : 

+ 1209 i William 7 Banfield Chaffee, born May 22, 1807; married (1) Betsy 
Ellis; (2) Jane Carnes. 

+ 1210 ii Amos Wells Chaffee, born October 6, 1810; married Bethiah C. Bab- 
cock. 

1211 iii Laura Chaffee, born in Luzerne County, Pa.; married Thomas Kenyon 

of Oswayo, Pa. 

448 Else 8 Chaffee (Noah,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas was 
born in Woodstock, Conn., July 25, 1789, and died in Hoosick Falls, N. Y., Sep- 
tember 17, 1877. She married Henry Marchfield Chapin, a machinist, born in 
1788, died in Watervliet, N. Y., in 1826. She was a member of the Dutch Re- 
formed Church and was buried in Hoosick Falls, N. Y. 

Children : 

1212 i Elsie Maria ' Chapin, born June 18, 1811 ; died Jime 30, 1875; married 

Henry H. Parsons. 

1213 ii Henry Dearborn Chapin, born in 1813; died in 1815. 

1214 iii Susan Chapin, born in 1815; married Daniel Baker. 

+ 1215 iv Henry Marshfield Chapin, Jr., born in 1818; married Nancy Dear- 
stine. 



SIXTH GENERATION 155 

1216 V James Hale Chapin, born November 29, 1825; married Sarah Jane 

Fairbanks. 

449 Reubens Chaffee (Noah,5 Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Pomfret, Conn., February 1, 1792, and died in East Hartford, Conn., 
September 6, 1849. He married in Willington, Conn., April 10, 1817, Hannah, 
daughter of David Heath of that place. She died September 9, 1874, and was 
buried in East Hartford. 

Reuben Chaffee served in the War of 1812, as Lieutenant of a company formed 
in Ashford, Conn. He joined the Presbyterian Church at the age of twenty-eight. 
His wife was also a member of this church but later became a Baptist. He had a 
fair complexion, gray eyes, and was five feet, eight and one-half inches, in height. 
He was a tanner and shoemaker, at which trade he served an apprenticeship of 
seven years. He lived in Ashford for over twenty years after his marriage and 
later in East Hartford. 

Children, born in Ashford : 

1217 i John Heath 7 ChafTee, born February 11, 1818; died April 25, 1884; 

married in East Hartford, November 6, 1839, Julia Ann, daughter 
of Allen Brewer of that place; no children; residence, 1883, Hart- 
ford ; he was a stone dealer. 

1218 ii Abigail Sophronia Chaffee, born April 24, 1819; died December 19, 

1873; married in Ashford, May 6, 1840, Rufus Pearl. 

+ 1219 iii Origen William Chaffee, born January 22, 1845; married Louise H, 
Hunger. 
1220 iv Hannah Eliza ChafTee, born April 6, 1828; married Charles Bailey 
and had two children, one of whom died before 1883. 

+ 1221 v Henry Reuben Chaffee, born August 10, 1830; married Lucy A. 
Andrews. 
1222 vi Andrew Burt Chaffee, born July 27, 1837; a manufacturer of machin- 
ists' tools; has a fair complexion, brown eyes, and is five feet, 
ten inches in height; residence, 1891, Newark, N. J.; unmarried. 

452 John « ChaSee (William, ^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was 
born in Rehoboth, Mass., May 23, 1764, and died in Fayston, Vt., in January, 1858. 
He married in Williamstown, Vt., about 1804, Patty, daughter of Ananias Tubbs, 
a Revolutionary soldier. She was a member of the ]\Icthodist church. Both were 
buried in North Fayston, Vt. July 12, 1791, John Chaffee bought land in Wil- 
liamstown, Vt., and in 1794 he bought one hundred acres more there. He was 
living in Williamstown at the time of his marriage and moved from there between 
1816 and 1820. 

John Chaffee served in the War of 1812 and was wounded in the leg. He 
was a farmer, and had a light complexion, light blue eyes, and a height of six 
feet. 

Children, the first five born in WilliamstowTi, the last two in Northfield, Vt. : 

+ 1223 i Hannah 7 Chaffee, born October 12, 1807; married Arba Durkee. 

+ 1224 ii Laura ChafYee, born June 26, 1809; married Christopher C. Ormsbee. 

1225 iii George Chaffee, born April 30, 1811; died in Roxbury, Vt., married 

Roxana Dutton. 

1226 iv Julia Ann Chaffee, a twin, born April 30, 1811; died in Warren, Vt.; 

married Willis Grant. 
+ 1227 V William Hill Chaffee, born April 23, 1816; married Sophronia D. 
Brigham. 



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+ 1228 
1229 



vi John Chaffee, born July 17, 1820; married Eusebia M. Brigham. 
vii Charles Chaffee, died in Lowell, Mass. 



453 Josiah « Chaffee (William,^ Dan,^ Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was 
born in Rehoboth, Mass., July 12, 1766, and died in North Lawrence, N. Y., May 
24, 1856. He married in Williamstown, Vt., in 1792, Silenda Gould of Westmin- 
ster, Vt., born May 11, 1770, died in Roxbury, Vt., March 23, 1838, and was buried 
there. She was a member of the Baptist Church. 

Josiah Chaffee's great-aunt, Miriam Chaffe (42), died in 1787, leaving him all her 
property. July 12, 1791, he bought land in Williamstown. April 14, 1792, Josiah 
Chaffee, "yeoman," of Cumberland, R. I., sold to Braddock Chaffee, "yeoman," of 
Rehoboth, two acres of land in that place adjoining the home land of said Braddock, 
for £10, 10s. On April 16th of the sahie year he sold to Amos Reed of Reho- 
both, one-half an acre of land in that place for £2, 12s. November 15, 1794, 
he bought one hundred acres more in Williamstown, where he was living at the 
time of his marriage. He was elected a Hayward of Williamstown, March 3, 1795. 
He afterward lived in Roxbury and in Stockholm, N. Y. 

Josiah Chaffee fought in the War of 1812. He had a fair complexion, blue eyes, 
was five feet, ten inches in height, and of a jovial disposition. He was a basket 
maker by trade and was a member of the Universalist Church. 

Children, born in Williamstown : 

+ 1230 i Anson ^ Chaffee, born July 3, 1795; married Eunice Flint. 
+ 1231 ii Amy Chaffee, born August 12, 1796; married Daniel Fhnt. 
1232 iii Parmelia Chaffee, born August 7, 1798; died in Roxbury in 1817; 

married Joel Richardson. 
+ 1233 iv Warren Chaffee, born May 4, 1800; married (1) Mary Woodward; 

(2) Abigail Woodward. 
+ 1234 V Emily Chaffee, born February 10, 1805; married William Ditty. 
+ 1235 vi Oliver Chaffee, born September 9, 1806; married Abigail Flint. 
+ 1236 vii Joel Chaffee, born February 26, 1810; married Mrs. Abigail (Fhnt) 

Chaffee. 
+ 1237 viii John Chaffee, born September 1, 1812; married (1) Lucy Flint; (2) 

Lucy E. Hardy. 

455 William 6 Chaffee, Jr. (William,5 Dan,^ Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i), 
was born in Rehoboth, Mass., April 6, 1772, and died in Pawtucket, R. I., in March, 
1855. He married (1) January 8, 1797, Elizabeth Green, (2) in Seekonk, Mass., 
October 30, 1814, Sarah, daughter of Ezra and Lucy (Eldred) Sweet of North 
Kingston, R. I. 

In June, 1797, William Chaffee, Jr., went to Williamstown, Vt., where he bought 
one hundred acres of land from his father for £30. Later he moved to Pawtucket, 
where he joined the First Baptist Church. He had a light complexion, light blue 
eyes, and was of medium height. He was a carriage maker and later a card clothier. 

Children, by first wife, born in Williamstown : 

+ 1238 i James Warner ^ Chaffee, born June 15, 1798; married Ophelia C. 

Longhead. 
+ 1239 ii Samuel Chaffee, born September 27, ISOO; married Mrs. Sarah A. 

(Jenks) Potter. 

1240 iii Arnold Chaffee, born January 29, 1807; died in Boston, Mass.; un- 

married. 

1241 iv Eliza Chaffee, born May 19, 1810; married in Providence, R. I., 

Ralph Mowry; lived in Providence. 



SIXTH GENERATION 157 

Children, by second wife, tlie first two born in Seekonk: 

1242 V Sarah Ann Jenks Chaffee, born April 29, 1817; died in 1848; un- 
married. 
+ 1243 vi Olive Jenks Chaffee, born April 14, 1820; married Thomas S. Glasby. 

1244 vii William Thomas Chaffee, born in 1824; went to Denver, Colo. 

1245 viii John Chaffee, died in infancy. 

458 Mary ^ Chafie (Jonathan, ^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was 
born in Rehoboth, Mass., and died. She married there, February 22, 1789, James," 
son of Jonathan,^ Jr., and Sarah (Daggett) Paine (Jonathan * Paine (27), Dorothy 3 
ChafTe, Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1). He was born April 23, 1764. 

Children : 

1246 i James ^ Paine, Jr., born June 14, 1790; died. 

1247 ii Susanna Paine, born June 9, 1792; died. 1 

459 Jonathan ^ Chafiee, Jr. (Jonathan, s Dan,* Jonathan, ^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas 1), 
was born in Rehoboth, Mass., February 16, 1769, and died November 15, 1811. 
He was married in Rehoboth, May 6, 1792, by Shubael Peck, Esq., to Lephe, 
daughter of Thomas and Dorothy (Bosworth) Carpenter of that place. She was 
born in Rehoboth, October 15, 1771, and died July 25, 1845. Both husband and 
wife were buried in the old burying-ground in Rehoboth (now in Rumford Village, 
East Providence, R. I). She was tall and slender, with dark hair and gray eyes; 
she was a member of the Episcopal Church, which she joined when about fifteen. 
He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was of medium height. He was a farmer, 
and sold land in Rehoboth in 1807. 

Children, born in Rehoboth: 

1248 i Polly ^ Chaffee, died in Seekonk; was married there, December 6, 1812, 
by Reverend John Hill, to Joseph West, Jr. ; both were of Seekonk, 
where they lived and died; she united with the Baptist church 
at the age of twenty-seven; had a light complexion and gray eyes; 
buried in old Rehoboth burying-ground, at that time in Seekonk, 
now in Rumford Village, East Providence. 

-M249 ii Caleb Chaffee, born April 3, 1794; married (1) Lephe P. Ormsbee; 
(2) Pamelia A. Allen. 

-f 1250 iii Lydia Chaffee, born February 18, 1796; married William P. Ormsbee. 

1251 iv Willard Chaffee, born June 13, 1798; died in Seekonk, September 27, 

1821, and was buried there; unmarried; had a light complexion, 
blue eyes, and was quite tall. 

1252 v Jonathan Chaffee, Jr., born August 10, 1800; died in Seekonk, Sep- 

tember 23, 1819, and was buried there; unmarried; had a dark 
complexion, dark eyes, and was tall. 
+ 1253 vi Asaph Carpenter Chaffee, born August 22, 1804; married (1) Jane 
P. Hunt; (2) Emehne R. Pierce. 

460 Oliver « Chaffee (Jonathan,^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Rehoboth, Mass., February 30, 1771, and died in Lyndon, Vt., February 
15, 1852. He was married, November 19, 1798, by Elder Jonathan Chaffee, to 
Prudence Armington, born August 15, 1778, died June 26, 1872. Their intention 
of marriage was dated October 7, 1797. She was probably a granddaughter of 
Hannah (Chaffee) Armington (40). Both were members of the Methodist Church, 
and were buried in Lyndon. 

October 9, 1791, Oliver Chaffee bought of Cornelius Lynde for £12, forty-four 
acres of land in Williamstown, Vt., and in 1801 he and his wife moved from Reho- 



158 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

both to Lyndon, where they Hved and died. He had a hght complexion, light 
blue eyes, and was of medium height. He was a farmer. 
Children : 

1254 i Phoebe 7 Chaffee, born August 27, 1809; married, l^ebruary 1, 1837, 

James K. Remich of Passumpsic, Vt., where in 1887 they lived. 

1255 ii Hollis Chaffee, born May 28, 1811; died in Stafford, Conn., April 15, 

1839; married, August 30, 1837, Tamzen S. Huse; had a child; he 
was a Universalist minister in Williamstown, Mass. 
+ 1256 iii Sophronia Chaffee, born May 4, 1813; married Alanson Shorey. 
+ 1257 iv Loren Chaffee, born January 12, 1815; married Lucy A. Richardson. 
1258 V John Chaffee, born April 5, 1819; died June 18, 1838. 
1258a vi Mary Chaffee, born July 19, 1821; died March 15, 1851; married, No- 
vember 23, 1842, Nelson Roberts. 

462 Abel « ChafiEee (Jonathan,5 Dan,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was 
born in Rehoboth, Mass., September 9, 1776, and died in Seekonk, Mass., June 28, 
1854. He married in Rehoboth, August 23, 1807, Sally, daughter of Asa Bowen 
of Providence, R. I. She died in Seekonk, June 26, 1878, aged ninety years, and 
was buried in the old cemetery in Rumford Village, East Providence, R. I., formerly 
in Seekonk, and before that in old Rehoboth. 

Abel Chaffee was a mason and sold land in Rehoboth in 1809. He lived in See- 
konk, which was set off from Rehoboth in 1812. He united with the First Baptist 
Church of East Providence, April 27, 1842. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, 
and was nearly six feet in height. 

Children, born in Seekonk: 

+ 1259 i Elsie Bowen ^ Chaffee, born May 27, 1808; married Horton. 

1260 ii Mary Chaffee, born April 19, 1810; died May 7, 1856; married in Re- 
hoboth, September 23, 1852, Jonathan, son of John and Phebe 
Sweet, a widower of Rehoboth, born about 1784; she united with 
the First Baptist Church of East Providence, July 25, 1840. 

+ 1261 iii Jonathan Bowen Chaffee, born March 8, 1812; married Margaret C. 
Stevens. 

+ 1262 iv Asa Chaffee, born August 28, 1816; married (1) Betsey A. Medbury; 
(2) Mary A. Congdon; (3) Nancy W. Martin. 

470 Asa 8 OhafEee (Braddock,^ Dan,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was 
born in Rehoboth, Mass., May 20, 1794, and died before April 2, 1836. He married 
in Clarendon, Vt., September 20, 1832, Mrs. Almira M. Colvin, who was made 
administratrix of his estate in Clarendon, April 2, 1836. About 1837 she married 
(3) Post. 

Child: 

1263 i Luthera 7 Chaffee. 

478 Hannah Butterworth ^ Chaffee (Samuel Butterworth,^ Ephraim,* Jonathan,^ 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Rehoboth, Mass., October 14, 1810, and died 
in Seekonk, Mass., March 2, 1850. She was married there, November 28, 1837, 
by Reverend John Allen, to Lewis, son of Preserved and Betsey (Davis) Pierce. 
He was born June 15, 1813, and after Hannah's death married (2) Lucy Marchant, 
(3) Caroline Kent. He lived in Pawtucket, R. I. 

Children : 

1264 i Emily ' Pierce, bom October 3, 1838; died July 13, 1839. 

1265 ii Lewis Pierce, Jr., born September 7, 1839; died September 13, 1839. 



SIXTH GENERATION 159 

1266 iii Adelaide Pierce, born December 26, 1840; residence, Pawtucket. 

1267 iv Hannah Pierce, born September 22, 1842; died in October, 1842. 

1268 V Edward Pierce, born December 11, 1844; died September 1, 1879. 

1269 vi Susan M. Pierce, born September 18, 1846; died March 12, 1871. 

1270 vii Lewis Pierce, Jr., born February 24, 1850; died March 9, 1850. 

For further descendants see Pierce Genealogy. 

479 Samuel® ChafEee (Samuel Butterworth,^ Ephraim,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Seekonk, Mass., April 20, 1812, and died there July 7, 1874. 
He married in Seekonk, November 24, 1839, Rebekah Talbot, daughter of Thomas 
Peirce of that place, a Revolutionary soldier, a descendant of Thomas Pierce, who 
settled in Connecticut about 1640, and also a great-niece of Silas Talbot, who 
served during the Revolution in the Battle of Bunker Hill, was afterward the 
first commander of the frigate Constitution and was called by the British "the 
arch traitor of New England." He was buried in Trinity Churchyard, New York 
City. Rebekah (Peirce) Chaffee died in Providence, R. I., January 21, 1899. 
Samuel Chaffee was a farmer. 

Children, born in Seekonk: 

1271 i Ruth Ann ^ Chaffee, born October 29, 1844; died April 9, 1845. 

1272 ii Jane Helen Chaffee, born April 26, 1847; died in Grand Rapids, Mich., 

July 14, 1902; married in Seekonk, November 28, 1867, by Reverend 
David H. Ela, to Moses Almy AWrich of Providence, R. I., born in 
Smithfield, R. I. 

1273 iii Samuel Roscoe Chaffee, born September 21, 1850; married in Swansea, 

Mass., July 24, 1878, Mary Maria, daughter of Edward Mason and 
Mary (Gardner) Thurston of that place; she was born February 9, 
1858; Mr. Chaffee was educated in the district schools of Seekonk 
and left home when fourteen to become a clerk in the shoe store of 
Allen J. Brown of Providence, remaining there until the death of 
his employer in 1877, when he bought out the business; not being 
successful, he sold the store in the fall of 1881 and began his career 
as an artist, a calling for which he seems to have always possessed 
a natural talent; after many of the usual trials and struggles, his 
work secured a standing among the picture lovers and dealers in 
the country, and finally attained to a well deserved prominence. 
His name is well known in the art stores of this country, and his 
work has the merit of being pleasing and truthful, and may best be 
judged by the fact that it is always in demand; he works entirely 
in water color, and depicts quiet bits of old New England; Mr, 
Chaffee has always taken a deep interest in all matters connected 
with his family history, and being born so near the homes of the 
early generations of the Chaffee family, has become an authority 
regarding the traditions and old landmarks of the family; he has 
in his possession many valuable old documents relating to the 
family, and Hunt's Cemetery in East Providence (at one time a 
part of Rehoboth), where many Chaffee descendants are buried, 
is under his control; it is Mr. Chaffee's intention to erect in this 
burial-ground, a tablet to the memory of Thomas Chaffee, the 
Emigrant; Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee have no children; they live m 
Providence, where Mr. Chaffee has a studio. 

1274 iv Emma Talbot Chaffee, born August 2, 1857. 

480 Cyrus s Chaffee (Samuel Butterworth,5 Ephraim,* Jonathan,^ Nathaniel,* 
Thomas 1) was born in Seekonk, Mass., January 18, 1814, and died there, De- 
cember 9, 1885. He married in Seekonk, September 28, 1848, Amanda M., 



160 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

daughter of Seth Miller of that place. They lived in Seekonk, where he was 
a farmer. 

Children, born in Seekonk: 

1275 i Leland F.^ Chaffee, born July 18, 1850; died October 20, 1850. 
1275a ii Amanda M. Chaffee, born July 19, 1851 ; married, June 1, 1873, Chase 

W Ormsbee of Seekonk, born in 1850; residence in 1883, East 
Providence, R. I. 

1276 iii Isadore A. Chaffee, born April 14, 1854; died in Seekonk, October 

12, 1854. 
+ 1277 iv Cyrus Herbert Chaffee, born August 26, 1855; married Ellen N. 

Cornell. 
+ 1278 V Frederick E. Chaffee, born January 19, 1857; married Emma L. 

Shorey. 

1279 vi Sarah W. Chaffee, born April 11, 1859; married in Seekonk, November 

25, 1880, Julian F., son of Charles H. and Louisa M. Reynolds 
of Rehoboth, Mass., where he was born about 1855; residence, 
1883, Rehoboth. 

1280 vii Isadore A, ChafTee, born October 17, 1860; married in Seekonk, June 

1, 1886, William H. Sherman of Providence, R. I., born in 
Cranston, R. I., in 1861. 

483 William « OhafEee (Samuel Butterworth,^ Ephraim,^ Jonathan,^ Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Seekonk, Mass., April 25, 1820, and died there. May 5, 
1888. He married (1), September 1, 1841, Sarah W., daughter of Seth and Amanda 
Miller of Seekonk. She died September 8, 1857, aged thirty- three years, seven 
months and six days. He was married (2), September 6, 1859, by Reverend Water- 
man Pierce, to Mary Ann Lord of Providence, R. I., born in New Hampshire about 
1821. William Chaffee lived in Seekonk all his life. 

Children, by first wife, born in Seekonk : 

1281 i Warren L.'' Chaffee, born about 1843; enlisted for nine months as 

Private, Company C, 47th Mass. Volunteer Infantry at the age 
of nineteen, mustered in September 23, 1862, discharged Sep- 
tember 1, 1863; re-enlisted in the 18th Unattached Company, 
Mass. Volunteer Infantry, August 6, 1864, for one hundred 
days, discharged November 14, 1864; residence at the time of 
both enlistments and in 1893, Seekonk. 

+ 1282 ii Almont L. Chaffee, born about 1845 or 1846; married (1) Sarah A. 
Sweet; (2) Mrs. Lydia A. (Barton) Short. 
1283 iii Linley M. Chaffee, drowned when young. 

+ 1284 iv William R. Chaffee, born July 2, 1850; married Angehne Ormsbee. 

1285 V Bradford L. Chaffee, born July 18, 1853; died in Seekonk, December 

21, 1860. 

1286 vi Frederick May Chaffee, born November 21, 1855; died in Seekonk, 

September 14, 1856. 

Child, by second wife: 

1287 vii Jane L. Chaffee, born in Seekonk, September 14, 1861 ; died in infancy. 

486 Noah e ChafEee (Ephraim,^ Ephraim,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) 
was born in Rehoboth, Mass., and died in South Warren, Pa., April 30, 1869. 
He was married in Attleboro, Mass., March 25, 1802, by Reverend John Wilder, 
to Catherine, daughter of Ebenezer Draper of that place. She was born January 
14, 1780, died March 28, 1866, and was buried in Orwell, Pa. 

Noah Chaffee served in the War of 1812, enlisting in Rehoboth in Captain Loring 
Cushing's company, Lieutenant-Colonel Valentine's regiment. He served in Boston 



SIXTH GENERATION 161 

from September 10 to October 30, 1814. He went to Warren, Bradford County, 
Pa., in 1821, where he owned land and was still living in 1828. He later lived in 
Orwell in the same county. He was five feet, nine inches in height, and was by 
trade a blacksmith. 
Children : 

+ 1288 i Orvilla^ Chaffee, born July 23, 1802; married (1) Amy A. Lyon; 

(2) Mrs. Lavinia (or Lovania) (Chaffee) Tyrrell (2796). 
1289 ii Anna t)raper Chaffee, born in Rehoboth, November 17, 1804; died 

in Orwell, March 27, 1891; married (1) Samuel McCreary, a 

farmer; (2) Lyman Hines; residence, 1884, Warren. 
+ 1290 iii Samuel Butterworth Chaffee, born November 29, 1808; married 

(1) Maria Buffington; (2) Betsey L. Pendleton. 

1291 iv Noah Lephrelet Chaffee, born April 4, 1811; died young. 

1292 v Draper Chaffee, born November 25, 1814; died young. 

+ 1293 vi Catherine C. Chaffee, born April 5, 1816; married Albert A. Prince. 

+ 1294 vii Albert Chaffee, born June 13, 1818; married Julia A. Ward. 

+ 1295 viii Almira Chaffee, born October 16, 1823; married H. John Chubbuck. 

+ 1296 ix Elsa Chaffee, born February 12, 1826; married Job Depew. 

493 Abner " ChafEe (David,^ David,^ David, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born 
in Ashford, Conn., August 3, 1762, and died there, December 26, 1816. He mar- 
ried in Ashford, November 9, 1790, Judith, daughter of William Walker of that 
place. She was born May 17, 1769, and died July 5, 1854, Both were buried in 
Ashford, she in the Swamp burial-ground, he in the old cemetery where his tomb- 
stone reads as follows : 

"Deacon Abner Chaffee 
Died December 26th 1816 aged 54 
Ye loving friends look on this stone. 
Remember what grim death has done 
Remember that your lot must be 
To meet with death and follow me." 
Both were members of the Congregational Church in Ashford, and Abner Chaffe 
was for several years a Deacon. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was 
six feet in height. He was a farmer, and lived in that part of Ashford known as 
Westford. 

Children, born in Ashford : 

+ 1297 i Amy 7 Chaffe, born August 7, 1791 ; married Abner Whiton. 

+ 1298 ii Hannah Chaffe, born November 30, 1792; married Joseph Snell. 

+ 1299 iii Anna Chaffe, born October 18, 1794; married Reuben Robinson. 

+ 1300 iv Ebenezer Chaffe, born November 29, 1796; married Hannah Smith. 

+ 1301 V Lois Chaffe, born September 24, 1798; married Phihp Corbin. 

+ 1302 vi William Chaffe, born April 22, 1801 ; married Abigail Thayer. 

494 Lois 6 ChafEee (David,5 David,* David, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born 
in Ashford, Conn., January 16, 1765, and died in Granby, N. Y., September 29, 
1849. She married Stephen Wilcox. 

Child: 
1303 i David ^ Wilcox, born in Ashford, October 20, 1797 ; died ; married, January 
6, 1822, Sally Starr, born December 19, 1802, died November 7, 1849; 
they lived in Onondaga, N. Y., until 1834, then moved to Oswego 
Falls, N. Y. 

495 Esther e ChafEe (David,^ David,* David,3 Nathaniel,- Thomas i) was born 



162 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

in Ashford, Conn., November 5, 1767, and died in Onondaga, N. Y., May 15, 1838. 
She married Oliver Cummings. 
Children : 

1304 i Elvira ^ Cummings, married Walton. 

1305 ii Dan Cummings, married Julia Ann House. 

1306 iii Cyrus Cummings, married Polly David. 

1307 iv Lucia Cummings. 

1308 V Abigail Cummings, married Phineas Converse. 

1309 vi Albert Yolney Cummings, married Emily Brown. 

1310 vii Andrew J. Cummings, married Emeline Herrick. 

1311 viii Charles Cummings, married Chloe Nodine. 

496 David « Chaffee, Jr. (David,^ David,'' David, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was 
born in Ashford, Conn., July 25, 1772, and died in Navarino, N. Y., September 
18, 1847. He married in Marcellus, N. Y., November 28, 1800, Eunice, daughter 
of Joseph Chapman of Ashford, later of Marcellus. She was born June 2, 1780, 
died July 11, 1831, and was buried in Navarino. 

In 1797 David Chaffee moved to Navarino and in the midst of the forest built 
a log house, the roof covered with ash bark and floored with halves of logs. All 
but the youngest of his children were born here and rocked in a cradle made of a 
hollowed log. He was a farmer, carpenter, school teacher, miller, and for several 
years Justice of the Peace. He helped to build the Baptist church, and owned a 
grist mill run by water power. As he grew older he never forgot the influence 
of the church and school, claiming them to be good moral agents. He was im- 
pulsive, but kind and of a very jovial, sociable disposition. 

Children, born in Navarino: 

+ 1312 i Louisa ^ Chaffee, born August 10, 1801 ; married Isaac P. Wood. 
+ 1313 ii Ralph Chaffee, born April 12, 1803; married Anna Wetherbee. 
+ 1314 iii David Chaffee, Jr., born February 16, 1805; married Betsey Ken- 
yon. 
+ 1315 iv Abner Chaffee, born June 7, 1806; married Julia A. Hurlburt. 
+ 1316 V Comfort Tyler Chaffee, born February 18, 1808; married Ruby Hall. 
+ 1317 vi Guy Chaffee, born November 3, 1809; married Almira Chapman. 
+ 1318 vii George Chaffee, born August 16, 1811; married Lucinda Kenyon. 
+ 1319 viii William Harrison Chaffee, born April 6, 1813; married Harriet Cross. 
+ 1320 ix Eunice Chaffee, born January 9, 1815; married Lewis G. Sprague. 
+ 1321 X Joshua Chaffee, born July 27, 1817; married Susan C. Amidon. 
1322 xi Polly Chaffee, born March 12, 1820; died in the railroad station in 
Coventry, Conn., January 12, 1878; unmarried; buried in Spring 
Hill, Conn.; a very bright woman. 

497 Amos ^ Chaffee (David,^ David,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born 
in Ashford, Conn., June 2, 1774, and died in Westford, Ashford Township, Conn., 
January 27, 1850. He married there, December 26, 1798, Eunice, daughter of 
Joseph Cummings of Woodstock, Conn. She died in Westford, October 9, 1849. 
Both are buried in the Swamp burying-ground in Ashford. May 29, 1825, both 
were admitted to the Westford Congregational Church, in which Amos Chaffee 
held various offices. Eunice (Cummings) Chaffee in her youth walked every 
Sunday seven miles to the Ashford church, where she regularly attended two 
services a day. Amos Chaffee lived all his life in that part of Ashford known as 
Westford. He had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, seven or eight 
inches in height. He was a farmer. 



CHILDREN OF DxWID CHAFFEE. FARMER AND CARPENTER. 
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Children, born in West ford: 

1323 i Sophronia i Chaffee, born in 1799; died in 1801. 

1324 ii Amanda Chaffee, born in 1801; died in 1882; married Chauncey 

Horton; residence, 1861, Stockbridge, N. Y. 

1325 iii Erastus Chaffee, born in 1803; died in Kossuth County, la., September 

17, 1888; married Ehzabeth M. Coffin; lived in Lysander, N. Y., 
in 1835, when he bought land there and in 1861; residence, 1883, 
Iowa; he was a noble and large-hearted man, always ready to 
assist a neighbor in need; had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and 
was six feet in height. 

1326 iv Hiram Chaffee, born in 1805; died in Lysander, N. Y., March 9, 1843; 

married (1) Lovice ; (2) Angeline ; Hiram Chaffee 

and wife Angeline sold land in Lysander in 1836 and 1837; in 
1841 he sold land in Granby, N. Y.; his will, probated April 25, 
1843, made his widow, father and mother his heirs; had a light 
complexion, blue eyes, height about six feet; was a man of 
great general information, a good talker and of a jovial disposi- 
tion. 

1327 V Samantha ChafTee, born in 1808; died in 1863; residence, 1861, Ash- 

ford. 

4-1328 vi Amos Cummings ChafTee, born March 11, 1812; married Louisa Chap- 
man. 

+ 1329 vii Dan Chaffee, born July 30, 1815; married Sophronia Pease. 

499 Daniel ^ Chaffee (David, ^ David,^ David, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was 
born in Ashford, Conn., October 10, 1779, and died in Yates, N. Y., April 21, 1864. 
He married in Onondaga, N. Y., Huldah, daughter of Isaiah Hall of that place. 
She died in Yates in 1869, and was buried there. She was a member of the Baptist 
church. Daniel Chaffee served as a Private in the War of 1812. He was a farmer 
in Onondaga, and in 1833 moved to Yates and settled on a farm where he and his 
wife lived the rest of their lives. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was 
five feet, ten inches in height. 

Children : 

-I- 1330 i Julia ^ Chaffee, born September 19, 1808; married (1) Samuel Kenyon; 
(2) Benjamin Kenyon. 

1331 ii Chester H. Chaffee, died in Michigan, before 1893; married 

Beech, who died; moved to Michigan. 
+ 1332 iii Huldah Chaffee, born 1820; married Israel Coon. 
+ 1333 iv Samuel C. Chaffee, married Harriet Yates. 
1334 V Diana Chaffee, died in Onondaga, aged about twenty years; unmarried. 

510 Cheney ^ Amidon (Patience ^ Chaffe, David,* David,3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas 
was born in Ashford, Conn., September 3, 1783, and died in South Onondaga, N. Y., 
February 11, 1863. He married there, February 8, 1818, Mary, daughter of Doctor 
Benoni Reynolds of Cambridge, N. Y. She died May 8, 1878, and was buried in 
South Onondaga. 

Cheney Amidon moved from Ashford to Onondaga in 1800, making the trip 
with an ox team. At the time of his marriage he lived in South Onondaga. He 
was a member and trustee of the Presbyterian Church, of which his wife was also 
a member. In politics he was always a Whig. He was an honest man in the 
highest sense of the word, kind and generous to all, the poor never being turned 
away from his door. He had a fine memory and could discuss current topics and 
historical questions with great facility. He had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and 



164 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

was five feet, nine inches in height. He was a farmer and by long continued in- 
dustry and economy accumulated considerable property. 
Children : 

1335 i Chloe Ann ^ Amidon, born January 14, 1819; died March 3, 1863; 

married Leonard Field. 

1336 ii Rhoda Amidon, born March 12, 1821; died August 17, 1848; married 

Henry Amidon. 

1337 iii Philip Van Cortlandt Amidon, born July 20, 1823; married Laura 

Belding. 

1338 iv Eliza Cordelia Amidon, born November 2, 1825; died October 5, 1888; 

married John Hildreth. 

1339 V Sarah Hutchings Amidon, born October 29, 1827; died June 6, 1865; 

married John Warner. 

1340 vi Helen Mar Amidon, born November 29, 1829; married George Nichols. 

1341 vii Charles Barber Amidon, born January 7, 1833; died October 3, 1834. 

1342 viii Outerbridge Hersey Amidon, born November 9, 1836; married (1) 

Caroline Gleason; (2) Etta Stanton. 

1343 ix Fanny Olivia Amidon, born April 10, 1840; married Perrin Parsons; 

residence, 1890, Camillus, N. Y. 

1344 X Mary Elizabeth Amidon, born July 25, 1842; married Thomas Joyce. 

514 William s Chafiee (Atherton,^ Atherton,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Westminster, Vt., 1776, and died in Morristown, Vt., September 1, 
1841. He married in Stowe, Vt., in 1797, Polly, daughter of Nathan Robinson 
of that place. She died May 21, 1860, and was buried in Stowe. She was a member 
of the Congregational Church. At the time of his marriage, William Chaffee lived 
in Stowe and later in Westminster, Lyndon and Kirby, Vt. He was a farmer, 
had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, ten inches in height. 

Children : 
+ 1345 i Lynds "^ Chaffee, born in 1804; married Martha Alexander. 
+ 1346 ii Hiram Chaffee, born in 1806; married (1) Sophia Parish; (2) Clarissa 

Martin. 
+ 1347 iii William Chaffee, Jr., born in 1809; married Chloe Ferren. 
+ 1348 iv Horace Chaffee, born May 18, 1812; married Matilda Reed. 
+ 1349 V Nathan Robinson Chaffee, born March 12, 1814; married Nancy L. 

Wilkins. 
+ 1350 vi Hannah Chaffee, born 1816; married Seth Alger. 

515 Atherton « Chaffee, Jr. (Atherton,^ Atherton,* David,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas^ 
was born in Westminster, Vt., November 5, 1781, and died in Barford, P. Q., Can- 
ada, in 1865. He married in Westminster, March 15, 1802, Olive, daughter of Sul- 
venas Sawtell. She was born November 23, 1780, died in 1866, and was buried in 
Barford. She united with the Congregational Church in Westminster, on confes- 
sion of faith, April 25, 1819. 

Atherton Chaffee served as a Private in the War of 1812. He lived in West- 
minster until after the birth of his children, and then moved to Canada, where he 
was living as early as 1834 or 1835. He was a farmer; had a light complexion, 
blue eyes, and was six feet in height. 
Children, born in Westminster: 

1351 i Almira Ann ^ Chaffee, born August 19, 1803 (1804) ; died in East 
Charlemont, Mass., February 21, 1879; buried in Lowell, Mass.; 
was a member of the Universalist Church ; lived with her brother 
Constant; a dressmaker and unmarried. 
+ 1352 ii Jefferson Chaffee, born April 12, 1806; married (1) Maria Hawes; 
(2) Ellen Lattin. 



SIXTH GENERATION 165 

+ 1353 iii Constant Chaffee, born ]\Iay 20, 1809 ; married Huldah M. (H.) Hawes. 

+ 1354 iv Fannie Chaffee, born February 20, 1812 (February 18, 1813); mar- 
ried Luther Clough. 

+ 1355 V Lynds Damey Chaffee, born February 23, 1817 (1814); married 
Ehzabeth A. Davis. 

+ 1356 vi Editha Chaffee, born in March, 1819 (April 25, 1820) ; married Marvel 
C. Gove. 
1357 vii Sidney Sawtell Chaffee, born in April, 1823 (May 23, 1823) ; residence, 
1891, Barford, on the old Chaffee homestead. 

516 Lynds e Chaffee (Atherton,^ Atherton,* David,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Lyndon, Vt., and died in Newfane, Vt., before April 28, 1813. He 

married , who died in St. Albans, Vt., before him. June 1, 1808, while 

a resident of Westminster, Vt., he bought land in Newfane, to which place he 
moved. April 28, 1813, administration was granted on his estate, his daughter 
Anna F., a minor, being his only heir. 

Child: 

1358 i Anna F.7 Chaffee. 

517 PhCBbe e Chaffee (Atherton,^ Atherton,^ David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Westminster, Vt., and died in Lynn, Mass. She married in West- 
minster, Russell Carrol. They moved to Lynn. 

Children : 

1359 i Phoebe 7 Carrol. 

1360 ii Alvin Carrol. 

1361 iii Emily Carrol. 

1362 iv Joseph Carrol. 

1363 V Atherton Carrol. 

1364 vi Grant Carrol, died in Anderson ville Prison, during the Civil War. 

1365 vii Obed Carrol, died in Andersonville Prison, during the Civil War. 

1366 viii Julia Carrol. 

1367 ix Almira Carrol. 

1368 X Charles Carrol. 

518 Rufus 6 Chaffee (Atherton,^ Atherton,^ David, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 
was born in Westminster, Vt., September 18, 1798, and died in Nelson, 0., Feb- 
ruary 17, 1874. He married in Crown Point, N. Y., June 9, 1822, Malinda, daugh- 
ter of Daniel Wilder of Vermont. She died September 18, 1867, and was buried in 
Troy, O. Rufus Chaffee was a farmer. He lived in Westminster in 1816, when 
he sold land there, and in 1834 lived in Welchfield, O. 

Children : 

1369 i Huldah MJ Chaffee, born March 18, 1824; died in 1855. 
+ 1370 ii Mary Jane Chaffee, born February 7, 1826; married Ketchel B. 
Payne. 

1371 iii Betsey A. Chaffee, born August 21, 1827; died December 11, 1868. 

1372 iv Francis E. Chaffee, born February 24, 1829; died March 20, 1842. 

1373 V Rufus N. Chaffee, born April 17, 1830; died March 24, 1863. 

1374 vi Lelon Chaffee, born May 17, 1831; died June 27, 1833. 

1375 vii Elvira Mason Chaffee, born March 22, 1833. 

1376 viii A child, born December 10, 1834; died January 5, 1835. 

+ 1377 ix Jarvil Otis Chaffee, born June 6, 1836; married (1) Nancy Marcum; 
(2) Sarah C. Eraser. 
1378 X Carrie E. Chaffee, born March 23, 1839. 

619 Calvin « Chaffee (Clifford,^ Atherton,4 David, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was 



166 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

born in Westminster, Vt., and died there February 25, 1834. He married in Sara- 
toga Springs, N, Y., July 2, 1810, Elizabeth, daughter of Recompense Hall of 
Westminster, and sister of his brother Jesse's wife. She died in Westminster, 
September 2, 1845, where both were buried. 

Calvin Chaffee was drafted for service in the War of 1812, but sent a substitute. 
He lived in Saratoga at the time of his marriage, moved to Hatfield, N. Y., and later 
returned to Westminster. He was a chair maker and farmer, and was said to be 
the best mechanic in the state of Vermont. He was of a jovial disposition, had a 
light complexion, blue eyes, was six feet in height, and weighed one hundred and 
eighty pounds. 

Children : 
+ 1379 i Calvin Chfford 7 Chaffee, born August 28, 1811; married (1) Clara 
Nourse; (2) Mrs. Irene (Sanford) Emerson. 

1380 ii Phoebe Chaffee, born November 23, 1814; died in Saxton's River, 
Vt., November 25, 1830; was buried there. 
+ 1381 iii Jane M. Chaffee, born June 2, 1817; married Nathan Robbins. 
-4- 1382 iv James Carlyle Chaffee, born October 17, 1820; married Luceba Smith, 

1383 V Susan M. Chaffee, born in Hatfield, N. Y., June 25, 1823; died No- 

vember 24, 1852; married Lyman B. Fletcher, and had two sons 
and one daughter, the latter living in Athens, Vt., in 1896. 

1384 vi Oliver Perry Chaffee, born July 20, 1826; died in Westminster, May 

12, 1827. 
+ 1385 vii Chester RoUa Chaffee, born March 3, 1828; married (1) Louisa S. 

Bunce; (2) Ellen E. Harwood. 
+ 1386 viii Lydia Roxana Chaffee, born November 1, 1830; married Charles 

White. 
+ 1387 ix Charles H. Chaffee, born August 24, 1832; married. 

520 Philander e ChafEee (Clifford,^ Atherton,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Vermont, in 1786, and died in Weymouth, O., in 1850. He married 
in Oswegatchie, N. Y., about 1811, Cynthia, daughter of Benjamin Nichols of that 
place. She was a member of the Episcopal Church and was buried in Weymouth. 
Mr. Chaffee was a backsmith and lived in Oswegatchie in 1812. 

Children : 

+ 1388 i Ira ^ Chaffee, born July 2, 1812; married Lavinda Kimble. 

1389 ii Amy Chaffee, born in 1814; died before 1893. 

1390 iii Clifford Chaffee, born in 1816; died in 1868. 

+ 1391 iv Ruth Orpha Chaffee, born in 1820; married William A. Seymour. 

1392 V Cahsta Chaffee, born in 1821; died in 1849. 
+ 1393 vi Permelia Anna Chaffee, born September 8, 1823; married John B. 
Allen. 

1394 vii Alonzo Chaffee, residence, 1893, Allegan, Mich.' 

1395 viii Philander Chaffee, born in 1833; died before 1893. 
1395a ix Clark Chaffee. 

524 Anna « ChafEee (Clifford,^ Atherton,^ David,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was 
born May 8, 1793, and died December 16, 1865. She married Roberts. 

Child: 
1396 i O. OJ Roberts, a physician; residence, 1890, Northampton, Mass. 

526 Jesse Burke e Chaffee (Clifford,^ Atherton,^ David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Westminster, Vt., and died there. He married Susan, daughter of 
Recompense Hall of Westminster and sister of his brother Calvin's wife. They 



SIXTH GENERATION 167 

lived at one time in Pennsylvania, but returned to Westminster, where they were 
buried. Jesse B. Chaffee was a blacksmith. 
Children : 

1397 i Laura 7 Chaffee, married Russell Hitchcock; was a member of the 

Congregational Church in Westminster, where they resided until 
about 1850, when they moved to northern Vermont. 

1398 ii George Chaffee, died in Wisconsin, about 1848 or 1850; married. 

+ 1399 iii Josiah Hall Chaffee, born September 9, 1823; married Harriet E. 
Perkins. 

530 Alpha e ChafEee, Jr. (Alpha,^ Atherton,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i), 
was born near Frankfort, N. Y., August 2, 1800, and died in St. Clair, Mich., No- 
vember 21, 1873. He married in Frankfort, June 3, 1823, Effie, daughter of Philip 
Kelch of that place. She was born in Utica, N. Y., November 22, 1804, died in 
St. Clair, April 28, 1891, and was buried in the Marysville Cemetery, near St. 
Clair. Her father, Philip Kelch, was taken prisoner during the Revolution by the 
Indians, who killed all his people and kept him prisoner until peace was declared, 
when they sold him to the French for a barrel of whiskey. 

Alpha Chaffee, Jr., lived in New York state until 1836, in the spring of which 
year he took his family to Oakland County, Mich., where they encountered many 
hardships incident to pioneer life. The father had to take any employment that 
offered itself, burning coal, farming and working in saw-mills. His wife, too, worked 
for the farmers' wives, at anything that offered. Food was very high, at one time 
butter being fifty cents a pound and flour $40 a barrel. At one time during a 
famine, the family lived for three days on catfish. In 1843 they moved to St. 
Clair, where Alpha bought eighty acres of land, the first he had ever owned, which 
he and his sons cleared. On this farm he and his wife lived and died. It was in 
1891 the home of their youngest son, Edward A. Chaffee. Alpha had a fair com- 
plexion, brown hair, light blue eyes and was six feet, one inch in height. He was 
a Universalist. His wife joined the Methodist Church about 1883. 

Children : 
+ 1400 i Alpha Rinaldo ^ Chaffee, born April 6, 1824; married Sarah Piper. 

1401 ii Philip Alonzo Chaffee, born in Frankfort, N. Y., February 22, 1826; 

married in St. Clair, January 16, 1850, Lucinda Cordelia, daugh- 
ter of John Garrett Storms of that place; served as a Private 
for a few months in the Civil War, until exposure made him ill, 
when he was discharged and sent home ; moved with his parents 
in 1843 to St. Clair, where he was still living in 1891; he has a 
fair complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, five and one-half 
inches in height ; a farmer. 

1402 iii Nancy Ann Chaffee, born April 4, 1828; married Alexander Cramer. 
+ 1403 iv Wilder Stearns Chaffee, born May 15, 1830; married Sarah A. Lock- 
wood. 

1404 V Mary Melissa Chaffee, born March 20, 1832; died April 21, 1866; 

married Lorenzo Dow Cook. 

1405 vi James Melvin Chaffee, born February 18, 1834; married Mrs. Mary 

(Walker) Cordley ; fought during the entire Civil War; residence, 
1891, Oklahoma City, Okla. 

1406 vii John Atherton Chaffee, born December 31, 1835; married Jenette 

Miner. 

1407 viii Amasa Mortimer Chaffee, born July 21, 1838; married Dolly Ann 

Justin ; fought three years in the Civil War and was with Sher- 
man on his "March to the Sea"; residence, 1891, Alpena, Mich. 



168 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1408 ix Edward Augustus Chaffee, born February 7, 1841; served about 

two years in the Construction Corps, during the Civil War; 
residence, 1891, St. Clair. 

1409 X Sarah Effie Chaffee, born April 2, 1843; married Augustus 

Niles. 

1410 xi Emily Jane Chaffee, born March 31, 1846; died January 3, 1873; 

married Reuben Daniels. 

535 Amasa 6 ChafEee (Constant,^ Atherton,* David,^ Nathaniel, ^ Thomas i) was 
born in Westminster, Vt., March 30, 1786, and died in East Westmoreland, N. H., 
March 22, 1863. He married (1) in Gilsum, N. H., January 13, 1811, Anna, daugh- 
ter of David Adams of that place, who is said to have enlisted at the age of seven- 
teen and to have served seven years during the Revolution. She died March 13, 
1815, aged twenty-nine years, and was buried in East Westmoreland. Amasa 
Chaffee married (2), May 26, 1817, Huldah Britton, who died September 14, 1839, 
aged fifty-seven. She also was buried in East Westmoreland, as was Amasa him- 
self. He married (3), December 17, 1840, Roxana Britton, who probably died 
about 1865, as her estate was settled in that year. 

Amasa Chaffee went with his father from Westminster to East Westmoreland 
in 1798, and lived all the rest of his life on the farm his father bought, and which 
later became his own. He was a Justice of the Peace and a member of the Uni- 
versalist Church. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was a little over five 
feet in height. He was a farmer. 

Children, by first wife: 

-M411 i Anna Lovejoy ^ Chaffee, born September 26, 1811; married Otis 
Amidown, 
1412 ii Constant Chaffee, born October 15, 1813; died July 19, 1815; buried 
in East Westmoreland. 

536 Otis 6 Chafiee, Jr. (Otis,^ Atherton,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i), was 
born in Vermont, May 9, 1784, and died in Hastings, Mich., September 25, 1868. 
He married (1) Grace Whipple; (2) in Vermont, May 9, 1836, Lydia, daughter of 
Stephen Tuttle of that state. She died in Hastings, January 26, 1873, and is 
buried there. 

Otis Chaffe, Jr., sold land in Grafton, Vt., to Abiel Evans, August 1, 1826. He 
lived at one time in Rockingham, Vt. He was a carpenter. 
Children, by first wife : 

+ 1413 i Solomon ^ Chaffee, born January 30, 1831; married EHza Coleman. 
1414 ii Polly Chaffee, died; unmarried. 

Children, by second wife: 

+ 1415 iii Lydia Chaffee, married (1) Isaac Underhill; (2) George Burton, 

1416 iv Allen Chaffee, died; unmarried. 

1417 V Warren Chaffee, died; unmarried. 

+ 1418 vi Edwin Chaffee, born June 8, 1840; married. 

537 Abigail e Chafiee (Otis,^ Atherton,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was 
born in Vermont in 1788, and died in Middlesex, Vt., December 3, 1858. She 
married Jeremiah Leland, a farmer, born in Barre, Mass., in 1785, died in Middle- 
sex, April 5, 1868. He had a sandy complexion, blue eyes, and was about five 
feet, ten inches, in height. He lived in Charlestown, N. H., and Middlesex, where 



SIXTH GENERATION 169 

Abigail (Chaffee) Leland was buried. She was a member of the Methodist 
Church. 
Children : 

1419 i Harriet 7 Leland, born November 15, 1811; died in 1887; married 

William A. Nichols, and had eight children. 

1420 ii George Leland, born May 15, 1813; married Czarina Daniels, and had 

two sons. 

1421 iii James Leland, born June 4, 1815; died 1880; married Mary A. Loomis, 

and had four daughters. 

1422 iv Catherine Leland, born November 15, 1818; died April, 1837. 

+ 1423 V Jarville Chaffee Leland, born August 26, 1821; married Hannah 
Bhss. 

1424 vi Otis Leland, born August 14, 1828; married Olive Chapin, and had 

two sons; he was named for his uncle, Otis Chaffee, Jr. 

538 Lyman 8 Chaffee (Otis,^ Atherton,^ David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was 
born in Westminster, Vt., May 1, 1790, and died in Allen, N. Y., January 26, 1880. 
He married in Lunenburg, Vt., November 1, 1818, Mary, daughter of Edward 
Whipple of that place, a dealer in marble. She died October 30, 1872. Both were 
buried in Angelica, N. Y. 

Lyman Chaffee moved to Angelica in 1801 and lived there until many years after 
his marriage, when he moved to Allen, a nearby town. He was a Private in the 
War of 1812. He and his wife were both members of the Baptist Church, he hav- 
ing joined at the age of thirty, and having held the office of Deacon for thirty 
years. He was also Assessor in this home town. He was a farmer, had a light 
complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, ten inches in height. 

Children, born in Angelica: 

1425 i Almon Ruggles ^ Chaffee, born December 27, 1819; died in Angelica, 

March 23, 1841 ; unmarried; lived in Angelica. 

+ 1426 ii Ambrose Whipple Chaffee, born January 31, 1822; married Carrie 
Stewart. 
1427 iii Sarah Ann Chaffee, born May 16, 1824; died in Hubbardston, Mich., 
before 1890; married Andrew Smith. 

+ 1428 iv Mandana Post Chaffee, born April 11, 1828; married Avery Miner. 

+ 1429 V Mary Lorette Chaffee, born April 2, 1832; married Moses Stock- 
well. 

+ 1430 vi Lyman Edward Chaffee, born December 12, 1834; married (1) Ann 
Seely; (2) Livonia Winship. 

540 Betsey « (or Elizabeth) Chaffee (Otis,^ Atherton,* David,3 Nathaniel,* 
Thomas i) was born in Westminster, Vt., June 30, 1792, and died in Leoni, Mich., 
October, 1870. She married in Vermont, Samuel Whipple, a farmer of that state, 
born there Sepember 10, 1787; died in Leoni in 1848. He had a light complexion, 
blue eyes, and was six feet in height. He was for thirty years a Deacon in the Bap- 
tist Church, of which both he and his wife were members. In 1817 they moved 
from Vermont to Burns, N. Y., where they lived until 1835, later moving to Mich- 
igan. Betsey (Chaffee) Whipple was buried in Leoni. 

Children : 

1431 i Otis Chaffee ^ Whipple, born July 7, 1814; died in October, 1870; mar- 

ried Jane Cady. 

1432 ii John Whipple, born October 28, 1815; married Melissa Rice. 

1433 iii Annette Whipple, born April 28, 1818; married in Paw Paw, Mich., 



170 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

July 4, 1859, Chester Clark, a farmer of that place, born in Carlton, 
N. Y., April 9, 1830; she was a Baptist; he had a dark complexion 
and hazel eyes; was Commissioner of Highways in Jackson, Mich., 
where they lived from 1868 to 1891, when they were still living 
there. 

1434 iv Edwin Bennett Whipple, born January 28, 1819; died in 1851. 

1435 V Samuel Junior Whipple, born January 13, 1822; died in 1886; married 

Mary Lawrence. 

1436 vi Chandler W. Whipple, born September 25, 1823; married Almira 

Schofield. 

1437 vii Ory Chaffee Whipple, born September 29, 1825; died October 17, 1870; 

married Elizabeth Coolbaugh. 

1438 viii Desdamona Whipple, born August 11, 1827; married Egbert Rice. 

1439 ix Joseph Lyman Whipple, born May 25, 1829; died in 1881. 

1440 X Allen Bonaparte Cicero Whipple, born October 21, 1833; married 

Mary Rice. 

1441 xi Washington Warren Whipple, born October 24, 1837 ; married Mary Ford. 

541 Warren « Chaffee (Otis,5 Atherton,* David,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was 
born in Vermont, January 22, 1797, and died in Adrian, Mich., July 27, 1863. 
He married (1) in Angelica, N. Y., Elizabeth, daughter of John Otto of that place. 
She died in 1840, and was buried in Lockport, N. Y. She and her husband were 
both members of the Presbyterian Church. He married (2) in 1842, Melinda Munn, 
who is a member of the Methodist Church. She was living in Adrian in 1891. 
Warren Chaffee was a farmer and was living in Lockport at the time of his marriage. 
He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was six feet in height. He bought land 
in Niagara County, N. Y., August 23, 1823, being then a resident of Cambria, N. Y. 
He purchased land there in 1836 and 1837. He moved west some years after his 
second marriage. The following inscription is on his tombstone in Quaker cemetery, 
Adrian : 

"Warren Chaffee 
Died July 27, 1863 
Aged 66 years, 6 months, 5 days. 
My sudden death proclaims aloud 
To you my dying friends 
To be prepared to meet your God 
When He His summons sends." 
Children, by first wife: 

1442 i Mary Ann 7 Chaffee, born in Niagara County about 1820; died in 
Lockport, in 1840; married James Adair of that place, and had 
one daughter who also married, died, and left a daughter. 

+ 1443 ii Jerome B. Chaffee, born April 17, 1825; married Miriam B. Corn- 
stock. 
1444 iii Eliza Abigail Chaffee, born in Lockport, April 4, 1827; married 
Darius C . WiUits of that place, who died before 1891, when 
she was living in Adrian ; has two sons and a daughter. 

+ 1445 iv Francis Warren Chaffee, born August 29, 1829; married Margaret 
C. Kellogg. 

+ 1446 V Julia Etta Chaffee, born April 10, 1832; married Nathan S. Crane. 

1447 vi Anna Chaffee, born in Lockport, May 7, 1835; died in 1863; mar- 

ried in Adrian, Nathan Selleck Crane, who afterward married 
her sister Julia E. ; had a child, who died in infancy. 

1448 vii Charlotte Chaffee, born in Lockport, August 7, 1837; died in Niagara 

County about 1844. 
Two other children, died young, names unknown . 



SIXTH GENERATION 171 

Children, by second wife: 

1449 X Mary Emeline Chaffee, born in Lockport, September 4, 1842; mar- 

ried Giles M, Robinson. 

1450 xi Elizabeth Men Chaffee, born in Lockport, December 12, 1843; 

married Thomas J. Howes. 
+ 1451 xii Corwin Wallace Chaffee, born October 17, 1845; married Harriet 
M. Hopkins. 

1452 xiii Jarvel Chaffee, born in Lockport, September 25, 1847; married 

Anna Belle Robinson, and had five children; residence, 1891, 
Adrian, on a part of the farm left by his father. 

1453 xiv Estelle Chaffee, born in Lockport, September 25, 1849; married 

Charles Henderson. 

1454 XV Adele Chaffee, born December 17, 1853; married Eber J. Robinson. 

542 Warner Fay e Chaffee (Otis,5 Atherton,^ David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Bellows Falls, Vt., or Rockingham, Vt., July 27, 1799, and died in 
Adrian, Mich., March 14, 1887. He married in Connecticut, Mrs. Hannah (Godell) 
Furgeson, born September 24, 1792. She was living in Adrian, September 24, 
1892, the hundredth anniversary of her birth, when she held a reception and in 
the evening joined in a little dance with some of her aged friends. At that time 
only one of her three children was living. She then had eight grandchildren and 
fourteen great-grandchildren. Her memory was good and her senses bright, even 
at that advanced age. 

Samuel Whipple, Warner F. Chaffee's brother-in-law, was appointed his guard- 
ian April 11, 1818, and with him and his wife, Betsey (Chaffee) Whipple, War- 
ner F, lived until his marriage. In 1884 he was living in Adrian, where he was 
a farmer. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was nearly six feet in height. 

Children : 

1455 i Ellen ^ Chaffee, died before 1892; married Samuel Nicholson, and had 

a son and daughter. 
+ 1456 ii Oscar ^ Chaffee, married Jane Atkinson. 

1457 iii Amanda Chaffee, died before 1892; married Moses Norris, and had 

two daughters. 

543 Allen e Bennett Chaffee (Otis,5 Atherton,* David, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) 
was born in Vermont in 1802, and died in Brooklyn, Minn., in 1858. He married 
in Michigan, Abigail, daughter of Joseph Pratt. She was a Quakeress, died in 
1858, and was buried in Minnesota. They lived in Adrian, Mich., and about 
1854 moved to Minnesota. Allen B. Chaffee was a farmer, had a light complexion, 
blue eyes and was six feet in height. 

Children : 

1458 i Joseph Henry ^ Chaffee, died in St. Peter, Minn., about 1872. 

1459 ii Amelia Onsted Chaffee, married Brown, and had children; 

residence, 1890, Michigan. 

1460 iii Amy Bond Chaffee, died in Brooklyn, Minn., in 1850. 

1461 iv Jarvis Allen Chaffee, died in St. Paul, Minn., in 1871; was buried 

there ; a Freemason . 
+ 1462 V Jacob Warren Chaffee, born in ,1842; married Louisa Niggler. 

1463 vi Sarah Abigail Chaffee, died in Minneapolis, Minn., in 1862. 

1464 vii Mary Eliza Chaffee, residence, 1890, Livingston, Mont. 

544 Ory e Chaffee (Otis,5 Atherton,* David, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born 
in Vermont, May 23, 1807, and died in Adrian, Mich., March 11, 1872. He married 



172 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

in New York, August 17, 1827, Polly, daughter of Erastus Rowley. She died 
March 3, 1875, and was buried in Rome, Mich. They lived in New York state 
until about 1837, and from that time in Adrian. Cry Chaffee had a light com- 
plexion, blue eyes, was five feet, ten inches in height, and of a lively disposition. 
He was a farmer and tavern-keeper. 

Children : 
4-1465 i Lyman 7 Chaffee, born March 9, 1829; married (1) Mary Luther; 

(2) Jane Wells; (3) Mahala Van Court. 
-1-1466 ii Mary Abigail Chaffee, born January 11, 1831; married George 

W. A. Luther. 

1467 iii Frank ChafTee, born in Cattaraugus County, N. Y., March 25, 1833; 

married in Rome, Mich., February 26, 1862, Frances L., daughter 
of Franklin Daily of North Hero, Vt.; residence, 1891, Lansing, 
Mich. ; he is a machinist. 

1468 iv Horace W. Chaffee, born May 21, 1835; died January 13, 1887; mar- 

ried Eva Maria Rossman. 

1469 V George M. Chaffee, born in Clinton County, N. Y., July 21, 1837; 

died August 25, 1837. 

1470 vi Jefferson M. Chaffee, born August 18, 1838; died August 25, 1854. 

1471 vii Orient Chaffee, born January 6, 1841; died August 12, 1842. 

1472 viii Wallace G. Chaffee, born May 31, 1843; married Theresa C. Knapp; 

residence, 1891, Leadville, Colo. 

1473 ix Polly Ann Chaffee, born February 11, 1846; died August 7, 1847. 

647 Hannah e Wires (Rachel s Chaffee, Atherton,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born May 22, 1799, and married Wilder Stearns. 

Child: 
1474 i Orson G.'' Stearns, born 1835; residence, 1891, Herkimer, N. Y. 

549 Samuel e Wires (Rachel ^ Chaffee, Atherton,^ David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Herkimer County, N. Y., September 12, 1803, and married Isabel, 
daughter of William Barren of Middlesex, Vt. She was buried in West Potsdam, 
N. Y. Both were members of the Methodist Church, in which he was a Class 
Leader for two years. He was a cooper, had a light complexion, blue eyes, and 
was six feet in height. 

Children : 

+ 1475 i Jarville Chaffee ^ Wires, born April 9, 1826; married Harriet E. West. 

1476 ii Sylvania Annetta Wires, born November 24, 1827; married James 

McChesney. 

1477 iii Calvin Fuller Wires, born March 2, 1830; married Emily Joy. 

1478 iv Perry Gomery Wires, born June 4, 1832; married Nancy Harter. 

1479 V Almina Lenora Wires, born May 17, 1835; married Daniel Folts. 

1480 vi Carlton Ezra Wires, born March 27, 1839. 

560 Olive e Abby (Nancy s Chaffee, Atherton,* David,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
married De Witt Fisher. 
Child: 

1481 i A daughter,^ married William Frank. 

562 Sally « Chaffee (Crean Bush,5 Atherton,^ David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 
was born in Cayuga County, N. Y., in 1807, and died in 1835. She married Wil- 
liam Hatch. 

Children : 

1482 i Mary ^ Hatch, married Porter Field; residence, 1891, Council Bluffs, la. 



SIXTH GENERATION 173 

1483 ii Sally Hatch, married Felix Wilson; residence, 1891, Ellsworth County, 
Kan. 

563 Ira » Chaffee (Crean Bush,^ Atherton,* David, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Cayuga County, N. Y., January 1, 1809, and died in Amity, Pa., 
June 7, 1886. He married in Hatch Hollow, Pa., February 6, 1830, Hannah, 
daughter of Amos Norton of that place. She was a member of the Methodist 
Church. 

Ira Chaffee was a farmer and at the time of his marriage lived in Amity. He 
had a sandy complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, eight inches, in height. 
Children : 

1484 i Ezra 7 Chaffee, born April 14, 1831; died May 28, 1869; married 

Alice Wetmore. 

1485 ii Susan Chaffee, born July 4, 1832; married Matthias S. Rouse. 

1486 iii Juliette Chaffee, born January 4, 1834; married Wells Bacon. 

1487 iv Nancy Chaffee, born July 24,' 1835; married Edwin W. Hatch. 

1488 V Sally Delia Chaffee, born January 11, 1837; married Martin C. 

Colburn. 

1489 vi Porter P. Chaffee, born December 29, 1839; died January 14, 1890; 

married Clorinda Washburn. 

1490 vii Louisa Chaffee, born November 29, 1841 ; married Hiram K. Stewart. 
+ 1491 viii Warren Chaffee, born November 8, 1843; married Cornelia N. Pond. 

1492 ix James Buchanan Chaffee, born October 16, 1845; married Cecelia 
Doolittle; residence, 1891, Amity. 
+ 1493 X Horace Hill Chaffee, born October 3, 1847; married Mary F. Sparkes. 

1494 xi Marietta Chaffee, born October 5, 1849; married Williard Doolittle. 

1495 xii Norah Leona Chaffee, born December 4, 1851; married Lewis C. 

Crook. 

564 Horace Hill s ChafEee (Crean Bush,5 Atherton,^ David,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born in Cayuga County, N. Y., October 17, 1810, and died about 
1894. He married (1) in Amity, Pa., in 1835, Louisa, daughter of Levi King of 
that place. She died in May, 1845, and was buried in Hatch Hollow, Pa. She was 
a member of the Presbyterian Church. He married (2) in November, 1855, Eliza L. 
Williams. In 1835 he lived in Amity and in 1891 was a physician in Bellevue, 
Neb. He united with the Baptist Church in 1834. He had a light complexion, 
blue eyes and was five feet, eight inches in height. 

Children, by first wife : 
+ 1496 i Mary Elizabeth ^ Chaffee, born in September, 1838; married George 
N. Whaite. 

1497 ii Juliette Chaffee, born in December, 1840; died in February, 1891. 

1498 iii Thompson Chaffee, born in July, 1844. 

Child, by second wife: 

1499 iv Alice Chaffee, born in February, 1862; died about 1894. 

566 Horatio Nelson s ChafEee (Crean Bush,^ Atherton,* David,3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in North East, Pa., March 19, 1818, and married in Amity, 
Pa., January 23, 1845, Jane Narsissus, daughter of Royal Dwinnell Mason of that 
place. She is a Methodist. At the time of his marriage he lived in Amity, and in 
1891 in Wattsburgh, Pa. He is a farmer, and was Judge of Election for several 
years, and also School Director. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is 
five feet, ten inches in height. 



174 T(1E r-TIAFFEE CENEALOOY 

riiildn-ii : 

ir,()() i Arvilhi ' (:\i:ii'icc, Ijorii .Scjjtciiil)i r J 1, IS-Jfj; died Orlohcr 4, 1S45. 
ir)(Jl ii LouiHH Alviiia ('liafl'ee, born (Jctohcr 18, 184(1; died i)(;r:oiTibor 30, 
1887; niurririd Oriii JeCforHOii McAlliHtor. 

1502 Hi Caroline (Jliafffr;, born July 18, 1848; married Alton Doolitth;. 

1503 iv Koyal Ma.son ChafiV-o, born Juno 10, 1850; died ()etob(;r 4, 1853. 

1504 V Royal Nelson (.'haffee, born Deeeniber 4, 1854; re.sidfinef;, 1891, 

VVatt.sburgli, l*a. ; unmarrierl. 
+ 1505 vi Adelberl, Clinfiee, born March 12, 1857; married Mary Tanner. 
150(1 vii (ieorge Ervvin Chaffee, born April 28, 18(j0; married Ida Estes. 

567 Nancy" Chaffee (Crean Bu.sh,^ Atherton,'* David, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas') 
was born in Eric; County, Pa,, in Juno, 1820, and married in Amity, Pa., Novom- 
b.r I I, 1847, Samuel Windf^ate Hayos, born in Vermont, April 27, 1823. He had 
a li^^hL complexion, and blue eyes. Nancy Chaffee was named for her father's 
sister. She and lier Inisband are both Methodists. In 1801 thfiy were living in 
WaUsbur><h, Pa. 

Cliildrcn : 

1507 i Edgar Justine ^ Hayes, born August 3, 1852. 

1508 ii Eva Edwina Hayes, born Mnrch 17, 1854; died June 18, 1880. 
150!) iii Sophionia Lucrecia Hayes, born July II, 185(1. 

568 John Bennett" Chaffee (Crean Pusli,^ Atherton,' David, » N:d,haniel,2 
Thomas i) was born in lM'i(,' (!onnty, Pa., in April, 1823 (1825), and diinl March 12, 
1893. He married (Ij Mary Phelps; (2) Mrs. l':ii/,a Drake, who was living in 1893 
near Wattsburgh, Pa., where she and licr husband had made their home for some 
years previous. He died after a long illness. 

Children, by first wife: 

1510 i Kate 7 ChalTcc, niarri<(l John Munsee; residence, 1893, Hatch Hollow, 

I'ii. 

1511 ii Polly Chaffee, married William Davis, who died before 1893, when she 

was living in Wattsburgh. 

1512 iii Ella Chaffee, married — Buress. 

1513 iv Ada ChalTee, died young. 

1514 V Willie Chalice, unmarried; residence in 1893, Kansas. 

581 Darius " Chaffee (Joseph,^ Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born 
about 1751, and died in Dalton, Mass., April 2, 1808, in his fifty-eighth year. He 
married, probably in the. latter part of 1775, his cousin Molly « Chaffee (604) 
(Asa,6 Joseph,* John,-'' Joseph,- Thomas ') born in Woodstock, Coim., July 3, 1750. 
Their intention of marriage published in South Wilbraham, Mass., November 11, 
1775, mentions them as both of Wilbraham. 

Darius Chaffee, as records show, served in the Revolution : 

"Chafe, Darius, Private, Capt. William Fletcher's co.. Col. Benjamin Simonds' 
regt; eidistcd Sept. 5, 1778; discharged Oct. 1, 1778; service, 30 days, travel in- 
cluded, at the Northward, marched by order of Cen. Lincoln on an alarm. 

"Chaffee, Darius, IVivate, Capt. "William Fletcher's co.. Col. Simod's regt.; 
enlisted Oct. 13, 1780; service, 6 days; marched to Pawlet." [Massarlnisetts 
Soldiers and Sailors in the War uf the Revolution.] 

In 1782 he lived in Union, where he bought in .lune of that year of Tliomas 
Patton of that place one hundred acres of land. In April, 1784, he was made 
guardian of his sister Matilda. He was a farmer and at the time of his death was 



SIXTH GENERATION 175 

living in Windsor, ]\Iass. He was found dead in the road in Dalton and is sup- 
posed to have died in a fit. The administration of his estate was granted May 5, 
1808, and the papers on record show that his wife survived him. 
Children : 

1515 i Harvey ^ Chaffee, born in Wilbraham, November 11, 1776; died there, 

February' 20, 1796; buried in Windsor, where his tombstone is 
inscribed: ''Time how short. Eternity how long." 

1516 ii Polly Chaffee, born in Union, May 19, 1780; died young. 

+ 1517 iii Luther Chaffee, born ]\Iay 12, 1782; married Rebecca Perkins. 

1518 iv Sarah Chaffee, born in Union, September 29, 1785; died. 
+ 1519 V Joseph Harvey Chaffee, born September 6, 1789; married (1) Eliza- 
beth Tobias; (2) Mrs. Rebecca (Earl) Walker. 

1520 vi Polly Chaffee, born in Stafford, Conn., September 18, 1792. 

583 Esther e Chaffee (Joseph,^ Joseph,-* John,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
in 1760, and died April 26, 1813. She married, October 30, 1783, Captain Robert 
Walker, born in 1753, died January 4, 1834. He served in the Revolution and 
was held a prisoner on Long Island for several months. After Esther (Chaffee) 
Walker's death he married (2), January 9, 1816, Mrs. Mary Smith, who died 
May 2, 1851. 

Children : 

+ 1521 i Esther ^ Walker, born July 24, 1784; married Amasa Converse. 

1522 ii Robert Patten Walker, born Februarv 20, 1786; died November 

9, 1786. 

1523 iii Lucinda Walker, born September 3, 1787; died August 9, 1840; 

married Othniel Hannom. 

1524 iv Deidamia Walker, born March 5, 1789; died Julv 19, 1844. 

1525 V Robert Walker, Jr., born July 28, 1790; died' February 19, 1857; 

married Hannah Card. 

1526 vi Mary Patten Walker, born April 17, 1792; died August 16, 1850; 

married Hezekiah Porter. 

1527 vii Jacob Judd Walker, born December 10, 1793; died in April, 1865. 

1528 viii Eunice Walker, born September 22, 1795; died in April, 1868. 

1529 ix Harriet Walker, born March 21, 1797; died June 16, 1843; married 

Horace Porter. 

1530 X Sinai Walker, born August 10, 1798; died November 25, 1854. 

1531 xi Martha Walker, born June 11, 1800; died November 6, 1857; mar- 

ried her brother-in-law, Hezekiah Porter, December 3, 1851. 

1532 xii Orissa Walker, born April 18, 1802; died August 4, 1854. 

584 Deidamia s Chaffee (Joseph,^ Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas was born 
in 1763, and died March 6, 1787. She married in Union, Conn., June 24, 1783, 
Eleazer, son of Solomon and Lucy (Story) Wales. He was born July 30, 1755. 
After her death he married (2) Mary Whiting. He was a clothier in Union and 
later removed to Stockbridge. 

Child: 
1533 i Arvine7 (Ervine) Wales, born in North Stamford, Conn., June 10, 1785; 
received his mother's share of his grandfather Chaffee's estate in 1788. 

586 Sinai a Chaffee (Joseph, ^ Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Wilbraham, Mass., May 11, 1776, and died October 26, 1811. She married, Feb- 
ruary 10, 1798, Amasa Converse, born February 8, 1777, died May 1, 1841. He 
married (2) Esther Walker (1521), Sinai's niece. 



176 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 

1534 i Elihu Williams^ Converse, born June 5, 1800; died December 28, 

1832; married Catharine Monroe. 

1535 ii Harriet Converse, born February 10, 1802; died February 14, 1858; 

married (1), February 29, 1820, Doctor S. Warren; (2) Medad 
Atwater. 

1536 iii Albert Converse, born March 2, 1803; died August 12, 1831; married 

in January, 1831, Harriet M. Yale. 
+ 1537 iv Erasmus Darwin Converse, born April 2, 1804; married Harriet 
Monroe. 

1538 V Charles Austin Converse, born August 1, 1807; died April 2, 1809. 

1539 vi Leander Converse, born August 4, 1808; died young. 

1540 vii Juha Aim Converse, born August 21, 1810; died February 29, 1843; 

married Charles Reed. 

1541 viii Chapin Converse, born October 21, 1811; died December 25, 1880; 

married (1), March 20, 1836, L. J. Ford, who died in 1844; mar- 
ried (2), May 20, 1845, 0. J. Home. 

589 Wealthy e ChafEee (Benjamin,^ Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) ; married 
Peter Chamberlain. 

Children : 

1542 i Asa ^ Chamberlain. 

1543 ii Oliver Chamberlain. 

590 Polly 6 ChafEee (Benjamin,5 Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) died in 
Ashford, Conn., September 11, 1838. She married there, November 1, 1786, 
William Snell, Jr., whose father, William Snell, Sr., a graduate of Yale College, 
was a soldier in the French and Indian Wars and in the Revolution. William 
Snell, Jr., was born in Ashford, August 29, 1762, and died there December 14, 
1827. He lived in Ashford, where he was a farmer. He served in the Revolution 
for six months and carried a gun, though one arm had been amputated at the 
elbow. He was a Deacon and Church Treasurer in the Second Baptist Church in 
Ashford, of which Polly (Chaffee) Snell was also a member. She was buried in 
Ashford. 

Children, born in Ashford: 

1544 i Ebenezer? Snell, born April 25, 1788; died August 21, 1811; married 

Elsie Snow. 

1545 ii Benjamin Snell, born April 23, 1791; died August 22, 1796. 

1546 iii Jacob Snell, born November 5, 1793; died August 26, 1796. 

1547 iv Sophia Snell, born September 26, 1797; died October 3, 1877; married 

Jason Chapman. 

1548 V Parthenia Snell, born March 29, 1799; died October 10, 1875. 

1549 vi Sally Snell, born November 13, 1800; died August 15, 1877; married 

David Chism. 

1550 vii Amos Snell, born July 31, 1804; died July 27, 1879; married Phoebe 

Preston Howlet. 

1551 viii Charles Snell, born February 2, 1810; died April, 1875; married Eliza- 

beth Seamen. 

592 Joseph e ChafEee (Benjamin,5 Joseph.* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born 
in Woodstock, Conn., and died in Marcellus, N. Y., in 1835. He was married (1) 
in Woodstock, May 26, 1791, by Jedediah Morse, Justice of the Peace, to Clarissa 
Griggs. He married (2) Roxy Griggs. He was of medium height and was a farmer. 



SIXTH GENERATION 177 

He lived in Woodstock and about 1834 moved to Marcellus, where the next year 
he died and was buried. 
Children, by first wife : 

1552 i Chester 7 Chaffee, born in Woodstock, July 25, 1792; died in New 
York state; buried in Marcellus; lived there and in Tully, N. Y. 
+ 1553 ii Joseph Chaffee, born January 12, 1795; married (1) Hannah Chap- 
man; (2) Phoebe M. Enos. 

1554 iii Hannah Chaffee, died. 

1555 iv Walter Chaffee, died in Marcellus. 

1556 V Lydia Chaffee, died. 

+ 1557 vi Chloe Chaffee, born September 22, 1801; married Zadock Mead. 

Children, by second wife: 

+ 1558 vii Norman L. Chaffee, born October 30, 1811; married Mary E. St. 

John. 
+ 1559 viii Clarissa Chaffee, married Zebina Ruggles. 
+ 1560 ix Julia Chaffee, married Bixby. 

599 Comfort e Chaffee (Ephraim,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born 
in Woodstock, Conn., September 2, 1755, and died. She married, September 2, 
1775, Moses Baxter, a farmer, their intention of marriage being published in 
Springfield, Mass., August 25, 1775. He was born in Enfield, Conn., February 29, 
1753, and died in' Fort Ann, N. Y., in November, 1845. They lived in Long- 
meadow, Mass., and Kingsbury, N. Y. He had a fair complexion and was six feet, 
seven inches in height. During the Revolution he volunteered for service in the 
campaign against General Burgoyne. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Bemis 
Heights and carried to IMontreal. He was not long detained, but while there is 
said to have been the life of the camp by reason of his drolleries. He lived to a 
ripe old age, enjoying the best of health and was active up to the day of his death. 
He had a strong dislike to riding in a wagon and it is said that when over ninety 
years of age he would walk three miles rather than ride in one. 

A descendant writes of him that " he was never sick, chewed tobacco, and died 
a natural death." He was married a second time after Comfort (Chaffee) Baxter's 
death. He lived in Fort Ann. 

Children, the first four born in Longmeadow, the last two in Kingsbury: 

1561 i Celia7 Baxter, born in 1776; married Saunders Littlefield; removed 

to Erie, N. Y. 

1562 ii Moses Baxter, Jr., born Januarv 25, 1778; died in Fort Ann, March 

23, 1814; married Ruth — ^ . 

1563 iii Miriam Baxter, born March 28, 1779; died in Oswego, N. Y., about 

1860; married Lyman Littlefield, a brother of Saunders Little- 
field. 

1564 iv John Wilson Chaffee Baxter, born November 9, 1781; died m Rhode 

Island about 1840; married Mowner; studied medicine 

but became a banker and business man, connected with the 
Indian trade; residence, Boston. 

1565 v Levi D. Baxter, born in Tolland, Conn., January 23, 1784; died in 

Fort Ann, August 23, 1823; married Polly Miller of Kingsbury. 

1566 vi Mari Annie Baxter, born November 15, 1789; died in Castleton, Vt., 

June 27, 1871 ; married about 1812, William C. BroT\ai. 
+ 1567 vii Lois Comfort Chaffee Baxter, born May 10, 1791; married Reuben 
Baker. 

602 Jonathan e Chaffee (Asa,^ Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born 



178 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

in Woodstock, Conn., about 1753, and died in South Wilbraham, Mass., July 24, 
1818. He married in Somers, Conn., October 17, 1782, Olive, daughter of Thomas 
Davis of Stafford, Conn., their intention of marriage, pubHshed in South Wilbra- 
ham, August 10, 1782, stating that she was of Somers, and he of Wilbraham. 
In 1828 and 1832 she lived in Stafford, Conn., with Benjamin Jennings. June 1, 
1840, she was living with her son Daniel in South Wilbraham. She died Septem- 
ber 14, 1844, aged eighty-three. 

July 3, 1770, in a list of the sittings in the Wilbraham Congregational Church, we 
find that Jonathan Chaffee and three others occupies pew number four in the gallery 
"in ye fore seat ye front men's side." During the Revolution he enlisted in 1776 
in Captain Charles Cotton's company, and subsequently went to White Plains, 
N. Y., as a substitute for his brother Asa. For this service his widow claimed a 
pension in 1838, when she was living in Wilbraham. October 31st of that year 
her son Daniel testified in her behalf. Jonathan Chaffee was a tanner and school 
teacher. In 1780 he was teaching in Wilbraham. December 2d of that year he 
bought land in Somers of Luke Cooley of that place for £20. November 17 and 
19, 1781, he bought land in Wilbraham, where March 16, 1784, he was chosen 
Constable. April 11, 1785, he was still living there when he bought of Samuel 
Sexton of that place, land there for £30. 

During Shays' Rebellion, Jonathan Chaffee served from September 22 to 28 
as Sergeant in Lieutenant Lewis Langdon's company, Captain Gideon Burt's 
regiment of Militia, 4th Division, which marched to Springfield, Mass., in support 
of the Government. He also served from February 7 to 28, 1787, in Springfield, 
as Private in Captain Joseph Williams' company of Cadets ordered into service by 
Major General Shepard. 

The following church document proves that Jonathan and his wife were mem- 
bers of the church in Somers, but it is not known just when they lived there. Their 
children were born in South Wilbraham in 1783 and 1784; in 1785 in a deed Jona- 
than is mentioned as of Wilbraham, yet in both these latter years, 1784 and 1785, 
their children were baptized in Somers. 

" This may certify, that Jonathan Chaffe and his wife, are members of the Church 
in Somers, in full communion and good standing and were this day, by a vote of 
the church dismissed from it, on condition that they join with the church in South 
Wilbraham where they now reside. 

"Test Charles Bachus 
" Pastor of Church in Somers. 
"Somers, Aug. 24, 1788." 

They also lived in Chesterfield, N. H., and in Chesterfield, N. Y., where Decem- 
ber 16, 1804, "Jonathan Chaffee of Chesterfield, N. Y.," bought three tracts of 
land in the south part of Wilbraham for $1,150. October 9, 1819, his sons were 
appointed executors of his estate. Jonathan Chaffee and his wife lie buried side 
by side in the burying-ground in South Wilbraham (now Hampden), where his 
tombstone bears the following inscription : 

"Sacred to 

the memory of 

Lieut Jonathan Chaffee 

who died July 24th 

1818 aged 65 
Farewell my friends and all adieu 
I can no longer stay with you 



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My dearest friend, and partner here 
I have a word that may you cheer 
I hope in heaven we soon shall meet 
And find the joys of End complete 
With Saints and angels sounding high 
Glory to God above the sky." 

Children, born in South Wilbraham: 

+ 1568 i Daniel ^ Chaffee, born June 3, 1783 ; married Catherine Newell. 
+ 1569 ii Jonathan Chaffee, Jr., born in October, 1784; married (1) Abigail 
Hildreth; (2) Miriam Ellis (1596). 

603 Asa 6 Chaffee, Jr. (Asa,^ Joseph,^ John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), was born in 
Woodstock, Conn., about 1754, and died in Westfield, Mass., about 1818 or 1819. 
He married (1) in Somers, Conn., December 31, 1778, Anna, daughter of Thomas 
and Ann (Elmer) Elmer. She was born in East Windsor, Conn., February 27, 
1730. He married (2) her half-sister Frances Elmer, born in 1750, died December 9, 
1834, and was buried in South Wilbraham, Mass. (now Hampden). The birth 
records of Asa's children names Frances as the mother, but the History of Ancient 
Windsor says Asa and Anna had a son Thomas Elmore. 

Asa Chaffee, Jr., fought in the Revolution as follows: 

"Chaffee, Asa, Wilbraham. Private, Capt. Daniel Cadwell's co.. Col. Timothy 
Robinson's detachment of Ham^Dshire Co. militia; enlisted Dec. 25, 1776; dis- 
charged April 2, 1777; service, 3 mos. 9 days, at Ticonderoga; enlistment to expire 
March 25, 1777, roll dated Springfield. fmi 

"Chafee, Asa. Private, Capt. Aaron Graves's co.. Col. David Leonard's regt.; 
enlisted May 8, 1777; discharged July 8, 1777; service 2 months, 10 days, travel 
included at the Northward." [Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of 
the Revolution.] 

At the time of his first marriage he lived in Somers, where a year later his eldest 
child was born; shortly after this he returned to Wilbraham, where he remained 
until about 1802 or 1803, when he bought land and settled in Washington, Mass. 
March 6, 1803, he and his wife Fanny were admitted to the Congregational Church 
there by letter from the one in South Wilbraham. From May to November he was 
employed in the U. S. Armory in Springfield, and drew rations. In 1810 he was 
living in Washington, later is said to have returned to Wilbraham, afterward 
settling in Westfield, where June 19, 1814, he and his wife were dismissed from the 
church in Washington, and united with the one in Westfield. There Asa Chaffee 
died from the kick of a horse, and was buried. 
Children, all but the first born in Wilbraham: 

1570 i Fanny Elmer ? Chaffee, born in Somers, January 27, 1780; married 
Simeon Chaffee. (See 711). 
+ 1571 ii Roxanna Chaffee, born April 3, 1781 ; married Thomas Merry field. 
+ 1572 iii Asa Chaffee, Jr., born December 25, 1784; married Polly Root. 

+ 1573 iv Newbury Chaffee, born April 13, 1786; married (1) Sprague; 

(2) Polly Ledyard; (3) Seccord. 

+ 1574 V Lura (Lucy) Chaffee, born September 18, 1791 ; married Dewey. 

1575 vi Thomas Chaffee, born May 11, 1795; died; married, probably in Brim- 
field, Mass., Mrs. Rachel Needham, widow of Humphrey Need- 
ham, by whom she had a son David; she died in Wales, Mass., 
March 11, 1842; Thomas Chaffee was baptized in the South 
Wilbraham Congregational Church, June 21, 1798; he probably 
owned land and lived in Brimfield. 



180 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

605 Cyril e (Serrel) Chaffee (Asa,5 Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born 
in Woodstock, Conn., May 3, 1758, and died in Somersville, Conn., December 11, 
1837. He married (1) in Somers, Conn., December 4, 1780, Patience Sexton of 
that place, who died in Somers, July 1, 1810, aged fifty-two and was buried in 
the Somers burying-ground. He married (2) Mrs. Submit (Gowdy) McGregory 
Booth, twice a widow. 

When fourteen years of age he moved from Woodstock to Somers, where he was 
a blacksmith. He enhsted in the Revolutionary army in the spring of 1776, for 
eight months, and the following copy of an old document proves that he was in 
service in 1777 and 1778: 

"Springfield, Feby. 28, 1778. 
"This may certify all persons to whom it may concern that Mr. Serrel Chaffe 
hath been in the Continental Sarves as an artificer at Springfield from the -th 
of July until the last day of February, 1778. 

" Richard Faxon, Capt." 

In Springfield in 1780 Cyril enlisted again for two years, as an artisan under 
Captain Marion. He was a Revolutionary pensioner from 1832 until his death, 
which resulted from the effects of a dislocation of his right hip. January 25, 1785, 
he bought of Lot Pease for £30, 15s., land in Somers. May 6, 1788, "Serrel Chaffee 
blacksmith" sold to Asa Chaffee (probably 242) for £10, 10s., land there. He pur- 
chased land in Somers in 1789, 1792, 1793 and 1795. December 19, 1801, he paid 
$500 to Solomon Lathrop Fuller for a tract of land there, and in 1803 sold land 
there. September 24, 1821, he rented of Jonah Griswold of Enfield, Conn., twelve 
acres of land there. He died on the old homestead in Somersville. He and his 
first wife were buried in the Somers burying-ground, where the marble stone 
raised in his memory reads : 

"Li Memory of Cyril Chaffee, who died Dec. 11, 1837, aged 82." 
And the brown stone one to Patience : 

"In Memory of Mrs. Patience Chaffee wife of Mr. Serrell Chaffee, who died 
July 1, 1810, aged 52. 

Go not away till you have made 
Thy God thy friend, the grave thy bed 
Then cheerful you may come again 
And sleep with me among the dead." 
Children, by first wife, born in Somers: 

1576 i Clarissa^ Chaffee, died in Enfield; married Jonah Griswold; buried 
in Enfield. 
+ 1577 ii Elam Chaffee, born March 11, 1783; married Elizabeth Spencer. 
1578 iii Hannah Chaffee, born July 14, 1786; died in the spring of 1868; mar- 
ried in Somers, February 10, 1831, Chester Spencer of Somers- 
ville. 
+ 1579 iv Lora Chaffee, born February 3, 1789; married Philura Bliss. 
Child, by second wife : 

1580 V Nancy Chaffee, born in Enfield, January 20, 1813; died there June 26, 
1823; buried in Somers. 

606 Ephraim « Chaffee (Asa,^ Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born in 
South Wilbraham, Mass., August 12, 1760, and died in Wilbraham, Mass., No- 
vember 11, 1843. He married in Norwich, Conn., August 29, 1782, Olive, daughter 
of Samuel Edgerton of Connecticut. She died in Wilbraham, January 4, 1831, 
aged sixty-six and both she and her husband were buried there. 



SIXTH GENERATION . 181 

He served in the Revolution as a Private : 

"Chaffe Ephraim, Wilbraham. Capt, Nathan Rowle's co., Col. John Jacobs's 
reg't. ; enlisted July 1, 1778; service, 6 mos. 4 days, at Rhode Island; enlistment 
to expire Jan. 1, 1779. 

"Chaffee Ephraim, Wilbraham. List of men mustered in Hampshire Co. as 
returned by Col. John Bliss; 16th co.; age, 20 yrs. ; residence, Wilbraham; mustered 
July 24, 1780; enlistment, 3 months; also. Private Capt. Joseph Browning's co., 
Col. Seth Murray's (Hampshire Co.) regt.; enhsted July 24, 1780; discharged 
Oct. 10, 1780; service, 2 mos, 24 days, travel included; company raised to reinforce 
Continental Army for 3 months." [Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War 
of the Revolution.] 

During Shay's Rebellion he served as a Private from January 18, to February 7, 
1787, in Springfield, in Captain Joseph Williams' company of cadets ordered into 
service by Major General Shepard. He drew a pension for his Revolutionary 
services and in his application he states that he enlisted three times, the first in 
1778 in Lieutenant Noah Stebbins' company. He was a farmer and in 1790 lived 
in Monson, Mass. In 1817 "Ephraim Chaffee of Wilbraham, yeoman" sold land 
there, where he was also living in 1832, when he applied for a pension. He was 
tall, stout, and had a ruddy complexion. He died in the home of his daughter, 
Olive (Chaffee) Burt. 

Children, all but the fourth and fifth born in South Wilbraham: 

+ 1581 i AbeP Chaffee, born February 9, 1785; married (1) Fanny Gowdy; 

(2) Mary Vineca; (3) Mrs. Eunice Bradd. 
+ 1582 ii Olive Chaffee, born February 28, 1786; married David Burt, Jr. 
1583 iii Miriam Chaffee, born July 23, 1788; died in South Wilbraham, 

October 23, 1803; baptized there in the Congregational Church, 

August 24, 1800. 
+ 1584 iv Ephraim Chaffee, Jr., born April 21, 1792; married Chloe M. Hyde. 
+ 1585 v Alvin Chaffee, born September 21, 1794; married Dolly Burnham. 
1586 vi Betsey Chaffee, born in 1796; baptized in the South Wilbraham 

Congregational Church, August 24, 1800. 
+ 1587 vii Lois Chaffee, born August 12, 1799; married Otis Newell. 

610 Calvin « Chaffee (Asa,5 Joseph,^ John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in 
South Wilbraham, Mass., June 11, 1766, and died in Monson, Mass., March 2, 
1827. He married Wealthy Edgerton of Monson, where they lived and where she 
was buried. He was a farmer. The following is a copy of his will : 

"In the Name of God Amen. 

" I Calvin Chaffee of Wilbraham in the County of Hampden and Commonwealth 
of Massachusetts Considering the uncertainty of this Mortal Life and being of 
Sound and perfect mind and memory Blessed be Almighty God for the same do 
make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following. 

" First. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Welthen Chaffee all rny per- 
sonal estate except what I have given to my Children in the following Items includ- 
ing Threehundred and ninety Dollars it being part of a note executed to me by Eph- 
raim Chaffee Ephraim Chaffee Jun and David Burt on the first day of March 
Eighteen hundred and fifteen payable to me or my order on the first day of March 
Eighteen hundred and eighteen the whole sum of the note being Five hundred and 
ninety dollars. I give her not only the Interest arising not only on the sum above 
mentioned but the Interest arising on the whole sum of sd note imtil the heirs have 
a Lawful Claim to the remaining two hundred dollars principle of sd note also I 
give her the use of the following described tract of Land fully described in the 
sixth Item given to Thomas E Chaffee and Calvin Orsmus Chaffee also I give her 
the Interest arising from a Note given to Welthen Chaffee Junr executed to me 



182 • THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

by Ephraim Chaffee Ephraim Chaffee Junr & David Burt on the first day of March 
Eighteen hundred and fifteen payable to me or my order Eighteen hundred and 
nineteen of the sum of Onehundred Dollars also the Interest arising from a Note 
of the Sum of Onehundred Dollars executed to me by Amos Pease on the thirtyeth 
day of March Eighteen hundred and fifteen payable to me or my order within 
one year from date given to Thomas E. Chaffee and Calvin Orsmus Chaffee equally 
divided between them in the sixth and eighth Items both of the last described 
Notes I will that she should receive the Interest until the heirs to which their 
Principals are given are respectively of Lawful age and fit to receive their dona- 
tions. 

"Item second I give to my son Normand Chaffee my three Inch Iron Chissel 
one two Inch Chissel and one Inch Chissel one Inch and half auger & one Inch and 
quarter auger. 

"Item third I give and bequeath to my son Dan Chaffee my Tennon saw hand 
saw and fine saw 

"Item fourth I give to my son Harvey Chaffee my best Saddle. 

"Item fifth I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah C. White my four pail- 
ful Iron Kittle and two dining Chairs 

"Item Sixth I Give to my son Thomas E. ChaiTee the one half of an undivided 
tract of Land lying in the South parish of Wilbraham near the School house in 
the Southeast Corner of sd parish butted and bounded as described in the deed 
executed to me by Hannah Dean and Betsey Dean on the twenty eighth day of 
Oct Eighteen hundred and nine also one half a Note Executed to me by Amos 
Pease on the thirtieth day of March Eighteen hundred and fifteen payable to me 
or my order within one year from date the Interest of this note however I, give 
to my beloved wife in the first Item. 

"Item Seventh I give and bequeath to my daughter Welthen Chaffee Junr a 
note of the sum of One hundred dollars Executed to me by Ephraim Chaffee 
Ephraim Chaffee Junr and David Burt executed on the first day of March Eighteen 
hundred and fifteen payable to me or to my order on the first day of March Eighteen 
hundred and nineteen with Interest the Interest however I have in the first Item 
bequeathed to my beloved Wife also I give her two beds with trimming all to 
receive when she arrives at Lawful age. 

" Item eighth I give and bequeath to my son Calvin Orsmus Chaffee the other 
half of the undivided tract of Land as described in the Sixth Item also I give him 
the other half of a Note of One hundred Dollars as described above in the Sixth 
Item the Interest of which however I have bequeathed to my beloved Wife in 
the first Item 

"Item ninth the remaining two hundred Dollars of sd note described in the 
first Item without its Interest I here will equal parts of it to all my heirs 

"Item tenth I now and here appoint Daniel Chaffee of sd Wilbraham my sole 
executor of this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills 
by me made 

"In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty sixth 
day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen 
"in presents 

"Moses Warren Calvin Chaffe [l. s.] 

"of Charles Sessions 
"Robert Sessions Jun 
"Catharine Chaffee." 

Children, all but the fifth born in South Wilbraham : 

+ 1588 , i Norman 7 Chaffee, born April 6, 1790; married (1) Nabby Davis; 

(2) Mrs. Betsey (Norris) Tupper. 
+ 1589 ii Sally C. Chaffee, born February 8, 1792; married Preserved White, 
Jr. 
1590 iii A daughter, born November 14, 1794; died before 1816. 
+ 1591 iv George Harvey Chaffee, born May 12, 1798; married Mary Lewis. 
+ 1592 V Thomas Elmer Chaffee, born in March, 1801 ; married Lydia P. Cooley. 



SIXTH GENERATION 183 

+ 1593 vi Wealthy Chaffee, born April 11, 1807; married George Cooley. 

+ 1594 vii Calvin Orasmus Chaffee, born April 29, 1811; married Tamason 

Davis. 
+ 1595 viii Dan Chaffee, married Augusta Brooks. 

611 Miriam ^ ChafEee (Asa,5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in 
South Wilbraham, Mass., September 3, 1768, and died. She married Ellis. 

Child: 
1596 i Miriam ^ Ellis, married Jonathan Chaffee, Jr. (See 1569.) 

613 Abiather ^ Chaffee (Asa,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born in 
South Wilbraham, Mass., December 5, 1774, and died in Naples, Ontario County, 
N. Y., December 5, 1809. He married there, Miriam, daughter of William Clark 
of Windsor, Conn. She was a first cousin of Myron H. Clark, former Governor of 
New York state. She died March 15, 1813, and was buried in Naples. At the time 
of his marriage and his death Abiather Chaffee lived in Naples, where he was an 
artisan and a butcher. He died quite suddenly. He had been away from home 
butchering, when, on his way home, he accidentally slipped and fell on his butcher 
knife, cutting his leg so badly that he bled to death before a doctor could reach 
him. 

Children : 

1597 i Harvey Bronson 7 Chaffee, born in 1798; died October 26, 1851 ; mar- 
ried in 1829, Lucy Niles, who died nine months later; he was 
six feet, one inch in height and well developed ; he was a carpenter 
and joiner; he lived with his brother Ephraim C. after his wife's 
death; he died of cholera. 

+ 1598 ii Minerva Chaffee, born in 1802; married Horace Borden. 

+ 1599 iii Ephraim Cleveland Chaffee, born September 10, 1803; married Jane 
Blair. 
1600 iv Cyril Chaffee, born about 1806; died March 11, 1826; he was a miller 
and while working in the mill fell from a plank into the pitman 
hole and was pounded to death by the pitman. 

+ 1601 V Miriam Chaffee, born about 1807; married Hiram Mack. 

614 Walter e Chaffee (Asa,^ Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas was born in 
South Wilbraham, Mass., August 17, 1775, and died in Peterboro, N. Y., June 11, 
1855. He married in South Wilbraham, October 7, 1798, Anna, daughter of 
Ichabod Hyde of Monson, Mass. Their marriage intention was published in South 
Wilbraham, September 20, 1798. She was born about 1779, and died in Peter- 
boro about 1868. After her husband's death she lived with her daughter, Mrs. 
Bliss, in Peterboro, where she was buried. She was a member of the Presbyte- 
rian Church there. 

Walter Chaftee had a light complexion, dark blue eyes, dark brown hair, was 
over six feet in height, and of a quiet, reserved disposition. Shortly after his 
marriage he moved to Plainfield, N. Y., where there were many Indians. Here 
he cleared a tract of land and built a log house. In 1817 he lived in Smithfield, 
N. Y. He also lived in Peterboro for forty years, where he was a butcher, and at 
one time School Collector. He enlisted in the War of 1812 as a Private. He was 
a member of the Plainfield Congregational Church. He was a farmer and died 
in a convulsion. 



184 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 

1602 i Nancy ^ Chaffee, born in Plainfield; died in Peterboro in 1844; mar- 

ried Harris Rich, and Uved there. 

1603 ii Caren Hapock Chaffee, born in Plainfield; died young in Peterboro. 
+ 1604 iii Sophronia Chaffee, born in Peterboro; married Samuel Johnson. 

+ 1605 iv Enoch Hyde Chaffee, born February 11, 1805; married Rhoda M. 
Stranahan. 
1606 V Lucy I. Chaffee, born in Peterboro; died in Otto, N. Y.; married 
Garrett Ballard, and went West. 
+ 1607 vi Ichabod Sherman Chaffee, born November 8, 1812; married (1) 
Electa Evans; (2) Jeanette Saeger; (3) Elizabeth Kelch. 
1608 vii Elam Chaffee, born in Peterboro; drowned there, aged six. 
+ 1609 viii Margaret Chaffee, born in 1817; married Thomas Donelly. 

1610 ix Catharine Lois Chaffee, born in Peterboro; died in Rochester, N. Y., 

1853; married Royal Jenks. 
1610a X Sabrina Chaffee, born in Peterboro; died in Massachusetts in 1853; 
married Thomas Leonard. 

1611 xi Elmira L. Chaffee, born in Peterboro; died in Vineland, N. J., after 

1894; married (1) ; (2) Green; went West; resi- 
dence, 1894, Custer, S. D.; died of cancer. 
+ 1612 xii Anna M. Chaffee, married Lyman Bliss. 

616 Nancy ^ Chaffee (Asa,^ Joseph,'* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in 
South Wilbraham, Mass., and died before the spring of 1806. She married there, 
April 6, 1803, Chauncey, son of Zadock and Elizabeth (Pease) Stebbins. He was 
born August 13, 1774, and after Nancy's deatl;i married her sister, Huldah (615). 

Children : 

1613 i Chauncey ^ Stebbins, Jr. ^ 

1614 ii Nancy Stebbins. 

[These children may possibly have been by Huldah instead of Nancy.] 

622 Comfort « ChafEe, Jr. (Comfort,^ Joseph,^ John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i), was 
born in South Wilbraham, Mass., July 3, 1767, and died there, August 18, 1841, 
He married in South Wilbraham, June 13, 1796, Persis, daughter of Jonathan 
/S. Skinner of Woodstock, Conn., their intention of marriage, dated February 20, 
1796, stating that both were of South Wilbraham, She died there December 20, 
1857, aged eighty-one. She was baptized in the South Wilbraham Congregational 
Church, July 27, 1800, and became a member of it. 

Comfort Chaffee, Jr., had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was six feet in height. 
His name appears on a pay roll of Lieutenant Lewis Langdon's company, Colonel 
Gideon Burt's regiment of Militia in the 4th Division, which marched to Spring- 
field, Mass., in support of the Government to put down Shays' rebellion. He 
served from September 22 to September 26, 1786. He was also a member of Cap- 
tain Joseph Williams' company of cadets which was ordered into service January 18, 
1787, by Major General Shepard to again assist in putting down Shays' Rebellion. 
He served in Springfield, from January 18 to February 1, and from February 8, 
to February 25, 1787, He is said to have persuaded many of his rebellious neigh- 
bors to take the oath of allegiance to the Government. He was also a Captain in 
the State Militia. He lived in South Wilbraham, where he was active in the affairs 
of the town. He had a large farm, a saw-mill and a hotel. September 7, 1792, 
he bought for £150 of William Phillips, Jr., of Boston, Mass., one hundred and 
twenty-six acres of land with a house and barn thereon, north of the land of his 



SIXTH GENERATION 185 

father, Comfort Chaffee, Sr. In 1811 and 1812 he bought of his sister Lucretia 
(Chaffee) Cadwell, and his brother Nathaniel B. Chaffee, all their interest in the 
estate of their father. He and his wife were buried in South Wilbraham (now 
Hampden). 

Children, born in South Wilbraham: 

+ 1615 i Mary Bliss ^ Chaffee, born January 9, 1797; married Ishled Smith. 
+ 1616 ii Rodolphus Chaffee, born May 28, 1799; married Olive Carpenter 

Stebbins (1938). 
+ 1617 iii John May Chaffee, born July 26, 1802; married Susan Holmes. 
+ 1618 iv Jonathan Skinner Chaffee, iDorn September 16, 1804; married Mary 

W. Russell. 
+ 1619 V Persis Chaffee, born August 4, 1807; married Simeon Hunt. 
+ 1620 vi William Perrin Chaffee, born April 17, 1810; married (1) Martha 

G. Perrin ; (2) Susan A. Tubbs. 
+ 1621 vii Electa Chaffee, born March 3, 1813; married Sullivan U. Stanton. 
+ 1622 viii Comfort Jackson Chaffee, born April 14, 1817; married Asenath 

Ferry. 
+ 1623 ix Lathrop Vennor Chaffee, born May 1, 1821; married (1) Nancy M. 

Roberts; (2) Mrs. Augusta A. "(Wood) Hendrick. 

624 Nathaniel Bliss ^ Chaffee (Comfort,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas 
was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., December 14, 1772, and died in Rochester, 
N, Y., October 17, 1834. He married in South Wilbraham, about December, 
1795, Tabatha Chubbuck of Ellington, Conn., their intention of marriage being 
dated November 26, 1795. She was born in Cape Cod, Mass., in September, 
1775, and died in South Wilbraham, July 11, 1829, aged fifty-six, and was buried 
there. Nathaniel B. Chaffee had a light complexion, dark blue eyes, and was five 
feet, six inches in height. He aided in suppressing Shays' rebellion. He was a 
farmer and lived in South Wilbraham until about 1823, when he moved to Roch- 
ester, where he died of consumption. He was a member of the Presbyterian 
Church. 

Children, all but the last known to have been born in South Wilbraham: 

+ 1624 i Comfort Bliss ^ Chaffee, born November 10, 1796; married Docia 
Sexton. 

1625 ii Julia Chaffee, born December 19, 1797; married after 1834, 

Harvey; no children; she was baptized in the South Wilbraham 
Congregational Church, February 8, 1816; she weighed two hun- 
dred pounds. 
+ 1626 iii Solomon Bliss Chaffee, born March 4, 1799; married (1) Eunice P. 
Beech; (2) Clara M. Hovey. 
1627 iv Gilbert Chaffee, born August 23, 1800; died. 
+ 1628 V Samuel Burge Chaffee, born September 16, 1802; married. 
1629 vi Mary Burge Chaffee, born July 18, 1804; died in October, 1831 ; mar- 
ried in South Wilbraham, June 9, 1824, Ethan Bliss of Monson, 
Mass., their marriage intention being entered in South Wilbra- 
ham, May 10, 1824; she was baptized in the Congregational 
church there, February 8, 1816; she had three children. 
+ 1630 vii Joel Chaffee, born March 16, 1806; married Melissa S. Case. 

1631 viii Hannah Chaffee, born November 9, 1808; married Pease; 

no children; baptized in the South Wilbraham Congregational 
Church, February 8, 1816; weighs two hundred pounds; lives 
in North Wilbraham, Mass. 

1632 ix Sarah Chaffee, born October 21, 1810; baptized in the South Wilbra- 

ham Congregational Church, February 8, 1816; unmarried and 
living with her brother Comfort in Pennsylvania, in 1893. 



186 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1633 X Nathaniel Otis Chaffee, born January 12, 1812; died after 1884; 
married in Sutton, Mass., July 1, 1841, Martha Prudence, 
daughter of Reuben McKnight of that place ; she was a member 
of the Unitarian church and survived her husband; he was 
baptized in the South Wilbraham Congregational Church, 
February 8, 1816; he had blue eyes, and was five feet, six inches 
in height; at the age of thirty, after a preparatory course of 
study, he entered the Meadville Theological School, graduated 
three years later and entered the ministry of the Unitarian 
church; he held pastorates in various parts of Massachusetts, 
including Natick, and twenty-five years before his death he 
went to Maine, where his charges included churches in Dixfield 
and North Auburn; in 1884 he lived in Auburn; buried in 
Grafton, Mass. 
+ 1634 xi Merrick Chaffee, born October 13, 1813; married Adelia M. Son. 

628 William ^ Chaffee (Isaiah,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Woodstock, Conn., about 1757 (after April 2, 1757, as he was "under fourteen" 
April 2, 1771), and died in Enfield, Conn., October 27, 1834. He married there, 
in August, 1780, Mary Whipple of Windham, who died December 23, 1843, aged 
eighty-five, and was buried beside her husband in the Enfield Cemetery. 

William Chaffee was left fatherless at an early age, and ran away from his home 
in South Wilbraham, Mass., wandering to Enfield, where he was picked up and 
"bound out" to Judge Kingsbury of that place. He enlisted in the Revolution as 
a Private, May 8, 1776, and was discharged December 18, 1776, serving in the 
Connecticut Line, Captain Hezekiah Parsons' company (the 10th Company), 
which took part in the siege of Boston. He enlisted again April 15, 1777, for three 
years, serving in Captain Samuel Wyley's regiment, Captain Thomas Abby's 
company for one year, being promoted to the rank of Corporal March 1, 1778, 
and reduced to the ranks April 1, 1778. He served the remainder of his enlist- 
ment in the Light Infantry, Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs' regiment, under 
Captain Henry Champion, and was discharged May 15, 1780, He enlisted July 1, 
1780, in the 3d Regiment, and served until October 25, 1780. It was probably 
during this enlistment that he was married, in August, 1780, as he testified in his 
pension claim that he was married when home on furlough. He was one of the 
guard of Major Andre, the British officer captured and executed as a spy, and he 
always spoke of that ill-fated soldier as "a very handsome man and a perfect 
gentleman." At one time during his service he was captured by the British and , 
placed on board a vessel; he was afterwards exchanged for an officer, although 
he was only a Private. He suffered all the hardships of the war, but said that 
never had he slept more comfortably than on a blanket spread on the snow, with 
no covering but one blanket and an outside coverlid of snow. He was in the famous 
Battle of Stony Point under the leadership of General Anthony Wayne, July 15, 
1779. 

" Stony Point, shooting out into the river, a defiant promontory with rocky and 
wooded faces, has been fittingly described as a natural sentinel guarding the far- 
famed Highlands of the Hudson. Rising about one hundred and fifty feet at 
its highest point it projects more than half a mile from the line of the shore, but 
is of nearly double the length as an isolated feature of the scenery." [The Storming 
of Stony Point, by H. P. Johnson.] 

This vantage point had been fortified by the British, who called it their "little 




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SIXTH GENERATION 187 

Gibraltar" and regarded it as impregnable, as indeed it was, to any daylight 
assault. It was a night attack, however, that General Washington intended; 
so secret were his plans kept, that the British had no warning of the attack and 
were completely taken by surprise, and the fort taken with a loss to the Americans 
of only fifteen killed while the British lost sixty-three. The subjoined account of 
the storming of Stony Point by William Chaffee was published in the Hartford 
Times of November 8, 1834: 

"Some time in the month of July, 1779, our regiment had orders to prepare 
themselves for marching at daybreak the next morning on a secret expedition. 
We prepared ourselves, as many of us as could obtain it, with a little extra supply 
of rum in our canteens to sustain us in a hot day's march and keep up our courage 
in case of need; as soon as daylight appeared, we were mustered, three regiments 
of us, under the command of Gen. Wayne, and took up our line of march north- 
ward, keeping among the hills, on a very rough road, one of the hottest days in 
the hot month of July. It very soon began to be whispered that we were a going 
to attack the fort at Stony Point. I don't imagine the secret had leaked out, but 
this was only conjectured from the direction of our march. After a march of nearly 
thirty miles over the worst road on earth, if it ever deserved the name of a road, we 
halted about dusk in the evening three or four miles in the rear of the fort, nearly 
exhausted with fatigue and the excessive heat. Notwithstanding most of us had 
drained our canteens of their extra supply, which we now regretted, as the object 
of our expedition was no longer a secret, and we felt the want of a little of the 
'creature' to fit our stomach for fight. After resting about an hour we were ad- 
dressed by our officers and told that we were going to make an immediate attack 
on the fort, and that we must take it at all hazards. We marched to the attack, 
according to my recollection, in three columns. I know the historical accounts 
say two, but I shall speak according to my own recollections; one column was to 
make the attack with loaded muskets, while the other two were to march in silence 
with unloaded muskets and rely upon the bayonet alone. The column to which 
I belonged was to attack the fort on the south side, where it was defended by two 
lines of a sort of picketing of logs, planks, stumps and brush, which it was necessary 
to cut away and remove to make room for the column to advance without delay. 
When within about a quarter of a mile of the fort we halted, and twenty stout 
men were picked out and sent forward, under the command of a lieutenant, to 
perform this dangerous service; it was my fortune to be one of them. Col. Meigs 
addressed a few words to us almost in a whisper, and pointed out the duty we 
were to perform, some of us remonstrated with him about being singled out and 
led on to certain death. In reply we were told that the duty must be performed, 
and ordered to march on in silence. We then slung our unloaded muskets to our 
backs and were each furnished with an axe, and in the meantime a few canteens 
of rum were found among us, which were emptied at a breath, and we marched 
briskly forward. We had proceeded but a few rods in advance of the column 
when the fire from the fort opened upon us ; very soon the whole fort appeared 
like a sheet of fire and the air alive with the whizzing of grape and canister, and 
the whistle of musket balls. Our way to the pickets led us through a little cove 
that set up from the river, where we had to wade about waist deep. It was 
here, when their shot fairly rained down upon us, that I suffered more than fear. 
I dreaded a double death — to be shot down and then drowned, was one dish more 
than we had bespoken, and it was well understood that the duty we had in hand 
would not admit of stopping to pick up our wounded. One poor fellow fell here, 
and if I recollect aright, we reached the pickets without further loss. Here we 
were sheltered during our work, and felt for a moment's respite from the fear of 
their balls, which were sent over our heads toward the advancing columns. It 
was the work of a very few minutes to cut away a space large enough for a pla- 
toon to march through. I cannot now recollect how long we were detained ; and 
indeed it is scarcely possible that I could then have estimated the time very accu- 
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made quick work of it. When we had made a clean passage we unslung our muskets 
and pushed on for the second Hne. Immediately on passing through we encoun- 
tered a few Hessians, a sort of out-guard, I suppose. The first notice I had of 
them I felt a bayonet at my breast. With a quick motion of my hand I threw 
the point of the weapon over my left shoulder, raising my frock (which answered 
for shirt, coat and waistcoat) along with it, and tearing open the skin, and perhaps 
a little of the flesh in its course. This effort brought me upon my back, with the 
Hessian on top of me. It was now a trial of strength between us. As neither 
could use any arms but such as nature had furnished us, he soon found that I 
should be too much for him in this warfare, and I had got about half up with him, 
when Sergeant Brown stepped up and finished the contest by putting his bayonet 
through the Hessian, which I was not sorry for, although satisfied that I could have 
mastered him, with fair play, yet I found him a rather troublesome fellow, and 
was glad to get rid of him. We now proceeded to cut away the second line of 
abatis, which was more slight than the first, and quickly dispatched. At this 
time no more than three or four of our men had fallen, and the duty on which we 
had been sent having been faithfully discharged, our orders were, to have fallen 
back upon the flank and rear of the advancing column. But our lieutenant re- 
solved upon a more daring enterprise; we advanced, by his order, and leaped 
upon the breastworks of the enemy, in the face of the garrison, with their bayonets 
pointed at our breasts; here we stood shoulder to shoulder pushing at the enemy 
with all our might, God knows how long; it seemed to me an age; it was probably 
but a few minutes, probably not more than one minute, until we felt our friends in 
our rear. Our number was now reduced to four men, the lieutenant and three others 
standing to him on the right. The lieutenant then ordered us to leap into the fort, 
over the heads of the garrison. We brought our muskets down in a horizontal posi- 
tion and threw ourselves into the fort. In this movement the lieutenant fell, calling 
out to us, ' Rush on, boys, I'm a dead man.' We then proceeded unmolested towards 
the flag station in the centre of the fort, and there waited the issue, with some little 
anxiety you may be sure. Within a few minutes, however, we saw Maj. Fleury 
advancing at the head of his column; the major rushed forward and pulled down 
the British flag. For this he received a commission of lieutenant-colonel, and a 
thousand dollars, which had been promised to the first man who should enter 
the fort — a reward of five hundred dollars had been promised to the second, and 
one hundred to the third man, who should enter. Of the two men of the forlorn 
hope who survived with me, I recollect the name of but one. This was Sergeant 
Brown, who died some years since in Colchester, in this state. The five hundred 
dollars was given to Sergeant Brown. I received the one hundred in Continental 
bills, and expended forty or fifty, I don't now recollect which, in the purchase of 
a gallon of rum to treat the company to which I belonged. Our expedition had 
been conducted with so much secrecy that we expected to surprise the garrison. 
In this we were disappointed. They were ready for us, and we were not a little 
astonished at their opening so brisk a fire upon us at our first approach. This 
was accounted for after the surrender of the garrison — a scoundrel who deserted 
from us during the evening, had carried the intelligence to the enemy. This 
fellow was not to be found in the fort. For fear of the worst, they had put him 
on board a sloop-of-war, which lay in the river a little below." 

After the war was over William Chaffee settled down in Enfield, where he ran 
a saw-mill, or worked in one. The records show that December 7, 1793, he bought 
a dwelling house and lot lying northward of the lower saw-mill on Fresh Water 
Brook in Enfield, and August 22, 1799, sold to Samuel Reynolds land in that town, 
probably the same property. Three large elm trees are said to have grown in front 
of this house and one at the right side of it. In 1887 a gentleman in writing to 
the author regarding Mr. Chaffee said : 

"His home was in a small one story house on the east side of the main road 
from Hartford to Springfield, not far distant from the bridge over Fresh Water 



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Brook. ... He was a man independently poor in worldly goods but rich in 
many respects. I do not believe he could have been induced to tell a lie, by any 
sordid motive. I am sure no man in Enfield was more respected than he." 

William Chaffee had large blue eyes and is said to have so strongly resembled 
Benjamin Franklin that some of his family, not having any portrait of him, used 
one of Franklin instead, considering it an excellent likeness. Physically, he was 
a man of great strength ; he was well informed and a great reader. 

From 1818 until his death he was a pensioner, and his widow received a pension 
until her death. She lived with her son Samuel during her nine years' widowhood. 
On the night of his death William Chaffee arose from his bed, saying he had had 
a dream that troubled him. He started to dress, and sank down dead. 

"In the Enfield cemetery, on the northern boundary of the old part, located 
on a path leading from the centre, about a rod from Mr. Charles Killam's property, 
lie the remains of William Chaffee. A plain white marble slab, about 4x1^ feet, 
somewhat weather-beaten, but in a fair state of preservation, bears the following 
simple inscription: 'William Chaffee, died Oct. 27, 1834, aged 78 years.' Beside 
the remains of Mr. Chaffee, on the right, are those of his wife, 'Mary, who died 
Dec. 23, 1843, aged 85 years.' Still further on to the right is the grave of another 
Mary Chaffee. On the left of the grave of the dead hero, are two slabs, one ' Wm. 
Chaffee, who died July '23, 1847,' and the other 'Cornelia, his wife, died in 1836,' 
and near Mr. Killam's fence, two children of the latter lie buried, one small white 
slab contains the initials of both." [Written September 15, 1887.] 

Children, born in Enfield: 
+ 1635 i Elizabeth ^ Chaffee, born in October, 1781 ; married Asher Pease. 
1636 ii Mary Chaffee, born in April, 1783; died in Agawam, Mass., November 

27, 1858; unmarried; buried in Enfield beside her father. 
+ 1637 iii Fannie Chaffee, born April 17, 1785; married Lyman Pease. 
+ 1638 iv Hannah Chaffee, born in March, 1787; married Moses P. Holt. 
+ 1639 v Dolly Chaffee, born in March, 1789; died in New London, Conn., 

April 14, 1875; married in Enfield, January 17, 1821, Charles 

Beebe of Waterford, Conn.; had two sons, lost at sea. 
+ 1640 vi William Chaffee, Jr., born May 12, 1791; married Cornelia Van 

Dyke. 

1641 vii Anna Chaffee, born May 29, 1793; died in Agawam, January 29. 

1882; married Captain Paul Warriner of West Springfield, 
Mass. 

1642 viii Laura Chaffee, born July 15, 1795; died in Enfield, November 10, 

1859; unmarried. 

1643 ix Isaiah Chaffee, born in February, 1798; left home when a young 

man, and was never after heard of. 

1644 X Sophia Chaffee, born April 1, 1800; died in Agawam, in March, 1887; 

married in Suffield, Conn., September 25, 1821, Warham Britton 
of Agawam. 
+ 1645 xi Samuel Chaffee, born November 3, 1801 ; married Maria Van Dyke. 

629 Joseph " Chaffe (Isaiah,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in 
Woodstock, Conn., October 2, 1761, and died in Erieville, N. Y., March 10, 1846. 
He married in South Wilbraham, Mass., in 1784, Mercy, daughter of William White 
of that place, where she was born December 22, 1764. She died in Erieville, 
January 20, 1849. Both she and her husband were buried in Erieville but in later 
years their bodies were removed to the family lot of their son Stephen F., in the 
Evergreen Cemetery, Cazenovia, N. Y. Mercy (White) Chaffe had a fair com- 
plexion, gray eyes, and was five feet, four inches in height. She was a very smart 
and enterprising woman, a thrifty housekeeper, a great reader, with a kind and 



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cheerful disposition and a keen wit. In her later years she became very much 
stooped, and her grandchildren remember seeing her sitting in the chimney corner, 
smoking her pipe. 

Joseph Chaffe was left fatherless at the early age of nine, and April 2, 1771, 
William King was appointed his guardian. His father having left but a small 
estate his family suffered the hardships of poverty. In 1776 he was apprenticed 
to Jacob Hart of Wilbraham and it is probable that from him he learned the black- 
smith's trade. During his apprenticeship, in August, 1776, his master was drafted 
for one month's service in the Revolutionary army, to go to New London, Conn., 
and Joseph Chaffe went as his substitute. Toward the end of the war he again 
enlisted : 

"Chafee, Joseph. Private, Capt. Samuel Clark's co. detached from Col. Barnabas 
Sears's regt.; enlisted July 18, 1781; discharged Nov. 2, 1781; service, 3 mos. 21 
days, 'up Mohawk River;' enlistment 3 months; reported wounded Oct. 25, 1781." 

[Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution.] 

In his application for pension he mentions the service in New London and an 
enlistment in Adams, Mass., March, 1781, in Captain Philip Madison's company 
for nine months, but neither of these enlistments is mentioned in the official record 
of Massachusetts. The wound mentioned was received in the battle fought on 
Sir John Johnson's farm. The Americans were commanded by Colonel Willetts; 
the engagement lasted from noon until dark, the American troops being at first 
repulsed, but later winning a complete victory, the enemy fleeing in disorder to 
the woods. Joseph Chaffe was carried from the field, a portion of his right cheek 
bone having been split off by a bullet, the scar of which he carried to his grave. 
He applied for a pension June 16, 1835, and it was granted. 

Soon after their matriage Joseph Chaffe and his wife moved to Adams, Berk- 
shire County, Mass., where they lived until 1796. January 2, 1794, "Joseph 
Chafe of Adams" bought of John R. Bleeker of Albany, N. Y., for £157, 17s., 
one hundred and eighty-seven acres of land in Warren, Herkimer County, N. Y., 
to which place he moved two years later. 

This country he had travelled through during his service in the Revolution. 
His grandson, Andrew Jackson Chaphe, says of it : 

"When Joseph Chaffe came to Warren there were no mills for grinding grain 
within many miles and for some time the corn for family use was crushed in a 
hollow stone with an iron pestle. The present generation knows not of the hard- 
ships endured by their forefathers, the pioneers in their frontier life, the strife 
for existence, for food, clothing and shelter; the constant fear of the savage Indian, 
the greater part of the country a dense forest, and whenever they removed, some 
kind of rude shelter must be provided, the timber cut and burned, and a place 
cleared for planting corn and many long days must pass before the corn would 
furnish food. In the mean time, they must exist largely by hunting and fishing. 
Willing hands there were to spin and weave, but where the wool or flax, the wheel 
or loom? The skins and furs of animals must supply the want. The food was 
prepared in the open air, the furniture rudely made, the plates and dishes of tin, 
pewter and wood. What a relief when they could feel safe from the murderous 
tomahawk, and what a luxury when they had their log house erected. They had 
no schools, no churches, no newspapers, no markets. Fashion was at a discount, 
but neighbors were friends. Before the end of his nine years' residence in Warren, 
Joseph became more comfortably situated, raising and earning something one 
year to carry the family through to the next; but again there was a move to be 
made, another journey through the wilderness, further west, to the settlement^^of 
the Holland Land Company, in central New York." 



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In preparation for this move he sold one hundred acres of the land he owned 
in Warren, November 10, 1804, for $2,500 to Noah Leavens of Schaghticoke, N. Y., 
and November 30, 1804, for $317.50, fifty-four acres more to Chester Keyes of 
Warren. 

In 1805 he moved to Nelson, Madison County, N. Y.; here again were hardships 
and privations, but finally they became once more "comfortably settled," as was 
related by Stephen Fisk Chaphe, to his daughter Finette. He was a child of about 
four years at the time his parents moved to Nelson : 

"The log house had two doors, one opposite the other; when they wanted a 
large fire they hitched a horse to a log cut the right length and drove through the 
house and left the log in the fire place and that would last a long time by placing 
smaller wood around it. The rooms below were a kitchen, bed room and buttery; 
father and mother slept in the kitchen, the girls in the bed room, and the boys 
in the loft. They went up a ladder to go to bed." 

Joseph Chaffe had a sandy complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, ten inches 
in height; as a young man he was very straight, but in his latter years became 
slightly bent. He was mild in manner and temper, and of a kindly disposition, 
"poor in worldly goods, but rich in having a fine family of boys and girls." He 
was a farmer as well as a blacksmith, industrious, neat and particular regarding 
his work. 

Children, the first five born in Adams, the last five in Warren : 

+ 1650 i Hannah ^ Chaffe, born September 7, 1785; married Benjamin Wads- 
worth. 

+ 1651 ii Betsey Chaffe, born January 23, 1789; married Levi Brown. 

+ 1652 iii William Chaffe, born March 10, 1791; married Lucy Dexter. 

+ 1653 iv Joseph Manning Chaffe, born March 24, 1793; married Elizabeth 
Grant; (2) Susan Allen; (3) Caroline M. White. 

+ 1654 v Mercy Chaffe, born December 16, 1795; married Benjamin Wads- 
worth. 

+ 1655 vi Eunice Chaffe, born May 24 (25), 1797; married Jabez Brown. 

+ 1656 vii Esther Chaffe, a twin, born May 24 (25), 1797; married Eber Sweet. 

+ 1657 viii Anna Chaffe, born February 5, 1800; married Daniel Holdridge. 

+ 1658 ix Stephen Fisk Chaffe, born January 30, 1802; married (1) Josephine 
Armstrong; (2) Martha Armstrong. 
1659 X Polly Chaffe, born November (March) 5, 1805; died in Erieville, 
N. Y., May 22, 1832; married there, in 1830, William Ensign, 
and had a child, who died in infancy; removed with her parents 
to Nelson in infancy; she was buried in Erieville, but her body 
was later removed with those of her parents, to her brother 
Stephen's lot in Evergreen Cemetery, Cazenovia. 

633 Joel Israel « Chaffee (Joshua,^ Joel,^ John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas was born 
in Sharon, Conn., July 2, 1759, and died in Ellsworth, Conn., February 17, 1844. He 

married, January 1, 1784, Rachel, daughter of Moses and (Hawley) Booth, 

She died in Sharon, April 21, 1786, and was buried there. She was a member of 
the Congregational Church. Mr. Chaffee married there (2) February 4, 1787, 
Dolly, daughter of William and Abigail (Worth) Hyde of Sharon. She was 
born there November 25, 1762, and died in Ellsworth, September 18, 1810, where 
she was buried. He married (3), September 20, 1813, Mrs. Eleanor (Stuart) 
Brown, who died January 21, 1859, aged eighty-nine, and was buried in Ellsworth. 

Joel Israel Chaffee had a light complexion, and blue eyes. He was a farmer and 
lived in Sharon and Ellsworth, in which latter place he was an active member of 



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the Congregational Church. He fought in the Revolution, enlisting in 1776 in the 
Connecticut Line, and also served as a Private in the War of 1812. September 18, 
1786, he was enrolled as a Freeman in Sharon. On his tombstone in the Ells- 
worth Cemetery is the following inscription : 

"In memory of Joel ChafTee who died February 17, 1844, a Revolutionary 
Soldier. 'Our fathers where are they.' " 

Children, by first wife, born in Sharon : 

+ 1660 i Luther ^ Chaffee, born November 17, 1784; married Polly Peck. 
+ 1661 ii Rachel Chaffee, born April 3, 1786; married Abraham Hall. 

Children, by second wife, the first two born in Sharon, the last five in Ellsworth: 
1662 iii Abigail Chaffee, born February 11, 1788; died in Sharon, February 
12, 1790. 

+ 1663 iv Abigail Chaffee, born July 17, 1790; married Augustus Everett. 

+ 1664 V Clarissa Chaffee, born January 12, 1793; married John B. Lovell. 

1665 vi Lucy Chaffee, born February 16, 1795; died in Ellsworth, October 

26, 1844; buried in Ellsworth, where she kept a store. 

1666 vii Elizabeth Chaffee, born December 31, 1798; died March 4, 1800; 

buried in Ellsworth. 
+ 1667 viii Chauncey Matthew Chaffee, born June 21, 1801; married Mary A. 

Ketchem. 
+ 1668 ix Joel St. John Chaffee, born September 12, 1803; married Betsey 

A. Young. 

634 Mary « Chaffee (Joshua,^ Joel,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Sharon, Conn., June 10, 1762, and died August 12, 1833. She married William 
Worth, son of William and Abigail (Worth) Hyde. He was born in Sharon, 
March 22, 1771, and died March 26, 1830. They lived in Ellsworth, Conn. 

Child: 

1669 i Mary i Hyde. 

635 Lucy « Chaffee (Joshua,^ Joel,-* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Sharon, Conn., February 12, 1765, and died in Perinton, N. Y., October 29, 
1827. She married in Sharon, Stephen Eaton, a farmer, born in Kent, Conn., in 
1760, died in Perinton, February 22, 1819. They lived in Sharon, then in Duanes- 
burgh, N. Y., and finally moved to Perinton, where both were buried. 

Children, all but the first born in Duanesburgh: 

1670 i Ransom 7 Eaton, born in Sharon, October 21, 1789; married Mercy 

Ann Swift. 

1671 ii Olive Eaton, born January 13, 1792; married Colonel Levi Treadwell. 

1672 iii Joshua Chaffee Eaton, born March 22, 1795; married in 1821 (1), Amy 

Slocum; (2) Mary Newell; (3) Mrs Pricilla (Ruff) Frisbie. 

1673 iv Silas Eaton, born February 22, 1798; married Eliza Reed. 

1674 V Mary Eaton, born April 29, 1801; married (1) Samuel M. Hanford; (2) 

James Armstrong. 

1675 vi Lucy Eaton, born December 16, 1806; married (1) James Hervey Han- 

ford; (2) Dyer Ramsdell. 
For further information see Whitney Genealogy. 

637 Lovina e (Vinie) Chaffee (Joshua,^ Joel,* John,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was 
born in Sharon, Conn., December 26, 1770, and died July 4, 1839. She married 
there, December 10, 1789, Elijah, son of Sluman and Deborah (Simonds) Abel 
of Sharon. He was born there, December 28, 1766, and died in Salisbury, Conn., 



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May 15, 1822. Both husband and wife were members of the Congregational church, 
with which Mr. Abel united at the age of fifty, and of which he was a strong sup- 
porter. He was a farmer and mason, a man of public spirit and a good citizen. 
They lived in Salisbury. 

Children, the first born in Sharon, the rest in Salisbury: 

1676 i Harriet ^ Abel, born November 11, 1791 ; married EHjah S. Frisbee. 

1677 ii Hiram Abel, born December 20, 1798; married Ruhama White. 

1678 iii Julia Abel born April 7, 1803; married Halsey Tibbals. 

1679 iv Olivia Abel, born December 12, 1813; married Morris Goodsell. 
For further information see Whitney Genealogy. 

638 Olive ^ Chaffee (Joshua,^ Joel,* John,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Sharon, Conn., October 17, 1774, and died. She married (1), March 29, 1796, 
Joshua Studley, Jr., who died. She married (2) Amos Seymour. 

Children : 

1680 i Maria 7 Studley. 

1681 ii Henry Seymour. 

1682 iii Sarah Seymour. 

Two other children, names unknown. 

639 Lettice ' Chaffee (Joshua, ^ Joel,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas was born in 
Sharon, Conn., September 3, 1777, and died in Perinton, N. Y. She married 
Nathan Norton and they settled in Perinton, where both died. 

Children : 

1683 i Ansell ^ Norton, residence, November, 1876, Michigan. 

1684 ii Mary Norton, married Herinton. 

1685 iii Rebecca Norton, married Burr. 

1686 iv Nathan Munroe Norton, born in Perinton, October 17, 1817; residence, 

March, 1877, Grass Lake, Mich.; unmarried. 

640 Joshua Bignall « Chaffee (Joshua, ^ Joel,* John, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas 1) was 
born in Sharon, Conn., March 8, 1781, and died in Ellsworth, Conn., March 11, 
1832; he married (1) there, June 4, 1809, Anna, daughter of Deacon Amos and 
Sarah (Cook) Seymour of Ellsworth. She died there, June 4, 1819, aged thirty-one. 
Joshua B. Chaffee married (2), December 25, 1820, Hannah, daughter of Ebenezer 
and Sarah (Bell) Birdsey of Stratford, Conn. She was born in Cornwall, Conn., 
September 29, 1791, and died August 28, 1886. After her first husband's death 
she married (2), March 23, 1840, Major Samuel E. Everitt. At the time of her 
death she lived in Ellsworth. 

Joshua Bignall Chaffee was a farmer and lived in Ellsworth. He had a dark 
complexion, black eyes, and was five feet, eight inches in height. He was for 
several years Selectman of Sharon, and at the time of his death was a Justice of 
the Peace there. He and both wives were buried in Ellsworth. 
Children, by first wife, born in Ellsworth: 

1687 i Elmore 7 Chaffee, born April 26, 1810; died in Poughkeepsie. N. Y., 
August 10, 1834; married in Ellsworth, February 20, 1834, Esther, 
daughter of Aaron and Polly Dunbar; no children; she died in 
Preble, N. Y., August 25, 1839, aged twenty-seven; both were 
buried in Ellsworth; he studied law in Yale College, but never 
practiced. 
-[-1688 ii Jerome Seymour Chaffee, born December 14, 1814; married Aritta 
L. Stuart. 



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Children, by second wife, born in Ellsworth: 

1689 iii Mary Chaffee, born March 18, 1822; died in Ellsworth, April 9, 1828; 
was buried there. 
+ 1690 iv Eben Whitney Chaffee, born January 19, 1824; married Amanda 
Fuller. 

646 Didymus ^ Hewlett (Rebecca ^ Chaffee, Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born in Woodstock, Conn., April 4, 1760, and died. He married 
(1), September 29, 1785, Alice Marcy, who died June 6, 1795, aged thirty-one. 
He married (2) Polly Preston. 

Children, by first wife: 

1691 i Sally ^ Howlett, born in 1786; died. 

1692 ii Lemuel Howlett, born January 14, 1788; died. 

1693 iii Sylvester Howlett, born February 20, 1790; died. 

1694 iv Nathan Howlett, born December 6, 1791; died. 

1695 V Lydia Howlett, born January 25, 1793; died. 
Children, by second wife: 

1696 vi Polly Howlett, born April 17, 1797; died. 

1697 vii Didymus Howlett, Jr., born September 22, 1798; died. 

1698 viii Eleazer Howlett, died. 

647 John « Howlett, Jr. (Rebecca ^ Chaffee, Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1), was born in Woodstock, Conn., October 11, 1762, and died Septem- 
ber 19, 1837. He married, July 15, 1787, Annah, daughter of John and Dorothy 
Sanger, born November 12, 1761, died June 26, 1840. 

Children : 

+ 1699 i John 7 Howlett, Jr., married Betsey Howlett (1706). 
+ 1700 ii Charles Howlett, born December 13, 1789; married Lucy Parker. 
+ 1701 iii Nancy Howlett, born July 12, 1790; married George Thomson. 
1702 iv Lucinda Howlett, born February 28, 1797; married, June 11, 1821, 
Stephen Kingsbury. 
+ 1703 V Alice Howlett, born April 2, 1798; married Joshua Healey. 
1704 vi Amanda Howlett, born June 10, 1806; married, October 5, 1835, Luke 
B. Tilton, born March 4, 1808. 

648 Ebenezer « Howlett (Rebecca ^ Chaffee, Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas 1) was born in Woodstock, Conn., February 29, 1764 (?), and died. He 
married, September 2, 1792, Lois Lewis. 

Children : 

1705 i Lucy ^ Howlett, born September 8, 1793; married; died. 

1706 ii Betsey Howlett, married John Howlett, Jr. (See 1699.) 

1707 iii Asa Howlett, born July 16, 1796; died. 

1708 iv Ebenezer Howlett, Jr., born May 27, 1798; died. 

1709 V Keziah Howlett, born July 2, 1800; died; married Baker. 

1710 vi Laura Howlett, born July 2, 1802 (?) ; died. 

1711 vii Pearley Howlett, born August 18, 1804; died. 

1712 viii Orrin Lewis Howlett, born June 1, 1806; died. 

1713 ix Mary Ann Howlett, born March 18, 1808. 

1714 X George Howlett, born February 26, 1810. 

1715 xi Hannah Howlett, born June 13, 1812. 

1716 xii Daniel Howlett, born December 5, 1814; married. 

1717 xiii Lois A. Howlett, born September 11, 1817. 

1718 xiv Adaline Howlett, born May 13, 1819. 



SIXTH GENERATION 195 

652 Tabithao Hewlett (Rebeccas Chaffee, Ebenezer/ John,3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) died. She married Comfort Clapham. 

Children : 

1719 i Eunice ^ Clapham, married Packard. 

1720 ii Hannah Clapham, died young. 

653 Mary e Hewlett (Rebecca e Chaffee, Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i), 
died. She married Edmund Tiffany. 

Children : 

1721 i Lucy ^ Tiffany, married Whittemore. 

1722 ii Judson Tiffany, died. 

1723 iii Prelate Tiffany. 

654 Rebecca ^ Hewlett (Rebecca ^ Chaffee, Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i), died. She married, February 22, 1802, Samuel Lyon. 

Children : 

+ 1724 i Elijah ^ Lyon, married Laura KingsburJ^ 

172.5 ii Emeline Lyon, 

1726 iii Otis Lyon. 

1727 iv Marietta Lyon. 

1728 V Sarah Lyon. 

1729 vi George Lyon. 

665 Alfred ^ Chaffee (Ezra,^ Ebenezer,'' John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Woodstock, Conn., July 5, 1765, and died in Grafton, Vt., August 19, 1835. 
He married in Putney, Vt., February 28, 1796, Hannah, daughter of Benjamin 
Woodward of Sturbridge, Mass. She died July 10, 1832, and was buried in Graf- 
ton. Alfred Chaffee was baptized in the West Woodstock Congregational Church, 
February 24, 1771, and later in life joined the Methodist Church, of which his 
wife was also a member. He had blue eyes and was of medium height. He sold 
land in Grafton in 1814 and 1817, and had a large quarry of soapstone on his farm 
there, which he sold November 12, 1825. He was a farmer. 

Children, all but the first and the last known to have been born in Grafton: 

1730 i Lyman ^ Chaffee, born August 13, 1799; died August 25, 1800; buried 

in Athens, Vt. 

1731 ii EHzabeth Chaffee, born October 9, 1801 ; died; residence, 1891, Chelms- 

ford, Mass. 

1732 iii Belinda Chaffee, born January 1, 1804; died; united with the Congre- 

gational Church in Grafton, January 4, 1835; a member of the 
Fourth Congregational Church, Lowell, Mass., where she Hved; 
unmarried in 1886. 
+ 1733 iv David Chaffee, born September 1, 1805; married. 

1734 V Sarah Chaffee, born October 7, 1807; died; residence, 1891, Chelmsford. 

1735 vi Abigail Chaffee, died September 10, 1871; united with the Congre- 

gational Church in Grafton, November 2, 1835. 

666 David e Chaffee (Ezra,^ Ebenezer,^ John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Woodstock, Conn., July 5, 1765, and died in Boston, Erie County, N, Y., March 27, 
1835. He married in Belvidere, Vt., Anna, daughter of Captain Charles Johnson, 
a Revolutionary officer. She died January 27, 1827, and was buried in Boston. 
David Chaffee was baptized in the West Woodstock Congregational Church, Feb- 
ruary 24, 1771. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was six feet in height. 



196 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

He was a Private in the Revolution, serving in the warfare on the Canadian 
border. He owned land in Athens, Vt., in 1802, and moved from Belvidere to 
Boston between 1816 and 1820. He was a farmer and a member of the Presby- 
terian church. 

Children : 

+ 1736 i Chester ^ Chaffee, born October 7, 1791 ; married (1) Abigail ; 

(2) Lydia Jackson. 

1737 ii Orville Chaffee, born May 28, 1793; died. 

1738 iii Orpha Chaffee, born June 15, 1794; died in Boston; married William 

Ranlitt. 
+ 1739 iv Alva Chaffee, born August 16, 1796; married (1) Lydia A. Car- 
penter; (2) Mrs. Mary Stevens. 
1740 V Calvin Chaffee, born September 8, 1799; died in Cahfornia, December 

15, 1850; married Peck. 

-H1741 vi Ezra Chaffee, born May 3, 1802; married Hilda A. Rathbun. 
1742 vii Anna Chaffee, born March 30, 1804; died in Boston, June 19, 1861; 
married Elihu Johnson. 
+ 1743 viii Alfred Chaffee, born April 11, 1806; married EUza Rathbun, 

1744 ix Jerusha Chaffee, born March 15, 1808; died October 28, 1826. 

1745 X Azubah Chaffee, born June 6, 1810; died in Buffalo, N. Y., March 

28, 1846; married William Andre. 

1746 xi Sophronia Chaffee, born April 30, 1813; died in Boston, January 

1, 1863; married Charles Ayers. 

667 Charles 6 Chaffee (Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born 
in Woodstock, Conn., May 3, 1767, and died in Rockingham, Vt., April 30, 1823. 
He married in Athens, Vt., Lucy Evans of that place, who died about 1838, and 
was buried in Rockingham. Charles Chaffee was baptized in the West Woodstock 
Congregational Church, February 24, 1771. He had a light complexion, and was 
six feet, eight inches in height. He was a shoemaker and at the time of his mar- 
riage lived in Athens, where he was buried. 

Children • 

1747 i Azubah ^ Chaffee, married Aaron Hitchcock. 

1748 ii Electa Chaffee, unmarried. 

1749 iii Jerusha Chaffee, married Aaron Hitchcock. 

1750 iv Atlanta Chaffee, unmarried. 

+ 1751 V Nathan Steadman Chaffee, born October 3, 1815; married (1) Betsey 
Conklin; (2) Deborah Conklin. 

1752 vi Welthea Chaffee, died in infancy. 

668 Rufus 8 ChafEee (Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in 
Woodstock, Conn., March 2, 1769, and died in Athens, Vt., April 12, 1857. He 
married there, about 1792, Elizabeth ("Betsey") Stickney of that place. She 
died July 27, 1860, and was buried in Lyndon, Vt. She had a dark complexion, 
blue eyes and black hair. He was baptized in the West Woodstock Congregational 
Church, February 24, 1771. He had a light complexion, and blue eyes. He lived 
in Athens, where he was a farmer and a shoemaker ; he was elected Hayward there 
in 1835, and Selectman in 1841 and 1842. 

Children : 

1753 i Abigail ^ Chaffee, born February 5, 1795; died February 5, 1795. 
+ 1754 ii EUsha H. Chaffee, born June 6, 1796; married Catharine Russell. 

1755 iii Sylvanus Chaffee, born in Athens, July 10, 1797; died August 19, 
1800. 



SIXTH GENERATION 197 

+ 1756 iv Eber Kise Chaffee, born December 3, 1799; married Anna D. 

Davis. 
1757 V Elizabeth Chaffee, born January 6, 1804; died in Athens, in 1855; 

married there, Amos Davis; residence, Athens. 
+ 1758 vi Rufus Chaffee, born April 21, 1806; married (1) Susan Russell; (2) 

Experience Porter. 

1759 vii Zerviah Chaffee, born August 20, 1809; died in Athens, February 

7, 1855; married in Cambridgeport, Vt., Samuel Ober; residence, 
Athens. 

1760 viii Abigail Chaffee, born January 12, 1813; married in Athens, Henry 

Stiles; removed to Illinois; living in 1884. 

1761 ix Harriet Melissa Chaffee, born in Athens, October 30, 1816; died 

December 26, 1816. 

1762 X Simon Stickney Chaffee, a twin, born in Athens, October 30, 1816; 

died in Colorado ; married in Athens about 1838, Hannah Brown; 
went to Illinois about 1839 with his brother Elisha H., thence 
to Colorado. 

669 Lydia « Chaffee (Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Woodstock, Conn., March 22, 1771, and died in Monmouth, 111., after 1844. She 
married John Oak, who died about 1825. She moved to Illinois about 1844. 

Children : 

1763 i Ezra ^ Oak, married Porter; settled in New York state. 

1764 ii John Oak, Jr., died in Illinois, where he had settled about 1844. 

1765 iii Seth Oak, died in Illinois, where he had settled about 1844. 

1766 iv Lydia Oak, died in Illinois, where she settled about 1844. 

1767 v Samuel Oak, died in Winona, Minn. 

1768 vi Susan Oak, died in early womanhood; married in Athens, Vt., Comfort 

Thrasher. 

1769 vii Charles Oak, died; married Lucy Evans, and had one son and four 

daughters. 

672 Ezra *" Chaffe, Jr. (Ezra,* Ebenezer,^ John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), was born 
in Woodstock, Conn., August 25, 1777, and died in Peterboro, N. Y., January 4, 
1862. He married in Smithfield, N. Y., December 6, 1801, Fanny, daughter of 
Lieutenant David Shipman of New York City, an officer of the Revolution. She 
was born in Newark, N. J., January 19, 1783, died August 26, 1860, and was buried 
in Peterboro. Ezra Chaffe, Jr., was baptized in the West Woodstock Congrega- 
tional Church, October 5, 1777. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was 
five feet, nine and one-half inches in height. He was a farmer and from his sixth 
until his twenty-first year lived in Athens, Vt. In 1798 he moved to New York 
state, where he bought a tract of land in Smithfield, being one of its earliest 
settlers and most valued citizens. Late in life he bought a home in Peterboro. 
He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church, as were also most of 
his children and grandchildren. 

Children : 

1770 i Mary J.7 Chaffe, born October 13, 1802; died March 17, 1872. 
+ 1771 ii Abiel Evans Chaffe, born September 17, 1804; married Abigail 

Harrington. 
+ 1772 iii Jerusha H. Chaffe, born April 3, 1806; married Uriah Farmer. 
+ 1773 iv Ursula Chaffe, born February 24, 1808; married Asa Howard. 
1774 v David Shipman Chaffe, born February 11, 1811; died December 
10, 1850; married Emily Myers. 
+ 1775 vi Melissa Chaffe, born January 28, 1814; married Chauncey Myers. 



198 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

+ 1776 vii Newell Moses Chaffe, born September 25, 1818; married Catherine 
McGregor. 

1777 viii Caroline K. Chaffe, born January 22, 1821 ; died March 22, 1885. 

1778 ix William P. Chaffe, born June 4, 1829; died November 27, 1855. 

673 Abigail « ChafEee (Ezra,^ Ebenezer,^ John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born 
in Woodstock, Conn., May 9, 1779, and died August 11, 1813. She married in 
Athens, Vt., May 29, 1806, Reverend Asa Kent, a Methodist minister, born in 
Brookfield, Conn., May 9, 1780, died in New Bedford, Mass., September 1, 1860. 
Abigail Chaffee was baptized in the West Woodstock Congregational Church, 
June 6, 1779, and was buried in New Bedford. Mr. Kent married (2), April 29, 
1814, Susan Earl, who died in May, 1863. 

Children : 

1779 i Joseph Crawford ^ Kent, born April 14, 1807; married Myra Chap- 

man. 

1780 ii Elmira Kent, born January 2, 1810; died November 15, 1841; mar- 

ried Charles Worth. 
+ 1781 iii Abigail Kent, born June 17, 1813; married William Tallman. 

674 Olive « Chaffee (Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born 
in Woodstock, Conn., February 20, 1781, and died in Belvidere, Vt., September 13, 
1849. She married Leonard Ames, and lived at one time in Trenton, N. J. She 
was baptized in the West Woodstock Congregational Church, April 22, 1781. 

Children : 

+ 1782 i Abigail '' Ames, married Green. 

+ 1783 ii Jerusha Ames, married William Evarts. 

676 Prudence ^ Chaffee (Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Woodstock, Conn., September 17, 1782, and died in Grafton, Vt., February 22, 
1843. She married in Athens, Vt., August 22, 1814, David Cottrell, born in Rhode 
Island, August 21, 1781, died in Grafton, December 18, 1839. He had a light 
complexion, blue eyes, and was of medium height. He was a miller and also in 
the lumber business. He served in the War of 1812 as a Private and attended 
the Congregational Church. Prudence Chaffee was baptized in the West Wood- 
stock Congregational Church, October 27, 1782. She and her husband lived in 
Grafton. 

Children ; 

1784 i David Freeman ^ Cottrell, born August 12, 1815; died March 8, 1816. 

1785 ii Adaline Rebecca Cottrell, born February 21, 1817; died October 2, 

1882; married James Dimon of Bristol, R. I. 
+ 1786 iii Mary Cottrell, born January 20, 1819; married Nathan T. Sherwin. 

1787 iv David Harvey Cottrell, born May 28, 1821; died in California, in 

September, 1850, soon after his arrival there. 

1788 V Laura Cottrell, born September 16, 1823; residence, 1891, Bristol, R. I. 

677 Armilla e Chaffee (Ezra,5 Ebenezer,^ John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Athens, Vt., March 7, 1784, and died in Townshend, Vt., May 7, 1864. She 
married (1) in Athens, August 28, 1814, Nathan Willard, born in Woodstock, 
Conn., in 1790, died in Athens, April 13, 1852. He was a farmer and quarryman, 
had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, seven inches in height. She 

married (2) Oakes. She was a member of the Methodist Church, and was 

buried in Athens. 



SIXTH GENERATION 199 

Children : 

1789 i George Norris ^ Willard, born May 11, 1818; died January 4, 1869. 
+ 1790 ii Charles Henry Willard, born February 15, 1825; married (1) Lucretia 
M. Dunton; (2) Sarah J. Dunton; (3) Abby L. Morse. 

679 Lydia « Chaffee (Ebenezer,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was 
born in Canterbury, Conn., October 8, 1776, and died June 1, 1847, She married, 
March 24, 1796, Luther, son of Ebenezer Spaulding. He was born in Canter- 
bury (in that part now Brooklyn), March 22, 1762, died in Norwich, Conn., Feb- 
ruary 3, 1838, and was buried there. He was a lawyer in Norwich, and was at one 
time Judge of the New London County Court. 

Children : 

1791 i George 7 Spaulding, born March 16, 1797; died November 22, 1858; 

married, February 18, 1824, Helen Maria, daughter of Gad Cowles 
of Farmington, Conn. ; no children ; he graduated from Yale College 
in 1818. 

1792 ii Charles Spaulding, a member of the firm of Barnes and Spaulding, pro- 

prietors of a cork-cutting machine. 

1793 iii A daughter, died in infancy. 

1794 iv A daughter, died ; unmarried. _ 

680 Ethan 8 Chaffee (Ebenezer,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was 
born in Canterbury, Conn., October 29, 1780, and died there, February 6, 1848. 
He married in Plainfield, Conn., about 1810, Ruby, daughter of Benjamin Bacon 
of that place. She died in Canterbury, January 31, 1873, aged eighty-five years, 
and was buried there. Ethan Chaffee was a farmer and all his life lived in Canter- 
bury, where he bought land December 27, 1806, later buying and selling other 
pieces of land there. 

Children : 

1795 i Lydia SJ Chaffee, born October 9, 1819; residence, 1883, Canterbury; 
unmarried. 
+ 1796 ii Ethan Chaffee, Jr., born May 21, 1821 ; married Mary A. Shedd. 
, + 1797 iii John Chaffee, born July 6, 1823; married Mary A. Fast. 

1798 iv Eliza A. Chaffee, born March 13, 1825; died in Canterbury, June 10, 

1854; unmarried. 

1799 v Horace Bacon Chaffee, born March 31, 1828; died December 10, 1861; 

a cabinetmaker; unmarried. t',,-! 

683 Ebenezer « Sanger (Olive » Chaffee, Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas - 
died. He married his cousin, OHve « Chaffee (681) (Ebenezer,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) born in Canterbury, Conn., December 19, 1782, died about 
1820. The records show that February 6, 1813, Olive Chaffee of Canterbury 
bought for $200, twenty-four acres of land in Brooklyn, Conn., the adjoining 
town. Ebenezer Sanger married (2) Eunice Hutchins. 

Child, by first wife : 

1800 i Ebenezer 7 Sanger, Jr., born April 17, 1819. 
Children, by second wife: 

1801 ii Luther Sanger, born April 22, 1821. 

1802 iii George Sanger, born May 18, 1825. 

1803 iv Martin Hutchins Sanger, born April 12, 1827. 

1804 V Hannah Sanger, born December 12, 1830. 

1805 vi Ohve Chaffee Sanger, born August 17, 1833. 



200 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

686 Sarah (" Sally ") Adams « Chafiee (Samuel,^ Ebenezer/ John,3 Joseph,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Woodstock, Conn., July 3, 1784, and died May 13, 1866. 
She married there, November 14, 1825, Wilkes, son of Caleb and Alice Sharpe, 
born in Pomfret, Conn., July 28, 1789, died in Providence, R. I., August 7, 1866, 
He was a livery stable keeper in Providence, where they lived and where Sarah 
Adams (Chaffee) Sharpe was buried. She had black eyes. 

Child: 
+ 1806 i Lucian ^ Sharpe, born March 20, 1830; married Louisa Dexter. 

687 Lucy ^ Chaffee (Samuel," Ebenezer,^ John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Woodstock, Conn., October 1, 1785, and died. She married, December 30, 
1802, Joseph Deans, born August 29, 1778, died April 22, 1838. 

Children, born in Woodstock : 

+ 1807 i Nancy ^ Deans, born October 7, 1803; married Reuben Wells. 

+ 1808 ii Abiel Deans, born October 16, 1805; married Amanda Lillibridge. 

+ 1809 iii Julia Ann Deans, born May 3, 1808; married Pitt Sharpe. 

+ 1810 iv Eliza Deans, born January 11, 1811; married Francis Fitts. 

+ 1811 v Catherine Deans, born April 20, 1819; married Holmes Slade. 

1812 vi Joseph Edwin Deans, born December 3, 1824; married . 

688 Luther *> Chaffee (Samuel, " Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas was born 
in Woodstock, Conn., October 26, 1787, and died in Orwell, Pa., in October, 1856. 
He married (1) in Connecticut, about 1807, Amy, daughter of Joseph Browning 
of that state. She died in 1833, aged forty-two, and was buried in Orwell. She 
was a member of the Universalist church. He married (2) in 1835, Julia, daughter 
of William Waterman. She was born in North Haven, Conn., in 1810, and was 
living in 1892. 

Luther Chaffee had a dark complexion and eyes, black hair, and was five feet, 
ten inches in height. He was a carpenter, joiner and farmer. In 1809 he lived 
in Connecticut and about 1812 moved to Orwell, Pa., with his brother Jason. 
He was a School Director for several terms. He was a Universalist in belief and 
always supported that church. He was noted for his hospitality and his up- 
rightness in all walks of life. 

Children, by first wife: 

1813 i Olive ' Chaffee, died aged twelve. 

+ 1814 ii Albert Chaffee, born September 3, 1810; married Anna Mead. 

+ 1815 iii Samuel Chaffee, born April 20, 1812; married Lavina Goodell. 

1816 iv Eliza Chaffee, born about 1815; died about 1856 or 1857; unmarried, 

+ 1817 V Lois Chaffee, born about 1817; married Nelson Vaness. 

+ 1818 vi Daniel Dwight Chaffee, born October 21, 1819; married Eliza 
Camp. 

1819 vii Fanny Chaffee, born about 1821; died about 1853 (1865); un- 

married. 

1820 viii Cordelia Chaffee, born in February, 1824; died in November, 1888; 

married Ashel Mead; residence, near Meadville, Pa. 
+ 1821 ix Ezra Chaffee, born January 27, 1827; married (1) Mary A. Smith; 

(2) Susan A. Whitney. 
+ 1822 X Henry Leander Chaffee, born about 1829; married. 
1823 xi Andrew Chaffee, born about 1832; died about 1838. 
+ 1824 xii Leander Alma Chaffee, born January 23, 1833; married Rachel A. 

Siggins. 



SIXTH GENERATION 201 

Children, by second wife: 

1825 xiii Edward Berzilia Chaffee, born May 31, 1837; married in Pennsyl- 
vania, Annette Beecher; he enlisted August 22, 1862, as a 
Private, in Company D, 141st Pennsylvania Volunteers, and 
served in the Civil War three years, being mustered out May 
28, 1865; his regiment was in the Army of the Potomac; he was 
ill in hospitals in New York and Philadelphia; returned to his 
Pennsylvania home, married and removed to Iowa, where in 
1890 he was living in Union. 

+ 1826 xiv Alice Emily Chaffee, born July 2, 1839; married George N. Johnson. 

+ 1827 XV Isabelle Lucy Chaffee, born January 17, 1842; married Edwin H. 
Johnson. 

689 Polly 8 Chaffee (Samuel,^ Ebenezer,^ John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born 
in Woodstock, Conn., May 3, 1789, and died. She married (1) Daniel Browning, 
who died; she married (2) Artemas Johnson. 

Children : 

1828 i Mary ^ Browning. 

1829 ii Sally Browning. 

1830 iii Harmon D. Browning. 

1831 iv Denis Johnson. 

1832 V Wealthy Johnson. 

1833 vi Lucian Johnson. 

1834 vii Nancy Johnson. 

690 Miranda * Chaffee (Samuel,^ Ebenezer,^ John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was 
born in Woodstock, Conn., June 3, 1790, and died February 1, 1869. She married 
in Orwell, Pa., September 21, 1817, Theron Wells, a carpenter and farmer, born 
in New Hartford, November 14, 1794, died in Orwell. He had a sandy complexion, 
gray eyes, and was five feet, ten inches in height. They lived in Orwell, where 
she was buried. 

Children : 

1835 i Lois S.^ Wells, born February 2, 1819; married Levi Gilbert. 

1836 ii Samuel C. Wells, born March 10, 1821; died April 13, 1886; married, 

July 3, 1847, Maria Block. 

1837 iii Sanford Wells, born July 18, 1824; died March 26, 1888; married M. 

J. DeWitt. 

1838 iv George Washington Wells, born August 18, 1828; died December 

2, 1891; married C. A. Brown; residence, 1890, Potterville, Pa. 
+ 1839 v Edgar Oscar Wells, born September 4, 1833; married (1) Mercia A. 
Dunkerton; (2) Mrs. Ahce A. Lane. 

691 -Danforth 8 Chaffee (Samuel,* Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was 
born in Woodstock, Conn., March 31, 1793, and died in Mariette, Pa., June 26, 
1820. He married in Bainbridge, N, Y,, September 6, 1817, Edna, daughter of 
Martin Luther of Bennington, Vt., who served all through the Revolution. Mrs. 
Chaffee died May 16, 1891, and was buried in Milledgeville, 111. She was a member 
of the Congregational church. Danforth Chaffee had a dark complexion, and 
black eyes. He was a wagon maker, and in 1817 lived in Orwell, Pa. 

Children : 
+ 1840 i Danford ^ Chaffee, born October 24, 1816; married Deborah Rockwell. 
+ 1841 ii Hiland Danforth Chaffee, born July 23, 1819; married Eliza E. Hum- 
phrey. 



202 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

692 Jason ^ Chaffee (Samuel, ^ Ebenezer,^ John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born 

in Woodstock, Conn., June 9, 1794, and died in Susquehanna, Pa., June 6, 

(after 1879)., He married in Orwell, Pa., about 1821, Fanny, daughter of Chester 
Gridley of Orwell, where she died June 2, 1851, and where she was buried. She 
was a member of the Episcopal Church. 

Jason Chaffee served as a fifer, in the War of 1812 under Commander Jacob 
Lyon, in New London, Conn., from June 21 to June 24, 1813, He was a farmer 
and hotel-keeper. At the time of his marriage he lived in Orwell, and later in 
Susquehanna, Wysox, Myersburg, Le Raysville and Rome (all in Pennsylvania), 
where he kept a hotel for twenty-five years. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, 
and was five feet, eleven inches in height. He united with the Universalist Church 
at the age of forty-five. At the age of eighty-five he could still play on the flute 
and organ. 

Children : 
+ 1842 i Chester Gridley ^ Chaffee, born October 26, 1822; married Frances 
V. Rose. 

1843 ii Sally Chaffee, born in 1824; died in 1868. 

1844 iii Fannie Chaffee. 

1845 iv Jason Chaffee, Jr. 

1846 V Edgar Chaffee, born in 1842; died in 1875; residence, Houtzdale, Pa. 

693 Lucinda » Chaffee (Samuel,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was 
born in Woodstock, Conn., May 18, 1796, and died. She married there, March 30, 
1820, Walter, Jr., son of Walter and Lutheda (Franklin) Tucker. He was born 
in Woodstock, October 10, 1797, and died about 1868 or 1869. Mr. and Mrs. 
Tucker moved to Orwell, Bradford County, Pa., after their marriage, and also 
lived in Athens, Pa. Lucinda (Chaffee) Tucker had a dark complexion, and black 
eyes. Mr. Tucker married again after her death. 

Children : 

1847 i EHza Jane ^ Tucker, born December 26, 1820; married. 

1848 ii Mason T. Tucker, born December 25, 1822; married. 

1849 iii Anson A. Tucker, born November 5, 1824; married Sophia Haggerty. 

1850 iv Lucy Angeline Tucker, born November 6, 1826; married George Wood. 

1851 V Maria Ann Tucker, born May 18, 1829; married Daniel Vangorder. 

1852 vi Sylvia Albina Tucker, born July 1, 1831 ; married Wallace W. Wells. 

1853 vii Sarah (Sally) Almeda Tucker, born September 25, 1833; married George 

Lameraux. 

1854 viii Alida Irene Tucker, born February 19, 1836; married Daniel L. Coburn. 

For further descendants see Tucker Gcncalogij, by Ephraim Tucker. 

694 Ebenezer ^ Chaffee (Samuel,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was 
born in Woodstock, Conn., September 18, 1797, and died in Alton, N. Y., June 17, 
1864. He married in Cheshire, Mass., April 11, 1821, Phila, daughter of Jonathan 
and Lettice Farnum of that place. She was a Quakeress. Ebenezer Chaffee had 
a dark complexion, and black eyes. February 10, 1835, he bought land in Hart- 
wick, N. Y., for $4,024, and sold land there in 1842. He was a blacksmith and 
for twenty-five years held the office of Postmaster. He was living in Afton at the 
time of his death, which was sudden. He was found dead in a field, with his 
faithful dog whining beside his body. He was buried in Afton, where he was highly 
respected for his honesty and industry. 



SIXTH GENERATION 203 

Children : 

1855 i Catharine Eliza ^ Chaffee, born January 1, 1824 (January 29, 1823); 

married, January 29, 1846, George Kirby. 

1856 ii Achsah Malvina Chaffee, born July 6, 1826 (July 10, 1824) ; died in 

Milford, N. Y., in 1884, suddenly; married, February 17, 1844, 
Cortland C. Wilcox; residence, Milford. 
+ 1857 iii John Dwight Chaffee, born February 16, 1828 (February 18, 1827); 
married Maria L. Wilcox. 

1858 iv Maria Farnum Chaffee, born September 22, 1830; died April 9, 1835. 

1859 V Aim Maria Chaffee, born April 22, 1837 (April 11, 1836); married 

William Landers. 

1860 vi Mary Farnum Chaffee, born September 15, 1840 (September 12, 1843) ; 

married Zenas Tarbel. 

695 Alice *• Chaffee (Samuel, ^ Ebenezer,* John,^ Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born, 
in Woodstock, Conn., July 18, 1799, and died. She married (1) in Charlton 
Mass., May 10, 1829, Josiah Conant, a millwright of Dudley, Mass., where she 
also lived. He was born there, December 7, 1804, and died in Woodstock, Au- 
gust 7, 1839. They lived in Dudley and Woodstock. She married (2) and moved 
to Michigan. She was a Universalist, had a dark complexion, black eyes, and was 
quite tall. 

Children, born in Woodstock: 

1861 i Pitt Chaffee 7 Conant, born November 26, 1834; died in Woodstock, 

September 1, 1844. 

1862 ii Emily Conant, born November 6, 1839; died November 26, 1839. 

697 Eliza ^ Chafiee (Samuel,* Ebenezer,* John,^ Joseph, 2 Thomas ') was born 
in Woodstock, Conn., April 2, 1803, and died. She married there. May 17, 1825, 
Asa, Jr., son of Asa Robinson. He was born March 5, 1798. She had black eyes, 
and was a member of the Universalist Church. 

Children, born in Woodstock: 

1863 i George Fred ^ Robinson, born January 6, 1826; residence, 1890, Cali- 

fornia. 

1864 ii Helen Robinson, born May 6, 1827; married, March 13, 1848, Edward 

Whipple Mixer, born July 25, 1822. 

1865 iii Elizabeth Robinson, born December 28, 1829. 

698 Ezra « Chaffee (Samuel, * Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas was born 
in Woodstock, Conn., April 12, 1806, and died in Cooperstown, N. Y., May 23, 
1837. He married, June 24, 1827, Sylvia Albina, daughter of Joseph and Lucy 
(Leland) Bennett of Cheshire, Mass. She was born April 6, 1810, died July 7, 
1875, and was buried in Binghamton, N. Y. She was a member of the Metho- 
dist Church and later of the Universalist Church, of which Mr. Chaffee was also 
a member. After his death she married (2), February 26, 1839, Merlin Jackson of 
Afton, N. Y, In 1831, Ezra Chaffee was living in Cheshire, on February 19th of 
that year buying for $275, land in Middlefield, N. Y., where he soon settled, as 
in 1832, when buying more land there, he is spoken of as of "Middlefield." He 
sold land there in 1834, when he is spoken of as of Otsego, N. Y. He had a light 
complexion and peculiar eyes, one being blue and one black. He was a black- 
smith and held the office of Commissioner of Deeds in 1835. His will, made May 13, 
1837, was probated in Cooperstown, June 10th of that year, and mentions his 



204 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

widow and son. The executors were his brother Ebenezer and Joseph Bennett. 
His gravestone in the Cooperstown Cemetery tells the passer-by that he died 
" Rejoicing in the faith of the World's Salvation." 
Children : 

+ 1866 i Joseph Bennett ^ Chaffee, born June 4, 1830; married Sarah E. Rogers. 
1867 ii Everett L. Chaffee, born about January, 1834; died September 21, 
1835; aged one year and nine months; buried in Cooperstown. 

702 Mary ^ Chaffee (Hezekiah,^ Hezekiah,* John,^ Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was 
born about 1760, and died in Windsor, Conn., October 7, 1846, aged eighty-six. 
She married, November 7, 1784, as his third wife. Captain James, son of Nathaniel 
Hooker. He was born about 1742, and died December 10, 1805, aged sixty-three. 
They lived in Rochester, N. Y., or near by. After his death Mary (Chaffee) Hooper 
returned to Windsor, where she lived with her sister Hepzibah. She was buried 
in the Windsor Cemetery. 

Children, born in or near Rochester: 

1868 i Dolly Goodwin ^ Hooker, born July 30, 1787; died in Rochester, Feb- 

ruary 15, 1850; married, June 24, 1803, Judge Elisha Beebe, son 
of Elisha and Mary (Beebe) Strong of Windsor; he was born in 
Hartford, Conn., November 27, 1788; died October 14, 1867. 
[For further descendants see Strong Genealogy.] 

1869 ii Alexander Allen Hooker, died; married Lucy Case. 

1870 iii James Hooker, died ; married Helen S. Read. 

1871 iv Horace Hooker, died; married Helen Wolcott. 

1872 V Henry Thomas Hooker, died; married Mary B. Cobb. 

1873 vi Hannah Allen Hooker, died; married Reverend Andrew Yates. 

1874 vii Mary Chaffee Hooker, died; married James C. McGofiin. 

1875 viii Eliza Hooker, died; unmarried. 

703 Hezekiah « ChafEee, Jr. (Hezekiah,^ Hezekiah,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), 
was born in Windsor, Conn., March 21, 1762, and died there, October 18, 1821. 
He married (1) in September, 1785, Charlotte, daughter of Hezekiah Bradley of 
Greenfield and Fairfield, Conn., She was born July 15 1764, and died in 1812, 
her death being recorded on the monument over her husband's grave in the old 
cemetery, Windsor, as follows: 

"Mrs. Charlotte Chaffee wife of Doct. Hezekiah Chaffee, Jr. and daughter of 
Hezekiah Bradley Esq. of Fairfield, died March 24, 1812, aged 48." 

Doctor Chaffee married (2), December 25, 1814, Abigail Talcott born in 1784. 
She married after his death Deacon Jasper Morgan, and died January 31, 
1832. 

The following Revolutionary record is thought to refer to Doctor Chaffee: 

"Chaffey, Hezekiah. Private, Capt. Hezekiah Russell's (2d) co. of volunteers, 
2d Hampshire Co. regt. ; service, 6 days, by order of Elisha Porter, Sherriff, against 
the insurgents at Northampton May 6, June 15, 16, and 17, 1782, at Springfield 
June 12, 1782, and at Hadley June 13, 1782." [Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors 
in the War of the Revolution.] 

October 7, 1785, Doctor Chaffee bought of Aaron Meacham of Enfield, Conn., 
for £24, a house in Somers and he sold land there to Amariah Kibbe for £160, 
the deed being recorded July 1, 1805. February 22, 1790, Jack I. Pell, a negro 
servant of Doctor Chaffee's, was baptized in the Congregational Church on pro- 
fession of faith. 



SIXTH GENERATION 205 

The original of the following letter addressed by Doctor Chaffee to "Mrs. Char- 
lotte Chaffee, Greenfield, Conn." is preserved by one of their descendants. Mrs. 
Chaffee was evidently visiting her parents: 

"Windsor June 1st 1796. 
"My Dear. 

"You will recollect I told you not long since I dreamed I was a Preacher 
knowing you to have considerable faith in dreams. I have concluded to actually 
turn Preacher, & will address my first sermon to you & will faithfully promise to 
preach to none else, until I see what effect my sermon will produce. I shall take 
my text in the 2nd chapter of the songs of Soloman beginning at the last clause 
of the 10th verse to the end of the 13th inclusive 'Rise up my love my fair one & 
come away. For lo the Winter is past the rain is over & gone, the flowers appear 
on the earth, the time of the singing of the birds is come the voice of the turtle is 
heard in our land, the fig tree putteth forth her green figs, & the vines with the 
tender grape give a good smell. Arise my. love my fair one, & come away' — 
Soloman fully sensible of the pleasures & enjoyments of social live, was placed 
by the absence of his beloved, in a situation that debared him from the present 
enjoyment of her company. He addresses himself to her in the most beautiful 
& persuasive manner — 'Rise up my love &c.,' setting forth the beauties and 
fragrance of the season, to allure the senses & making love in the most delicate 
manner to captivate the soul, uniting all the adress that was in the power of man 
to solicit the return of his beloved. — We must believe Soloman was strongly im- 
pressed with the belief in what God said to Adam (Genesis 2nd Chapter 18th verse) 
' It is not good that man should be alone ' — For my own part, taking these passages 
of Scripture together, and reasoning from my own feelings I am abundantly 
convinced of the truth, & sufficiently feel the force of conviction. That this may 
produce the like effect on you, & that you may prove your faith by works I shall 
conclude with the words of my text — Rise up my love my fair one and come away. 

H. C." 

Doctor Chaffee's will, recorded in Hartford, Conn., was made December 19, 
1818. The legatees were his wife, Abigail, his sons, Hezekiah B. and Samuel G., 
and his daughter Abigail S. Loomis, to whom he left "my negro slave Nancy." 
The inventory of the estate was taken November 6, 1821. Doctor Chaffee lived in 
Windsor where the monument over his grave reads as follows: 

"Hezekiah Chaffee, Jr. died October 18, 1821, aged 60, eminently skillful in 
his profession, beloved and esteemed for his virtues, his death was deeply felt 
and universally regretted, a tribute of fiUial love." 

Children, by first wife : 

+ 1876 i Abigail Sherwood ^ Chaffee, born April 24, 1787; married Colonel 
James Loomis. 
1877 ii Hezekiah Bradley Chaffee, born March 3, 1789; died December 13, 
1864; baptized in the Windsor Congregational Church, June 28, 
1789; unmarried; graduated from Yale College in 1809; was in 
mercantile business in Hartford with his brother for many years ; 
in 1828 he sold to William Winterton, tailor, of New York City 
for $2,000, lots in Oswego, N. Y.; at one time he hved in New 
York City. 

+ 1878 iii Samuel Griswold Chaffee, born May 15, 1791; married (1) Rebecca 
Phelps; (2) Julia Lombard. 

706 Lucinda « Chaffee (Simeon,^ John,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born 
in South Wilbraham, Mass., October 21, 1766, and died July 10, 1838. She mar- 
ried there, August 31, 1797, Daniel Murphy, Jr., of Springfield, Mass. Their 
intention of marriage was published in South Wilbraham, March 20, 1797, where 
she was then living, and where she was buried. 



206 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 

1879 i Cornelius Davis ^ Murphy, went to sea, and was never again heard of. 

1880 ii John Washington Murphy, born about 1803, died in Williamstown, 

Mass., May 26, 1836, aged thirty three; married Eliza . 

1881 iii Love Murphy, died in the South; married in Wilbraham, George Gager, 

who died; she went South. 

1882 iv Minerva Murphy, died in Hartford, Conn.; married Arlow Collins, who 

died in Hartford; had two sons and a daughter. 

708 Willard ^ ChafEee (Simeon, ^ John,* John, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born 
in South Wilbraham, Mass., November 7, 1770, and died there, May 20, 1840. 
He married in Norwich, Conn., February 26, 1804, Lois Fuller of Norwich, born 
August 31, 1773. The trip from the home of the bride's father in Norwich to her 
new home in South Wilbraham is said to have been made on horseback, the bride 
riding on a pillion behind her husband. She died in South Wilbraham, July 24, 
1848, where both were buried. She was a zealous Methodist. It is recorded that 
Willard Chaffee of Wilbraham, "yeoman, " bought of Zadock Stebbins of the same 
place, " cordwainer, " land in Wilbraham, March 23, 1798, for the sum of $660.66, 
and that in 1803 and 1818, being then of South Wilbraham, he bought land in 
Stafford, Conn. He was a farmer. 

Children, born in South Wilbraham : 

+ 1883 i Edward Willard ^ Chaffee, born December 5, 1804; married Ehza 
Davis. 
1884 ii Edwin Mascraft Chaffee, a twin, born December 5 1804; died March 
23, 1805 ; buried in South Wilbraham, where, in the Congregational 
Church, he had been baptized, January 17, 1805. 

+ 1885 iii Eliza Chaffee, born January 20, 1807; married Titus Amidon. 

711 Simeon <> ChafEee, Jr. (Simeon,^ John,* John, 3 Joseph, ^ Thomas i), was born 
in South Wilbraham, Mass., September 10, 1776, and died there, September 17, 
1825. He married in Washington, Mass., April 2, 1802, Fanny Elmer Chaffee 
(1570) (Asa,« Asa,5 Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) born in Somers, Conn., 
January 27, 1780, died in South Wilbraham, October 9, 1855. She was baptized 
in the Wilbraham Congregational Church, May 27, 1792. In 1838 she was living 
in Palmer, Mass. Simeon Chaffee was a farmer and mason, and lived in South 
Wilbraham, where both he and his wife were buried. 

Children, born in South Wilbraham: 

1886 i A son,7 born June 6, 1804; died June 6, 1804. 

1887 ii Lucetta Davis Chaffee, born October 14, 1805; died in South Wilbra- 

ham, May 28, 1887; married there, October 3, 1836, Ebenezer 
Howlett of Stafford, Conn., a widower with a daughter; he was 
born May 28, 1797, and died in South Wilbraham, May 28, 1881, 
on his eighty-fourth birthday of heart disease; Lucetta Davis 
(Chaffee) Howlett died on the sixth anniversary of his death; 
and both were buried in South Wilbraham, on Memorial Day, 
six years apart; they had no children and Mrs Howlett willed 
the homestead to her niece, Louise E. (Chaffee) Chamberlin 
(4066) ; a large part of her property she left to the Methodist 
Church, of which she was a member and to which she gave a 
bell and a generous contribution for the Sunday School library, 
just before her death, which occurred as the result of injuries 
received from a pair of runaway horses. 



SIXTH GENERATION 207 

1888 iii Electa Elmer Chaffee, born May 17, 1807 ; died April 3, 1881 ; married 
in Somers, June 8, 1840, Roswell Graves, a widower with a son 
and daughter; he was born October 6, 1806, and died in Indian 

Orchard, Mass., February 12, ; they had no children. 

+ 1889 iv Reuben Howlett Chaffee, born March 22, 1809; married (1) Esther 
A. Truden ; (2) Caroline . 

1890 V Marvin Chaffee, born September 11, 1810; died February 10, 1811. 

1891 vi Harriet Chaffee, born April 3, 1812; died in Ware, Mass., March 11, 

1883; married (1) in Palmer, May G, 1841, Aaron Graves of New 
York City, born in Martinsburg, N. Y., November 10, 1808, 
died in Jacksonville, Fla., December 27, 1874; she was his third 
wife; he had three children by his first wife; Harriet (Chaffee) 
Graves married (2) in Palmer, November 9, 1875, William Snell 
(third wife) w^ho had three daughters and a son, all born in 
Ware, by his first wife; in 1838, Harriet Chaffee lived in Palmer; 
she died of a paralytic shock; she had no children. 

+ 1892 vii Thirza Chaffee, born October 31, 1813; married Daniel S. Collins. 
1893 viii Abdel Newbury Chaffee, born August 22, 1816; died January 6, 
1817. 

+ 1894 ix Elam Newbury Chaffee, born April 1, 1818; married Sarah Holt. 

713 Noah ^ Chaffee (Simeon, ^ John,'* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 
South Wilbraham, Mass., October 19, 1780, and died in Albion, Orleans County, 
N. Y. He married about 1805 Freelove Edgerton of Monson, their intention of 
marriage being published in South Wilbraham, February 4, 1805. He was then 
living in South Wilbraham, but afterward moved to Albion, where he was living 
as early as 1823. He was a farmer. 

Children : 

+ 1895 i Caroline ^ Chaffee, married Alonzo Rice. 

+ 1896 ii HoUis Worthington Chaffee, born January 4, 1812; married Susan 
Thomas. 

716 Emery « Chaffee (Simeon, ^ John,^ John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas *) was born in 
South Wilbraham, Mass., October 5, 1786, and died in Stafford, Conn., Septem- 
ber 21, 1871. He married (1) in South 'Wilbraham, October 6, 1814, Keziah, 
daughter of Jonathan Harwood of Stafford, Conn,, their marriage intention being 
published in South Wilbraham, September 22, 1814. She died March 14, 1821, 
aged thirty-four, and he married (2) in Stafford, December 6, 1821, her sister 
Lura Harwood, their marriage intention being entered in South Wilbraham, 
November 17, 1821. She died May 3, 1868, aged seventy-five. Emery Chaffee 
had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, eight inches in height. He 
was a farmer and lived in his native town at the time of both marriages, and at 
least until after the births of his children. At the time of his death he was living 
in Stafford. He and both his wives were buried in South Wilbraham. They were 
all members of the Congregational Church, Lura (Harwood) Chaffee having re- 
ceived a letter of dismissal from the Second Church of Christ in Stafford to the 
South Wilbraham Congregational Church, July 3, 1823. 

Children, by first wife, born in South Wilbraham: 

+ 1897 i Zelotes Emery ^ Chaffee, born September 17, 1815; married Hannah 
S. Snell. 
1898 ii Mertilla Keziah Chaffee, born June 23, 1818; died September 9, 1830; 
buried in South Wilbraham, where, in the Congregationa Church, 
she was baptized September 19, 1824. 



208 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children, by second wife, born in South Wilbraham : 

+ 1899 iii FrankUn Dexter Chaffee, born April 16, 1824; married (1) Emeline 

C. Hurlbert; (2) Mrs. Elizabeth Pease. 
+ 1900 iv Edwin Stearns Chaffee, born April 13, 1828; married Hannah A. Cady. 

1901 V Lura Clarinda Chaffee, born July 14, 1829; died February 29, 1852; 

married, November 27, 1849, Anson C, son of Charles and Frances 
(Rice) Brewer of Wilbraham; no children. 

1902 vi Henry Winslow Chaffee, born December 22 1835; died March 7, 1837; 

was buried in South Wilbraham. 

718 Amos 8 ChaflEee, Jr. (Amos, 5 John,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), was born in 
South Wilbraham, Mass., May 13, 1773, and died in Rochester, Vt., May 15, 1844. 
He married (1) in Stafford, Conn., January 1, 1795, Betsey Harwood of Connecti- 
cut, who died and was buried in Waterbury, Vt. He married (2) Rachel Gubtil, 
who died in Waterbury, and was buried there. He married (3) Mrs. Lydia (Beck- 
with) Richardson, who died in Rochester, and was buried there. He had a light 
complexion, blue eyes, was five feet, nine and one-half inches in height, and of a 
cheerful and hopeful disposition. In 1795 and 1797 he bought land in Stafford, 
where he was then living. In 1807 he bought land in Bellows Falls, Vt., which 
he sold in 1811. In 1819 he was living in Rockingham, Vt., when he sold land in 
Brookline, Vt., April 26th. He also lived in Westminster, Vt., Waterbury and 
Rochester. He was a farmer and a cooper, and a member of the Methodist Church. 

Children, by first wife: 

1903 i Clarissa ^ Chaffee, born in Stafford, November 9, 1795; died January 

19, 1875; married Edward Goodell. 
-I- 1904 ii Orrin (ihaffee, married Abigail Hodgkins. 

1905 iii Laura Chaffee, born July 1, 1797; died February 10, 1856; married 

Ezra McCollom. 

1906 iv Lucinda Chaffee, born in Athens, Vt., July 10, 1801; died. 

1907 V Minerva Chaffee, married John McCollom. 

Children, by second wife : 

1908 vi Julia Ann Chaffee, died September 2, 1871; married Amasa Eaton. 

1909 vii Elizabeth (Betsey) Chaffee, died October 15, 1867; married William 

McCollom. 

1910 viii Nancy Brown Chaffee, died March 9, 1883; married Amasa A. Fisk. 

1911 ix Almira Chaffee, died December 5, 1845; married William McCollom. 

1912 x Jane Chaffee, married Heber Chamberlin. 

-1-1913 xi William Carey Chaffee, born September 30, 1821; married (1) Esther 
P. Sylvester; (2) Susan M. Lowell. 

1914 xii Lydia Chaffee, married Oilman McNeal. 

1915 xiii Maryette Chaffee, died February 14, 1886; married Thomas F. Clark. 

720 John 6 Chaffee (Amos,^ John,* John,^ Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Stafford, Conn., September 3, 1778, and died in Rochester, Vt., March 14, 1850. 
He married in Athens, Vt., March 22, 1801, Sally, daughter of John Evans of 
that place. She died November 9, 1852, and was buried in Rochester. 

John Chaffee was a farmer, surveyor and teacher. He had a light complexion, 
blue eyes, and was six feet in height. In 1801 he was living in Athens, where in 
1805 he held the office of Lister and in 1806 and 1807 that of Selectman. At 
various times he held nearly all the elective town offices in Rochester. He and 
his wife were for years members of the Congregational Church, but later joined 
the Universalist Church. 



SIXTH GENERATION 209 

Children, the first three born in Athens: 

1916 i Fanny "> Chaffee, born March 17, 1802; died in Rochester, March 13, 

1850; married Wilham Huntoon. 

1917 ii Marcia Chaffee, born January 11, 1804; died; married Washington 

Tower, who died before 1891, at which time she was Uving in 
Rochester; she had a hght complexion, blue eyes, and was 
medium in height ; was a member of the Congregational Church. 
+ 1918 iii Leonard Chaffee, born June 28, 1806; married Tryphenia Thurston, 

1919 iv Lyman Chaffee, born October 23, 1808; had a light complexion, blue 

eyes, and was medium in height; when last heard from, in 1830, 
he was teaching school near Springfield, O. 

1920 V Amos Chaffee, born December 2, 1810; died in Rochester, August 

10, 1848; married Hannah Hubbard; he had a light complexion, 

blue eyes, and was of medium height. 
+ 1921 vi John Chaffee, Jr., born May 11, 1813; married Roselle A. Lowell. 
+ 1922 vii Anna Chaffee, born September 29, 1817; married Ebenezer K. 

Richmond. 
1923 viii Esther Chaffee, born April 28, 1820; married William Stone ; residence, 

1891, Rochester. 

721 Leonard Brown « ChafEee (Amos,^ John,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was 
born in Stafford, Conn., September 2, 1780, and died in Rochester, Vt., Septem- 
ber 10, 1866. He married in Athens, Vt., December 4, 1806, Azubah « Chaffee 
(678) (Ezra,5 Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas of that place, born in Athens, 
October 8, 1787, died in Rochester, October 1, 1858. Leonard B. Chaffee was 
stout, had blue eyes, and was five feet, eleven and one-half inches in height. In 
1797 he moved with his parents from Stafford to Athens, driving the team which 
carried the household goods. He was a farmer and lived in Athens until 1806, 
when he moved to Rochester, where he spent the rest of his life. He was a mem- 
ber of the Congregational Church, and held the town offices of Selectman, Lister 
and Justice of the Peace. 

Children, born in Rochester: 

+ 1924 i Azubah 7 Chaffee, born November 8, 1808 ; married Benjamin Hunton. 

+ 1925 ii John Willard Chaffee, born April 23, 1810; married Lomasy French. 

1926 iii Lucy Chaffee, born October 13, 1812; married Daniel Root. 

1927 iv Abigail Chaffee, born March 4, 1815; died April 1, 1832. 

1928 V Polly Chaffee, born May 25, 1817 ; died March 4, 1885 ; married Mason 

Huntoon. 

1929 vi Gardner Leonard Chaffee, born April 18, 1823; married in Rochester, 

January 1, 1850, Emeline A., daughter of John Morton of that 
place; at that time and in 1891 Mr. Chaffee lived in Rochester, 
where he was a builder; he has a light complexion, gray eyes, 
and is five feet, ten inches in height ; was a member of the State 
Legislature from 1888 to 1890. 
+ 1930 vii Walter Stebbins Chaffee, born September 15, 1831; married Olive 
Worster. 

722 Phineas 6 Stebbins, Jr. (Anna ^ Chaffe, John,* John,3 Joseph, zThomas^), 
was born July 13, 1768, and died November 6, 1822. He married Phebe Dunham, 
who died. 

Children : 

+ 1931 i Oliver ^ Stebbins, married Rachel Dunham. 

1932 ii Orin Stebbins, died; married Burleigh. 

+ 1933 iii Menzies Rayner Stebbins, married Julia Lyman. 



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1934 iv Caroline, born in 1800; died in October, 1823. 

1935 V Isaac Stebbins, died in October, 1823. 

1936 vi Persis Stebbins, married (1) Reuben Cadwell; (2) Ransom Sperry. 

724 Walter « Stebbins (Anna ^ Chaffe, John,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was 
born December 30, 1770, and died April 19, 1855. He married (1), October 6, 
1801, Azubah, daughter of John Carpenter. She died and he married (2), May 1, 
1837, Esther W. King. 

Children, by first wife : 

1937 i Clark Brown ^ Stebbins, born October 8, 1802; died; married Margaret 

Tobey. 

1938 ii Olive Carpenter Stebbins, born March 30, 1804; married Rodolphus 

Chaffee. (See 1616). 
+ 1939 iii William Carpenter Stebbins, born August 13, 1807; married Eliza 
Perrin. 

1940 iv Anna Maria Stebbins, born November 13, 1808; married Alvin 

Day. 

1941 V Almira Waitstill Stebbins, born May 25, 1812; married Horace 

Pease. 

1942 vi Jackson Walter Stebbins, born August 9, 1820; died August 29, 1862; 

married Fanny M. Burt; killed in the second battle of Bull Run, 
during the Civil War. 

1943 vii Stillman Needham Stebbins, born August 19, 1822; died July 15, 

1834; killed by lightning. 

728 Lucina « Stebbins (Anna ^ Chaffe, John,* John, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) was 
born September 12, 1780, and died January 28, 1848. She married her cousin, 
Luther, son of Eldad and Ann (Badger) Stebbins. He was born September 29, 
1776, and died August 31, 1825. 

Children : 

+ 1944 i Luther Lester 7 Stebbins, born February 7, 1803; married Sophia 
Shaw. 
1945 ii Lucina Elvira Stebbins, born August 30, 1807; died; married Thomas 
Isham. 

+ 1946 iii Rufus Phineas Stebbins, born March 3, 1810; married Eliza C. Liver- 
more. 

1947 iv Emily Anna Stebbins, born December 17, 1822 ; married John Langdon. 

730 Benjamin « Chaffee (Francis Green,^ Benjamin,* Joseph,^ Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born hi Ashford, Conn., June 28, 1771, and died. He married 
there, November 29, 1792, Rebecca, daughter of James Whiting. After Benja- 
min Chaffee's death she married (2) Burgess, and had a large family. Ben- 
jamin Chaffee lived in Ashford, and in 1802 was living in Marcellus, N. Y., where, 
on February 24th, he bought for $100, one hundred acres of land. 

Children : 

1948 i Onan7 Chaffee, born in Ashford, September 22, 1793; died; bought 

land in Marcellus, in 1817; unmarried. 
+ 1949 ii Benjamin Chaffee, Jr., born September 27, 1798; married Maria Lewis. 
1950 iii Wilson Chaffee, born in Onondaga County, N. Y.; married Eliza 

; in 1828 bought land in Volney, N. Y., where he then 

lived; in 1837 lived in Palermo, N. Y., where he and his wife 
sold land ; later, they settled in Michigan, where they were living 
in Napoleon, April 12, 1843, when they sold land in Marcellus. 



SIXTH GENERATION 211 

738 Mabel ^ ChafEe (Zebediah,^ James,* Joseph,^ Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born 
in "Woodstock, Conn., October 31, 1772, and died in Bernandotte, 111., January 11, 
1848. She married in Woodstock, April 10, 1792, Benjamin Bliss. 

Children : 

1951 i Benjamin^ Bliss, Jr., died. 

1952 ii Edward Vardus Bliss, died. 

1953 iii Mabel Bliss, died. 

1954 iv Elam Bliss, born November 13, 1802; died. 

1955 V Lorenzo Bliss. 

1956 vi George Washington Bliss. 

1957 vii Fanny Matilda Bliss. 

739 Azotus 6 Chaffee (Zebediah,^ James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) was 
born in Woodstock, Conn., November 6, 1774, and died in Conquest, Cayuga 
County, N. Y., April 20, 1836. He married in Hebron, Vt., in 1799, Sarah, daugh- 
ter of Daniel Hopkins of that place. She died in February, 1861, and was buried 
in Randolph, Pa. Azotus Chaffee was baptized in the First Congregational Church 
of Woodstock, December 18, 1774. He was a farmer, and in 1805 bought and 
sold land in Rupert, Vt., where he was then living. He moved from there to New 
York state in 1806, and settled in Cayuga County, buying land now within the 
limits of Auburn, N. Y. From 1807 to 1829 he lived in Brutus, N. Y., in 1830 
in Cato, N. Y., and later in Conquest. He served as a Private in the War of 
1812. 

Children, the first three born in Rupert: 

1958 i Thirza ^ Chaffe, born July 26, 1799; died in May, 1822. 

1959 ii Horace Chaffe, born July 7, 1801; died in April, 1868. 

+ 1960 iii James Chaffe, born August 26, 1803; married Mary Black. 

1961 iv Hannah Chaffe, born in June, 1807; died in September, 1834. 

1962 V Daniel Chaffe, born in August, 1808; died in April, 1868; married 

Ruth Gault. 
+ 1963 vi Mary Ann Chaffe, born January 19, 1811; married John Cowell. 

1964 vii Ohve K. Chaffe, born in December, 1813; died in January, 1860; 

married Erastus Marvin. 

1965 viii PoUj^ Jane Chaffe, born in December, 1816; died in December, 1880; 

married Clark Marvin. 

1966 ix Preston Azotus Chaffe (Chafe), born in September, 1820; married 

Charlotte Wetherell; residence, 1884, Black Ash, Pa. 
+ 1967 X John I. Chaffe, born August 14, 1824; married Alvira J. Petty. 

743 Zebediah « Chafee, Jr. (Zebediah,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Woodstock, Conn., March 4, 1784, and died in Harpersville, N. Y., 
November 4, 1749. He married in Windsor, N. Y., October 9, 1804, Patty, daugh- 
ter of Captain James Knox of that place, a member of Washington's bodyguard 
during the Revolution, and one of the first settlers of Windsor. Patty (Knox) 
Chafee died March 19, 1850, and was buried in Harpersville. Zebediah Chafee, Jr., 
was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, April 25, 1784. 
He had a sandy complexion, and gray eyes. He moved with his parents from his 
birthplace to Rupert, Vt., in 1796, and went from there to New York state about 
1801, settling in Onaquago, Broome County, In 1839 he lived in Colesville, N. Y., 
where he owned land. He was a Vestryman in the Episcopal Church, of which 
he and his wife were members. He was Captain of a company in the Third brigade. 
New York State Militia, from 1815 to 1820. He was a carpenter and joiner. 



212 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children, born in Colesville: 

+ 1968 i Julius Bachus Chafee, born March 12, 1805; married Minerva Ruggles. 
1969 ii Justus Preston Chafee, born November 3, 1807; died in Bingham- 
ton, N. Y., January 3, 1892; residence, 1881, Broome County; 
unmarried. 

+ 1970 iii Sabra Sabrina Chafee, born December 5, 1809; married Alonzo Mer- 
chant. 

+ 1971 iv James Alanson Chafee, born May 6, 1812; married (1) Emeline Morris; 
(2) Mrs. Eliza J. Knox. 

1972 V Betsey Ann Chafee, born March 28, 1815; died in Windsor, January 

9, 1891 ; married there in 1867, by Reverend William Roberts, 
to Abram Tompkins, who died in East Windsor, N. Y., June 26, 
1883, in his eighty-third year; had no children; residence, 1884, 
Windsor. 

1973 vi Sally Almira Chafee, born December 20, 1819; married, August 11, 

1861, by Reverend William Roberts, to Jonas Goodenough; 
residence, 1861, Harpersville, 1884, Windsor. 

744 Martha Hewlett » ChafEee (James,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Woodstock, Conn., January 10, 1776, and died in Vermont. She 
married there, George Cook. They lived and died in Vermont. 

Children : 

1974 i A son, 7 died in Vermont, where he lived. 

1975 ii A daughter, married Horace Gilmore; removed from Vermont to Water- 

town, N. Y. 

747 Elizabeth « Chaffee (James,^ James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Woodstock, Vt., October 4, 1783, and died in Rochester, N. Y. She married 
in Cayuga County, N. Y., February 5, 1807, Jonathan Tupper, born in Woodstock, 
April, 1782, died September 18, 1833. Husband and wife were buried in Church- 
ville, N. Y. Mr. Tupper moved from Vermont to Connecticut, then to Massachu- 
setts, later to Cayuga County, N. Y., and in 1807 was living in Scipio, N. Y. Later 
he went to Riga, Monroe County, N, Y., where his widow was living in 1849. 
He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, three inches in height. 
He was a farmer, clothier and shoemaker. Elizabeth (Chaffee) Tupper was a 
member of the Free Will Baptist Church. 

Children, the last five born in Monroe County: 

+ 1976 i Albert Alonzo ^ Tupper, born November 23, 1807; married Theana 
Seeley. 

1977 ii Ann Mari" Tupper, born in 1809; died May 20, 1889; married William 

Henry Harrison Fuller; buried in Churchville. 

1978 iii Eunice Tupper, died aged about seventy-eight; married John Marklay, 

and left a daughter; removed to Michigan, where she was buried. 

1979 iv Ralph Tupper, died in Riga, aged fifteen, of consumption. 

1980 V Marsha Ann Tupper, born in Riga; married in Churchville, March 10, 

1840, Nelson Sherman, a farmer, born in Palmyra, N. Y., in 1816; 
both are members of the Methodist Church ; they have two sons 
and two daughters; residence, 1840, Churchville, 1894, Hub- 
bardston, Mich. 

1981 vi James Marshall Tupper, born in 1817; died in Marshall, Mich., in 

1851; married (1) Chloe Gordon; (2) ; was a railroad engi- 
neer and went to Michigan; buried in Churchville. 

748 William « ChafEee (James,^ James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,^ Thomas 1) was born 
in Cayuga County, N. Y., September 5, 1784, and died in Riga, N. Y. He married 



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Sarah Squires. He served in the War of 1812, in defense of Buffalo, N. Y. He 
was buried in Riga. 

Children : 

1982 i Alanson R.^ Chaffee, residence, 1849, Wheatland, N. Y., 1893, Portage- 

ville, N. Y. 
+ 1983 ii William Edson Chaffee, born November 20, 1823; married Elydia 

A. Wood. 

1984 iii A son, died in Michigan. 

1985 iv A daughter, died in Michigan; married Harris. 

752 Mary Abigail s Chaffee (Nathan,^ James,^ Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Brookfield, Mass., March 12, 1784, and died May 7, 1812. She married 
Dexter Ludden. 

Children : 

1986 i Mary S.^ Ludden. 

1987 ii Dexter Ludden, Jr. 

753 William e Chaffee (Nathan,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was 
born in Brookfield, Mass., July 31, 1786, and died in Attica, N. Y., November 12, 
1846, He married in Brookfield, April 27, 1807, Rachel, daughter of Elisha Rice of 
that place. She was born in Brookfield, June 24, 1781, died November 8, 1854, and 
was buried in Attica. William Chaffee was a farmer, and lived in Brookfield and 
Attica, in which latter place he bought land September 9, 1825, and in March, 1838, 

Children, the last five born in Attica: 

1988 i Lucy Adaline ^ Chafi^ee, born May 14 (13), 1808; married James 

Chaffee. (See 806.) 

1989 ii Mary Abigail Chaffee, born in Brookfield, February 15, 1810; died 

in Bennington, N. Y.; married in Attica, S. D. Ludden. 

1990 iii Catharine Chaffee, born in Weston, Mass., August 19, 1811; died 

in Colden, N. Y.; married in Attica, Thomas Warren. 

1991 iv Franklin Chaffee, born in Brookfield, July 20, 1813; died there about 

1816, aged three years. 

1992 V Nathan Chaffee, born in Sturbridge, Mass., August 18, 1815; died in 

Oconomowoc, Wis. ; married in Attica, Amelia Woodruff. 

1993 vi William Chaffee, Jr., born November 16, 1817; died in Oconomowoc; 

married in Attica, Jeanette Beman. 
+ 1994 vii Edward Franklin Chaffee, born April 14, 1820; married Harriet 
E. Jones. 

1995 viii Laura Chaffee, born March 21, 1822; died about 1840, aged eighteen 

years. 

1996 ix Rachel Chaffee, born October 20, 1824; married in Colden, Robert 

Warren, who died before 1893, when she was living in Foimtain, 
Colo. 

1997 X Caroline Chaffee, born May 29, 1827; married in Attica, William 

Jones; residence, 1893, Gowanda, N. Y. 

754 Calvin ^ Chaffee (Nathan, s James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas *) was born 
in Brookfield, Mass., July 30, 1788, and died. He married in Sturbridge, Mass., 
January 27, 1813, Charity Aynesworth of Brookfield, Mass. A child of theirs, 
perhaps Emily, died September 5, 1813. They lived in Brookfield. 

Children : 

1998 i Emily ^ Chaffee. 

1999 ii Priscilla Chaffee. 

+ 2000 iii Cheeney A. Chaffee, born in 1819; married Mary S. Johnson. 



214 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

755 Cyril ^ Chafee (Chester,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in 
Thompson, Conn., February 11, 1779, and died in Woodstock, Conn., December 16, 
1872, He married in South Kilhngly, Conn., April 28, 1805, Hannah Grover of 
that place, who died January 31, 1858, aged seventy-eight. Both are buried in 
North Woodstock, Conn. Cyril Chafee was a farmer, and probably moved from 
Thompson to Woodstock when quite young. He and his wife were members of 
the North Woodstock Congregational Church. He was of a very religious nature. 
Had a dark complexion, and was short. 

Children, the last five born in Woodstock: 

+ 2001 i Caroline Augusta ^ Chafee, born June 12, 1806; married Loren Elliott. 

2002 ii Hannah Maria Chafee, born in Thompson, August 12, 1807; died in 

Worcester, Mass., August 15, 1885; buried in North Woodstock; 
unmarried. 

2003 iii Hiram Walker Chafee, born July 19, 1810; died in Newton, Mass., 

June 17, 1892; married Alpha Ann Bowen; lived in Worcester, 
New Haven, Conn., and Newton. 

+ 2004 iv William Grover Chafee, born January 20, 1812; married (1) A. Tirzah 
Sprague ; (2) Susan S. Childs. 

+ 2005 V Cyril Schuyler Chafee, born November 30, 1814; married Tippora 
(or Trephosa) A. Webb. 

+ 2006 vi Samuel Chafee, born January 30, 1817; married Julia M. Cheney. 
2007 vii Betsey Maria Chafee, born February 25, 1823; died in North Wood- 
stock, February 29, 1863, and was buried there; unmarried. 

756 Hannah ^ Chafee (Chester, ^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas 1) was born 
in New Boston, Conn., June 21, 1781, and died in Thompson, Conn., November 3, 
1868. She married Hezekiah Frissell and lived in Thompson. 

Children : 

2008 i Albert ^ Frissell. 

2009 ii George Frissell. 

2010 iii Elvira Frissell. 

757 Abigail ^ Chafee (Chester,^ James,* Joseph, ^ Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born 
July 11, 1783, and died in Thompson, Conn., February 26, 1854. She married 
Amasa Scott. 

Children : 

2011 i Rebecca ^ Scott, married Lovering, and had four children. 

2012 ii Amanda Scott, married May, and had three children. 

2013 iii Fidelia Scott, married Asa Upham, and had two daughters. 

2014 iv Emily Scott, married (1) Orrin Perrin; (2) Green. 

2015 V Amasa Scott, Jr., married Talbot. 

2016 vi Abby Scott, married Edwin Bartholomew, and had a son. 

758 John ^ Chaffee (Chester, & James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Thompson, Conn., November 30, 1785, and died there March 1, 1864. He was 
married in Thompson, March 17, 1813, by Reverend Daniel Dow, to Lydia, daugh- 
ter of John Elliot of that place. She was born November 8, 1794, died June 5, 
1857, or 1858, and was buried in Grosvenordale, Conn. They were both members 
of the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, having joined on profession of 
faith March 3, 1816. Later they became members of the Methodist Church. He 
had a dark complexion, was of a jovial disposition. He was a farmer and stone 
mason, and in politics a Republican. In 1813, and for many years after, he lived 



SIXTH GENERATION 215 

in Thompson. He was buried in Nortli Grosvenordale, Conn. He enlisted as a 
Private in tlie Connecticut Militia during the War of 1812, serving in New London, 
Conn., under Commander John Lyon from June 21 to June 24, 1813, and under 
Commander Jacob Lyon from June 25 to July 15, 1813. 
Children : 

+ 2017 i Emoret ^ Chaffee, born in 1813; married Erastus Caldwell. 
2018 ii Calista Chaffee, born in Thompson, January 5, 1815; married Benjamin 
Burlingame ; baptized in the First Congregational Church, Wood- 
stock, July 7, 1816; residence, 1883, Danielsonville, Conn. 
+ 2019 iii Faxon Chaffee, born December 16, 1817; married Sarah J. Brown. 
+ 2020 iv Loren Chaffee, born August 12, 1820; married Nancy Hall. 
2021 V Eliza Chaffee, born December 29, 1823; died before 1883; married (1) 
Hammond Johnson; probably (2) Leonard Chaffee (778). 

759 Alpheus Cady ^ Chafee (Chester,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Thompson, Conn., April 9, 1789, and died in Oxford, Mass., October 25, 
1868. He married in Connecticut, Nancy Evidon, who died August 2, 1859, aged 
sixty-six years. Both were buried in Oxford. Alpheus C. Chafee had a light 
complexion, black eyes, and was of medium height. He and his wife were mem- 
bers of the Methodist Church. He was very particular about the observance of 
the Sabbath and never drank intoxicants. He was at one time Tithingman of 
his town. He moved to New York state, where he was living in 1815, but by 
1819 had returned to Connecticut. In 1820 and 1822 he lived in Thompson. He 
was for twenty-nine years a machinist. 

Children: ! 

+ 2022 i Schuyler ' Bradley Chafee, born about 1815; married Marietta Faulk- 
ner. 

2023 ii Irene Matilda Chafee, born in New York state; married William 

Stone of Thompson ; residence, 1890, Springville, N. Y. 

2024 iii Phila Washington Chafee, born in Connecticut about 1819; died 

October 11, 1862, aged forty-three; killed in a railroad accident 
near Worcester, Mass. 
+ 2025 iv Orrin Wilson Chafee, born April 14, 1820; married Temperance C. 
Cutler. 

2026 V Alvene Nancy Chafee, born in Thompson, about 1822; married Elisha 

M. Smith; residence, 1890, Athol, Mass. 

761 Sophia « Chaffee (Chester,^ James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born 
January 22, 1794, and died September 11, 1850. She married in Thompson, 
Conn., May 11, 1819, John W. EUiott, a farmer, born there, April 13, 1793, died 
there, September 25, 1844. He was a member of the Methodist Church, had a 
light complexion, gray eyes, and was five feet, six and one-half inches in height. 
Sophia (Chaffee) Elliott was buried in North Grosvenordale, Conn. 

Children : 

2027 i Mary Ann ^ Elliott, born December 22, 1821 ; married Anthony B. 

Morse. 
+ 2028 ii Arad Upham Elliott, born August 24, 1824; married Abigail B. 
Kelton. 

2029 iii David Elliott, born December 31, 1826. 

2030 iv John W. Elliott, Jr., born April 2, 1829; married Mary Covell. 

2031 V Caroline S. Elliott, born July 20, 1831 ; married Waldo Aldrich. 

2032 vi Harriet M. Elliott, born in July, 1835; married Obediah Stone. 



216 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

762 Chester « Chaffee, Jr. (Chester,^ James,* Joseph,^ Joseph,^ Thomas i) was 
born in Thompson, Conn., March 14, 1798, and died April 29, 1873. He married 
in Pomfret, Conn., March 21, 1826, Mary, daughter of Jonas Barker of that place. 
She died in Woodstock, Conn., February 12, 1879. They lived in Thompson 
where Mr. Chaffee who was a carpenter, was also considered the best woodchopper 
in the town. He and his wife are buried in Thompson. 

Children, born in Thompson: 

+ 2033 i Francis B.^ Chaffee, born May 9, 1829; married (1) Caroline W. Stone; 
(2) Caroline D. Perry. 

2034 ii Mary E. Chaffee, born March 19, 1832; married Perley Jordan. 

2035 iii Martha Chaffee, born October 17, 1835; married, March 26, 1867, 

Samuel Benjamin Slafter, a widower, born January 18, 1827; 
he was a farmer, and in 1868 one of the Selectmen of Tolland, 
Conn., where they still lived in 1890. 

765 Sullivan « Chaffee (Calvin, ^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Connecticut about 1787, and died in Sheshequin, Pa., September 13, 1846. 
He married in Lexington, N. Y., Catherine, daughter of James Deyeo of that 
place. She died February 1, 1861. She was a member of the Methodist Church, 
Sullivan Chaffee was named for General Sullivan of the Revolution. He had a 
light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, eight inches in height. He served 
as a Private in the War of 1812. At the time of his marriage he lived in Lexington, 
but in the spring of 1840 moved to Sheshequin, where he and his wife are buried. 
The following incident in the lives of Sullivan Chaffee and Calvin Chaffee, his 
father, is from Reminicences of Lexington, N. Y., as told by an old Resident: 

"Among the early settlers of this town was one Calvin Chaffee, from Conn. He 
had been a soldier of the Revolution, and possessed a good share of the spirit of 
those times. He had a son named Sullivan, who, like his father, was used to fire- 
arms and was a good shot, and fond of hunting. Wild animals were quite numerous, 
and bounties were offered for the heads of beasts of prey; so the successful hunter 
often earned considerable remuneration, besides enjoying the excitement of the 
chase. On one occasion, Sullivan had an exciting adventure with a huge panther. 
A light snow had fallen during the night, and it still snowed slowly, in the morning. 
It was a good time to find near game, and he started alone with his gun. He lived 
on the west side of the Schoharie Creek, near his father, who lived on the place 
known as the 'James Deyeo Place.' On the day of which I write, his tramp was 
on the ridge or mountain that divides the valleys of the Red Kill or Batavia Creek, 
and the Schoharie Kill, somewhere north or northeast of the farm now o^vned by 
Wm. Maben. He halted near a large log and knocked the snow from his gun against 
it. While doing so, he heard a low growl within the log, and also noticed some 
small fresh tracks, resembling cats tracks, around it. As the entrance to the hollow 
was not convenient to reach the inmates, he stopped it up to prevent escape, and 
hastened to get aid. A hunter named Hood lived on the North side, and Chaffee 
found him, and taking an ax, they hastened back to the scene of operations. On 
chopping sufficiently they found two panther kittens alone; the mother gone. 
Each man took one, and endeavored to take them home alive. But they resisted, 
by scratching, biting and screaming so persistently, that they were obliged to 
knock them on the head, and kill them. Mr. Chaffee, on such trips wore a linen 
over-frock, to keep off the storm. Taking this, he wrapped the young panther, 
as he thought, so as to avoid the old ones getting any scent and thus avoid pursuit. 
He hastened home, but finding that his gun needed repairs, he went the next morn- 
ing to a locksmith, named Johnson, living in what is now called Jewett. Not 
long after he started, a younger brother was sent a short distance, to the sap 
bush, to get a sap trough in which to feed pigs. He was under the necessity of 



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looking around considerable to get one suitable, and while so engaged, discovered 
tracks so much larger than a dog's that he was impressed with the belief that a 
panther was near. He hurried to tell his people. At first they would not believe 
it possible a panther would come so near the house, but on investigation, the 
father said, 'surely, they are panther's tracks.' So assembling the neighboring 
men and boys, some fifty in number, they pursued the beast by its trail, and found 
she had hidden under some rocks near the creek, not far from his house. The 
elder Chaffee said he would drive her out, and the rest agreed to shoot her. So 
Putnam-like, he entered the den, but not to slay, and succeeded in driving her 
out. But her size and terrible aspect so terrified the would-be slayers, that not a 
shot was fired and she went on her way unmolested. Sullivan came home that 
night and hearing what had passed resolved to find and kill the panther the next 
day. A neighbor named Isaac Decker was a great hunter and a brave man. He, 
with Sullivan, started in the morning, and soon came ujDon the panther. She was 
standing on a shelf of a rock in the ledges above what is now called the Rappleyea 
place, on the Little Westkill mountain. On discovering her whereabouts, and know- 
ing the habit of the panther to spring upon her supposed enemy when wounded, 
Chaffee hung his hat and hunting frock on a bush, so as to look like a man, where 
they wished her to spring. Then the men placed themselves where they could see, 
and not be seen, so as to get a good shot both where she was then and when she 
leaped to the ground. Chaffee fired first. As anticipated, the panther sprung at 
the decoy. Then Decker put another bullet in her heart, or as near there, as might 
be. In her death struggles, she tore the ground in a fearful manner. Her struggles 
were terrible, but did not last long. She was the largest of panthers ever killed 
in the town, measuring nine feet from tip to tip. This is only one of the many 
exciting hunts in the early history of the town." 

Children : 

-F2036 i Charles ^ Chaffee, born November 25, 1S12; married Adaline Horton. 
2037 ii John Chaffee, born August 16, 1814; died January 1, 1844; a party 
of men were shooting at a mark, when one of them, in pass- 
ing through a door, struck his gun, which exploded, shooting 
John Chaffee through the lungs, and wounding him fatally; his 
cousin David Foster (2048) was accidentally killed the same 
day. 

+ 2038 iii Elizabeth Chaffee, born January 12, 1816; married (1) Wallace W. 
Kinney; (2) David Barnes. 

+ 2039 iv George Chaffee, born November 11, 1818; married Rachel Horton. 

+ 2040 V Matilda Chaffee, born September 11, 1820; married George Smith. 

+ 2041 vi Rhoda Chaffee, born April 19, 1823; married Daniel Horton. 

+ 2042 vii Harriet Chaffee, born February 19, 1825; married Eleazer Horton. 

+ 2043 viii Abigail Chaffee, born IMarch 2, 1827; married Harry Smith. 

2044 ix Juliette Chaffee, born August 10, 1829; died July 12, 1853. 

2045 X Sidney Chaffee, born September 17, 1831; died January 20, 1852. 
+ 2046 xi Sally Maria Chaffee, born June 7, 1834; married Lewis Horton. 

767 Abigail 8 Chaffee (Calvin,^ James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 0, died. 
She married Calvin Foster. 
Children : 

2047 i George ^ Foster, went West. 

2048 ii David Foster, killed January 1, 1844, while hunting, by the accidental 

discharge of a gun in the hands of a friend; his cousin John Chaffee 
(2037) was also accidentally killed the same day. 

2049 iii Nehemiah Foster, residence, Deposit, N. Y. 

770 Rhoda « Chaffee (Calvin,^ James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i), died. She 
married Hare. 



218 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 

2050 i James 7 Hare. 

2051 ii Sullivan Hare, residence, 1891, Griffin's Corners, N. Y. 

2052 iii Catherine Hare, married Peete; residence, 1891, Towanda, Pa. 

772 Sally Seargent « Chaffee (Abial,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born August 1, 1785, and died in Bennington, Vt., February 3, 1873. She 
married William Russell. She had a dark complexion, black eyes, and was con- 
sidered handsome. She was a member of the Baptist Church, and lived in Barre, 
Mass., at the time of her marriage. 

Children : 

2053 i Mary 7 Russell. 

2054 ii Sally Maria Russell. 

2055 iii Martha Adelia Russell. 

2056 iv Charlotte Augusta Russell. 

773 Patty 6 Chaffee (Abial,5 James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
August 20, 1787, and died in East Woodstock, Conn,, February 13, 1872. She 
married (1) about February, 1809, Thomas Hemminway of Bellingham, Mass., 
their intention of marriage being entered there, February 12, 1809. She married 
(2) Chester Bacon. She lived in Thompson and Woodstock, Conn. 

She had a dark complexion, black eyes, was of medium height, and of a social 
disposition. She was a member of the Methodist Church. 
Children ■ 

2057 i William 7 Hemminway, 

2058 ii Hannah S, Hemminway. 

2059 iii Sarah Nancy Hemminway. 

2060 iv Thomas Bacon. 

2061 V Chester Bacon, Jr. 

2062 vi Harrison Bacon, a twin. 

2063 vii Harriet Bacon, a twin. 

2064 viii Francis Bacon, a twin, 

2065 ix Frederick Bacon, a twin, 

774 Hannah S.e Chaffee (Abial,^ James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas was born 
in Thompson, Conn., or Woodstock, Conn., November 9, 1789, and died in East 
Woodstock, Conn., January 27, 1856. She married in Woodstock, in 1816, Rens- 
selaer Coombs. She had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was of medium height. 
She was a member of the Congregational Church and in 1816 was living in Wood- 
stock. 

Children : 

2066 i Hannah 7 Coombs, married Henry Bliss, 

2067 . ii Polly Coombs, married Jabez L. Bowen. 

2068 iii Gustavus A. Coombs, married Betsey , 

2069 iv Rhoda Coombs, married Holly Hastings. 

2070 V Sylvia Coombs, married Samuel Bliss. 

2071 vi Huldah Coombs, married Daniel P. Gardner. 

2072 vii Lydia Coombs, married Levi P. Bliss, 

2073 viii Rensselaer Coombs, Jr,, married Mary A. Cooms, 

775 Lemuel Seargent ^ Chaffee (Abial,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Southbridge, Conn,, April 3, 1792, and died in New Britain, Conn., 



SIXTH GENERATION 219 

March 4, 1884. He married in Woodstock, Conn., Marilla, daughter of Samuel 
Johnson of Willington, Conn. She died July 13, 1870, and was buried in Bristol, 
Conn. She was a member of the Congregational Church. Lemuel S. Chaffee had 
a light complexion, gray eyes, and was five feet, eight inches in height. At the 
time of his marriage he lived in Woodstock, later in Tolland, Conn., Rockville, 
Conn., and New Britain, with his son Samuel Johnson Chaffee. It is probable 
that he also lived in Vernon, Conn., and moved from there to Bristol, as it is re- 
corded that he was made an elector in the latter place by a certificate from the 
town clerk of Vernon. He united with the Methodist Church early in life. He was 
a mechanic and was buried in New Britain. 
Children : 

+ 2074 i Samuel Johnson ^ Chaffee, born September 27, 1832; married Sarah 
M. Wright. 

2075 ii John Newton Chaffee, born February 22, 1834; died in August, 1857. 

2076 iii Mary M. Chaffee, born July 19, 1839. 

778 Leonard ^ Chaffee (Abial,* James,* Joseph,^ Joseph,^ Thomas was born 
in Woodstock, Conn., September 30, 1803, and died in Sturbridge, Mass., Feb- 
ruary 8, 1884. He married (1) in North Woodstock, Conn., April 1, 1832, Emily, 
daughter of John and Ruth Comstock of Dudley, Mass. She was born in Smith- 
field, R. I., April 28, 1809, died in Woodstock, September 15, 1861, and was buried 
in North Woodstock. She was a member of the Congregational Church. He 
married (2), about 1865, Mrs. Eliza (Chaffee) Johnson (probably 2021), who died 
in 1880. Leonard Chaffee had a light complexion, and was of medium height. 
He was a farmer, and a member of the Methodist Church. In 1832 he lived in 
North Woodstock; and he died at the residence of A. B. Fletcher in Sturbridge. 

Children, by first wife : 

2077 i Emily Jane ^ Chaffee, married George Bartlett; residence, 1902, Hart- 

ford, Conn. 

2078 ii John Wesley Chaffee, married, June 18, 1878, Miranda Partridge; resi- 

dence, 1902, Charlton, Mass. 

2079 iii Amy Ann Chaffee, married Martin Fisher; residence, 1902, Danielson- 

ville, Conn. 

785 Thomas J.^ ChaSee (Charles,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 0, married. 
He bought land in Alexander, N. Y., in 1826, 1827, 1832 and 1833. He was living 
there in 1828. 

Children : 

2080 i Thomas JJ Chaffee, Jr. 

2081 ii Gustavus Chaffee, died in Freeport, 111. 

Probably other children, names unknown. 

787 James Sullivan ^ Chaffee (Charles, ^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Massachusetts in 1808, and died in Elkhorn Grove, 111., May 12, 1888. 
He married about 1831, Sarah Jenkins of Batavia, N. Y., who died October 4, 
1861, and was buried in Elkhorn Grove. He was a farmer, and at the time of his 
marriage lived in Batavia. 

Children : 

-1-2082 i WiUiam Wirt ^ Chaffee, born May 21, 1832; married Lucinda Van 
Tifler. 



220 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

2083 ii Mary Jane Chaffee, born July 13, 1836; married Emanuel Suber. 

2084 iii Ellen Chaffee, born August 19, 1839; died March 19, 1886; married 

Cornelius Benjamin. 

2085 iv Ann E. Chaffee, born July 1, 1846; married Charles S. Dyer. 

789 Charles ^ Chaffee, Jr. (Charles,^ James,^ Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas '), was 
born March 3, 1818, and died in Lura, Faribault County, Minn., Jime 11, 1881. 
He married in Kalamazoo, Mich., October 6, 1844, Naomi, daughter of John 
Roberts of that place. She died in Lura the same day as her husband, both being 
killed in a cyclone. She was buried in Lura Cemetery. Mr. Chaffee had a light 
complexion, dark eyes, and was five feet, eight inches in height. He was a farmer. 
In 1844 he lived in Kalamazoo, and later in Illinois and Minnesota. 

Children : 

2086 i Margaret i Chaffee, born June 25, 1845. 

2087 ii Susan Chaffee, born December 29, 1847. 

2088 iii William H. Chaffee, born March 13, 1850; died April 4, 1850. 

2089 iv Benjamin F. Chaffee, born July 26, 1851. 

2090 v Servilla Chaffee, born January 29, 1854; died April 14, 1860. 

2091 vi Aliph L. Chaffee, born September 6, 1859. 

+ 2092 vii Willard Sheldon Chaffee, born April 2, 1862; married Sarah Haynes 

790 Freeborn Moulton ^ Chaffee (Chadwick,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Monson, Mass., August 9, 1794, and died there, Septem- 
ber 13, 1871. He married in Monson, in 1813, Mrs. Betsey (Leonard) Squire of 
Stafford, Conn., daughter of George Leonard of that place, and widow of Almond 
Squire. She died in 1865, and was buried in Monson. The records of the War of 
1812 show that Freeborn M. Chaffee served in Boston, Mass., in Captain J. Fuller's 
company. Colonel E. Foot's regiment, from September 10 to November 7, 1814, 
the company having been raised in Monson and vicinity. He lived in Monson, 
where he was a farmer. 

Children, born in Monson : 

+ 2093 i John Leonard ^ Chaffee, born May 2, 1816; married Persis Pease. 

+ 2094 ii Charles Elmer Chaffee, born June 30, 1818; married Abilena Dunbar. 

2095 iii Betsey E. Chaffee, born April, 1821; died in Monson in September, 
1822. 

2095a iv Martha Chaffee, born October 9, 1822. 

2095b V James Hyde Chaffee, born September 20, 1825. 

2095c vi Hannah Chaffee, born February 1, 1827. 

791 James Austin e Chaffee (Chadwick,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas 1) 
was born in Monson, Mass., December 7, 1796, and died there, April 12, 1890. 
He married (1) in Stafford, Conn., November 25, 1818, Susan, daughter of Rev- 
erend Ebenezer Thresher of that place, who was for several years editor of the 
Watchman. She died in Monson, August 28, 1852, aged fifty-nine, and was buried 
in Stafford. Mr. Chaffee married (2), October 4, 1853, Martha Dunham of Ash- 
ford, Conn. He was a farmer and owned land in Monson, where he was living in 
1818, 1839, 1883 and 1890. He was five feet, nine inches in height. At the age 
of twenty he united with the Baptist Church, of which his first wife was also a 
member. 

Children, by first wife, all but the second born in Monson : 

+ 2096 i James Monroe 7 Chaffee, born February 10, 1820; married Mary E. 
Needham. 



SIXTH GENERATION 221 

2097 ii Alden Blodget Chaffee, born in Stafford Springs, Conn., October 17, 

1821; died in Worcester, Mass., July 28, 1882; married in West 
Brookfield, Mass., December 31, 1846, Anna M., daughter of 
Eli Lincoln of Warren, Mass.; Mr. Chaffee was an armorer, 
five feet, nine inches in height, and a member of the Baptist 
Church; from 1842 to 1882 he lived in Thompsonville, Conn., 
Newbury port, Mass., and Worcester. 

2098 iii Sarah Blodget Chaffee, born January 14, 1824; unmarried in 1883. 

2099 iv Betsey Eliza Chaffee, born December 19, 1825; died October 3, 1827. 

2100 v Mary Elizabeth Chaffee, born March 11, 1828; died in Monson, 

August 21, 1848. 

2101 vi Leonard Chaffee, born March 20, 1830; died in Monson, October 10, 

1832. 

2102 vii Marcia Emelia Chaffee, born August 20, 1832; married in Monson, 

February 22, 1868, Francis Day. 

2103 viii Olive Chaffee, born September 21, 1837; married in Monson, De- 

cember 8, 1870, Jacob Town Rogers, a farmer, born there, Feb- 
ruary 6, 1835, but living in North Plains, Mich., at the time of 
their marriage; he has a light complexion, gray eyes, and is 
five feet, eight inches in height; he has been for several years a 
Steward in the Methodist Church, of which he and his wife are 
members; residence, Monson, in 1890. 

Child, by second wife: 

2104 ix James Chaffee, born April 15, 1855; married in Monson, November 

17, 1881, Nellie, daughter of William King of that place. 

792 Ira " Chaffee (Chadwick,^ James,* Joseph, ^ Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Monson, Mass., August 2, 1798, and died there, August 21, 1879. He married (1) 
in Stafford, Conn., Anna, daughter of Benjamin Davis of that place. She died 
in Monson, September 12, 1844, aged forty-four and was buried there. Ira Chaffee 
married (2) in South Wilbraham, Mass., March 6, 1845, Anna Ladd » Chaffee 
(3525) (Norman, 7 Calvin, ^ Asa,^ Joseph,* John,^ Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) of Wilbraham, 
their intention of marriage being published February 5, 1845. She was born in 
South Wilbraham, October 14, 1812, and died in Monson, March 22, 1846. He 
married (3) in South Wilbraham, June 22, 1846, Eunice Butler, who died in Mon- 
son, May 19, 1870, aged sixty-six. Ira Chaffee was five feet, eight inches in height, 
and was a farmer. He lived in Monson, where, September 20, 1839, he sold land 
to his brother James A. Chaffee of the same place. 

Children, by first wife, all but the fourth known to have been born in Monson : 

+ 2105 i Gilbert 7 Chaffee, born November 10, 1822; married Amanda C. 
Bradway. 

2106 ii Mary Ann Chaffee, born February 25, 1824; married in Monson, De- 

cember 24, 1843, Ira Bradway, Jr. 

2107 iii Almira Chaffee, born December 2, 1826; married George Chapman. 
+ 2108 iv Lewis Chaffee, born April 14, 1832; married (1) Emeline Adams; (2) 

Carrie E. Cory. 
+ 2109 v Reuben Chaffee, born May 18, 1839; married (1) Azubah E. Childs; 
(2) Mary Brown; (3) Sarah Needham. 

794 Orinda ^ Chaffee (Chadwick,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was 
born in Monson, Mass., February 14, 1802, and died May 7, 1868. She married 
there, Gad Davis, a farmer and mechanic, born in Stafford, Conn., in June, 1784, 
died in Monson, February 14, 1859. She was a member of the Baptist Church, 
as was her husband, he having joined it at the age of fifty-six. 



222 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 

2110 i Maria ^ Davis, born in Stafford, about 1820; died in June, 1849; 
married Sumner Bond. 
+ 2111 ii Benjamin Chadwick Davis, born October 21, 1827; married Tamson 
C. Plumley. _ ._ 

2112 iii Warham Jackson Davis, born March 27, 1829; died in Annapolis, 

Md., July 18, 1864; married Frances Mitchell; enlisted in the 
Civil War in 1861, and died from wounds received in the service. 

2113 iv Julius Chaffee Davis, born March 26, 1832; died November 14, 1885; 

married Annie Boston; served in the Civil War. 

2114 V Martha L. Davis. 

2115 vi Lounda A. Davis, died in Gorham, Mass., in December, 1865; mar- 

ried Charles Underwood. 

2116 vii Phoebe Jane Davis, married Erasmus Roth. 

2117 viii Emeline Davis, married Cyrus Joslyn. 

2118 ix Amos Jiles Davis. 

2119 X Myron Davis. 

795 Stephen ^ Chaffee (Chadwick,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) was 
born in Monson, Mass., January 26, 1804, and died in Stafford, Conn. He married 
there, Betsey, daughter of Benjamin Davis of that place. Mr. Chaffee was a farmer, 
with a sandy complexion, gray eyes, and a height of five feet, ten inches. 

Children, the first two born in Stafford: 

+ 2120 i Samantha Betsey ^ Chaffee, born in 1830; married Anthony N. Switzer. 
2121 ii Ruby Jane Chaffee, born October 11, 1835; married G. C. Kinsbury; 

living in 1890. 
+ 2122 iii Stephen Franklin Chaffee, born November 5, 1840; married Annis 

Rosella Chaffee (2143). 

796 Annise M. Chaffee (Chadwick,5 James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was 

born in Monson, Mass., May 22, 1806, and died. She married Heustis. 

In 1883 she lived in Eureka, Cal. 

Child: 
2123 i Wilbur FJ Heustis, residence, 1889, Eureka. 

798 Calvin e Chaffee (Chadwick,^ James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was 
born in Monson, Mass., June 12, 1810, and died January 29, 1887. He married 
in Springfield, Mass., November 19, 1834, Betsey A. Morgan, born August 9, 1811, 
died in Wales, Mass., December 28, 1882. At the time of his marriage, and for 
many years after, he lived in Monson. 

Children, the first six born in Monson : 

2124 i Jane EHzabeth 7 Chaffee, born September 27, 1835; died April 11, 

1855; married Moulton. 

2125 ii Charles Almond Chaffee, born May 19, 1837; died in Monson, Oc- 

tober 15, 1837. 

2126 iii Edwin R. Chaffee, born May 4, 1839; died in Monson, April 24, 1856. 

2127 iv Marion Braidfoot Chaffee, a twin, born May 4, 1839; died in Monson, 

January 8, 1858. 

2128 V Betsey Andella Chaffee, born October 27, 1841; died in Monson, 

November 13, 1841. 

2129 vi Marcus Morton Chaffee, born January 23, 1843; died in New Berne, 

N. C, January 30, 1863. 
+ 2130 vii Abigail Jemima Chaffee, born May 7, 1845; married Henry F. Mer- 
rick. 



SIXTH GENERATION 223 

+ 2131 viii Philip M. Chaffee, born July 14, 1847; married . 

2132 ix Ellen Augusta Chaffee, born in Wales, November 17, 1851; died 

there, February 22, 1875. 

2133 X A child, born April 12, 1855; died April 12, 1855. 

799 Julius 6 Chaffee (Chadwick,^ James,'* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Monson, Mass., January 13, 1813, and died in Belchertown, Mass., November 28, 
1851. He was married in Monson, November 17, 1834, by Reverend A. Snell, 
to Polly, daughter of Cyrus Ellis of Stafford, Conn. She died March 15, 1863, 
and was buried in South Belchertown, Mass. Mr. Chaffee had a light complexion, 
blue eyes, was five feet, four inches in height and of a jovial disposition. He 
united with the Methodist Church at the age of twenty-one, his wife also being a 
member. He was a farmer and in 1834 lived in Monson. 

Children : 

2134 i Hulda L.7 Chaffee, born October 26, 1835; died May 22, 1836. 

2135 ii Lucy A. Chaffee, born February 3, 1838; died March 15, 1858; married, 

January 15, , M. 1). L. Towne of Bondsville, Mass. 

2136 iii July E. Chaffee, born November 17, 1839; died January 14, 1852. 

2137 iv Maria N. Chaffee, born July 2, 1841 ; residence, 1890, Springfield, Mass. 

2138 v Louise J. Chaffee, born June 2, 1843; died June 12, 1843. 

2139 vi Juhus Chaffee, Jr., born July 11, 1844; died July 21, 1844. 

2140 vii Franklin L. Chaffee, born August 26, 1845; died June 16, 1846. 

2141 viii Jane P. Chaffee, born May 3, 1847; died April 26, 1866. 

2142 ix Veranus J. Chaffee, born April 7, 1850; died June 17, 1852. 

800 Almond <• Chaffee (Chadwick,^ James,'* Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was 
born in Monson, Mass., May 29, 1815, and married in Stafford Hollow, Conn., 
Melissa Rosella Fairfield Washburn of West Stafford, Conn., who died in 1885, 
and was buried in Stafford, Conn. She was a member of the Baptist Church. 
Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, eight inches in height. 
At the time of his marriage and in 1883 he lived in Stafford, where he was a farmer. 

Children : 

2143 i Annis Rosella ^ Chaffee, married Stephen Franklin Chaffee. (See 2122.) 
+ 2144 ii Francis Washburn Chaffee, born January 1, 1851; married Nellie M. 
Carew. 

801 Abigail Rebecca « Chaffee (Chadwick,^ James,< Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) 
was born June 12, 1817, and died in April, 1876. She married Eli Moody Smith, 
a carpenter of Ludlow, Mass., their marriage intention being published in Mon- 
son, Mass., October 5, 1839. He was born in Granby, Mass., and died January 4, 
1872, aged fifty-six. He had a dark complexion, black eyes, was six feet in height 
and of a jovial disposition. He was for many years a Selectman, and also Justice 
of the Peace. When a young man he united with the Methodist Church, of which 
his wife was also a member. Both were buried in Ludlow. 

Children : 

2145 i Sarah Ann ^ Smith, died young. 

2146 ii Hannah Elizabeth Smith, born in 1844; married S. W. Ranger; living 

in 1890. 

2147 iii Eli Jerome Smith, born in 1846; died in 1871. 

+ 2148 iv Charles Aaron Smith, born June 14, 1848; married Sarah J. Snow. 

2149 V Sarah Abigail Smith, born August 26, 1850; married Henry Hobson. 

2150 vi Clara Adaline Smith, born January 6, 1854; married Charles H. 

Howard. 



224 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

803 Amasa Ladd « Chaffee (Stephen,5 James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) 
was born in Rutland, Vt., November 28, 1797, and died in Gowanda, N. Y., De- 
cember 5, 1869. He married in Attica, N. Y., August 24, 1819, Lydia Wade, 
daughter of John Nichols of Woodstock, Conn. She was born in Brimfield, Mass., 
and at the age of five moved to Middlebury, N. Y., near Attica. She died July 30, 
1879. Amasa Ladd Chaffee had a light complexion, black eyes, and was five feet, 
ten and one-half inches in height. As a child he moved with his father to Cazenovia, 
N. Y., and when he was twelve they moved to Attica. In early life he was for a 
few years a wool carder and later a merchant. In 1819 he lived in Attica and in 
1821 was the third settler in Lodi, N. Y., afterwards called Gowanda, where he 
lived until his death. He was at one time Postmaster there and was for twelve 
years Justice of the Peace. He was also a member of the New York State As- 
sembly. In 1834 he joined the Methodist Church, of which his wife was also a 
member, and in which he was active until his death, holding various offices, among 
them those of Trustee and Steward. Early in life he joined the Masonic order. 
He served in the War of 1812, in Captain Daniel Buel's company New York 
Militia, from January 20 to April 13, 1814. April 21, 1877, his widow, then 
living in Gowanda, applied for a pension. Amasa Ladd Chaffee possessed many 
excellent moral qualities and a large fund of humor. His ideal of life was to make 
others happy. He was a great favorite with children and in society, esteemed 
and loved by his friends, neighbors and family, and lived a true and faithful life. 
He and his wife are buried in Gowanda. 

Children, born in Gowanda : 

+ 2151 i Lydia Ann 7 Chaffee, born May 25, 1823; married David E. Ellis. 
+ 2152 ii Amasa William Wallace Chaffee, born July 21, 1826; married Jane 

M. Crandall. 
+ 2153 iii James Harvey Chaffee, born March 16, 1830; married Amarcia M. 
Hammond. 
2154 iv Lucy Helen Chaffee, born July 8, 1831; died April 11, 1832. 
+ 2155 V Charles Warren Chaffee, born July 13 (15), 1837; married Lydia A. 

Woodin. 
+ 2156 vi Newton Adelbert, born August 31, 1841; married Luna Woodin. 
2157 vii Mary Helen Chaffee, born November 18, 1843; unmarried in 1884. 

806 James Cady « Chaffee (Stephen,^ James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Cazenovia, N. Y., February 22, 1804, and died in Sterling, 111., July 27, 
1882. He married in Attica, N. Y., January 28, 1827, Lucy Adaline ^ Chaffee 
(1988) (William, 6 Nathan,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), born in Stur- 
bridge, Mass., May 13, 1808, died between 1884 and 1889. At the former date she 
was living in Champaign, 111. Mr. Chaffee was a farmer and clothier. He had a 
dark complexion, black eyes, and was five feet, ten inches in height. 

Children : 

+ 2158 i James Franklin ^ Chaffee, born November 5, 1827; married Calista 

Hopkins. 
+ 2159 ii Ambrose Lucrates Chaffee, born June 2, 1829; married Mary B. 
Gilbut. 
2160 iii Charles William Chaffee, born March 13, 1831 ; died in 1832. 
+ 2161 iv Francis Marion Chaffee, born March 29, 1833; married Dorcas 
Patrick. 

2162 V Ruby Adaline Chaffee, born Mar.n 26, 1835; married in Iowa, 

Cook; he is a farmer; residence, 1884, Elwood, la. 



SIXTH GENERATION 225 

+ 2163 vi William Neverson Chaffee, born September 10, 1837; married Emily 

M. McClure. 
+ 2164 vii Mary Alzina Chaffee, born July 24, 1839; married William H. 

Cable. 
+ 2165 viii Alburtis Belknap Chaffee, born September 28, 1841; married Anna 

C. Underwood. 
2166 ix Catharine Jane Chaffee, born October 30, 1843; married 

Wilson; he is a merchant; residence, 1884, St. Paul, Minn. 
+ 2167 X Rachel Maria Chaffee, born August 21, 1847; married Gidd- 

ings. 
2168 xi Caroline Amelia Chaffee, born February 7, 1850; died in 1851. 

811 Eliza 8 ChafEee (Joseph, ^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), married 
Amos Swan. 
Children : 

2169 i Louisa ^ Swan. 

2170 ii William Swan. 

2171 iii Clarissa Swan. 

2172 iv Joseph Swan. 

2173 V Emily Swan. 

816 William Cady ^ Chaffee (Joseph, ^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Attica, N. Y., in 1814, and died in Dale, N. Y., February 29, 1860. 
He married there, April 5, 1834, Caroline, daughter of Benjamin Swan. In 1893 
she was living in Dale with her daughter, Clarissa S. (Chaffee) Kellogg. Mr. Chaffee 
had a light complexion, and blue eyes. He and his wife were members of the Free 
Will Baptist Church, which he joined at the age of twenty-five, and in which he 
was a Deacon. He was a farmer and in 1834 lived in Dale. 

Children : 

+ 2174 i William Henry Harrison ^ Chaffee, born May 22, 1837; married Louisa 

Hughes. 
+ 2175 ii Clarissa Sophia Chaffee, born March 29, 1839; married Hiram Kellogg. 

819 Hiram » Chaffee (Leonard, » James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Brimfield, Mass., July 3, 1806, and died in Middlebury, N. Y., March 18, 1883. 
He married (1) in Middlebury, November 17, 1825, Philenda, daughter of Henry 
Butler of Leroy, N. Y. She died July 3, 1862, and was buried in Wethersfield 
Springs, N. Y. She was a member of the Baptist Church. He married (2), in 
Attica, N. Y., Mrs. Richards, who died November 3, 1870. He had a light com- 
plexion, gray eyes, and was six feet in height. We was a member of the Free 
Will Baptist Church. In 1825 he lived in Middlebury, where he bought land in 
1834. In 1838 he bought land in Wethersfield, and the next year was living in 
Alexander, N. Y. In 1858 he lived in Wethersfield. He was a clothier. 

Children, by first wife : 

+ 2176 i Alsina P.'' Chaffee, born September 13, 1826; married Sylvanus 
Hawley. 

2177 ii Dexter N. Chaffee, born December 1, 1828; died March 19, 1849. 

2178 iii Harriet S. Chaffee, born October 18, 1830; died November 6, 1850. 

2179 iv Charles H. Chaffee, born December 20, 1832; died September 22, 

1833. 

2180 V Mary Ann Chaffee, born July 24, 1834; died August 27, 1836. 

2181 vi Henry Chaffee, born July 27, 1837; died July 30, 1837. 



226 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

+ 2182 vii Charles M, Chaffee, born October 25, 1838; married Phoebe A. 
Holly. 

2183 viii Lucy R. Chaffee, born October 21, 1841; died February 5, 1844. 

2184 ix Lucy A. Chaffee, born October 29, 1845; married Joseph Swan. 

2185 X Homer Chaffee, born March 28, 1853; died August 18, 1853. 

822 Leonard Leander « Chaffee (Leonard, ^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) 
was born in Attica, N. Y., May 21, 1826, and married in Gainesville, N. Y., Sep- 
tember 13, 1849, Julia Ann, daughter of Warren Thorpe of that place. She is a 
member of the Congregational Church. Mr. Chaffee has a florid complexion, and 
is five feet, eleven inches in height. He was an officer in the State Senate from 
1868 to 1875, and Justice of the Peace from 1881 to 1893. In 1849 he lived in 
Wethersfield, N. Y., and in 1893 in Warsaw, N. Y., where he was a farmer. 

Child: 

2186 i Frances Lavinia ^ Chaffee, born in Wethersfield, in 1852; married WilUam 

H. McElwain; residence, 1893, Helmville, Mont. 

826 Henry 6 Chaffee, Jr. (Henry, ^ Samuel,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), was 
born in Killingly, Conn., January 6, 1771, and died in Michigan. He married 
Mahala Owens. He was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Wood- 
stock, Conn., December 12, 1773, and later in life was a member of the Methodist 
Church in Lyons, N.Y., where, in 1824, he lived and bought land; in 1831 he bought 
land in Arcadia, N. Y., where he was then living. He had a light complexion, 
was a farmer, and lived with his son John when he died. 

Child: 

2187 i John 7 Chaffee, lived in Michigan. 

829 Rachel « Chafle (Henry,^ Samuel,* Joseph,^ Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Killingly, Conn., July 27, 1778, and died in Danube, N. Y., July 25, 1827. She 

married (1) Phillips, and (2) in Danube, Abraham Hardendorf, a farmer 

of German descent, born September 4, 1775, died in Newark Valley, N. Y., De- 
cember 23, 1851. He was a member of the Methodist Church, had a dark complex- 
ion, blue eyes, and was five feet, six inches in height. After his wife's death he 
lived with his son, George M. Hardendorf, in Cherry Valley, N. Y. In 1827 Mr. 
and Mrs. Hardendorf were living in Danube. 

Children : 

2188 i Washington 7 Phillips, born November 28, 1799; died December 18, 

1869. 

2189 ii Welcome Phillips, born March 4, 1801; died November 12, 1881. 

2190 iii Henry Hardendorf, born April 17, 1805; died; married Rachel 

Frederick. 

2191 iv Diana Hardendorf, born September 21, 1806; died January 1, 1809. 

2192 V Abraham Hardendorf, Jr., born November 1, 1807; died January 

26, 1893; married Lucinda Arnold. 

2193 vi Susanna Hardendorf, born July 19, 1809; died February 26, 1874; 

married Michael Bander. 

2194 vii Diadema Hardendorf, born August 20, 1811; died July 30, 1873; 

married Henry Hardendorf. 

2195 viii Sophia Hardendorf, born December 17, 1812; died July 19, 1814. 

2196 ix A child, born July 5, 1814. 

2197 X William Hardendorf, born July 2, 1815; residence, 1893, Little Falls, 

N. Y. 



SIXTH GENERATION 227 

+ 2198 xi George Michael Hardendorf, born June 25, 1817; married Sarah M. 
Sherman. 

2199 xii Rial Hardendorf, born February 21, 1820; died May 15, 1838. 

2200 xiii Clarinda Hardendorf, born May 15, 1822; died October 5, 1877; 

married Henry Strough. 

830 Michael <^ Chaffee (Henry, ^ Samuel,* Joseph, ^ Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Killingly, Conn., January 30, 1780, and died in Oramel, N. Y., in 1859. He 
married Mary, daughter of Jolm Showerman. She was of Dutch descent and had 
formerly lived in a town on the Hudson River. She died about 1857, aged seventy- 
two, and was buried in Farmersville, N. Y. Michael Chaffee had a light complexion, 
blue eyes, was five feet, nine inches in height, and of a lively disposition. He 
lived in Cherry Valley, Lyons, Aurelius, and Barre, N. Y. He bought land in 
Barre, where he was then living, in 1856. He united with the Methodist Church 
in Lyons when a young man, his wife also being a member of that denomination. 
He was a farmer and land-clearer, and served as a Private in the War of 1812. 

Children : 

2201 i Peter 7 Chaffee, died in Farmersville, aged twenty-five; a member 

of the Baptist Church; residence, Farmersville; unmarried. 
+ 2202 ii Henry Chaffee, born about 1808; married Sally Strong. 
+ 2203 iii Harvey Chaffee, born about 1811; married (i) Charlotte Rathburn; 

(2) Elizabeth Hudson. 
+ 2204 iv Michael Chaffee, Jr., married Betsey Bradner. 
+ 2205 V Polly Chaffee, born about 1815; married George F. Dort. 
+ 2206 vi Catharine Chaffee, married Silas Dort. 
+ 2207 vii Denike Chaffee, born February 8, 1819; married Delia Wakefield. 

833 Beriah e Chaffee (Samuel,^ Samuel,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas was 
born in Woodstock, Conn., September 18, 1776, and died in 1857. She married 
there, November 25, 1802, Reuben, son of Beezalul and Bathsheba (Robinson) 
Gould. He was born in Douglas, Mass., August 13, 1779, and died in Woodstock, 
Conn., in 1858. Reuben and Beriah (Chaffee) Gould were baptized in the First 
Congregational Church in Woodstock, March 8, 1807. 

Children, baptized in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock: 

+ 2208 i Silas 7 Gould, born April 15, 1803; married Almira Goodell. 

2209 ii Lorinda (Orinda) Gould, born in November, 1804; died before 1890; 

baptized May 3, 1807. 

2210 iii Bathsheba Gould, born in January, 1807; died before 1890; baptized 

May 3, 1807. 

2211 iv Sarah Gould, born in November, 1809; died about 1828; aged nine- 

teen; baptized April 8, 1810. 

2212 V Samuel Gould, born October 8, 1811 ; died before 1890; married Olive 

Gungen; he was baptized April 26, 1812. 

2213 vi Dorothea Gould, born March 10, 1814; died before 1890; baptized 

October 2, 1814. 

2214 vii William Robinson Gould, born October 11, 1817; died before 1890; 

baptized May 10, 1818. 

834 Zelophehad « Chaffee (Samuel,^ Samuel,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Woodstock, Conn., July 9, 1778, and died there, October 28, 1819. 
He married in Woodstock, April 18, 1812, Betsey Hibbard, who died in Ashford, 
Conn., about 1872, aged ninety. He served in the War of 1812 in New London 
as Private under Commander Jacob Lyon, from June 21 to June 28, 1813. He 



228 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

lived in Woodstock, where December 7, 1819, Isaac Hibbard was appointed 
administrator of his estate. 

Children, born in Woodstock: 
+ 2215 i Samuel B.^ Chaffee, born about 1814 or 1815; married RhodaCorbin. 

2216 ii Emela Chaffee, born about 1815; died in Woodstock, September 26, 

1818. 

2217 iii Almira Chaffee, born in 1817, died in Ashford, in 1872; married Wil- 

liard S. Fuller. 

2218 iv Maranda Chaffee, born in 1819; died before 1890. 

837 Artemus e ChafEee (Samuel,5 Samuel,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was 
born in Thompson, Conn., about 1786, and died there, January 3, 1854, aged about 
sixty-eight. He married in Woodstock, April 14, 1815, Patty Cummings of that 
place. She died January 30, 1858, aged seventy-four. Both were buried in East 
Woodstock. Artemus Chaffee lived on the old farm on which his father had 
settled in Thompson, between East Woodstock and New Boston, Conn. He 
finally sold it and bought the property known as the Waters farm, near Thompson, 
where he lived for many years, but after the death of his son Walter in 1848, he 
sold it and bought back the old homestead, where all of his children had been 
born. He served in the War of 1812 in defense of New London, as Private in the 
Connecticut Militia under Commander Jacob Lyon, from June 21 to July 15, 1813. 

Children, born in Thompson: 

2219 i Pamelia 7 Chaffee, born January 21, 1816; married Ahira Darling, 

and had two children; residence, Thompson. 
+ 2220 ii Sophronia Chaffee, born April 24, 1817; married Lafayette Waters, 
+ 2221 iii Charles Chaffee, born December 13, 1819; married Sarah E. Green. 

2222 iv AdaUne ChafTee, born January 20, 1821; married (1) Henry Bliss; 

(2) Joseph Curtis; residence, Thompson. 

2223 V Electa Chaffee, born March 24, 1823; died January 10, 1825. 

2224 vi Julia M. ChafTee, born February 2, 1825; residence in 1890, Thomp- 

son ; unmarried. 

2225 vii Martha Chaffee, born June 5, 1826; died March 25, 1829, was buried 

in East Woodstock. 
+ 2226 viii Lucy Chaffee, born in 1827; died September 4, 1870; married William 
Hare. 

2227 ix Walter Chaffee, born in 1828; died April 27, 1848; was buried in East 

Woodstock; lived with his parents on the Waters farm; unmar- 
ried. 

839 Levi « ChafEee (Thomas,5 Samuel,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born 
in Killingly, Conn., November 23, 1781, and died in New Boston, Conn., about 
1872. He married Nancy, daughter of Daniel Blackman of Thompson, Conn. 
She died several years before her husband, and was buried in Thompson. Levi 
Chaffee had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, seven inches in height, 
of a determined mind and very set in his ways. He was a cooper and farmer, 
and a member of the Universalist Church. At the time of his marriage he lived 
in Thompson. He died in the home of his daughter, Lucy (Chaffee) Perry. 

Children : 

2228 i Clury ^ Chaffee, married Bracket; residence, 1890, Thompson. 

2229 ii Lucy Chaffee, married Josiah Perry; residence, 1872, New Boston, 

1890, Thompson. 
+ 2230 iii Nancy Chaffee, married Elbridge H. Reed. 

2231 iv Allen Chaffee, born in Thompson; married, and is thought to have 
one or two children; moved to the far west. 



SIXTH GENERATION 229 

840 Joel 6 Chaffee (Thomas,^ Samuel,* Joseph,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Thompson, Conn., September 26, 1786, and died there, December 5, 1853. 
He married in Thompson, Lavinia M., daughter of Abel Morse of Douglas, Mass. 
She was born June 15, 1796, and died February 6, 1863. Joel Chaffee had a light 
complexion, blue eyes, was five feet, eight inches in height, and strongly built. 
He lived in Thompson, where he was a farmer and with his father kept a tavern 
where all his children were born. During the War of 1812 he served as a Private 
from June 21 to July 13, 1813, in the defense of New London, enlisting in Thomp- 
son in the Connecticut Militia under Commander Samuel Dresser. July 11, 1835, 
he bought land in Barre, Vt. He and his wife are buried in the Thompson burying- 
ground, his tombstone bearing the words : 

"Christ died that all might live," 
and hers : 

"Mother there is rest in Heaven." 

Children, born in Thompson : 

+ 2232 i Lucian Morse ^ Chaffee, born September 5, 1816; married Mary L. 
Cargel. 

2233 ii Mary Chaffee, married (1) Manly Lane of New Hampshire, and had 

four children; (2) Clifford, and had one child; residence, 

1890, Oxford, Mass. 

2234 iii Lavinia Chaffee, born September 25, 1821; died October 10, 1822; 

buried in Thompson. 

2235 iv Brainard Chaffee, born about 1825; died January 27, 1828; buried 

in Thompson. 

2236 V Ablena Chaffee, died about 1875; married George P., son of Nathan 

and Susan (Dingley) Paine; no children; residence, Worcester, 
Mass. 

+ 2237 vi Otis Brainard Chaffee, born December 8, 1828; married Mrs. Sarah 
(Brown) Pratt. 

+ 2238 vii Abel Morse Chaffee, born December 28, 1832; married Mary J. New- 
ton. 

+ 2239 viii Vernon Chaffee, married Elvira Corbin. 
2240 ix Emily Chaffee, died in Oxford, of consumption. 

846 Sanford « Chafey (Caleb,^ Samuel,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Guilford, N. Y., in 1807, and died in Smyrna, N. Y., April 25, 1884. He married 
there, October 6, 1843, Hannah, daughter of John Wooldridge of Dutchess County, 
N. Y. Mr. Chafey had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was four feet, ten inches 
in height. In 1843 and after, he lived in Smyrna, where he was a shoemaker and 
farmer. 

Children : 

2241 i William Henry 7 Chafey, born in Smyrna, March 13, 1845; married in 

North Norwich, N. Y., November 30, 1870, Mary A., daughter of 
Daniel Skinner of that place; Mr. Chafey has a light complexion, and 
blue eyes; he is a wagon manufacturer and patentee of a delivery 
wagon, known as a "low-down" wagon; residences, Earlville, N. Y., 
1870, Plymouth, N. Y., 1891, Sherburne, N. Y. 

2242 ii Wilson Chafey, born in 1854. 

847 Maranda » Chafey (Caleb,^ Samuel,* Joseph,^ Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Guilford, N. Y., and died in Smyrna, N. Y., in 1878. She married in Norwich, 
N. Y., Harvey Roe of Smyrna, She had a light complexion, and blue eyes. 



230 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 

2243 i A child,7 died before 1890. 

2244 ii Jane Roe, living in 1890. 

2245 iii David Roe, living in 1890. 

2246 iv Samuel Roe, living in 1890. 

849 John C.^ Chafey (Jonathan Cady,^ Josiah,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Tunbridge, Vt., February 8, 1794, and died in Albany, Vt., in No- 
vember, 1873. He married Clarissa Leslie, who died and was buried in Albany. 
He was a farmer, of medium height, and a member of the Free Will Baptist Church. 
He lived in Tunbridge and Brookfield, Vt., moving from the latter place to Albany 
in 1831. 

Children : 

+ 2247 i Russell Joseph ^ Chafey, married Hannah S. Davenport. 

2248 ii Louisa Chafey. 

851 Hiram ^ Chafey (Jonathan Cady,^ Josiah,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Tunbridge, Vt., February 5, 1799, and died in Albany, Vt., Septem- 
ber 21, 1872. He married in Williamstown, Vt., January 17, 1824, Asenath, 
daughter of Timothy Kendall of that place. She died in September, 1881. Hiram 
Chafey was a farmer, and in 1824 lived in Brookfield, Vt. He moved from there 
in 1831 to Albany, where he was living at the time of his death, and where he and 
his wife are buried. 

Children, the first four born in Brookfield: 

2249 i Orlana M.7 Chafey, born December 9, 1824; died in Albany, August 

11, 1844. 
+ 2250 ii Martha S. Chafey, born June 22, 1827; married Samuel Gushing. 
2251 iii Philena C. Chafey, a twin, born June 22, 1827; married Lan- 

phear; residence, 1891, Albany. 
+ 2252 iv Hiram Wells Chafey, born October 21, 1830; married (1) 

Hovey; (2) Agnes F. Stell. 

2253 V Jerry M. Chafey, born in Albany, February 21, 1832; died before 

1883. 

2254 vi Fannie L. Chafey, born March 11, 1834; died before 1883. 

2255 vii Lucy Ann Chafey, born January 12, 1836; married Reynolds; 

residence, 1883, Albany. 

2256 viii Ruth AVells Chafey, born January 17, 1838; died before 1883. _ 

2257 ix Rosa M. Chafey, born June 26, 1840; married Page; residence, 

1891, Mattapan, Mass. 
+ 2258 X Martin Beard Chafey, born May 11, 1842; married Jennie W. Mit- 
chell. 

2259 xi Harriet C. Chafey, born March 7, 1846; married McGuire; 

residence, 1891, Albany. 

859 Anna « Sanger (Anna ^ Chaffee, Josiah,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was 
born in Woodstock and died. She married Amos Abbott of that place. 
Child: 

2260 i Harriet 7 Abbott, born in Woodstock, December 2, 1815; married Peter 

Chaffee. (See 869.) 

865 Josiah Williard ^ Chafee, Jr. (Josiah Williard,^ Josiah,^ Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1), was born, probably in Woodstock, about 1804, and died at sea, Jan- 



SIXTH GENERATION 231 

uary 15, 1837, aged thirty-three. He married Sarah Ann Sanders of Providence, 
R, I. Captain Chafee had a Ught complexion, was quite tall, of an energetic dis- 
position and considered to be a very bright and capable young man. He went 
from Woodstock to Providence and was employed by a Mr. Wyatt in fitting out 
vessels for sea. This gentleman's niece afterward became his wife. He had a 
vessel built in Pawtucket, R. I., named the Isaac Elb's and became commander 
of it. A water color of this vessel, painted in Malaga, Spain, is still in the posses- 
sion of the family. In 1837 when five days out from New York, his ship collided 
with another vessel. All the crew were saved but Captain Chafee, who went to 
his cabin for his papers, the ship sinking before he could regain the deck. 
Children : 

+ 2261 i Benjamin Robbins ^ Chafee, born October 21, 1831 ; married Betsey H. 
Mason. 

2262 ii A son, died in infancy. 

2263 iii A son, died in infancy. 

2264 iv A daughter, died in infancy. 

866 Nancy " Chaffee (Josiah Williard,^ Josiah,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), 
married in Grafton, Mass., September 29, 1833, John Daniels of that place, where 
in 1889 they were still living. 

Child: 

2265 i Luther ^ Daniels, died aged nine years. 

867 Stephen « Chafee (Josiah Williard,^ Josiah,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born about 1807, and died after 1886. He married Fidelia Birch. He was a 
seafaring man for about five years, and in 1831 removed from Woodstock to the 
west, where he bought about sixty acres of land, which he cleared himself. He 
was one of the pioneers in the region where he settled. He ground his own corn, 
the nearest gristmill being twenty-eight miles distant and the nearest post office 
ten miles. He lived mostly on venison and bear meat. At the age of seventy- 
nine he was still active and prided himself on his ability to shoot, to work on his 
farm and the fact that he owed no man a penny. In 1884 he lived in Gorham, O,, 
where he owned one hundred and twenty acres of land. He was a Democrat in 
politics. Of his eleven children, five were sons, all being in height six feet or over. 

Children : 

2266 i Stephen ^ Chafee, Jr., died in Jacksonville, Fla., in the spring of 1881; 

unmarried. 

2267 ii Theron Chafee, married Mrs. Miller, a widow with two children; he had 

no children. 

2268 iii Williard Chafee, married, and has two children; noted for his great 

strength; residence, Iowa. 

2269 iv Melissa Chafee, unmarried in 1886. 

2270 V Wesley Chafee, married twice; in 1884, lived with his father on the 

home farm in Gorham. 

2271 vi Alice Chafee, married George Westfall, and in 1886 had two children. 

2272 vii Electa Chafee, died about 1879 of consumption. 

2273 viii Ella Chafee, married Lewis. 

2274 ix Emma Chafee, a twin, married Snow, and in 1886 had three 

children; residence, 1884, Gorham. 

2275 X Eva Chafee, a twin, died about 1881. 

2276 xi Ellen Chafee, married Wesley Rice, and in 1884 had one child. 



232 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

868 Eunice e Chaffee (Josiah Williard,^ Josiah,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 
was born in 1812, and married (1), in the summer of 1830 (their intention entered 
in Oxford, Mass., July 18, 1830), Captain Andrew Smith of Woodstock, Conn., 
who died there in June, 1849, aged sixty. She married (2) in 1851, William Har- 
denberg, and about 1865 removed to Fayette, O., where she was living in 1889. 

Children : 

2277 i Andrew B.^ Smith, born in Colchester, R. I., in September, 1834; died 
in Richmond, Va., during the Civil War; married (1) about 1853 — ; 
(2) about 1856, Harriet Parsons; had four children, two living in 
1884; was a member of the 1st Connecticut cavalry at the time 
of his death, in Libby Prison. 
+ 2278 ii John Smith, born January 28, 1837; married Mrs. (Hastenbader) 
Boyer. 

869 Peter e Chaffee (Molly,^ Josiah,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in 
Woodstock, Conn., March 27, 1815, and died in East Woodstock, Conn., August 26, 
1906. He married in Thompson, Conn., May 9, 1838, Harriet Abbott (2260) 
(Anna 6 Sanger, Anna ^ Chaffee, Josiah,* Joseph. 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i), born in 
Woodstock, December 2, 1815, died October 18, 1887, of a paralytic shock and 
was buried in the family lot in East Woodstock. She had light hair, blue eyes, 
was of medium height, and a model wife and mother. Peter Chaffee had black 
hair and blue eyes. He and his wife joined the Congregational Church in 1839, 
and in 1847 the Methodist Church, in which he was Trustee, Sunday School Super- 
intendent, Steward and member of the Building Committee. He was a carriage 
manufacturer. To him descended the family Bible belonging to Thomas Chaffee, 
the Emigrant, and it was from him that the compiler obtained it. 

A Woodstock paper said of him at the time of his death : 

" Peter Chaffee, the oldest resident, in this section of the town, died at his home 
Sunday evening after a brief illness, aged 91 years and 5 months, he had been in 
failing health for a number of months but was confined to his bed only one day. 

" Mr. Chaffee was born in Woodstock, March 17, 1815, and had spent his entire 
life in town with the exception of two years in Windham. He learned his trade, 
that of wheelwright, with the late Deacon John Sawyer of South Woodstock. 

" In 1838 he came to East Woodstock, where in the early forties he built a house 
and shop and successfully carried on his business until about twenty years ago 
when his son, Norman O. took charge in connection with his paint shop. 

" Mr. Chaffee joined the church in early life and was one of the promoters of the 
Methodist church in this place being its oldest member, was Superintendent of 
the Sunday School for over forty years, a class leader, and held other offices of 
trust; he attended church regularly until about twelve years ago when hearing 
and eye sight became defective. 

" He was married in May 1838 to Harriet Abbott, who died in 1887, a few months 
before their fiftieth wedding anniversary, since her death he was cared for by his 
son, Norman and granddaughter, Mrs. Lillian A. May. 

" The funeral was held at his home on Tuesday afternoon, Rev. T. Tutner con- 
ducting the services. Mrs. Ezra May and Mrs. Granville Perry sang two selections. 
He is survived by four children: Mrs. Emma Palmer of Willimantic, Myron J. 
Chaffee of Boston, Mrs. Elvina Aldrich, Norman O. Chaffee of East Woodstock, 
and Mrs. Chas. Bunce of South Manchester; fifteen grandchildren, six great-grand- 
children." 

Children, the first five known to have been born in Woodstock: 
-1-2279 i Emma Frances ^ Chaffee, born December 25, 1840; married Charles 

M. Palmer. 
+ 2280 ii Myron J. Chaffee, born June 15, 1842; married Ellen C. Bunce. 



SIXTH GENERATION 233 

+ 2281 iii Elvina Anness Chaffee, born May 14, 1845; married Winthrop C. 
Aldrich. 
2282 iv Norman 0. Chaffee, born January 26, 1847; has a dark complexion, 
brown hair, bhie eyes, and is five feet, eight and one-half inches 
in height; was Sunday School Superintendent in the Methodist 
church for two years; he is a carriage manufacturer, expert 
worker in wood, iron, and also a painter; has been local cor- 
respondent for several newspapers; residence, 1906, East Wood- 
stock; unmarried. 

+ 2283 V Ina Anna Chaffee, born September 17, 1857; married Charles E. Bunce. 
Two other children, died young, names unknown. 

874 Charles e Chaffee (David, ^ Josiah,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
in Woodstock, Conn., August 7, 1807, and died in Putnam, Conn., April 12, 1886. 
He married in Thompson, Conn., September 5, 1836, Betsey Celinda, daughter 
of Zadock Spaulding of that place. She was born December 17, 1810. In 1883 
Mr. Chaffee had retired from business, and was living in Putnam, where three 
years later he died and was buried, and where in 1890, his widow was still living. 

Child: 

2284 i Benjamin Franklin ^ Chaffee, born December 11, 1845; married in 1867, 
Ehza A. Gleason of Worcester, Mass., who died in December, 1881, 
and was buried in Putnam; in 1883 he was in the shoe cutting busi- 
ness; residence, 1890, Putnam. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 

880 Nicholas Underwood ^ Chafee (Otis,^ Amos,5 Thomas/ Thomas.^ Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Newport, R. I., October 14, 1803, and died February 3, 
1852. He was married in Baltimore, Md., November 21, 1827, by the Reverend 
John M. Duncan, to Sarah Adeline Hoffman, born there, March 7, 1812, died 
June 13, 1862. 

Children, born in Baltimore: 

2285 i WiUiam Hoffman s Chafee, born August 28, 1828; residence, 1884, 
Charleston, S. C. 
+ 2286 ii Elizabeth Whiteford Chafee, born August 16, 1830; married I. L. 
Long. 

2287 iii Charles Hoffman Chafee, born July 24, 1832; died July 11, 1864. 

887 Otis Jacob ^ Chafee (Otis.o Amos,^ Thomas,* Thomas,3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Newport, R. I., January 13, 1815, and died in Aiken, 
S. C, October 3, 1869. He married in Charleston, S. C, October 10, 1837, Mary 
Ann, daughter of George Kinlock of that place, an Englishman. She was born 
December 25, 1820, died in Aiken, July 19, 1891 and was buried in Charleston. 

Otis J. Chafee went from Newport to Charleston when thirteen years of age. 
He was a wholesale merchant there until after 1855. Later he lived in Aiken, 
where he died of consumption, and where his widow continued to live up to the 
time of her death. Both were members of the Episcopal Church, attending St. 
Phillips Church in Charleston, and St. Thaddeus in Aiken, in both of which he 
was a Vestryman. He had a fair complexion, gray eyes, and was five feet, nine 
and one-half inches in height. 

Children, all but the last born in Charleston: 

2288 i Charlotte Amy » Chafee, born September 10, 1838; died August 22, 

1843. 
+ 2289 ii Emma Granby Chafee, born August 19, 1840; married Benjam'n M. 

Walpole. 
+ 2290 iii Nathaniel Green Bourne Chafee, born February 14, 1842; married 

Rosa C. Gregg. 

2291 iv Otis Chafee, born July 10, 1844; died August 1, 1857. 

2292 V Sarah Adeline Chafee, born July 8, 1846; died October 18, 1881. 

+ 2293 vi John WiUiam Chafee, born May 1, 1848; married CaroHna A. Latham. 
2294 vii William Hasseltine Chafee, born April 3, 1850; a planter; residence, 

1893, Aiken; unmarried; has a fair complexion, gray eyes, and 

is five feet, eleven inches in height. 
+ 2295 viii George Kinlock Chafee, born September 27, 1851; married Margaret 

E. Gamble. 
+ 2296 ix Mary Ella Chafee, born October 8, 1853; married Doctor Theodore 

G. Croft. 
+ 2297 X Robert Alexander Chafee, born November 19, 1855; married Ida B. 

Williams. 
2298 xi Augustus Hayden Chafee, born August 27, 1857; died November 

15, 1887. 

888 Nathan Munroe 7 Chafee (Otis,o Amos,^ Thomas,* Thomas,^ Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born in Newport, R. I., June 6, 1816, and died there, November 27, 



SEVENTH GENERATION 235 

1867. He married in Newport, September 29, 1840, Harriet, daughter of Peleg 
and Mary (Potter) Chapman. Mrs. Chafee died in Newport, August 10, 1867, 
aged fifty. Both were buried in Newport. Nathan M. Chafee was a plumber. 
Children, born in Newport: 

2299 i Laura S.^ Chafee, married Captain John Simpson, United States army, 

and has one child; residence, 1883, San Antonio, Texas, where 
Captain Simpson was then stationed. 

2300 ii Lizzie M. Chafee, born in 1843; died in Newport, August 29, 1863, and 

was buried there. 

2301 iii Annie Chafee, born in 1845; died in Newport, June 7, 1865, and was 

buried there. 

2302 iv Harriet Chafee, born in May, 1846; died in Newport, June 17, 1846, 

and was buried there. 

2303 V Harriet Chafee, born November 5, 1851; died in Newport, December 

26, 1852, and was buried there. 

2304 vi W. B. Chapman Chafee, born in July, 1855; died in Newport, Sep- 

tember 17, 1855, and was buried there. 

2305 vii Mary Chafee. 

2306 viii Amy Chafee. 

2307 ix Frank Edmund Chafee. 

2308 X Henry Chafee. 

2309 xi Benjamin Chafee. 

2310 xii Nicholas Underwood Chafee, married and had one child in 1883, when 

he lived in Jersey City, N. J. 

895 Amos ^ Chafee (Zechariah,^ Amos,^ Thomas,* Thomas, ^ Nathaniel, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Providence, R. 1., September 22, 1808, and married in 
New Bedford, Mass., September 22, 1833, Melory, daughter of William Tobey 
of that place. He was living in New Bedford in 1884, it having been his home 
for fifty-seven years. He was a mason. 

Children : 

2311 i Mary E.s Chafee, born July 23, 1834; married Briggs; residence, 

1884, New Bedford. 

2312 ii Laura Amelia Chafee, born January 10, 1835; died January 1, 1836. 

2313 iii Helen Augusta Chafee, born April 23, 1839; married Collins. 

2114 iv Zechariah Chafee, born September 21, 1842. 

2315 V Melory Frances Chafee, born February 17, 1844; died September 8, 1879; 

married in New Bedford, John F. Chamberlain. 

897 Nathan Munroe ^ Chafee (Zechariah, e Amos,^ Thomas,* Thomas,^ Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Providence, R. I., January 24, 1813, and died 
in June, 1886. He married in Providence, November 16, 1835, Adeline, daughter 
of John Noble of that place. He had a light complexion, and blue eyes. In 18S3 
he lived in Providence, where he was an iron founder. 

Children, born in Providence: 

2316 i Zechariah « Chafee, born August 26, 1836; died August 26, 1837. 

2317 ii Sehna Edwards Chafee, born April 16, 1838; died September 14, 1838. 

2318 iii Caroline Frances Chafee, born September 2, 1839; died September 5, 

1843. 

2319 iv Adaline Chafee, born September 6, 1841 ; died August 4, 1842. 

2320 V Hannah Frances Chafee, born August 11, 1843; died December 19, 

1846; buried in North Burying Ground, Providence. 

2321 vi Nathan Munroe Chafee, Jr., born July 30, 1845; died August 14, 1845; 

buried in North Burying Ground, Providence. 



236 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

2322 vii Adaline Chafee, born October 24, 1846; unmarried in 1883. 

2323 viii Cora S. Chafee, born November 15, 1848; maried James H. Smith of 

Providence. 

2324 ix Emma Watson Chafee, born April 2, 1850; died July 2, 1851; buried 

in North Burying Ground, Providence. 

2325 X Charles Henry Chafee, born June 25, 1855; died August 23, 1855, buried 

in North Burying Ground, Providence. 

2326 xi Clara Chafee. 

2327 xii Nathan Chafee. 

898 Zechariah '' Chafee, Jr. (Zechariah,« Amos,^ Thomas, ^ Thomas, ^ Nathaniel, ^ 
Thomas 1), was born in Providence, R. I., January 11, 1815, and died there in 
April, 1889. He married in Providence, August 14, 1845, Mary Frances, daughter 
of James Buffington of Somerset, Mass. The following appreciation is condensed 
from the Providence Evening Bulletin: 

"A figure familiar for more than 37 years to the people of Providence has dis- 
appeared forever. A personality as unique as it was impressive has been taken 
from that elder group of men among us who connect the chance-taking rush of 
to-day with the steady -going, methodical pace of the last generation. A character 
admirable for its masterly strength, and yet lovable for its womanly gentleness, 
one in which there was well blended the uncompromising force of intellect with the 
softening restraints of the heart, will be missed by all who knew Zechariah Chafee. 

Born in Providence in 1815, his boyhood foreshadowed the man. His father 
was a master mason and owed a debt of $1000, which through misfortune he found 
himself unable to pay. The son, then 11 years of age, took upon himself the burden 
of the father, and in the flour and grain house of the late Seth Adams he gave his 
labor for five years in full consideration of the debt. In his 17th year, with a slender 
stock of school learning, but with some hard-earned knowledge of life, he was 
assisted by relations to go to Pittsburg, which was then regarded as a thriving 
Western city, offering good opportunities to him in view of the fact that Pittsburg 
was at that date the principal flour and grain market of the West. Here he soon 
found employment, and turned to account the capital in the form of experience 
which had been invested in him while under Mr. Adams's rigid training. He 
remained in Pittsburg 20 years, and raised himself to the position of junior partner 
in a firm whose daily sales of flour would average 1000 barrels. 

"Mr. Chafee always recurred with peculiar relish to the remembrance of this 
period of his life. He was naturally gifted with the talent for trade. It was a part 
of Mr. Chafee 's employment to forage the country to contract for and purchase 
supplies of grain, salt and sugar, and in the winter his journey would extend down 
the rivers as far as New Orleans. It was in this adventurous life, and in association 
with the Western pioneers and with all sides of a rough civilization, that he acquired 
that self-confidence which was so conspicuous a trait in his character, and that 
keen understanding of human nature which fairly gave him the long end of the 
stick in dealing with men in a trial of wits. 

"It was the tenderest of human ties that drew Mr. Chafee back to Providence 
in 1852, and induced him to abandon, at the prime of life, a business career in Pitts- 
burg of assured success. His integrity, sound judgment and true loyalty to his 
friendships had knit the bonds very closely between him and his elder partner, 
an uncompromising bachelor, not unlike in character the one that Crane so graph- 
ically simulates on the stage. The tradition runs that the senior was greatly moved 
at the prospect of so rare a jewel as the junior being recut and polished by a woman's 
hand, and estimating the damage at $10,000, naively offered with this sum to save 
Mr. Chafee from this chance of injury. 

"Mr. Chafee, before breaking up his business connection at Pittsburg, had con- 
tracted a then common relation with one of the State banks in Providence. Ar- 
rangements were made by which the Bank of America, which still flourishes as a 
State institution, and of which he was President at the time of his death, should 
loan currency to Mr. Chafee 's firm on proper security under a contract that the 



SEVENTH GENERATION 237 

bills of the bank so furnished to him should be kept in circulation, before coming 
in for redemption, for an agreed number of months, and thus increase the assets 
of the bank available for discounting commercial paper. At that day it was the 
common, but often unfortunate expedient of the banks in Providence. 

"In 1852, when Mr. Chafee returned to Providence, his relative, Amos Chafee 
Barstow, was the Mayor of Providence. Mr. Barstow, for the time abandoned 
the personal oversight of his extensive iron working business to devote himself 
to the management of the city's interests. Mr. Chafee temporarily took his place 
at his foundry until he could arrange for some definite employment. In the end 
he became interested in the High Street Furnace Company, which in time developed 
into the present well-known corporation of the Builders' Iron Foundry. In the 
general oversight of this industry Mr. Chafee remained until his death. During 
the Civil War this establishment supplied large orders to the Government of heavy 
sea-coast ordnance, and much of the success of the company was due to the ad- 
dress with which its manager in his frequent visits to Washington put himself 
upon the leeward side of old seadogs like Admiral Dahlgren, who were firm in 
the faith that no heavy artillery could be successfully cast and bored outside of a 
Government arsenal. 

"The Mechanics Savings Bank, which has now grown to such stately proportions, 
was one of the earliest of the banks to aid the working class in raising them in 
the social scale. Mr. Chafee was active in this institution from its beginning, and 
he labored to advance the true end of its establishment during his whole remaining 
life. Hardly a week has elapsed during his busy career, and under circumstances 
when most men would have excused themselves, that he has not given his personal 
attention to furthering the obtaining of small loans to mechanics to enable them 
to secure to themselves a home. 

"The public estimate of a man's character is seldom in error when the individual 
himself takes no pains to artificially create such estimate. Few men in Providence 
have had more trust duties conferred upon them than he. His books show accounts 
with more than 30 private estates of which he had been selected as the adminis- 
trator, guardian or trustee. In many of these cases he made no charge for his 
personal services. Everyone in middle life knows how successfully he disentangled 
the Howard estate and turned over to the heirs a splendid inheritance after liquidat- 
ing the claims of creditors. There are some living, and others who are dead, who 
owe to Mr. Chafee 's friendly interposition in disaster the salvation of their estates. 
All such kindly offices were rendered freely and without charge. Some remembered 
this loving kindness; some accepted it as a matter of course, and others forgot it. 
There were some at his funeral who kept in mind his disinterested offices, and 
there were humble men and women, too, present who came from a distance to 
testify their remembrance, and to whom the payment of a railroad fare meant 
a personal deprivation. 

"In the fall of 1873 the great house of the Spragues, which for three generations 
had been identified with the history of Rhode Island industries, was in financial 
trouble. The creditors assembled and accepted the proposition made by the debtors 
to receive a deed of copartnership and corporate properties in trust for the security 
of the liabilities, the payment of which was extended for three years. The office 
of trustee was at first eagerly sought by competitors, and three gentlemen were 
finally selected by the creditors as acceptable persons. The trust deed was, after 
much delay, perfected in form to meet the views of the counsel for the trustees 
elect. By that time the magnitude of the personal risks which must be assumed by 
trustees undertaking to run a large print works and extensive cotton mills without 
any other credit than that which the Quidnick Company — virtually a part of 
the insolvents' estate — could furnish, began to be understood. It was clear that 
it would be no holiday recreation to administer in liquidation this enormous 
estate intertangled with itself, and with the already prostrate house of Hoyt, 
Spragues & Co. Week after week went past without any acceptance on the part 
of the designated trustees. They shrank from the load of personal responsibility 
which they must assume, and every artifice was suggested which legal counsel of 
their selection could devise to lighten the measure of the risk, but the fact still 



238 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

remained that whoever undertook to run the Sprague mills and print works, in the 
hope of paying off the debts, would find few comforting judicial decisions in the 
books. Meanwhile the creditors had become alarmed at the delay, and there were 
suggestions that bad faith was at the bottom. Certain creditors had concluded to 
secure their debts by an attachinent. It was known one afternoon that writs were 
in course of preparation and would be served on the following morning. The 
situation was imminent. The United States bankrupt law was in force, and if the 
insolvent estate should be attached the complication would be so great as to defeat 
in all probability the almost universal desire in this State that time should be given 
to the Spragues outside the court of bankruptcy to be extricated. Late in the day 
a happy thought occurred as a relief from the difficulty. Mr. Chafee was sought. 
The proposition was made to him to accept the trust, and he was asked who he 
would like to have associated with him in the deed. He replied: 'If I take it at 
all I will take it alone.' The result was before morning, Mr. Chafee was named 
as the sole trustee. His appointment was hailed with general satisfaction, for he 
was recognized as perhaps the only man in Providence having a private estate of 
value and a proved ability in business, and enjoying public confidence, who would 
have dared so great a responsibility. 

"The self-reliance of Mr. Chafee was one of his distinguishing traits of character. 
His early life had accustomed him to trust to himself. It is only the truly honest 
man who displays this courage. ' I mean right,' was a phrase often on his lips, and 
those who knew him most intimately felt that though often jocularly spoken they 
were no unmeaning words. Beyond doubt, his great ambition, when he accepted 
the Sprague trust, was to achieve the same great success which he had accomplished 
for the Howard estate. He looked forward to the time when the creditors would 
be satisfied, and the balance of the estate be handed over by him to the Spragues 
as a curtailed but still great inheritance. But the fates were against him. The 
business of the country, like an expiring lamp, blazed up brightly for a moment 
after he took charge of the mills, then flickerecl and finally became encrusted and 
gave a faint light for seven long years. Internal dissensions arose. In the mean- 
time the machinery of the mills was wearing out, and, worse than all, the new im- 
provements in spindles, which men on their feet could introduce into their mills, 
would have distanced the Sprague mills in the race to secure the small margin of 
profit in cotton spinning if their machinery had been new but of the same old type. 
And yet, under all these adverse circumstances, Mr. Chafee struggled on, with 
every man's hand against him, persistently and straightforwardly to execute his 
trust. Had his life been spared six months he would have been able to have brought 
his labors to a close. 

"Mr. Chafee was not what would be popularly called a conventionally religious 
man. He was not at all sanctimonious in his air, for the reason, perhaps, that he 
disliked the scent of a pharisee. He did not keep so close a run of the fast and 
feast days of the church as he did of the times when some needy women's rent 
became due or when their flour sack would be spent ; but if to be a peacemaker, to 
comfort and help the widow and the fatherless, to exercise a blessed charity_ in 
unostentations ways, to deal honestly and uprightly with all men, and to forgive 
his enemies and those who evily entreated him and despitefully used him, are 
evidence of true piety, then Mr. Chafee was a Christian to the core. When St. 
Stephen's Church was building and was pressed for money, he and one other 
Christian man now living gave freely of their means, and Mr. Chafee could be seep 
almost any day working with the masons and the laborers to rear that beautiful edi- 
fice. It was fitting indeed that there the last solemn rites should be paid to him as 
his body rested in front of the chancel which his own hands had helped to build. 

" If a memorial be needed for Mr. Chafee beyond the good works which in business 
and in private life he has wrought, let it be a rough boulder from the seaward side 
of his much-loved Squantum, as typical of the strength of his nature and the ob- 
duracy with which he stood to his convictions of right. At the foot of this let the 
wood flowers and the tender creepers be planted, that they may nestle to its warmth 
and cling to its support, as children and those needing help were drawn to him 
and nourished in his life. B. F. T." 



SEVENTH GENERATION 239 

Children : 

2328 i Mary Elizabeth s Chafee, born January 10, 1847; married June 4, 1874, 

George H. Gugerson of Boston, Mass. 

2329 ii Clara Chafee, born May 1, 1850; died December 11, 1852. 

2330 iii Matilda Chafee, born April 2, 1855; died August 12, 1855. 

2331 iv Nathan Munroe Chafee, born September 12, 1856; died February 8, 

1859. 

2332 V Alice Chafee, born April 29, 1859. 

+ 2333 vi Zechariah Chafee, Jr., a twin, born April 29, 1859; married Mary 
Dexter 8 Sharpe (3948). 

900 Thomas Eddy ^ Chafee (Zechariah,^ Amos,^ Thomas,* Thomas,^ Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born in Pi"ovidence, R. I., September IS, 1819, and married, Oc- 
tober 2, 1845, Lucy E. daughter of Knight Roberts. In 1887 they lived in Provi- 
dence, where Mr. Chafee was a mason. 

Children, born in Providence: 

2334 i A son,8 born September 2, 1846; died in Providence, September 2, 
1846; buried in Locust Grove Cemetery, Providence. 
+ 2335 ii Albert Eddy Chafee, born March 28, 1848 ; married Katie P. Budlong. 

2336 iii William T. Chafee, born July 26, 1850; died April 7, 1852; buried in 

Locust Grove Cemetery, Providence. 

2337 iv Edwin Chafee, born January 14, 1852; died September 9, 1855; buried 

in Locust Grove Cemetery, Providence. 

2338 V Zechariah Chafee, a twin, born January 14, 1852; died August 22, 

1852; buried in Locust Grove Cemetery, Providence. 

2339 vi William Thomas Chafee, born October 25, 1854; residence, 1889, 

North Attleboro, Mass. 

2340 vii Otis Chafee, born April 1, 1857; died February 12, 1873. 

2341 viii Frank W. Chafee, born July 27, 1865; died April 23, 1882. 

905 Barney Bowen ^ Chaffee (William,« Joseph,^ Thomas,* Thomas,3 Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas ^) was born in Providence, R. I., May 11, 1809, and died in 
Owego, N. Y., April 9, 1869. He married in Providence, Catherine Linnett of 
that place. He was a teamster. 

Children : 

2342 i Daniel ^ Chaffee, married Lappity. 

2343 ii Martha Chaffee. 

2344 iii Olive Chaffee, married Warren Hooker. 
+ 2345 iv Eliza Chaffee, married James Marien. 

2346 V Lois Chaffee, married Benjamin Broome, a mason. 
+ 2347 vi Louisa Chaffee, married Albert Lane. 

+ 2348 vii Charles Henry Chaffee, born November 22, 1852; married Sally T. 
Atkins. 

906 WiUiam Marinda ^ Chaffee (William,« Joseph,^ Thomas,* Thomas,^ Na- 
thaniel, ^ Thomas i) was born in Olneyville, R. I., November 9, 1811, and married 
there, October 6, 1833, Sarah, daughter of Ambrose Barney of Rehoboth, Mass. 
He bought land in Warren, Pa., in 1837, and was Town Auditor for eighteen years. 
In 1884 he was living in Warren Centre, Pa., where he was a blacksmith. 

Children, the last five born in Warren : 

+ 2349 i Sarah M.s Chaffee, born November 16, 1834; married Frank Allen. 
+ 2350 ii William Ambrose Chaffee, born May 11, 1837; married Ellen A. 
Corbin. 



240 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

+ 2351 iii Edmond W. Chaffee, born October 22, 1842; married Harriet Cornell. 
+ 2352 iv James Polk Chaffee, born November 13, 1844; married Carrie Pitcher. 
+ 2353 V Asa Dodge Chaffee, born April 18, 1847; married Elsie Whittaker. 
+ 2354 vi Esther P. Chaffee, born December 8, 1849; married E. Frasier Pendle- 
ton. 

2355 vii George H. Chaffee, born September 17, 1855; married, Jmie 11, 1885, 

Annie May De Nyse of Brooklyn, N. Y.; he was graduated from 
the medical school of the University of Michigan, June 30, 1881; 
settled in Le Raysville, Pa., in August, 1884; moved to Nebraska, 
1884; residence, 1887, Blue Hill, Neb. 

907 Caleb Jarvis ^ Chaffee (William,^ Joseph,^ Thomas,* Thomas,3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Olneyville, R. I., February 11, 1814, and married Angeline 
Bowen. He bought land in Warren, Pa., in 1837 and in 1844. In the latter year 
and in 1885 he was living in Owego, N. Y. 

Children : 

2356 i Frances E.s Chaffee, born August 11, 1842; died November 28, 1864; 

married Henry L. Jewett. 
+ 2357 ii Delphine A. Chaffee, born March 5, 1845; married George A. Hall. 
2358 iii Helen Elizabeth Chaffee, born September 2, 1852; married George H. 
Pratt. 

909 Oliver Perry ^ Chaffee (William,^ Joseph,^ Thomas,* Thomas,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born in Olneyville, R. I., October 1, 1817, and died June 3, 1859. 
He married Elizabeth Stanton and at one time lived in Owego, N. Y. 

Children : 

2359 i Thomas » Chaffee, died before 1883. 

2360 ii Fannie Chaffee, died before 1883. 

2361 iii Emma A. Chaffee. 

910 George Washington ^ Chaffee (William,^ Joseph,^ Thomas,* Thomas,^ 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Olneyville, R. I., April 6, 1819, and died in 
De Kalb, 111., January 23, 1886. He married, August 22, 1850, Philena Camp- 
bell, who was living in 1886 in Courtland, 111. He lived in Owego, N. Y., and in 
the spring of 1876 moved with his family to De Kalb, where he spent his remain- 
ing years. He was buried in Afton, N. Y. He was a farmer and known as a true 
and honorable man. 

Children : 

+ 2362 i Charles E.s Chaffee, married. 
2363 ii Maria B. Chaffee, residence, 1883, De Kalb, 1886, Courtland. 

912 James Gardner ? Chaffee (William,8 Joseph,^ Thomas,* Thomas,^ Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas was born in Olneyville, R. I., February 27, 1823, and died 
in Providence, R. I., August 8, 1878. He married (1) in Providence, in May, 1849, 
Abby A., daughter of John Prospect of that place, formerly of Havre, France, 
the name being formerly spelled Prospierre. She died August 26, 1863, and he 
married (2) in October, 1865, Mrs. Mary L. Robinson, widow of John Robinson 
of Worcester, Mass. She died in May, 1872. Mr. Chaffee was an engineer and 
machinist. 

Children, by first wife : 

2364 i Ella Augusta » Chaffee, born February 6, 1850; residence, 1886, Provi- 
dence. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 241 

2365 ii Minetta Arnold Chaffee, born January 30, 1857; residence, 1886, Provi- 

dence. 

2366 iii Lillian Briggs Chaffee, born August 9, 1863; died August 29, 1863. 

913 Stephen Geno ^ Chaffee (William,^ Joseph,^ Thomas,* Thomas,3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Olneyville, R. I., April 14, 1824, and married Harriett 
Pendleton. In 1883 he was living in Warren Centre, Pa., where he was a farmer 
and blacksmith. 

Children : 

2367 i Helens Chaffee, born February 27, 1849; married (1) John Fairchild, 

who died before 1883; (2) Garfield; residence, 1886, Little 

Meadows, Pa. 

2368 ii Frank B. Chaffee, born August 7, 1854. 

2369 iii Carrie L. Chaffee, born May 2, 1864; married Charles Coburn; residence, 

1886, Warren Centre. 

916 Joseph BJ Chaffee (Winiam,^ Joseph,^ Thomas,* Thomas,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born in Olneyville, R. I., October 17, 1827, and died May 11, 1857. 
He married Nancy Mary Allen, who after his death married (2) Mr. Whittaker, 
a farmer. 

Children : 
+ 2370 i Idell s Chaffee, married Lester M. Hill. 
2371 ii Josephine Chaffee. 

919 Joseph B.7 Chaffee (Walker,6 Joseph,^ Thomas,* Thomas,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas ^), married Rebecca Anthony, and in 1884 lived in East Providence, R. I. 

Children : 

2372 i Ella « Chaffee. 

Another child, name unknown. 

922 Abram Bowen ^ Chaffee (Walker,^ Joseph,^ Thomas,* Thomas,^ Nathaniel,^' 
Thomas i) was born August 10, 1832, and married in Barrington, R. I., Sarah Mil- 
ler. He was living in Providence, R. I., in 1884. 

Children : 

2373 i Williams Chaffee, born in Warren, R. I., in 1859; married Ida Mowry; 

residence, 1884, Providence. 

2374 ii Rebecca Chaffee. 

Another child, name unknown. 

928 Horace Brown 7 Chaffee (Wilder.e Joseph,5 Thomas,* Thomas,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born in Seekonk, Mass., September 28, 1828, and died December 28, 
1893. He married in Sheshequin, Pa., March 4, 1851, Polly, daughter of Abram 
Gore of that place. He worked on his father's farm until he was nineteen years 
old, when he learned the blacksmith's trade and at the end of three years went 
into business for himself in Sheshequin, where he built up a large custom by his 
skill and industry. In 1852 he moved to Le Raysville, Pa., where he continued 
his trade, in connection with farming. He held various town offices and lived 
in Le Raysville for over thirty-nine years. In 1893 he was Postmaster in Chaffee's 
Corners, Pa. 

Children : 

2375 i Charles Francis ^ Chaffee, born February 11, 1852; married Sarah Bos- 

worth. 

2376 ii Omer Horace Chaffee, born May 2, 1854; married Emma Haight. 



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2377 iii Willie Alonzo Chaffee, born May 6, 1856; died March 4, 1877. 

2378 iv Fred Arthur Chaffee, born August 1, 1860. 

2379 V Fannie Sabrina Chaffee, born April 25, 1862; married Charles Carrington. 

929 Maria Elizabeth ^ Chaffee (Wilder,6 Joseph,^ Thomas,^ Thomas,^ Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) married, April 4, 1858, George B., son of William and Anna (Humphrey) 
Harrington. He was born January 8, 1833, and died April 21, 1863. He was 
a mason and farmer, and lived on the family homestead near Le Raysville, Brad- 
ford County, Pa. In 1891 Mrs. Harrington lived in South Owego, N. Y. 

Children : 

2380 i Mary Alice » Harrington, 

2381 ii George William Harrington. 

2382 iii Lucy Sabrina Harrington. 

939 Joel 7 Ohafee (Charles,« Stephen,^ Thomas,* Thomas,3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Wallingford, Vt., May 1, 1807, and died in Springville, 
N. Y., March 14, 1883. He married in Spencer, Mass., October 11, 1832, Ann, 
daughter of Daniel Moulton of that place. She was born in Spencer, August 8, 
1812, and died in Springville, .September 24, 1882. Joel Chafee was a farmer. 
He bought land in Ashford, N. Y., April 12, 1845, and he and his wife Anna sold 
land there, December 16, 1846, on both of which dates he was living in Concord, 
N. Y. He also bought other pieces of land in Erie County, N. Y. He also lived 
in Springville, where he was buried. 

Children, born in Springville: 

2383 i Augusta » Chafee, born in 1835; residence, 1890, Utica, N. Y. 

2384 ii Bertrand Chafee (Chaffee), born October 26, 1837; married in Sardinia, 

N. Y., May 17, 1871, Jennie B., daughter of George Richmond 
of that place; he was President of a railroad and owner of the 
Springville Flour Mills in 1890, when he lived in Springville. 

2385 iii Ellen R. Chafee, born in 1844; died in 1856. 
+ 2386 iv Carlos E. Chafee, born in 1851; married. 

952 Mary Frances Augusta ^ ChafEee (Jonathan,^ Stephen,^ Thomas,* Thomas,^ 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas *) was born in Boston, Mass., May 15, 1830, and died Jan- 
uary 9, 1892. She married there, June 17, 1851, William Henry, son of Henry 
and Mary (Brackett) Baldwin. (See Appendix E.) He was born in Brighton, 
Mass., October 20, 1826. He was an importer and jobber of dry goods under the 
firm name of Baldwin, Baxter and Curry, later Baldwin and Curry, having served 
an apprenticeship at that business in the firm of J. M. Beebe & Company in 1846. 
In 1868 he retired from business and that year was elected President of the Young 
Men's Christian Union, Boston, which position he still held in 1905. Under his 
guidance and liberal thought the Union has grown to magnificent proportions, 
enrolling over five thousand members and occupying its own building. In 1894 
he was also President of the Children's Mission to the Children of the Destitute, 
Vice President of the National Unitarian Church Temperance Society, Trustee of 
the Franklin Savings Bank, Director of the Massachusetts Society for the Pre- 
vention of Cruelty to Animals, and member of the Bostonian Society, and of the 
Bostonian Memorial Association. He was also a member of the School Committee 
of the City of Boston for several years. Mary F. A. (Chaffee) Baldwin was a 
member of the Congregational Church at the time of her marriage, but afterward 






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united with the Unitarian Church of which her husband is a member. She was 
buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plains, Mass. Mr. Baldwin has a fair 
complexion, gray eyes, and is five feet, four and a half inches in height. In 1906 
he was still living in Boston: 

Children, all but the first born in Boston: 

2387 i Mary Chaffee » Baldwin, born in Brighton, July 10, 1852; married 

Herbert Nash. 

2388 ii Maria Josephine Baldwin, born January 26, 1855. 

2389 iii Harry Heath Baldwin, born January 13, 1857; married Fanny Hall. 

2390 iv Frank Fenno Baldwin, born April 22, 1859; married Lucy Nash. 

2391 V Fannie Aldrich Baldwin, born December 24, 1860; married Reverend 

Charles T. Billings; residence, 1905, Lowell, Mass. 
+ 2392 vi William Henry Baldwin, Jr., born February 5, 1863; married Ruth 
S. Bowles. 

2393 vii George Storer Baldwin, born June 16, 1866; married Nellie Swift 

Todd. 

2394 viii Robert Collyer Baldwin, born May 26, 1868. 

2395 ix Richard Brackett Baldwin, born February 18, 1873; residence, 1905, 

St. Louis, Mo. 

954 William Ricker ^ Chaffee (Jonathan,^ Stephen,^ Thomas,* Thomas,^ Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Boston, Mass., and died there, March 14, 1868. 
He married in Boston, Sophia L. Gerts of Portland, Me. He was a grocer. 

Children : 

2396 i Edward Lawrence ^ Chaffee, born in Boston, March 20, 1854; died there, 

January 12, 1888; married there about 1874, Mary Ellen, daughter 

of N. B. Bryant of Boston; she married (2) Oliver; Mr. 

Chaffee was for a time connected with the dry goods commission 
house of A. Hamilton & Co., and later was prominently known in 
banking and brokerage circles, being Treasurer and General Manager 
of the Boston Loan Company from its organization in 1878 until 
his death; residence, Boston. 

2397 ii Manuela Corillo J. Chaffee, born October 7, 1857. 

2398 iii William Ricker Chaffee, Jr., born July 13, 1860; married in Roxbury, 

Mass., in October, 1888, Isabel E. Waitt; he succeeded his brother 
as Treasurer of the Boston Loan Company in 1888. 

2399 iv Mary Josephine Chaffee, born February 8, 1863. 

2400 V Florence Gertrude Chaffee, born December 12, 1864. 

955 Stephen ^ Chaffee (Stephen Harrison," Stephen,^ Thomas,* Thomas,^ 
Nathaniel;^ Thomas 1) was born in Richmond, N. H., in 1805 and died in Mt. 
Holly, Vt., in April, 1874. He married there, Abigail Clark, daughter of Elijah 
Davenport of that place. She died September 30, 1833, and was buried in Mt. 
Holly. She was a member of the Baptist Church. 

Stephen Chaffee lived in Richmond and Swanzey, N. H., until he was ten years 
old, when he moved with his mother to Mt. Holly, where he lived all the rest of 
his life. He joined the Baptist Church there and later the Advent Church, in which 
he was a Deacon up to the time of his death. He had a light complexion, blue 
eyes and was five feet, four inches in height. He was a farmer and an honorable, 
upright man. 

Child: 

+ 2401 i Stephen Harrison » Chaffee, born October 24, 1831 ; married (1) Roxanna 
Tarbell; (2) Hattie E. Hart. 



244 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

956 Timothy Washington Ranodine ^ Nichols (Rhoda Sophronia « Chaffee, 
Stephen,^ Thomas,* Thomas,^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Richmond, Vt., 
September 30, 1815, and married (1) in Essex, Vt., February 22, 1844, Susan A., 
daughter of John S. Tubbs of that place. She died December 1, 1866, and was 
buried in Essex. He married (2), March 12, 1868, Julia A. Bliss. He was Assis- 
tant Judge of the County Court for four years, Justice of the Peace for forty years 
and Town Clerk for twenty-nine years. He had a fair complexion, blue, eyes and 
was a farmer. In 1892 he was living in Essex, which had been his home for years. 

Children, by first wife: 

2402 i Jane E.s Nichols, born November 16, 1849; married Charles E. Greene. 

2403 ii Fayette G. Nichols, born July 24, 1851 ; married Martha Flag. 

958 Albigence ^ Chaffee (Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas was born in Ashford, Conn., April 14, 1790, and died in Palermo, N. Y., 
November 18, 1857. He married in Connecticut, September 15, 1811, Lucy, 
daughter of Levi Streeter of Ashford. She died in Palermo and was buried in 
Gilbert's Mills, N. Y. Both joined the Free Will Baptist Church of Ashford in 1831, 
in which Mr. Chaffee was a Deacon for fifty years. He had a dark complexion, 
dark eyes, and was five feet, seven inches in height. He was a cooper and was 
buried in Palermo. 

Children : 

+ 2404 i Lucy Emily » Chaffee, born January 28, 1812; married Smith Moss. 
+ 2405 ii Lyman Albigence Chaffee, born August 9, 1814; married Clarissa 

Clark. 
+ 2406 iii Minerva Chaffee, married Wilford Sweetland. 

959 Fidelia ^ Chaffee (Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas 1) was born in Ashford, Conn., February 7, 1791, and died February 5, 
1880. She married Ephraim Martin, a farmer of Westerley, R. I. She was buried 
in the River Bend Cemetery, Westerly. He died and was also buried in West- 
erly. He had a dark complexion, gray eyes, and was six feet in height. Both 
were members of the First Baptist Church of Westerly, she having previous to 
her removal from Ashford in 1808, been a member of the Baptist Church there. 
After their marriage they lived in Natick, Warwick, Providence, Cranston and 
Westerly, all in Rhode Island. 

Children : 

2407 i Marcy Ann « Martin, married Halsey Green. 

2408 ii Charles Monroe Martin. 

2409 iii Carlos Moran Martin, died in August, 1891 ; married (1) in North 

Providence, R. I., May 18, 1845, Lydia, daughter of Stephen 
Potter of Coventry, R. I.; (2) Hannah Cowell; residence, 1845, 
Warwick, later Providence. 

2410 iv Maria Celinda Martin, unmarried. 

+ 2411 V William Anthony Martin, born January 22, 1826; married Emma J. 
Viera. 

2412 vi John Salsbury Martin, married Charlotte Edwards. 

2413 vii George Henry IVLartin, married Innocent Hill, and had two sons; 

residence, 1893, Westerly. 

960 Joel 7 Chaffee (Josiah,6 Josiah.s Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas 1) was born in Ashford, Conn., March 16, 1794, and died in Gilbert's Mills, 
N. Y., April 7, 1874. He married (1) in Bridgewater, N. Y., December 18, 1818, 



SEVENTH GENERATION 245 

Jerusha B., daughter of Willard Converse of that place. She was bom there, 
January 14, 1801, died May 3, 1838, and was buried in Volney Centre, N. Y. 
He married (2) in Schroeppel, N. Y., March 2, 1839, Deborah, daughter of Nathan 
Duel of Mexico, N. Y., born there, July 12, 1814. She was living in Syracuse, 
N. Y., in 1891. 

Joel Chaffee's home was in Bridgewater in 1818. He was living in Volney, 
when he bought land there, in 1823 and he was a resident of Schroeppel when he 
bought land there in 1837. He was a house builder and farmer and in 1874 was 
living in Gilbert's Mills, where he died. At one time he held the town office of 
Poor Master. He united with the Advent Church in 1819. He sang well and was 
of a jovial disposition, had a dark complexion, black eyes, and was five feet, four 
inches in height. 

Children, by first wife, the last four born in Palermo, N. Y. : 

2414 i Josiah Willard « Chaffee, born in Bridgewater, February 3, 1819; died 
there, March 21, 1819. 
+ 2415 ii Joel Palmer Chaffee, born May 23, 1820; married Hepzibah Chamber- 

lin. 
+ 2416 iii Jerusha Emeline Chaffee, born April 9, 1822; married William Smith. 

2417 iv Betsy Caroline Chaffee, born October 3, 1823; died in Volney, where 

she lived. 

2418 v Sarah Adaline Chaffee, born January 4, 1826; died in Volney, where 

she lived. 

2419 vi Helen Melvina Chaffee, born October 5, 1829; died in Volney, where 

she lived. 

2420 vii Mary Elizabeth Chaffee, born November 20, 1831; married, Sep- 

tember 29, 1859, Chester Jewett; residence, 1893, Fulton, N. Y.; 
no children. 

Children, by second wife, born in Schroeppel: 

+ 2421 viii Harriet Melinda Chaffee, born September 2, 1839; married Hiram 
Sweet. 

2422 ix Laura Deborah Chaffee, born April 16, 1841; died in Gilbert's Mills, 

August 27, 1881; lived there. 

2423 X William David Chaffee, born June 25, 1846; died in Schroeppel, 

where he lived. 

961 Israel Dimock ^ Chaffee (Josiah," Josiah,^ Jonathan, * Jonathan, 3 Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas was born in Ashford, Conn., May 23, 1796, and died in Brook- 
lyn, Conn., January 12, 1858. He married (1) in Ashford, May 27, 1818, Ann 
Bailey of that place. She died July 29, 1826, and was buried there. He was 
married (2) in Brooklyn, December 25, 1828, by Reverend Ambrose Edson, to Mary 
Franklin of that place, who died March 16, 1870. Israel and Ann (Bailey) Chaffee 
joined the First Congregational Church of Ashford, March 28, 1819. He after- 
wards became a member of the Episcopal Church. After his first wife's death 
he moved to Brooklyn, where his will was probated in 1858. He had a dark com- 
plexion, black eyes, and was five feet, six or seven inches in height. He was a 
carpenter. 

Children, by first wife : 

2424 i Lutia Ann » Chaffee, born in Ashford, February 23, 1821 ; died October 

6, 1822. 

2425 ii James Dwight Chaffee, born in Willington, Conn., December 15, 1823; 

died August 27, 1834. 
+ 2426 iii Lucius Dimock Chaffee, born March 10, 1825; married Mary A. Davis. 



246 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

962 David ^ ChafiEee (Josiah,^ Josiah,5 Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Ashford, Conn., February 3, 1798, and died in Gilbert's 
Mills, N. Y., August 19, 1824. He married (1) Lucy Perrin of Pennsylvania; 
(2) Mary Lamphere of Gilbert's Mills. He lived in Connecticut, Susquehanna 
County, Pa., and Oswego County, N. Y. 

Child, by first wife : 

+ 2427 i CeUna Hayward « ChafTee, born December 26, 1820; married Peter 
Robinson. 

965 Josiah " Chaffee, Jr. (Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas 1) was born in Ashford, Conn., November 9, 1805, and died in Phoenix, 
N. Y., May 5, 1890. He married in Gilbert's Mills, N. Y., in 1832, Emeline M., 
daughter of John W. Davis of that place. Mr. Chaffee went to New York state 
in 1820. In 1842 he and his wife lived and sold land in Schroeppel, N. Y., and in 
1882 he was living in Phoenix. He was a farmer, and was a Deacon in the Free 
Baptist Church. He lead an exemplary Christian life, was highly honored and 
respected by all who knew him, and greatly beloved by his family. 

Children : 

2428 i Jane Maria'* Chaffee, born in Gilbert's Mills, in 1833; died there in 
1833. 
+ 2429 ii Jane EHzabeth Chaffee, born in 1834; married Dudley Fish. 
2430 iii Mary Abigail Chaffee, born in 1836; died in Pennellville, N. Y., in 
1857; married Calvin Phillips; no children; lived in Pennellville. 
+ 2431 iv Newman Josiah Chaffee, born November 10, 1838; married (1) Delia 
A. Burleigh; (2) Mornelvia 0. Miller. 

2432 V Joanna Amantha Chaffee, born in 1843; married George H. Parsons; 

no children ; lives in Phoenix. 

2433 vi Martha Chaffee, born in Phoenix, in 1847; died there in 1847. 

+ 2434 vii Emeline Jerusha Chaffee, born in 1850; married L. Duane Streeter. 

966 Frederick ^ Chaffee, Jr. (Frederick, « Josiah, ^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas ^), was born in Ashford, Conn., January 7, 1789, and died in 
Mansfield, Conn., April 3, 1862. He married in Ashford, June 12, 1814, Catherine 
Spring, daughter of Ephraim Knowlton of that place. 

He served in the War of 1812, from August 23 to October 26, 1814, being sta- 
tioned in New London, Conn., at the time Commodore Decatur's fleet retreated 
before the British. He was in Charles Abel's company, and also in Groton in 
Captain Amos Chaffee's company. In 1832 he was a pensioner, living in Hartford 
County, Conn. He was a farmer. 

Children : 

+ 2435 i Orwell Sidney « Chaffee, born June 13, 1815 ; married Lucina A. Conant. 

2436 ii Ephraim Chafi'ee, born in 1817; died in 1819. 

2437 iii WiUiam F. Chaffee, born May 17, 1822. 

2438 iv Maria Chaffee, born in 1823; died in 1828. 

973 Daniel Knowlton^ Chaffee (Frederick,^ Josiah,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Ashford, Conn., November 21, 1802, and died 
in Providence, R. I., July 8, 1856. He married (1) there, January 1, 1827, Mrs. 
Sarah Aldrich (Tucker) Snow of Raynham, Mass., born September 29, 1788, 
died September 29, 1848, and was buried in the North Burying-Ground, Providence. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 247 

He married (2), September 10, 1849, Mrs. Charlotte A. (Sayles) Cornell of Glou- 
cester, R. I. He lived in Providence, where he held the office of Sheriff. 
Children, by first wife: 

2439 i Daniel Knowlton » Chaffee, Jr., born May 25, 1828; died in June, 1863. 
+ 2440 ii Charles Edward Chaffee, born December 17, 1830; married (1) EUza 
A. Thurber; (2) Anna E. K. Gladmin. 

2441 iii Sarah Ann EHzabeth Chaffee, born November 12, 1832; died March 

17, 1834; buried in the North Burying Ground, Providence. 

2442 iv Joseph Frederick Chaffee, born September 16, 1835; died August 20, 

1838; buried in the North Burying Ground, Providence. 

2443 v Joseph Frederick Chaffee, born November 29, 1838; died May 15, 

1839; buried in the North Burying Ground, Providence. 

2444 vi George Warren Chaffee, born April 25, 1840; died January 13, 1863, 

after reaching home from sickness contracted in the Union army 
during the Civil War; he was in the Battle of Bull Run and 
thirteen other battles. 

974 Anson ^ ChafEee (Frederick," Josiah,^ Jonathan,'* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Ashford, Conn., November 17, 1804, and died in Derby, 
Conn., October 6, 1873. He married in East Windsor, Conn., April 20, 1826, 
Sally M., daughter of James Whipple of that place. She was born October 25, 
1810, died April 1, 1883, and was buried in Derby. 

At the outbreak of the Civil War, Anson Chaffee, though fifty-seven years old, 
enlisted in the 2d Connecticut Volunteer regiment for three months, served his 
time and was discharged. Returning home, he re-enlisted September 21, 1861, 
in the 10th Connecticut Volunteer regiment for three years, as Drum Major and 
after passing through the Hatteras campaign was discharged in Newberne, N. C, 
for age and disability. He was by trade a mechanic, and was living in Derby at 
the time of his death. 

Children : 

2445 i A son,8 born in East Windsor, November 7, 1827; died November 24, 

1827. 
+ 2446 ii Anson D. Chafi'ee, born September 14, 1829; married (1) Mary 

Harris; (2) Catherine B. Hawley. 
+ 2447 iii Sarah M. Chaffee, born December 7, 1831; married Mansfield Hull. 
+ 2448 iv Sanford Erasmus Chaffee, born October 14, 1833; married il) Anna 

E. Boyce; (2) Mary E. Turner. 
+ 2449 v Charles S. Chaffee, born January 25, 1836; married Mary J. Chalker. 
+ 2450 vi Frank W. Chaffee, born February 23, 1838; married Sarah A. Finch. 
+ 2451 vii James W. Chaffee, born July 24, 1840; married Mary L. Zetler. 
+ 2452 viii Ehza L. Chaffee, born August 29, 1843; married George A. Cargill. 
+ 24,53 ix Harvey M. Chaffee, born August 1, 1846; married Ehzabeth Decker. 

2454 X Ella N. Chaffee, born January 6, 1849; died January 7, 1851; buried 

in Derby. 

2455 xi Susan Chaffee, born October 28, 1852; married in Derby, June 9, 

1875, Frank S., son of Lucius B. Welton of New Haven, Conn.; 
he is a corset designer. 

991 Emery 7 ChafEee (Elihu," Josiah,^ Jonathan, * Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born in Ashford, Conn., April 30, 1818, and died in Manchester, 
Conn., in March, 1855. He married there, April 28, 1847, Philenda, daughter of 
Theodore Risby, Jr., of that place. In 1847 they lived in Manchester, where he 
was a school teacher. 



248 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Child: 
2456 i Theodore Dean « Chaffee, born in Glastonbury, Conn,, March 15, 1851 ; 
married, July 6, 1881, Emma, daughter of Jared HoUister of Man- 
chester; in 1883 he was a hotel clerk in Springfield, Mass. 

992 Ezra ^ Chaffee (Benjamin, ^ Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ 
Thomas 1) was born in Becket, Mass. (New Salem, Mass.), December 20, 1784, 
and died in Courtland, Mich., March 16, 1853. He married in Windham, 0., 
Mary, daughter of Ebenezer Messenger of that place. She died May 16, 1844, 
and was buried in Windham. Doctor Ezra Chaffee had a light complexion, blue 
eyes, dark hair and was five feet, eight inches in height. He was a graduate of 
Yale College and also studied in New York state. He served in the War of 1812 
as a surgeon under General Harrison, in Fort Meigs and Tippecanoe, Ind., and 
was stationed in Buffalo, N. Y., at the time of Perry's victory on Lake Erie. He 
moved to Ohio in 1790, and was living in Windham at the time of his marriage. 
About 1848 he moved to Michigan, where he was one of the first physicians in 
Kent County. 

Children : 
+ 2457 i Willard Dillingham s Chaffee, born March 24, 1812; married Mary 
Shank. 

2458 ii Harriet Mary Chaffee, born October 13, 1814; died December 24, 1878; 

married George Shank. 

2459 iii WiUiam Darwin Chaffee, born August 17, 1816; married Aurillia 

Punray. 

2460 iv Sally Mercy Chaffee, born June 1, 1818; married Nathan R. Wood. 

993 Thirza ^ Chaffee (Benjamin, » Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,' 
Thomas i) was born in Becket, Mass., November 6, 1786, and died. She married 
Rufus Whitehead. 

Child: 
+ 2461 i Maria » Whitehead, married James Cook. 

995 Benjamin ^ Chaffee, Jr. (Benjamin, ^ Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas i), was born in Becket, Mass., February 11, 1792 (1793), and 
died in Newfield, N. Y., June 30, 1842. He married in Scipio, N. Y., in 1812, 
Clarissa, daughter of Robert Bradford of Sempronius, N. Y. She was born Feb- 
ruary 17, 1798, died December 24, 1862, and was buried in North Hector, N. Y. 
She was a Methodist. 

Benjamin Chaffee, Jr., was a Private in the War of 1812. He travelled as far 
as Black Rock, N. Y., but did not engage in any active service. 

He was baptized in November, 1793, in the First Congregational Church of 
Becket. He probably went to New York state with his father, about 1807. At 
the time of his marriage he was living in Scipio, but apparently moved soon after 
to Newfield, as all his children were born there. He had a fair complexion, gray 
eyes, and was five feet, eight inches in height. He was a farmer and is said to have 
been a strict and upright man. 

Children, born in Newfield: 
+ 2462 i Clarissa Ervillas Chaffee, born March 13, 1813; married John Mc- 

Daniels. 
+ 2463 ii Benjamin Albert Chaffee, born November 11, 1814; married (1) 

Carohne Story; (2) Mary Conley. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 249 

+ 2464 iii Robert Charles Chaffee, born May 22, 1816; married (1) Sophia 

Russel; (2) Ann Shields. 
+ 2465 iv Ezra Albertus Chaffee, born June 24, 1819; married Sally Gellow. 
+ 2466 V Sarah Alvira Chaffee, born July 5, 1820; married William Rowley. 
2467 vi Samuel Chaffee, born March 2, 1822; died in Newfield, May 10, 1840. 
+ 2468 vii Jane Mirah Chaffee, born IVIay 9, 1824; married Richard or John 

Russel. 
+ 2469 viii Rufus Chaffee, born August 14, 1826; married (1) EHza Beach; (2) 

Maries Starks. 
+ 2470 ix Andrew Chaffee, born July 31, 1828; married Marietta Beach; (2) 

Maria L. Dassance. 

2471 X Mary Ann Chaffee, born July 23, 1830; died in Indiana, April 15, 

1870; married Jeremiah Beach; lived in Newfield until 1863, 
when she moved to Indiana. 

2472 xi Nelson Chaffee, born September 20, 1832; died November 4, 1864; 

married Alvira » Chaffee (2475) (Joshua, ^ Benjamin, 6 Thomas, ^ 
Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) ; went to Indiana 
from Newfield in 1851, and lived there until 1863, when he 
entered the Union army, and died in the Civil War. 

2473 ' xii Lemuel Chaffee, born June 16, 1834; died in Newfield, in childhood. 

2474 xiii Chloe Melissa Chaffee, born March 21, 1837; died in Indiana in 1858; 

married Job Smith; went to Indiana from Newfield with her 
brother in 1851. 

996 Joshua ^ Chaffee (Benjamin,^ Thomas, ^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Becket, Mass., December 10, 1793, and died near Ken- 
dallville, Ind. He married Polly Bower. He was a farmer. 

Children: 

2475 i Alvira s Chaffee, married Nelson Chaffee. (See 2472). 

2476 ii A son, died. 

Six other daughters, names unknown. 

999 Seth ^ Chaffee (Benjamin, ^ Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathan- 
iel,2 Thomas ^) was born in Becket, Mass., in 1799, and died in Newfield, N. Y., 
March 22, 1875. He married Lucy McDaniels of Newfield, who died in 1873, 
and was buried there. Both were members of the Christian Church. He resided 
in Newfield from his childhood until his death, excepting one year in Geneva, N. Y. 
He had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, ten inches in height. He 
was a laborer. 

Children : 

+ 2477 i WiUiard Erwin s Chaffee, born April 12, 1828; married PhcEbe 
Savercool. 

2478 ii Thomas Chaffee, married Amanda Russell; residence, 1891, Newfield. 

2479 iii Riley Chaffee, married Ellen Butler; residence, 1891, Newfield. 

2480 iv Oliver Chaffee, married Mary McLinnick; residence, 1891, Ithaca, 

N. Y. 

2481 V Jason Chaffee, died before 1891; married Mary Boyer. 

2482 vi Polly Chaffee, married Isaiah Doolittle; residence, 1891, Horse- 

heads, N. Y. 

2483 vii Nancy Chaffee, married James Garrett; residence, 1891, Elmira, 

N. Y. 

2484 viii Alvira Chaffee, married John Boyer; residence, 1891, Breesport, 

N. Y. 

2485 ix Almira Chaffee, married Chester Linderman. 

2486 X Huldah Chaffee, died before 1891; married Charles Holmes. 

2487 xi Ransom Chaffee. 



250 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1000 Almon ^ ChaSee (Benjamin, « Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathan- 
iel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Becket, Mass., March 28, 1809, and died in Turkey 
Creek, Ind., May 12, 1859. He married in Newfield, N, Y,, Julia Ann, daughter 
of James Cook of that place. She died October 29, 1876, and was buried in Win- 
ston, Mo. Both were members of the Advent Church, Mr. Chaffee having formerly 
been a Baptist. He was a Deacon and an Elder in both churches. At the time of 
his marriage he lived in Newfield, and about 1837 moved to Ohio, settling near 
Painesville. Later he moved to Indiana. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, 
and was five feet, nine inches in height. He was a farmer with a reputation for 
thorough honesty and uprightness. 

Children : 

2488 i Naomi Ann s Chaffee, born near Newfield, November 18, 1829; died 

May 16, 1870; married Otis Van Pelt. 

2489 ii Sylvia Jane Chaffee, born in New York state, November 21, 1831; 

died January 11, 1863; married Neil J. Ruthorn, who was 
wounded in the Battle of Shiloh in the Civil War, and died 
aboard the boat on his way home. 
+ 2490 iii Leonard Almon Chaffee, born January 2, 1834; married (1) Mary A. 
Van Pelt; (2) Almira Smith. 

2491 iv Harmon Jared Chaffee, born in New York state, April 18, 1836; 

married (1) Minerva Conkhn ; (2) Louisa Conklin; residence, 1891, 
Parsons, Kan.; a farmer. 

2492 V Charles Harrison Chaffee, born near Painesville, September 22, 1838; 

married Amanda Conklin ; he is a member of Advent Church, a 
fine Bible student, an eloquent speaker and evangelist, beloved 
and respected by all; stalwart, erect and finely proportioned; 
residence, 1891, Utica, Mo. 

+ 2493 vi Alonzo Joshua Chaffee, born September 17, 1840; married Mary 
Teeters. 
2494 vii Alfred Minor Chaffee, born June 5, 1845; died September 28, 1845. 

+ 2495 viii Addison Harland Chaffee, born May 21, 1849; married Rose J. 
Salladay. 

1002 Nathan ^ Church (Deliverance, ^ Thomas, * Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Becket, Mass., February 23, 1789, and died in 
Maine, N. Y. He married (1), January 27, 1813, Annis Hare, who died in 1828, 
and he married (2), February 23, 1829, Zylpha Davis. He was a Baptist minister 
and at one time had a charge in Maine, where he died. 

Children, by first wife : 
+ 2496 i Deliverance 8 Church, born April 25, 1814; married Ehjah Belcher. 

2497 ii Nathan Church, Jr., born June 17, 1816; married, February 6, 1839, 
Almeda D. Mitchell, and had four sons and a daughter. 
+ 2498 iii Lydia Ann Church, born March 6, 1818 ; married WiUiam E. Messenger. 

2499 iv William B. Church, born September 16, 1821; married, November 

9, 1841, Fanny Bronson, and had one son, a minister, and a 
daughter; he is a wagonmaker in Albany, N. Y. 

2500 V Hannah A. Church, born May 22, 1828; married, March 23, 1848, D. 

W. Norton, and had two children; residence, Susquehanna, Pa. 

Child, by second wife: 
+ 2501 vi Adoniram Judson Church, born .January 1, 1831 ; married Irene Fuller. 

1005 Cyrus ^ Church (Deliverance ^ Chaffe, Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel,^ Thomas 1) was born in Becket, Mass., February 14, 1798, and died 



SEVENTH GENERATION 251 

October 28, 1865. He married (1), November 11, 1850, Phoebe S. Gleason, and 
(2) Rosetta Christie. He was buried in Becket. 

Child, by first wife : 
2502 i Nathan s Church, died. 

1011 Newman Keyes ^ Chaffee (Thomas, « Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas was born in Becket, Mass., December 15, 1796, and died 
there, December 15, 1858. He married (1) in Springfield, Mass., March 15, 1820, 
Elizabeth, daughter of Ebenezer Phelps of Becket, where she died April 30, 1836, 
aged thirty-five years and eight months. Mr. Chaffee married (2) in Vernon, 
Conn., March 1, 1837, Olive, daughter of Lemuel Abbott of that place. She was 
born October 3, 1800, died in Becket, February 1, 1871, and was buried there, 
as were Mr. Chaffee and his first wife. All three were members of the First Con- 
gregational Church of Becket, which he joined at the age of thirty. He was a 
farmer in Becket, which he represented in the Massachusetts Legislature in 1850. 
He had a light complexion, blue eyes, was five feet, eight inches, in height and of 
a very kindly disposition. 

Children, by first wife, born in Becket: 

2503 i Ebenezer » Chaffee, born December 12, 1820; residence, 1858, Chicago. 

111., 1883, Hiko, Nev., where he lived on a ranch, having lived 

in the mountains twenty years; unmarried. 
4-2504 ii Frederick A. Chaffee, born March 17, 1823; married Charlotte Thrall. 
-t-2505 iii Wolcott Chaffee, born June 15, 1826; married Jennette A. Judd. 
-1-2506 iv Joseph Chalker Chaffee, born August 18 (19), 1828; married Caroline 

L. Phelps. 
4-2507 V Elisabeth Ann Chaffee, born October 5, 1831; married Wilham A. 

Messenger. 

2508 vi A daughter, born January 12, 1834. 

Child, by second wife : 

2509 vii Lucretia ChafTee, born in Becket, December 12, 1839; residence, 1858, 

Becket; unmarried and living with her sister, Mrs. Messenger, 
in Windham, O., in 1883. 

1012 Miner ^ Chaffee (Thomas,^ Thomas,' Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Becket, Mass., February 6, 1799, and died there, Septem- 
ber 29, 1880. He married in Becket, June 9, 1825, Lucy, daughter of Joseph 
Frary of that place, where she was born November 14, 1798. She died June 8, 
1884. Both were buried in Becket. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church 
and though Mr. Chaffee was not a member, he was a strong supporter of his wife's 
church. They resided in Becket, where he was a Selectman, and also in Tyring- 
ham, Mass. He was first a blacksmith and later a farmer and manufacturer. 
He was of a generous nature and ready for every good work. He had a dark com- 
plexion, black eyes, and was five feet, six inches in height. 

Children, the first two born in Becket, the last two in Tyringham: 

4-2510 i Henry s Chaffee, born April 9, 1826; married Charlotte C. Carter, 
-f 2511 ii Sarah ChafTee, born February 4, 1829; married Jonathan W. Wheeler. 
2512 iii Emma Chaffee, born February 29 (27), 1833; residence, 1884, Becket; 

unmarried. 
4-2513 iv Thomas Chaffee, born December 31, 1838; married Martha K. 

Marcy. 



252 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY "^ 

1014 Anna Harriet ^ ChafEee (Thomas,^ Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Becket, Mass., February 4, 1803, and died there, 
August 17, 1859. She married in Becket, January 8 (20), 1824, Justin Martin 
Ames, born there. May 17, 1799. He died in Thompsonville, Conn., November 4, 
1882. Both husband and wife were buried in Becket. They were members of 
the First and Second Congregational Churches of Becket, she joining at the age 
of twenty-four. Justin M. Ames was a farmer and had a fair complexion, blue 
eyes, and was five feet, eleven inches in height. His wife had a dark complexion, 
and black eyes. 

Children, born in Becket: 

2514 i Samantha Minerva « Ames, born December 24, 1826; married Joshua 

Barnard; residence, 1883, Morristown, Minn., 1887, Wisconsin. 

2515 ii Zeruah Ames, born October 26, 1828; married, March 4, 1852, Joseph 

Osborn; residence, 1883, Saratoga, N. Y. 

2516 iii Sampson Chaffee Ames, born July 28, 1830; residence, 1883, Sara- 

toga. 

2517 iv George Luther Ames, born June 16, 1832; married Ellen Tinker of 

Chester, Mass.; residence, 1883, Saratoga. 

2518 V Lucy Ann Ames, born October 6, 1835; married (1), July, 1852, 

Nelson D. Gibbs; (2) in Becket, in July, 1853, WiUiam Wheelock; 
residence, 1883, Minonk, 111., 1890, Milan, 0. 

2519 vi Lucinda Ames, born March 6, 1837; married, June 25, 1862, James 

P. Meecham, who died before 1890; residence, 1883, Middle- 
field, Mass., 1890, Milan. 
+ 2520 vii Miner Thomas Ames, born July 20, 1839; married (1) Emily Rose; 
(2) Irene Cowen. 

2521 viii Wilson Ames, born April 16, 1841; married Abby Wilcox of Chester; 

residence, 1883, Chicago, 111. 

2522 ix Julia Ehza Ames, born March 24, 1843; residence, 1883, Chicago; 

unmarried. 
+ 2523 X Franklin Ames, born July 7, 1845; married Emma Cowen. 

1015 Thomas Sherman ^ ChafEee (Thomas,^ Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Becket, Mass., March 24, 1805, and died in 
Springfield, Mass., October 6, 1874. He married (1) in Becket, February 4, 1829, 
Elizabeth (Betsey) Shaw of that place, who died there, April 25, 1830, and was 
buried there. He married (2), January 3, 1832, Lucy Ann Culver of Tyringham, 
Mass., who died in Blandford, Mass., April 26, 1843, and was buried there. He 
married (3) in Blandford, November 2, 1843, Catharine L., daughter of Rufus 
Blair of that place. She was living in 1885. 

Thomas S. Chaffee served as Representative in the Massachusetts Legislature 
in 1842. In 1874 he was living in Springfield, where he was a merchant and a 
member of the Congregational Church. He had a light compexion, gray eyes, 
and was of medium height. 

Children, by first wife: 

2524 i Wellington « Chaffee, born in Becket; died aged eight months. 

Children, by third wife, born in Blandford: 

+ 2525 ii Sherman Blair Chaffee, born September 2, 1844; married Alice A. 
Williams. 
2526 iii Theodore Wellington Chaffee, born January 23, 1847; married in 
Boston, Mass., August 14, 1873, Harriet F., daughter of William 
C. Poland of that place; no children; in 1885 was a cattle raiser 
and wool grower in Hinsdale, Wy. 





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2527 iv Edward Clark Chaffee, born July 21, 1850; died September 11, 1852, 

and was buried in Blandford. 

2528 V Fred Knowlton Chaffee, born May 9, 1855; residence, 1885, Denver, 

Col., where he was a government clerk in the Surveyor General's 
Office. 

1016 Lucinda ^ Chaffee (Thomas," Thomas, " Jonathan,* Jonathan, » Nathaniel, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Becket, Mass., January 12, 1807, and died in West Becket, 
Mass., April 1, 1864. She married in Becket, October 10, 1827, Kendall Baird 
of that place, who died April 21, 1868, aged sixty-five years and one month. Both 
were buried in Becket. She had a dark complexion, back eyes, and was five feet, 
two inches in height. 

Children : 

2529 i Abigail E» Baird, born in 1828; married, June 14, 1849, Henry Wilson 

of Blandford, Mass., and had two or three sons; residence, 1890, 
Rockford, 111. 

2530 ii Prentice C. Baird, born in September, 1831 ; died in East Lee, Mass., 

October 6, 1890; went to Lee in 1854 and entered into partnership 
with Joseph C. Chaffee (2506) in the jewelry business; in 1856 became 
a paper manufacturer; was President of the Lee National Bank and 
a Director in another Lee bank; a man of great business ability 
and energy; State Senator from Lee; dark complexion, black eyes, 
medium height; unmarried. 

2531 iii Alma L. Baird, born in April, 1834; married, November 28, 1853, Na- 

thaniel S. Kellogg of Illinois, and had three children; residence, 
1890, Rockford. 

2532 iv Catharine A. Baird, born May 12, 1838; married, September 6, 1867, 

Lloyd Call of Otis, Mass., who died before 1890, when she was 
living in Lee; no children. 

2533 V Frederick K. Baird, born in 1842; married (1), June 5, 1862, Carrie J. 

Clark of Becket, who died May 2, 1863; (2) Jennette Clark. 

2534 vi George K. Baird, born January 25, 1846; married Belle H. Hitchcock 

of Winsted, Conn.; in 1890 had two children and was living in Lee. 

1017 Prentiss ^ ChafEee (Thomas, <> Thomas, » Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Becket, Mass., January 1, 1809, and married there, about 
April or May, 1833, Betsey, daughter of Israel Cannon of Blandford, Mass., their 
marriage intention being published in Becket, April 15, 1833. Mr. Chaffee was 
a member of the First Congregational Church of Becket, and was Selectman of 
that town from 1839 to 1841, and again in 1851. In 1845 he represented Becket 
in the Massachusetts Legislature. He was a paper manufacturer and in 1883 
was living in Lee, Mass. He has a dark complexion and is of medium height. 

Children : 

+ 2535 i George Lewis « Chaffee, born September 30, 1834; married Constance 
Henderson. 
2536 ii Mary Elizabeth Chaffee, born March 16, 1839. 

1019 Knowlton Sampson ^ Chaffee (Thomas,^ Thomas, ^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, ^ 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Becket, Mass., July 11, 1814, and married in 
Lee, Mass., January 27, 1836, Amelia, daughter of Pliny Shaylor of that place. 

He went to Boston, Mass., in 1838 to sell qharcoal which he manufactured in 
the Berkshire Hills. He was a member of the firm of Chaffee and Cummings, 
charcoal dealers, and was also a glass manufacturer. He was President of the 



254 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Faneuil Hall Fire Insurance Company, of the horse car line running between 
Boston and Cambridge, and was a member of both branches of the Massachusetts 
Legislature, the House of Representatives in 1863, and the Senate in 1868. He 
was a member of the East Cambridge Board of Alderman, the Common Council 
and was Overseer of the Poor in that town. In 1887 he was living in East 
Cambridge, a retired merchant, having been in the charcoal business for forty 
years. 

Child: 
+ 2537 i Charles S.s Chaffee, born December 18, 1838; married. 

1026 Thomas B.^ Chaffee (Jonathan,6 Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1), died in McGrawville, N. Y. He married Eliza Wells. 
Children : 

2538 i Polemas W.^ Chaffee, residence, McGrawville. 

2539 ii Morris B. Chaffee, residence, Toronto, Canada. 

+ 2540 iii Thomas Jefferson Chaffee, born March 6, 1841 ; married Mary Hamilton. 

1039 Orin ^ Ames (Lois « Chaffe, Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas 1) was born in 1807, and died in Covington, Pa., February 9, 1880. He 
married Eliza Burr of Massachusetts, who in 1891 was living with her daughter, 
Mrs. Wells, in Covington. 

Children : 

2541 i John H.s Ames. 

2542 ii Sarah H. Ames, married C. C. Wells; residence, 1891, Covington. 

2543 iii A daughter, married George Cleveland; residence, 1891, Wellsboro, Pa. 

2544 iv A daughter, married John L. Fowler; residence, 1891, Wellsboro. 

2545 V Pliny Ames, residence, 1891, Lindley, N. Y. 

1041 Lyman ^ Ames (Lois ^ Chaffe, Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathan- 
iel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Smithfield, Pa., and married. In 1885 he was living 
in Smithfield. 

Child: 

2546 i Isaac ^ Ames, residence, 1885, Smithfield. 

1048 Hiram ^ ChafEee (Nathan,^ Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas 1) was born in Virgil, N. Y., October 30, 1812, and married in Ledyard, 
N. Y., April 20, 1833, Maria B., daughter of Cornelius Wilkinson of that place. 
At this time Hiram Chaffee lived in Ledyard, where in 1839 and 1842 he owned 
land, and was still living. In 1893 he was living in Republic, O. He is a farmer, 
has a light complexion, blue eyes and is five feet, eight inches in height. 

Children : 

+ 2547 i Cornelius 8 Chaffee, born September 24, 1839; married Sarah E. 
Salisbury. 
2548 ii George W. Chaffee, born February 17, 1842 ; died October 31, 1862. 

1049 Achsah ^ Chaffee (Nathan,^ Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas 1) was born June 8, 1815, and married, September 5, 1835, John Benedict, 
born May 17, 1812. She lived in Virgil, N. Y., at the time of her marriage and 
later in Austinville, Pa. 





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SEVENTH GENERATION 255 

Children : 

2549 i Edwin De Witt « Benedict, born June 8, 1838; married Ellen Hulsander. 

2550 ii Julia A. Benedict, born March 4, 1841 ; married Elijah Hulsander. 

2551 iii Sarah A. Benedict, born August 1, 1844; ched November 13, 1861. 

2552 iv Mary H. Benedict, born February 7, 1864; married Charles Carroll. 

2553 V George W. Benedict, born September 25, 1851; died November 3, 

1861. 
For further descendants, see Benedict Genealogy. 

1050 Hannah ^ Putnam (Hannah e Chaffe, Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Becket, Mass., in 1794, and died in 1869. She 
married in Becket, August 3, 1820, William Hine. She united with the Congre- 
gational Church in Becket at the age of fifty. She had a dark complexion, black 
eyes, and w^as of medium height. 

Children : 

2554 i Mary » Hine, died in Lee, Mass.; married Doctor Leonard, and lived in 

Lee. 

2555 ii James L. Hine, born in 1826; died February 14, 1845. 

2556 iii EUzabeth Hine, married William Clark of Northampton, Mass. 

2557 iv Emily Hine, married Edward Clark of Northampton; residence there, 

1890. 

2558 v Sarah Ann Hine, married Brown; residence, 1890, Northampton. 

2559 vi Marshall Hine, married. 

1052 Roxana ^ Putnam (Hannah ^ Chaffe, Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas was born in Becket, Mass., in 1799, and died there, Feb- 
ruary 18, 1867. She married in Becket, June 26, 1820, Dana M. Smith. She had 
a dark complexion, dark eyes, and was tall. 

Children : 

2560 i Albert » Smith. 

2561 ii John Smith. 

2562 iii Harriet Smith, married Wolfe of Lee, Mass. 

2563 iv Charles Smith, residence, 1890, Lee. 

2564 V Hannah Smith, married. 

1053 David ^ Putnam (Hannah « Chaffe, Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Becket, Mass., in 1801, and died. He married 
(1) there, February 1, 1831, Hannah Church. He married (2) Betsey Clark of 
Otis, Mass. He united with the First Congregational Church of Becket at the 
age of twenty-six. He had a dark complexion, black eyes, and was above medium 
height. 

Children, by first wife: 

2565 i Lorenzo R.s Putnam, born in 1832; married, November 24, 1852, Mary 

H. Thayer, and had three sons; residence, 1890, Minneapolis, Minn. 

2566 ii Jane Putnam, died in Minneapolis; married. 

2567 iii Emily Putnam, died in Minneapolis; married. 

Children, by second wife: 

2568 iv Elizabeth Putnam, married George Smith; residence, 1890, Blandford, 

Mass. 

2569 V Anna Putnam, unmarried; residence, 1890, Becket. 

2570 vi Lucy D. Putnam, married L. L. Twinning of Otis. 



256 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1055 Rowena ^ Putnam (Hannah e Chaffe, Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born m Becket, Mass., in 1805, and died in 1887. She 
married, April 7, 1830, John Dennison, Jr. 

Child: 

2571 i Emily « Dennison, lived in Brooklyn, 0., in the family of a distant cousin, 

WiUiam H, Robinson (2593). 

1056 Isaac ^ Putnam (Hannah e Chaffe, Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Becket, Mass., in 1806, and died. He married 
there, April 10, 1834, Lucinda E. Church. He had a dark complexion, black 
eyes, and was medium in height. He and his wife were both members of the First 
Congregational Church of Becket, and were dismissed from that church to the one 
in Sandisfield, Mass., in 1873. 

Children : 

2572 i Harmony s Putnam, married Bills. 

2573 ii George Putnam, married; residence, 1890, Winsted, Conn. 

2574 iii Isaac Warren Putnam, born January 24, 1845. 

2575 iv John Putnam. 

1057 Jonathan Marcus ^ Putnam (Hannah « Chaffe, Thomas,^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas i) was born in Becket, Mass., in 1807, and married 
in January, 1830, Phoebe Rouse of Windsor, Mass. He was a member of the First 
Congregational Church of Becket. He had a dark complexion, and dark eyes. 

Children : 

2576 i Joseph M.s Putnam, residence, 1890, Westfield, Mass. 

2577 ii Charles F. Putnam, residence, 1890, Pittsfield, Mass. 

2578 iii James Putnam, killed in the Civil War. 

2579 iv Henry Harrison Putnam, residence, 1890, Dalton, Mass. 

2580 V Lucy Putnam, died before 1890. 

2581 vi Rufus Thayer Putnam, residence, 1890, Westfield. 

1061 Harriett Cymena '' Putnam (Hannah ^ Chaffe, Thomas,^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas was born in Becket, Mass., in 1816, and married 
Loring Gallup of Dalton, Mass. 

Children : 

2582 i Emeline 8 Gallup, married Edward Johnson; residence, 1890, South 

Lee, Mass. 

2583 ii Martha Jane Gallup, married Norman Wells; residence, 1890, Holyoke, 

Mass. 

2584 iii Ellen Gallup, died before 1890; unmarried. 

2585 iv Eugene Gallup, married; residence, 1890, Tro)'", N. Y. 

2586 V Lucy Gallup, married. 

2587 vi Lucinda Gallup, married. 

2588 vii Frank Gallup, married; residence, 1890, Hoosick, N. Y. 

1062 William MJ Putnam (Hannahs Chaffe, Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Becket, Mass., in 1818, and married Novem- 
ber 5, 1839, Mary Ann Olmstead. He and his wife are both members of the Second 
Congregational Church of Becket where at one time they lived. He had a dark 
complexion, black eyes, and is five feet, ten inches in height. 

Children : 

2589 i Rowena s Putnam, born March 16, 1841 ; married WiUiam B. Church, 
Jr., who served in the Civil War; residence, 1890, Chester, Mass. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 257 

2590 ii Harriet Cymena Putnam, born in 1846; died September 9, 1864. 

2591 iii William David Putnam, born September 25, 1849; died September 

26, 1864. 
+ 2592 iv Mary D. Putnam, born June 29, 1856; married Frank L. Rice. 

1065 Diana ^ Chaffee (Zephaniah,6 Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,3 Nathan- 
iel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Locke, N. Y., in 1806, and married in Scipio, N. Y,, 
April 5, 1825, Ebenezer Robinson of that place. He was born in Vermont, July 19, 
1800, and died in Brooklyn, 0., August 3, 1883. He had a light complexion, blue 
eyes, and was five feet, four inches in height. He became a member of the Christian 
Church at the age of thirty-six, and was a Deacon for twenty-five years. 

Diana Chaffee was adopted by Cyrus Avery of Sempronius when three years 
old and was called Diana Avery. She lived in Scipio, at the time of her marriage, 
and in 1826 moved to Richfield, O. Later she lived in Republic, O., and in 1892 
in Brooklyn with her son, William H. Robinson. 

Children: 

+ 2593 i William Henry s Robinson, born May 19, 1826; married Martha Serls. 

+ 2594 ii Elizabeth Robinson, born January 6, 1830; married Thomas Bolton. 

+ 2595 in Charles Robinson, born April 30, 1832; married Maria Bark. 

2596 iv Elvirco Robinson, born February 15, 1836; died December 25, 1836. 

1066 Zephaniah,7 Jr., or Guilderoy or Leroy Chaffee (Zephaniah,^ Thomas,^ 
Jonathan, 4 Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,- Thomas i) was born in Locke, N. Y., De- 
cember 25, 1807, and died in Elk Falls, Kan., June 29, 1881. He married in 
Genoa, N. Y., November 21, 1832, Sophronia A., daughter of Daniel Close of that 
place, a native of Connecticut. She died March 28, 1885, and was buried in Elk 
Falls. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and later of the Church of 
the Disciples of Christ. Of this church Mr. Chaffee was also a member, having 
joined it at the age of twenty-six and being for years a Deacon and an Elder. 
He lost his mother when only eighteen months of age. It is told of him that when 
about seven years old he lived with his uncle and aunt, Amos and Abigail (Chaffee) 
Watkins and, being sent one night to bring in the cows from pasture, lost his way 
and would have been devoured by wolves had not his uncle who heard the howling 
of the wolves, gone in search of him. In 1832 he lived in Genoa, but moved soon 
after to Hinckley, 0., from which place he moved in 1842 to Sullivan, 0., and from 
there in 1870 to St. Louis, Mich. In 1878 he went to Elk Falls, where he spent 
the rest of his life. He was a farmer, had a light complexion, dark eyes, and was 
five feet, nine and one-half inches in height. He was named for his father, but 
later changed his name to Guilderoy and was afterward called Leroy. He was a 
strong advocate of every reform movement in society, and was ever known as a 
lover of justice- 
Children : 

+ 2597 i Daniel Close » Chaffee, born August 22, 1833; married (1) Almira W. 
Gould; (2) Mrs. Ohve M. (Close) Smith. 

2598 ii Adelia Jane Chaffee, born ]\Larch 9, 1835; married L. D. Smith; resi- 

dence, 1893, Hesperia, Mich. 

2599 iii Harriet Frances Chaffee, born January 21, 1837; married W. D. 

Dickinson; residence, 1893, St. Louis. 
+ 2600 iv James Henry Chaffee, born in Hinckley, June 7, 1841; married (1) 
Margaret Space; (2) Julia L. Burdick. 



258 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1067 Caleb Judson ^ ChafEe (Caleb, ^ Thomas,"' Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas was born October 22, 1804, and died in Lexington, Mo., in 
186L He married (1), December 13, 1827, Mary P. Geer, who died September 25, 
1840. He married (2), August 5, 1841, Sylva Handy, who died in 1858, and was 
buried in Westfield, 111. He married (3) Rachel Rathbun. He was a farmer. 
In 1850 he lived in Pennsylvania, in 1855 in Illinois, and in 1860 in Missouri. 

Children, by first wife: 

2601 i Mary M. C.s Chaffe, born September 10, 1828; died in 1829. 

2602 ii Henry C. B. Chaffe, born September 23, 1831; killed in Petersburgh, 

Va., in 1863, in the Civil War. 

2603 iii Calvin Geer Chaffe, born March 15, 1834. 

Children, by second wife: 
+ 2604 iv Charles Edwin Chaffe, born August 7, 1843; married Julia L. Mc- 
Intyre. 
2605 V Sarah Jane Ehzabeth Chaffe, born August 22, 1847. 
+ 2606 vi Thomas Davis Leroy Chaffe, born July 12, 1855; married Mary M. 
Pool. 

1069 James Madison ^ Chaffe (Caleb,^ Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,3 Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Becket, Mass., July 25, 1810, and married in New 
Lebanon, Conn., November 12, 1837, Caroline, daughter of Daniel Parker of 
Lenox, Mass. In 1887 he was living in Becket, where he was a farmer. 

Children, born in Becket: 

2607 i Chauncy J. Chaffe, born June 26, 1839; married, and has one child. 

2608 ii Daniel P. Chaffe, born December 26, 1841 ; married, and has two children. 

2609 iii Ellen C. Chaffe, born July 20, 1845; married John Cole, and has seven 

children. 

2610 iv FrankUn Lester Chaffe, born July 15, 1862; a farmer. 

1070 Nathan Milton ^ Chaffe (Caleb,^ Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Becket, Mass., April 3, 1812, and died about 
1869. He married in Otis, Mass., February 13, 1834, Ruth Ann, daughter of Ly- 
man Osborn of that place. She died June 29, 1881, and was buried in Granville, 
Mass. Nathan M. Chaffe was a farmer. 

Children : 

2611 i EHza Ann « Chaffe, born February 11, 1839; died February 23, 1841. 
+ 2612 ii Nathan Orlando Chaffe, born January 31, 1841; married Sarah R. 
Morgan. 

2613 iii Frederick Edwin Chaffe, born February 28, 1844; died February 23, 

1845. 

2614 iv Ruth Orlinda Chaffe, born June 22, 1846. 

+ 2615 V Edmund L. Chaffe, born April 12, 1849 ; married Sophia T. Cables. 

1074 Louise (or Lois) JJ Chaffe (Caleb,^ Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) died in Lee, Mass., before 1855. She married in Becket, 
October 15, 1834, Benjamin S. Rogers. 

Children : 

2616 i Martha s Rogers. 

2617 ii Mary J. Rogers. 

1075 Benjamin Davenport ^ Chaffe (Caleb," Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born September 15, 1819, and died in Lee, Mass., in 
1889. He married there, June 3, 1841, Malinda Snow. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 259 

Child: 

2618 i Harriet Adaline * Chaffe, born in Lee. 

1078 Thomas Lewis Dwight ' Chaffe (Caleb,^ Thomas,^ Jonathan ,■» Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Becket, Mass., December 20, 1829, and married 
in Lee, Mass., February 16, 1852, Angeline Adelia, daughter of Robert Hunter 
of that place. Both are members of the United Brethren Church, Mr. Chaffe 
having joined at the age of forty-seven. He served as a Private in the Civil War. 
He has a light complexion, blue eyes and is five feet, nine and one-half inches in 
height. He is a farmer, and in 1891 was living in Arkansas City, Kan. 

Children : 

2619 i George L.s Chaffe, born May 14, 1853. 

2620 ii Harriet E. Chaffe, born March 17, 1859; died December 10, 1860. 

2621 iii Loren F. Chaffe, born July 30, 1861 ; died October 10, 1862. 

2622 iv Mary E. Chaffe, born July 19, 1875. 

1088 Horatio Pease ' Reed (Wiiliam e Reed, Hannah s Chaffe, Jonathan,* Jon- 
than,3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Tolland, Conn., February 12, 1821, 
and died in Vernon, Conn., August 8, 1877. He married in Tolland, April, 1844, 
Vina, daughter of Lathrop Richardson of Newington, Conn. She was born in 
1822, died in 1873, and was buried in Tolland. Mr. Reed had black hair, blue 
eyes, and was of medium height. He was a farmer and had a jovial disposition. 

Children, the first four born in Tolland, the last in Vernon : 

4-2623 i Loren Horatio » Reed, born March 10, 1846; married (1) Mary Lincoln; 
2) Susan Finney. 

2624 ii Harriet Augusta Reed, died young. 

2625 iii Laura Emma Reed, died young. 

2626 iv Charles Baker Reed, born December 11, 1856; married Rose Pinney. 

2627 V Ellen Mary Reed, born October 18, 1867; married Alfred Thomas. 

1089 Jose ' Chaffee (Jonathan, » William, s Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ Nathaniel, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Ashford, Conn., May 30, 1791, and died in Bristolville, 0., 
September 3, 1869. He married in Becket, Mass., April 18, 1813, Theodocia, 
daughter of John Fletcher of that place. She died September 14, 1875, and was 
buried in Bristolville. He was a minister and a farmer. 

Children, the first six born in Bristolville, the last two in Mecca, O. 

2628 i Theodocia » Chaffee, born December 4, 1813. 

2629 ii Sally L. Chaffee, born July 23, 1815; married Sperry. 

-t-2630 iii Martha Ann Chaffee, born October 18, 1816; married Samuel David- 
son. 

4-2631 iv Joseph G. Chaffee, born July 6, 1818; married Wealtha Cook. 

2632 V Eunice P. Chaffee, born April 23, 1820; married McCuUom. 

2633 vi Mary M. Chaffee, born March 23, 1822; married Cook. 

2634 vii Betsey L. Chaffee, born February 7, 1826 ; married Scoville. 

2635 viii Nancy Jemima Chaffee, born May 1, 1830; died about 1847, aged 

seventeen; unmarried. 

1090 Billings ^ Chaffee (Jonathan,6 William,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,3 Nathan- 
iel,2 Thomas 1) was born in Becket, Mass., April 13, 1793, and died in Lincoln, 
Wis., April 22, 1874. He married (1) in Becket, Mass., August 27, 1813, Char- 
lotte, daughter of John Hoskins of that place. She died July 18, 1857, and was 



260 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

buried in Peninsula, O. He married (2) in Orland, Ind., April 8, 1858, Sally- 
Brooks, who died there, September 20, 1873. 

In 1813 he lived in Becket, in 1820 in Tyringham, Mass., in 1822 in Hinsdale, 
Mass., in 1825 in Simsbury, Conn., and in 1831 in Sandisfield, Mass. In Septem- 
ber, 1833, he moved to Ohio, where he lived until 1861. He then settled in Or- 
land, and after his second wife's death lived with his daughter, Mrs. Beers, in Lin- 
coln, where he died and was buried. He was a dyer and dresser of cloth. 

Children, by first wife: 

2636 i Sally » Chaffee, born January 4, 1814; died January 7, 1814. 

2637 ii Jonathan Chaffee, born February 18, 1815; died February 19, 1815. 
+ 2638 iii Mary Charlotte Chaffee, born June 8, 1817; married Thomas J. 

Holmes. 
+ 2639 iv Luna Maria Chaffee, born January 9, 1820; married WiUiam Barn- 
hart. 

2640 V Eunice Armena Chaffee, born September 5, 1822; married in Penin- 

sula, June 25, 1845, Calvin Beers. 

2641 vi Sally Amanda Chaffee, born in Simsbury, February 5, 1825; died 

March 6, 1825; buried in Simsbury. 
+ 2642 vii Almerin Billings Chaffee, born August 7, 1826; married Mary A. 

McDaniel. 
+ 2643 viii Orson Alpheus Chaffee, born July 9, 1829; married (1) Frances Buell; 

(2) Ruby M. Reese, 
ix (Adopted) Richard Tower Morton, born October 21, 1814. 

1093 Henry Farnham 7 Chaffee (Jonathan,^ William, ^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ 
Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Becket, Mass., June 11, 1802, and died in Bris- 
tol, O., October 2, 1874. He married Sally E. Gates, who died in August, 1877, 
and was buried in Bristolville, 0. He was a school teacher and a farmer. 

Children : 

2644 i Larinda A.^ Chaffee, married Finney; residence, 1887, Lincoln, 

Neb. 

2645 ii Alcina E. Chaffee, married Harrington; residence, 1887, 

Painesville, 0. 

2646 iii Almanza Chaffee, died in the Civil War. 

+ 2647 iv Justina C. Chaffee, married Arthur E. Fenton. 

1094 Truman Bibbins ^ Chaffee (Jonathan, ^ William, ^ Jonathan, * Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Becket, Mass., June 19, 1804, and died in Or- 
well, 0., May 9, 1861. He married (1) in Farmington, O., February 1, 1827, 
Grace, daughter of Elisha Hyde of that place. She died in Orwell, March 7, 1856, 
of consumption, and was buried there. Both were members of the Methodist 
Church. He married (2) in Orwell, September 16, 1856, Mrs. Lydia Babcock, 
who was living in 1887. He was a carpenter, cabinetmaker and farmer. He died 
of stomach trouble. 

Children, by first wife, the last six born in Orwell : 

2648 i Ali^heuss Chaffee, born in Bristol, O., November 14, 1827; died 
March 28, 1829. 
+ 2649 ii Sydney Alvares Chaffee, born August 2, 1830; married Nancy J. 
Maxwell. 

2650 iii Orestes Parmeno Chaffee, born in Bloomfield, 0., October 3, 1832; 
married in Holbrook, Ariz., December 8, 1885, Mrs. Helen 
(Jenkins) Nichols, daughter of Upton Jenkins of Maryland; no 
children; residence, 1886, Holbrook, 1904, New Orleans, La. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 261 

The following story of his life is taken from the Nciv Orleans 
Times-Dem ocrat: 

"Major O. P. Chaffee, a brother of Gen. Adna Chaffee, chief 
of staff of the United States Army, after many vicissitudes now 
in the office of Quartermaster Bloom, in New Orleans, yesterday 
told a startling, strenuous story, with the elements of both the 
fairy tale and the dime novel. 

"He was born on a farm in Ashtabula County, Ohio, and 
when merely a boy, started off to St. Louis, to enter a bank as 
clerk, not to see his family again for thirty-five years. He 
became an express rider with Gen. Joe Johnston and Harney 
shortly after the IMountain Meadow massacre in '57. Then he 
settled in Wilcox County, in Alabama, as a young planter, and 
was accumulating capital when the war between the States 
broke out. Enlisting as a private, he was made a major for 
gallant conduct on the field of action at Shiloh, was on the staff 
of Gens. Bragg, J. K. Duncan, Hood, and Joe Johnston, and 
served throughout the war. 

" 'After the civil war was ended,' said the kindly old major, 
'I started off to Brazil. I embarked on a steamer from New 
Orleans to New York, where I remained for a couple of months, 
and then left for Rio Janeiro. I arrived there in August, 1866. 
Emperor Dom Pedro, hearing of my arrival along with several 
other Americans, asked me to come and see him. I did so, and 
fovmd that he spoke excellent English. The war with the Para- 
guayans, under Gen. Lopez, was going on at that time. The 
Paraguayans contended that the Brazilians should not be al- 
lowed to use the River Parana, and Brazil fought against that 
contention. I was immediately placed upon the staff of Gen. 
Dhu as major and inspector of cavalry. 

" 'I remember a peculiar sight which occurred at the battle 
of Humaytaia when we drove Lopez back to the mountains. 
There were men protecting the fort on the other side and about 
17,000 men with us. I never saw men fight like they did. They 
stripped, and w^th nothing but their cartridge belts and guns 
rushed upon the foe and fought like demons. They placed all 
their clothes in piles. Two days the battle lasted and then 
Lopez fled. The war lasted three months more, during which 
time we were joined by Gen. Rosas, of Uruguay, one of the 
fijiest soldiers and most elegant gentlemen I ever met in my life. 
When I arrived in Brazil I had only 10 cents, and it was fortunate 
for me that I was given the position I received at the hands of 
the government. After the war was over I took a thousand 
acres of land given by the government to those who wished to 
cultivate. I established myself at Santarem, in the Amazon 
Valley, in October, 1867, and immediately commenced the work. 
I cleared the land and planted tobacco, coffee and corn. I had 
a man and his wife to help me, and especially to teach me how 
to speak Portuguese. They aided me, and tobacco of the finest 
kind in the world was grown in Brazil, but still I did not prosper, 
and after wasting three years I got the rubber craze. The 
rubber craze in Brazil at that time was similar to the gold craze 
in California in '49. In '69 the excitement on the Amazon was 
like mito that in California in '49. Everybody was crazy to 
make a fortune in rubber, and so I went with them. I worked 
for a year in the interior cutting the rubber with my own hands, 
and then went into the business of buying and selling it. I had 
in the course of a few years accumulated a snug fortune, and 
was getting along nicely. I left home one morning, leaving all 



262 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

my possessions in the thatchhouse some one hundred yards from 
the shore of the river. When I returned at night I had nothing 
in the world, for the river had washed away the banks and there 
was no vestige of where the house stood. The sixteen people 
whom I had working for me had scattered to the four winds. I 
went to a neighbor's house, borrowed a canoe and went twenty 
miles to a man whom I had had dealings with, and told him that 
I was going to pay every cent I owed. And then I worked for 
a year in the rubber fields until I had paid every cent, and with 
$10 to my name I was ready to start out again. Then I returned 
to the Amazon again and went into the cane business. I built 
it up from small to large accumulations, put in machinery, and 
was doing well in the manufacture of caxexa liquor. So it went 
along for three years, and then one afternoon, after I had been 
away in my canoe with my man all day, I was returning when 
a terrible storm came up. The rain poured in torrents, and 
when we tried to make our way through the woods we were lost, 
and hour after hour we trampled through those woods, and 
finally, when we arrived at my home I was taken to my ham- 
mock and did not arise again for three years more. I suffered 
no pain at all, but I could not use my limbs. They were ab- 
normally swollen. The doctors could do nothing, and there 
I remained until 1883, when I was enabled to move easily 
enough for me to come back to my native land. Upon my 
return I went to Arizona, where I was quartermaster's agent 
at Fort Holbrook for ten years. I had other experiences after 
that, but as I look back now, I must tell you that I would rather 
live in Brazil than anywhere. The people are perfectly frank and 
true, and life is more enjoyable there, I think, than any where.' 
"He was four years in the office of Gen. Wood when he was 
military governor of Cuba. Finally he came to New Orleans in 
the Quartermaster's Department." He died May 7, 1908, in 
Kansas City, Mo. 

2651 iv Louisa Matilda Chaffee, born in Bristol, May 2, 1835; married (1) 
in Mecca, O., June 3, 1852, Nicholas Rulapaugh, who served in 
the Civil War, enlisting in the 89th New York Infantry, Sep- 
tember 10, 1861 ; he was killed in the Battle of Antietam, Sep- 
tember 17, 1862; no children; she married (2) in Freedom, 0., 
March 8, 1866, Doctor Sylvester Morgan King, born in Charles- 
town, O., September 27, 1836; he was also in the Civil War, 
being badly wounded in the Battle of Shiloh ; he was present at 
the surrender of Lee's Army; he is a member of the Grand Army 
of the Republic and the Lidependent Order of Odd Fellows; is 
a homeopathic physician and surgeon; residence, 1886, Albia, 
la. ; no children. 
+ 2652 V Sherburne Howard Chaffee, born July 15, 1837; married Esther S. 
Hayes. 

2653 vi Nelson Chaffee, born in Bristol, O., September 16, 1839; married in 
Ellsworth, Kan., December 28, 1867, Mary C, daughter of 
William Simeon Baxter of Otsego County, N. Y.; no children; 
during the Civil War, he served for six months in Company H, 
7th Ohio Infantry; in 1861 was taken ill and discharged in Rom- 
ney, W. Va.; in 1862 served in 84th Ohio Infantry four months; 
in 1863 enlisted in Lexington, Ky., in 104th Ohio Infantry, and 
served until the end of the war; was wounded June 19, 1864, in 
the siege of Knoxville, Tenn., and was in the hospital there four 
months; rejoined his regiment in Rome, Ga., on its return after 
the capture of Atlanta, Ga., and went to Franklin, Tenn., Nash- 
ville, Tenn., then to the Halston River ; transported in the winter 



SEVENTH GENERATION 263 

of 1865 by water to Cincinnati, O., thence by rail to Washing- 
ton, D. C, thence by water to Fort Fisher; took part in the 
capture of Wilmington, N. C, then sent to Raleigh, N. C; trans- 
ferred to 183d Ohio Infantry and detailed to drive General 
Carter's ambulance; returned home to Ohio in July, 1865, and 
moved to Indiana in 1867; in August of that year, he moved to 
Kansas; he is a Prohibitionist, was for twenty-two years a 
member of the Methodist Church and later of the United Breth- 
ren Church; residence, 1886, Wichita, Kan.; an expressman. 
-1-2654 vii Adna Romanza Chaffee, born April 14, 1842; married (1) Mrs. Kate 
(Hanie) Reynolds; (2) Annie F. Rockwell. 

2655 viii Truman Everel Chaffee, born June 12, 1844; died April 6, 1862, in 

the Battle of Shiloh; enlisted in the 14th Ohio Battery, in 
August, 1861 ; unmarried; was a bright scholar, a natural musi- 
cian, with a kind and loving disposition. 

2656 ix George William Chaffee, born October 12, 1847; married and has no 

children; residence, 1887, Youngstown, 0. 

2657 X Almond Chaffee, born November 28, 1848; married twice and had 

two children; residence, 1887, Atchison, Kan. 

2658 xi Zorilda Jane Chaffee, born September 12, 1850; married in War- 

ren, O., January 26, 1869, Emanuel Keene, a farmer, born in 
Perry County, Pa., September 25, 1847; residence, 1887, Bristol- 
ville,0. 

2659 xii Clifton Elisha Chaffee, born November 22, 1852; married in Atchison, 

June 29, 1886, Ada Louise, daughter of John Peterson of that 
place; residence, 1886, Concordia, Kan.; official stenographer 
for the 12th District, Kansas. 

1102 Cyrus ^ Chaffee (Amos,« William, ^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ 
Thomas i) was born in Ashford, Conn., February 11, 1803, and died about 1867. 

He married Eunice . Though but a little over eleven years of age at the 

time, he is said to have served as Private in the War of 1812, being in the com- 
pany of his father. Captain Amos Chaffee, from August 23 to October 14, 1814, 
and acting as assistant to him. The company was stationed in Groton, Conn. 

Child: 
2660 i Caroline s Chaffee, married Topliff ; residence, 1883, New York City. 

1104 Amos 7 Chaffee, Jr. (Amos,^ William, s Jonathan, * Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ 
Thomas i), was born in Ashford, Conn., October 14, 1806, and died in Eastford, 
Conn, (formerly Ashford), February 9, 1863. He married in Ashford, 1834, Mary, 
daughter of Samuel Curtis, of that place. She was born April 13, 1814, died Au- 
gust 3, 1881, and was buried in Eastford. They probably lived in Ashford until 
about 1850, and after that in Eastford, which was organized in 1847 from the 
easterly half of Ashford. Amos Chaffee, Jr., was a farmer. 

Children, the first nine born in Ashford, the last four in Eastford: 

2661 i Mary Jane » Chaffee, born July 27, 1835; died in Webster, Mass., 

about 1863; married George A. Mungan of Dudley, Mass.; no 

children ; buried in Eastford. 
+ 2662 ii Gurdon Amos Chaffee, born May 10, 1837; married (1) Sarah S. F. 

Lyon; (2) Caroline F. Capwell. 
+ 2663 iii Martha Susan Chaffee, born June 22, 1839; married S. H. Preston. 
+ 2664 iv Annie Emily Chaffee, born June 11, 1840; married Gordon S. Haven. 

2665 V Amelia Maria Chaffee, born October 28, 1841 ; died in infancy. 
+ 2666 vi Harriet Amanda Chaffee, born October 26, 1843; married George A. 

Dennis. 



264 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

+ 2667 vii Esther Lurancie Chaffee, born March 24, 1847; married John A. 
Young. 

2668 viii David Clinton Chaffee, born December 1, 1848; died in infancy. 

2669 ix Andrew Monroe ChafTee, born in December, 1849; died in infancy. 

+ 2670 X John Milton Chaffee, born March 13, 1851 ; married Mary E. Plummer. 
+ 2671 xi Ellen Adelia Chaffee, born March 26, 1854 ; married Gilbert S. Shippee. 

2672 xii James Maro Chaffee, born August 23, 1856; died in infancy. 
+ 2673 xiii Elmina Henrietta Chaffee, born November 6, 1859; married (1) E. 
W. Miller; (2) William Munson. 

1105 William Fax i Chaffee (Amos,^ William, s Jonathan, * Jonathan, ^ Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas i) was born April 20, 1809, and married in Ashford, Conn., 
May 12, 1840, Mary Ann Parker. 

Children, born in Ashford: 

2674 i Harmony Lovina ^ Chaffee, born March 26, 1841. 

2675 ii Harriet Maria Chaffee, born June 3, 1842. 

2676 iii Juhette Chaffee, born September 12, 1843. 

1106 Anna Bibbins ^ Chaffee (Amos,^ William,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas ^) was born in Ashford, Conn., May 24, 1811, and died Decem- 
ber 8, 1881. She married Elijah Fordham, born in New York City, March 8, 
1798, died in Wellsville, U., September 9, 1879. He was a carver, gilder and frame 
maker. They lived in New York, Illinois, Missouri and Salt Lake City, U., and 
other places in that state. 

Children : ^. 

2677 i Anneliza « Fordham. 

2678 ii George Fordham. 

2679 iii Bathiah Fordham. 

2680 iv Mormon Fordham. 

2681 V Amos Pierce Fordham. ' 

+ 2682 vi Annie Maria Fordham, married William P. Deakin. 

2683 vii Joseph Fordham. 

2684 viii Lidda Lovina Fordham. 

2685 ix Mary Louisa Fordham. 

2686 x Emily Adelia Fordham. 

2687 xi Elijah Fordham, Jr. 

2688 xii Elizabeth Fordham. 

1107 Ephraim Pendleton ' Chaffee (Amos,^ William, ^ Jonathan, * Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born in Ashford, Conn., March 4, 1815, and died in 
Brooklyn, N. Y., March 13, 1854. He married in New York City, in 1837, Mar- 
garet, daughter of Bartholomew Skeats of that place. She died in 1869. Both 
were buried in Cyprus Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn. He was a member of Christ 
Episcopal Church, Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn. He was a shipping clerk, had 
black eyes, and was of medium height. 

Children : 

2689 i Erastus Bartholomews Chaffee, born in 1840; died in Brooklyn, in 

1874; unmarried. 
+ 2690 ii Amos Banta Chaffee, born in 1842; married Elizabeth Brown. 
2691 iii Isabella Chaffee, born in 1843; died in 1880; married George L. 
Brown of Boston. 
+ 2692 iv Albert Banta Chaffee, born October 13, 1844; married Mary Hews. 
2693 V Joseph Chaffee, born in 1845. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 265 

+ 2694 vi Mary Eliza Chaffee, born December 5, 1847; married Daniel E. 
Downing. 

2695 vii James Clanny Chaffee, born in 1852; married Johanna Gerhart; lived 

at one time in Boston with his uncle, Joseph W. Zane. 

2696 viii Sarah Louisa Chaffee. 

1108 Harmony Claudine ' Chaffee (Amos,^ William, ^ Jonathan,^ Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas was born in Ashford, Conn., August 7, 1817, and was mar- 
ried (1) there, July 15, 1844, by Reverend Charles Hyde, to Zelotus Plummer 
Hiscox of Woodstock, Conn. He died about 1851, and she married (2) Joseph 
Farnham, who died before 1883, when she was living in Boston, Mass. 

Children : 

2697 i Albert s Hiscox, residence, 1881, Kansas City, Mo. 

2698 ii A daughter, died about 1881. 

1109 Martha BJ Whipple (Molly ^ Chaffee, Jonathan, s Jonathan,^ Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born May 29, 1823, and married, May 4, 1851, David K. 
Owen, born August 6, 1818, died June 28, 1882. 

Children : 

2699 i Carrie L.s Owen, born January 29, 1858; died August 20, 1858. 

2700 ii George Ernest Owen, born February 14, 1860; died November 30, 1876. 

1113 Benjamin James ^ Chaffee (Jonathan, ^ Jonathan, ^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, * 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Liberty, N. Y., May 15, 1812, and died in 
Windsor, N. Y., April 1, 1895. He married in Liberty, January 29, 1840, Eliza, 
daughter of Joseph Taylor of Parksville, N. Y. In 1884 he lived in Windsor, 
where he was a farmer. 

Children : 

2701 i Mary 8 ChafTee, born June 11, 1841; married in Parksville, January 1, 

1865, James Conway; residence, 1890, Binghamton, N. Y. 

2702 ii Martha Chaffee, a twin, "born June 11, 1841; married in Vineland, N. J., 

October 28, 1867, Nelson Searle; residence, 1890, Vineland. 

2703 iii Hepsibah Chaffee, born June 28, 1845; married in Binghamton, Sep- 

tember 7, 1865, Hiram Hector. 

2704 iv Sarah Chaffee, born July 30, 1850; residence, 1890, Windsor; unmarried. 

2705 v John Rush Chaffee, born September 21, 1851; married, March 26, 1884, 

Ella Buell; residence, 1890, Windsor. 

1114 Stephen Mitchell ' Chaffee (Jonathan,^ Jonathan,^ Jonathan,'* Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Liberty, N. Y., August 18, 1817, and died in 
Parksville, N. Y.,' May 16, 1900. He married there in 1844, Mary Ann, daugh- 
ter of Joseph Taylor of London, England. She was born February 15, 1816, 
died March 22, 1891, and was buried in Parksville. Both were members of the 
Methodist Church, in which Stephen Chaffee was a Class Leader for twenty years. 
He had a Hght complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, ten inches in height. 
He was a farmer and the latter years of his life lived in Parksville. 

Children : 

2706 i James A.s Chaffee, born December 29, 1845; unmarried in 1900. 
+ 2707 ii John Chaffee, a twin, born December 29, 1845; married Frances I. 
Dewitt. 
2708 iii George E. Chaffee, born in 1848; married Libbie R. Krum. 



266 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1115 Benjamin Francis ^ Chaffee (Reuben,*" Jonathan, ^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Middletown, Conn., October 20, 1820, and died 
there, November 8, 1878. He married in New York, October 20, 1846, Persis A. 
Harris. 

Children, born in Middletown: 

2709 i Fred Bound » Chaffee, born December 21, 1848; married Mary Brewer, 

born in Middletown, May 21, 1851, died there, January 1, 1906. 

2710 ii Frank Harris Chaffee, a twin, born December 21, 1848; died June 25, 

1849. 

2711 iii Elmore Reuben Chaffee, born November 26, 1851; married in Middle- 

town, October 13, 1891, Cherilla Griswold. 

1117 Ephraim Bound ^ ChafEee (Reuben,^ Jonathan, s Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Middletown, Conn., August 28, 1826, and 
died August 6, 1902. He married there, June 8, 1852, Sarah Hall, daughter of 
John Bliss of that place. She died in Middletown, April 8, 1898. In 1891 he lived 
in Middletown, where he was a manufacturer. 

Children : 

2712 i Lillian Lucy « Chaffee, born July 13, 1856. 
+ 2713 ii Susie Nieda * Chaffee, born July 15, 1860; married James Y. Fairman. 

1118 Flavius Josephus ^ ChafEee (Reuben,^ Jonathan, ^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas ^) was born in Middletown, Conn., October 30, 1829, and 
married in Durham, Conn., September 14, 1851, Ellen Amelia, daughter of John 
Hull of New London, Conn., a relative of Commodore Hull, the hero of the Battle 
of Lake Champlain. She died in Middletown, January 16, 1890, and was buried 
there. She was a member of the Episcopal Church, as is her husband, he having 
joined it at the age of thirty years and having been a Vestryman and Parish Clerk 
for six years. He has a fair complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, six and one-half 
inches in height. In 1891 he lived in Middletown, where he was a merchant. 

Children, born in Middletown : 

2714 i Ivonette Louise s Chaffee, born June 12 (19), 1854; died in Middletown, 

September 23, 1859. 

2715 ii Clifford Hull Chaffee, born September 3, 1860. 

2716 iii Louis Bound Chaffee, born August 9, 1862; married in Middletown, 

September 24, 1890, Annie Elizabeth Griswold of Portland, Conn. 

1120 Reuben 7 Chaffee (Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Clarendon, Vt., January 23, 1785, and died in 
Berkshire, Vt., October 8, 1842. He married there, in May, 1807, Sally, daughter 
of William Danforth of Billerica, Mass. She was born March 20, 1783, and died 
in Berkshire, June 10, 1873. She was a sister of Priscilla Danforth, who was suc- 
cessively the wife of two of Reuben Chaffee's brothers. Comfort and John. Both 
husband and wife were members of the Baptist Church. Reuben Chaffee's will 
was admitted to probate in St. Albans, Vt., October 20, 1842, and his widow was 
appointed administratrix. He was a farmer. 

Children : 

+ 2717 i Juliana » Chaffee, born December 10, 1807; married Covey. 

2718 ii Sally Chaffee, born January 30, 1810; died December 27, 1810. 
+ 2719 iii Samuel Luther Chaffee, born September 3, 1812; married Ursula S. 
Janes. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 267 

+ 2720 iv Reuben Chaffee, Jr., born March 31, 1814; married Lucy C. Brice. 

+ 2721 V Washington Chaffee, born August 12, 1815; married Rachel Brice. 
2722 vi Jane Chaffee, born July 24, 1818; died October 27, 1847; married 
Alexander Armstrong, and had several children ; residence, Berk- 
shire. 

+ 2723 vii Albert Chaffee, born May 2.5, 1820; married (1) Nancy C. Brice; (2) 
Mrs. Lucy (Chaffee)" Woodworth (2755). 

2724 viii S. Miranda Chaffee, born July 6, 1822; married John Armstrong, 

brother of Alexander Armstrong, and had children. 

2725 ix William Henry Chaffee, born December 20, 1824; died January 25, 

1842, from a cut in the foot, received while chopping in the woods; 
unmarried. 

2726 ix Ithamar Stowe Chaffee, born February 3, 1827; married Hall, 

and moved to the West. 

1121 Lucy 7 Chaffee (Comfort," Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,^ Nathaniel, 2 
Thomas i) was born January 3, 1787, and died after 1883. She married Seth 
Kendall, who died before 1883, when she was living in Enosburgh, Vt. She was 
a member of the Baptist Church. 

Children : 

2727 i Lucy » Kendall, married Russell Thurber; lived in Enosburgh Falls,, 

Vt., and later moved West. 
+ 2728 ii Polly Kendall, married Arnold Burt. 
+ 2729 iii Seth Kendall, Jr., married Polly Burt. 

2730 iv Anna Kendall, married Nathan Chatburn and had one daughter. 

2731 V Aaron Kendall, married Anna Williams, and had a large family of 

children, several of whom died young; lived in Enosburgh, and 
later moved West. 

2732 vi Nathan Kendall, married Eliza Emery; no children; residence, 1891, 

Enosburgh Falls. 

2733 vii Phoebe Kendall, married Samuel Hicks; residence, 1891, West 

Berkshire, Vt. 

2734 viii Matilda Kendall, died before 1891; married Silas Nobles, and had 

four children; his residence, 1891, West Enosburgh. 

2735 ix Orilla Kendall, married Solomon Marsh, and had two children; resi- 

dence, 1891, Fairfax, Vt. 

2736 x William Kendall, died in early manhood. 

1122 Jasper 7 Chaffee (Comfort,** Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas 1) was born in Clarendon, Vt., October 4, 1789, and died in Berkshire, 
Vt., July 9, 1867. He married there, in 1810, Hannah, daughter of John Burleson 
of Providence, R. L, and sister of his brother Warren's wife. She died in 1854, 
and was buried in Berkshire. Both were members of the Baptist Church. He was 
executor of his father's estate. He was a farmer and also for many years a mer- 
chant in Berkshire. 

Children : 

+ 2737 i Anna « Chaffee, born in 1811 ; married Guy Clark. 

2738 ii Avaline Chaffee, died in early womanhood. 

2739 iii Nathaniel Chaffee, born in 1815. 

+ 2740 iv Hannah Fidelia Chaft'ee, born in 1818; married Reverend James M. 

Beeman . 
+ 2741 V Cordelia Chaffee, born in 1820; married Ebenezer Weld. 

2742 vi Jasper Chaffee, born in 1823; married Kemp. 

+ 2743 vii Mary Chaffee, born in 1825; married John McCarthy. 
+ 2744 viii Azro Buck Chaffee, born in 1830; married Foster. 



268 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1124 Warren ' Chafiee (Comfort,^ Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel/ Jonathan, 3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Clarendon, Vt., April 24, 1794, and died in Berk- 
shire, Vt., April 10, 1868. He married there (1) in 1814, Sally, daughter of John 
Burleson of Providence, R. I., and sister of his brother Jasper's wife. She was 
born March 18, 1797, and was buried in Berskhire. Both she and her husband were 
members of the TJniversalist church, he having joined at the age of twenty. He 
married (2) Prutia Hildreth. He served as a Private in the War of 1812, being 
captured and held a prisoner for six months. He had a light complexion, blue 
eyes, and was six feet, four inches in height. He was a farmer and owned the 
adjoining farm to that of his brother, Aaron S. Chaffee, two miles south of Berk- 
shire Centre, on the road to Enosburgh Falls. 

Children, by first wife: 

2745 i Harmon » Chaffee, died in Berkshire, September 14, 1884; married 
Sarah Ann Stearns of Canada. 
+ 2746 ii Stephen B. Chaffee, born February 10, 1819; married Martha Shan- 
non. 
2747 iii Warren Chaffee, Jr., born March 17, 1820; died in Berkshire, March 20, 
1824. 
+ 2748 iv Sally Chaffee, born November 16, 1822; married Sydney Butler. 
+ 2749 V Electa Chaffee, born January 25, 1826; married William H. Andrus. 
+ 2750 vi Ruby Lucy Chaffee, born June 1, 1829; married William P. Ewins. 

2751 vii John Chaffee, born July 7, 1831 ; died in Berkshire, January 9, 1892. 

2752 viii Nathaniel Chaffee, born November 19, 1833; married Delia Ells- 

worth. 
+ 2753 ix Cornelius Perness Chaffee, born March 25, 1836; married (1) Catha- 
rine Gallon ; (2) Lenora Boyce. 

2754 x Ezra Chaffee, born June 18, 1839; died in Berkshire, July 15, 1843. 

1125 John ^ OhafEee (Comfort, " Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel,'* Jonathan, ^ Nathaniel,2 
Thomas 1) was born July 12, 1796, and died in July, 1883. He married Mrs. Pris- 
cilla (Danforth) Chaffee, daughter of William Danforth of Billerica, Mass., and 
widow of his brother Comfort. He succeeded his father as a hotel keeper. 

Children : 

2755 i Lucy » Chaffee, married (1) Hamilton Woodworth; (2) Albert Chaffee. 

' (See 2723.) 

2756 ii John Chaffee, Jr. 

+ 2757 iii Homer S. Chaffee, married Mary R. Burleson. 

2758 iv James Chaffee, residence, 1886, West Berkshire, Vt. 

2759 V Nancy Chaffee. 

2760 vi Betsey Chaffee. 

2761 vii Charies Chaffee. 

2762 viii Comfort Chaffee. 

1126 Elijah ? Chaffee (Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,'' Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas was born November 5, 1799, and died April 16, 1869. He married 
(1) Electa Rood, and (2) Julia Cummings, by whom he had four or five children, 
names unknown. He was the owner of a gristmill on Pike River Falls, West 
Berkshire, Vt. 

Child, by first wife : 
2763 i Adaline » Chaffee. 

1127 Aaron Stowe ^ Chaffee (Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,^ 
Nathaniel,^ Thomas 1) was born in Berkshire, Vt., August 18, 1802, and died in 



SEVENTH GENERATION 269 

Westfield, Vt., February 9, 1S87. He married (1) iu Enosburgh, Vt., February 2(3, 
1873, Polly W., daughter of James Hill of that place. She died in Westfield, 
February 20, 1874, aged seventy. Both husband and wife died at 11 : 30 p. w. and 
they were buried side by side in Westfield. Both were members of the Baptist 
Church, which Mr. Chaffee joined at the age of sixteen, and of which he continued 
an active member through life. He married (2) Charlotte Martin. 

After their marriage Aaron Stowe and Polly (Hill) Chaffee lived with their 
father, Comfort Chaffee, and their brother, Warren Chaffee, until their house on 
the adjoining farm was built, the land at that time beipg only partly cleared. 
This farm lay about two miles south of Berkshire Centre, on the road to Enosburgh 
Falls. About 1857 or 1858 they moved to Westfield. All the children of Aaron 
and Polly Chaffee are said to have been church members. All had light hair and 
blue eyes, and bore a strong resemblance to one another. Every morning after 
breakfast family service was held, all the members of the family taking part in the 
scripture reading and singing of hymns, followed by a prayer of the father or 
mother. In 1873 the golden wedding of this venerable couple was held in West- 
field, all the children but one son being present. The family record at that time 
showed their descendants to be eleven children, forty-three grandchildren and 
one great-grandchild. Mr. Chaffee had a sandy complexion, light blue eyes, and 
was five feet, nine inches in height. He was a farmer and died at the home of his 
son, Bethuel M. Chaffee. 

Children, by first wife, born in Berkshire, Vt. : 
4-2764 i Polly Hills Chaffee, born August 13, 1824; married Lucius B. 

Elliot. 
-f-2765 ii Comfort Chaffee, born February 17, 1826; married Elizabeth B. 

Dike (Dyke). 
-f-2766 iii Elvira Rebecca Chaffee, born May 6, 1828; married (1) S. Hamilton 

Redding; (2) Lucius H. Wheeler. 
4-2767 iv Lovina Felton Chaffee, born February 22, 1830; married Curtis 

Wheeler. 
4-2768 V Sylvester Aaron Chaffee, born April 2, 1832; married (1) Plantina 

0. Pitcher; (2) Mrs. Jean G. (Pocock) Sergei. 
4-2769 vi James Hill Chaffee, born May 14, 1834; married Laura Waite. 
4-2770 vii Lovell Stowe Chaffee, born December 19, 1835; married Emma F. 

Hitchcock. 
4-2771 viii Ransom Nathaniel Chaffee, born November 22, 1837; married Eunice 

L. Walker. 
4-2772 ix Palmer Edson Chaffee, born July 21, 1840; married Elizabeth B. 

Leach. 
4-2773 X Bethuel Meritt Chaffee, born April 23, 1842; married Alma H. Co- 
burn. 
2774 xi Filinda Amelia Chafee, born March 17, 1847; married (1) Wilham 
H. Ward; (2) George Day; she is a member of the Baptist Church; 
residence, 1883, Jay, Vt. 

1131 Nathaniel 7 Chaffee (Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jo'^ 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Salisbury, Vt., May 6 i'^'^" -^d 
ton, Vt., September 4, 1870. He married (1) the- 
Frank of that place. She was a Methodist, ^ 
married (2) in 1823, Lucy Wright, who dier 
complexion, blue eyes, and was six fee+ ' 
Hinesburgh, and was a farmer. 



270 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children, by first wife : 

2775 i Melissa ^ Chaffee, married Joseph Phillips. 

2776 ii Cornelia Chaffee, bom December 27, 1820; died May 30, 1892; mar- 

ried Loyal N. Wright. 
+ 2777 iii John F. Chaffee, married Emiice Sherman. 

Children, by second wife: 

2778 iv Lucinda Chaffee, born April 9, 1824; married Milton H. Bidwell; 
residence, 1892, Malone, N. Y. 
+ 2779 V Henry Dean Chaffee, born November 5, 1826; married Juhette C. 
Kingsley. 

2780 vi Ruby Chaffee. 

2781 vii Mary Chaffee, married Brooks. 

2782 viii Wilkins Chaffee, born August 4, 1833; married Jane Lawrence; no 

children; residence, 1892, Starksboro, Vt.; a farmer. 

1132 Henry ^ Chaffee (Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas i) was born near Monkton, Vt., in 1802, and died in North 
Hudson, Vt. He married (1) Ann Allen. The names of his second and third 
wives are unknown. He lived for some time in the state of New York. 

Children, by second wife : 

2783 i William » Chaffee, married Cornelia — , and had two daughters 

and several sons; moved to Minnesota. 

2784 ii Huldah Chaffee, died; unmarried. 

+ 2785 iii Henry Allen Chaffee, married Frances Duncan. 
2786 iv Mary Chaffee, married Taggart. 

1142 John 7 Chaffee (Daniel, ^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Rehoboth, Mass., May 18, 1793, and died about 1857. He 
married in Seekonk, Mass., September 21, 1823, Fanny Medbury, soon after 
moving to Warren, Pa. His will, made August 18, 1837, was probated December 4, 
1857. He was a Deacon. 

Children : 

2787 i William Penn » Chaffee, killed by a bull. 

2788 ii John Matthew ChafTee. 

2789 iii Jesse M. Chaffee. 

2790 iv Abigail M. Chaffee, married Mix. 

2791 V Susan Chaffee. 

2792 vi Fanny Chaffee. 

2793 vii Dexter N. Chaffee. 

2794 viii George N. Chaffee. 

2795 ix Charles Chaffee. 

1144 Daniel ^ Chaffee, Jr. (Daniel, ^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Na- 

thaniel,2 Thomas i), was born in Rehoboth, Mass., September 2, 1796, and died 

in Warren, Pa., August 7, 1875. He married there, Mrs. Lydia (Arnold) Buffing- 

^at place, daughter of James Arnold of West Warren. She died in 1876, 

" '■ ' <^pntre. Her will, made January 7, 1876, was probated 

B. Chaffee, being executor. Daniel Chaffee, Jr., 

^nd was five feet, nine and one-half inches in 

■ly as 1824. He was a farmer and a member 

"me 24, 1875, was probated October 9, 



SEVENTH GENERATION 271 

Children : 

2796 i Lavania 8 (or Lovinia) Chaffee, born September 29, 1823; married 

(1) Albert Tyrrell; (2) Orvilla Chaffee. (See 1288.) 

2797 ii Sarah Chaffee, born August 28, 1825; died June 29, 1867. 

2798 iii Olive Ann Chaffee, born February 2, 1828; died in 1882. 

+ 2799 iv Dexter Chaffee, born February 19, 1830; married ]\Iaria Bowen. 
2800 V Daniel Chaffee, Jr., born October 19, 1832; died April 10, 1835. 
+ 2801 vi Preserved B. Chaffee, born September 10, 1834; married Elizabeth 
T.Chaffee (3088). 

2802 vii Daniel Chaffee, Jr., born April 22, 1835; died June 22, 1845. 

2803 viii Maria F. Chaffee, born April 22, 1837; married Joseph Pease; resi- 

dence, 1893, Le Raysville, Pa. 

2804 ix Lorinda Chaffee, born August 31, 1844. 

2805 X Lorenzo D. Chaffee, born August 29, 1845; died November 2, 1864, 

of yellow fever, while serving in the Civil War. 

1145 Newman ^ Chaffee (Daniel," Nathaniel, s Nathaniel,^ Jonathan, 3 Na- 
thaniel, ^ Thomas i) was born in Rehoboth, ]\Iass., May 19, 1798, and died in Au- 
gust, 1848. He married Lydia R., daughter of Josiah Medbury of Seekonk, Mass. 
She died April 8, 1848. He was a shoemaker and blacksmith. 

Children : 
+ 2806 i Sarah « Chaffee, born April, 1830; married George A. Smith. 

2807 ii Maria A. Chaffee, born Febi-uary 2, 1832; married James Young, a 

farmer and a member of the Connecticut Legislature; residence, 
1891, Sterling, Conn. 

2808 iii Daniel N. Chaffee, born in 1833; died in 1836. 

+ 2809 iv Esther A. Chaffee, born in July, 1837; married Evans Mowry. 

2810 V Adahne F. Chaffee, born in December, 1840; died September 21, 1861; 

united with the First Baptist Church of Seekonk, July 30, 1853. 

2811 vi Cornelius N. Chaffee, born in 1844; died April 1, 1848. 

1151 Huldah ^ ChafEee (Benjamin, " Nathaniel, ^ Nath-aniel,^ Jonathan, 3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born October 15, 1804, and married Atwood. 

In 1851 she was living in Pittsford, Vt. 

Child: 
2812 i Marcus » Atwood, died September 17, 1862, in the Battle of Antietam, 
during the Civil War. 

1152 Daniel ^ ChafEee (Benjamin, " Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born in Pittsford, Vt., July 14, 1811, and died there, 
October 7, 1839. He married in Pittsford, February 7, 1832, Miranda, daughter 
of Moses Haven. After her husband's death she moved in 1840 with her father 
and her children to New York state, and thence to Monroe County, Mich. She 
died in Shelbyville, 111., in 1870, and was buried there. Daniel Chaffee was a 
farmer. 

Children, born in Pittsford: 
+ 2813 i Noah Fuller s Chaffee, born February 6, 1833; married Josephine 

McMath. 
+ 2814 ii Charles H. Chaffee, born July 11, 1836; married Augusta Sweet. 
+ 2815 iii George Daniel Chaffee, born July 2, 1839; married N. Maria Smith. 

1166 Stephen ^ Chaffee (Simeon,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Chittenden, Vt., February 27, 1797, and died in 



272 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Lapeer, Mich., October 26, 1S72. He married in Pittsford, Vt., June 8, 1826, 
Melletiah, daughter of Isaac Leonard of that place. She died October 21, 1872, 
and was buried in Pontiac, Mich. At the time of his marriage he lived in Middle- 
town, Vt., then moved to Pontiac and later to Lapeer. He had a light complexion, 
blue eyes, and was five feet, ten inches in height. He was an active, energetic 
business man and was not only a farmer, but a brickmaker and hatter as well, 
employing at various times a large number of men. 

Children : 

2816 i Harriet N.s Chaffee, born September 9, 1827; died November 2, 1854; 

married John TroUope. 

2817 ii Mary A. Chaffee, born October 14, 1837; residence, 1893, Pontiac. 

2818 iii Frances Chaffee, born August 10, 1845; married W. H. Orman, Jr.; 

residence, 1883, Pontiac. 

1167 Joel 7 Chaffee (Simeon, « Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Chittenden, Vt., July 4, 1798, and died in Washington, 
D. C, August 9, 1888. He married (1) in Potsdam, N. Y., in December, 1839, 
Adelia, daughter of Manasses Sawyer. She died in the winter of 1845, and was 
buried in Bucks Bridge, N. Y. She was a member of the Methodist Church. He 
married (2) in December, 1865, Lydia Wilbur, who died December 25, 1885. He 
had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, six inches in height. He was 
not only a farmer, but a merchant and iron manufacturer as well. 

Child, by first wife : 
+ 2819 i Ellen Azubah » Chaffee, born January 29, '1841; married Charles M. 
Gillette. 

1168 Job ^ Chaffee (Simeon, ^ Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,^ Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Chittenden, Vt., November 13, 1799, and died in Green- 
field, Mich., April 24, 1883. He married (1) in Sudbury, Vt., November, 1831, 
Susan, daughter of Abner Hall of that place. She died December 1, 1832, and 
was buried in Greenfield. He married (2), in August, 1834, Eliza Jones, who died 
July 27, 1876. He moved to Michigan from Vermont about 1832. He was a 
farmer and stonecutter, had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, ten 
inches in height. He was Captain of a militia company in Michigan, and a member 
of the Episcopal Church. 

Child, by first wife : 

2820 i Abner HalljS Chaffee, born December 1, 1832. 
Children, by second wife: 

2821 ii Deloss Chaffee, born in June, 1835; died June 17, 1882. 

2822 iii Susan Chaffee, born July 16, 1839; died December 6, 1864. 

2823 iv Julia Chaffee, born January 27, 1841 ; married Steward Joyce. 

2824 V Emeline Chaffee, born in May, 1842; married F. Mead. 

2825 vi Caroline Chaffee, born in May, 1843; married J. J. Cody. 

2826 vii Adaline Chaffee, born December 10, 1845; married F. A. Culbertson; 

residence, 1894, Detroit, Mich. 

2827 viii Jennie Chaffee, born April 12, 1847; married William H. Piatt. 

2828 ix Joel W. Chaffee, born March 17, 1851 ; married Agatha Gerhard. 

1169 Carpenter ^ Chaffee (Simeon,e Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Na- 
thaniel, ^ Thomas i) was born in Brandon, Vt., September 19, 1801, and died in 
Union City, Mich. He married in Brandon, about May, 1825, Abigail Wetmore 



SEVENTH GENERATION 273 

of that place. She was a member of the Methodist Church, and he of the Congre- 
gational Church, with which he united at about the age of forty-four. He had a 
light complexion, blue eyes, and was six feet in height. He was a blacksmith and 
lived in Schaghticoke, N. Y., in Detroit, Mich., for nine years and in Union City. 
Children, the last four born in Union City: 

2829 i George Wetmore « Chaffee, born near Albany, N. Y., April 2, 1826; 

residence, 1893, Union City; unmarried. 

2830 ii William Chaffee, died before 1845. 
2830a iii Salome Chaffee, died before 1845. 

+ 2831 iv Henry Chaffee, born November 8, 1833; married Adeline Holcomb. 

2832 V Cynthia Chaffee, born March 22, 1835; died in Union City, September 

12, 1882; married John Latcham, who died there, April 27, 1883. 

+ 2833 vi Edwin Richmond Chaffee, born October 10, 1838; married Melissa 

Watkins. 

2834 vii Adelaide Chaffee, born September 1, 1840; married Jerry Day. 

1170 Amos 7 Chaffee (Simeon, « Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Chittenden, Vt., April 7, 1803, and died in Detroit, Mich., 
January 25, 1893. He married (1) in Schaghticoke, N. Y., September 29, 1830, 
Maria, daughter of Stephen Miller of that place. She died, and he married (2), 
March 13, 1872, Emily Stoughton of Farmington, Mich., who survived him. 
He had a light complexion and black eyes. During his early manhood, he was a 
farmer in Vermont. Moving to Detroit from Pittsford, Vt., when twenty-six years 
old, he opened a blacksmith shop, but while still a young man abandoned his trade 
to speculate in real estate. During his long residence in Detroit he fought many 
legal battles with the municipality over what he regarded as unjust taxation and 
unauthorized rights of way, in many of these litigations winning signal victories. 
During most of his residence in Detroit, Mr. Chaffee was a member of the Central 
Methodist Episcopal Church. He donated the land, worth 130,000, upon which 
Grace Hospital was built. His estate was valued at about $250,000. He died in 
his home, 782 Woodward Avenue. 

Children : 

+ 2835 i Oliver Newberry » Chaffee, born July 6, 1835; married Jeannie C. 

Merick. 
2836 ii Caroline Chaffee, born May 13, 1837; residence, 1883, Detroit, 1893, 

Chicago, 111. 
+ 2837 iii Maria L. Chaffee, born April 12, 1839; married George N. Chase. 

2838 iv Catharine Chaffee, born July 13, 1841; died before 1893; residence, 

1883, Detroit. 

2839 V Amos F. Chaffee, born June 17, 1843; died August 17, 1874. 

1172 Sophronia " Chaffee (Simeon, ^ Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born in Chittenden, Vt., April 3 (June 8), 1807, and 
married, June 8, 1826, Frederick Ross Strong, born in Salisbury, Vt., October 13, 
1804 (1803). In 1883 her home was in Brandon, Vt., where she had lived with 
her husband over fifty years, and where he was an iron dealer. In 1893 she was 
living with her daughter, Mrs. Graham, in Rockford, 111. 

Children : 

+ 2840 i Francis Miles s Strong, born September 10, 1829; married (1) Sarah 
M. (or O.) Clark; (2) Adeha A. Beach. 
2841 ii Frances Caroline Strong, born in Brandon, September 30, 1831. 



274 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

+ 2842 iii Salome Ann Strong, born May '12, 1833; married James T. Graham. 
2843 iv Caroline Lydia Strong, born in Brandon, January 24, 1835; died there, 
March 4, 1857. 

1174 Solana " Chaffee (Simeon,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born in Chittenden, Vt., December 3, 1810, and died in August, 
1877. She married (1) in June, 1835, Samuel Meade of Pittsford, Vt. He died 
and she married (2) Isaac Leonard of Grand Rapids, Mich., who died before 1883. 

Children : 

2844 i Wesley T.s Meade, residence, 1883, Wa Keeney, Kan. 

2845 ii George Meade, died in Mt. Holly, Vt. 

2846 iii Maria Meade, married Wilson; residence, 1883, Massachusetts. 

2847 iv Martha Meade, married Shipy; residence, 1883, Pittsford. 

2848 V Elvin H. Meade, residence, 1883, Detroit, Mich. 

2849 vi Amos J. Meade, residence, 1883, Detroit, Mich. 

1175 Warren ^ Chaffee (Simeon,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathan- 
iel,2 Thomas i) was born in Chittenden, Vt., January 13, 1814, and married (1), 
September 11, 1843, Chloe M., daughter of Jonathan and Cynthia (Briggs) Pin- 
ney of Plymouth, Vt. She was born in Pittsfield, Vt., September 10, 1818, and 
lived there at the time of her marriage. She died January 14, 1872. Warren 
Chaffee married (2), January 1, 1877, Mrs. Fannie Taylor of Pittsfield, and (3), 
January 11, 1881, Mrs. Lucinda A. Furman. He settled in Pittsfield in 1821, and 
in 1892 was living in Chittenden. He is a farmer. 

Children, by first wife: 
+ 2850 i Warren Eugene s Chaffee, born November 8, 1848; married (1) Olive 
M. Earet; (2) Maggie . 

2851 ii A daughter, died January 3, 1859. 

Child, by second or third wife : 

2852 iii A son, died in infancy. 

1176 Heman ^ Chaffee (Simeon, ^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 
Thomas ^) was born in Chittenden, Vt., June 18, 1816, and died in Tolono, 111., 
May 22, 1900. He married in Poultney, Vt., May 5, 1840, Mira Adelaide, daugh- 
ter of Adna Noble of that place, where she was born October 14, 1822. 

In 1837 Heman Chaffee moved to Poultney, in 1845 to Waterford, N. Y., and 
in 1847 to Troy, N. Y. In March, 1854, he was graduated from the Albany (N. Y.) 
Medical College and practiced medicine in Troy imtil September, 1855, when he 
went to Paris, France, to complete his medical studies. Here he remained until 
October, 1856, when he returned to Troy and resumed his practice. May 8, 1857, 
he removed to Tolono, where he lived for many years. He died of heart failure. 

Children, the first two born in Poultney, the last in Troy: 

+ 2853 i Mira Adelaide « Chaffee, born June 25, 1843; married Francis M. 
Wardall. 
2854 ii Emmett Chaffee, born March 18, 1845 ; died in Troy, July 28, 1851 . 
+ 2855 iii Annetta Chaffee, born November 2, 1847; married Warren M. Hill. 

1180 Susanna ^ Chaffee (Simeon,8 Nathaniel,5 Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born January 26, 1825, and married, December 13, 1859, 
Alden J. Pinney, born about 1822. In 1883 they hved in Rutland, Vt. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 275 



Children : 



2856 i A daughter,^ died in infancy. 

2857 ii Loren E. R. Pinney, born November 22, 1869. 

1181 Bosworth " Chaffee (Ezra,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel/ Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas was born in Rehoboth, Mass., in 1804, and died there, July 23, 1860. 
He married (1) in Philadelphia, Pa., September 3, 1834, Lydia H., daughter of 
James Martin of Delaware. She was a member of the Baptist Church and was 
buried in Seekonk. He married (2) Henrietta L., who died before December, 
1860. At the time of his first marriage he lived in Philadelphia. He was a farmer. 

Children : 

2858 i Alfred Davis » Chaffee, born June 7, 1835; died September 20, 1840. 
+ 2859 ii Thomas Grover Chaffee, born September 19, 1837; married (1) Mary 
Hawkins; (2) Laura A. Payne; (3) Nancy S. West. 

2860 iii Mary Frances Chaffee, born September 19, 1840; married Henry B. 

West; residence, 1889, Seekonk. 

2861 iv Ehza G. Chaffee, born November 20, 1843; died April 24, 1852. 

2862 V Charles Chaffee, born November 1, 1850; married Clara West; resi- 

dence, 1889, East Providence, R. I. 

1187 Ira 7 Chaffee (Aaron,« Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,^ Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Rehoboth, Mass., March 12, 1803, and died October 9, 
1882. He married in Seekonk, Mass., March 12, 1824, JuHa A., daughter of Sam- 
uel Mason. She was born in January, 1803. He united with the First Baptist 
Church of Seekonk, October 25, 1818, and was a member of it for sixty-four years. 
He was also a member of its choir for many years. He was a blacksmith and at 
one time was Town Treasurer of Seekonk. He was buried in East Providence, 
R.I. 

Children : 

2863 i Louisa « Chaffee, born in 1826; married Clulu. 

2864 ii Julia M. Chaffee, born January 28, 1827. 

2865 iii Daniel Aaron Chaffee, born December 14, 1828; died January 7, 1855. 

2866 iv Amy Ann Chaffee, born August 7, 1831 ; died July 5, 1852. 

2867 V Lydia Eliza Chaffee, born July 9, 1834; died January 4, 1849. 

1192 Ezra ^ Chaffee, Jr. (Ezra," John,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i), was born about 1796, and died at sea off the Malay Peninsula, Asia, 
about November, 1838. He married Nancy Ann Lovett of Boston, Mass., born 
about 1800, died of apoplexy about 1837, and was buried in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, 
near Boston. He was a master mariner and when not at sea made his home in 
Boston, having moved there about 1821. Previous to this he lived in New Bed- 
ford, Mass., being a resident there in 1818, when he sold land in Seekonk, and 
selling land in New Bedford in 1821. He died on board his ship Ceylon the day 
before she arrived in Singapore, where his body was buried. July 8, 1839, guard- 
ianship was granted to Mrs. Elizabeth Lovett of Boston for her grandchildren, 
the children of Ezra Chaffee, the eldest two being over fourteen and the youngest 
four under fourteen. April 5, 1841, an inventory of Ezra Chaffee's estate was 
made, each of his children receiving one-sixth of two small houses with the land 
belonging thereto, in New Bedford, and of lot 140 in Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Mrs. 
Lovett lived in Charlestown, Mass., where she died in her •^''^hty-eighth year. 



276 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children, all but the second born in Boston: 

2868 i Charlotte Augusta s Chaffee, died aged nineteen; unmarried; buried 

in Mt. Auburn Cemetery. 

2869 ii Susan Hathaway Chaffee, born in Charlestown, July 29, 1824; resi- 

dence, 1901, Boston; unmarried. 

2870 iii Ezra Chaffee, Jr. 

+ 2871 iv Helen Hathaway ChafTee, married Charles M. Noyes. 

2872 V Charles Henry Chaffee. 

2873 vi John Chaffee. 

1194 Allen 7 ChaflEee (Stephen,^ Levi,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born about 1790 and is supposed to have died in Rehoboth or 
Seekonk, Mass. He was married, April 20, 1817, by Elder Wight of Bristol, R. I., 
to Eliza Bryant of Warren, Mass. January 7, 1812, while a resident of Bristol, 
he bought of Comfort Pearce of Rehoboth, Mass., forty acres of land in Lon- 
donderry, Vt., for $250; on the 25th of the same month he bought from Barnet 
Bolster forty acres more in the same place for $200. About 1830 he moved with 
his family to New York state. 

Children : 
2874 i Mary » Chaffee, married Thurber; he was a furniture dealer; resi- 
dence, 1858, Providence, R. I. 
Five other children, names unknown. 

1195 Stephen ^ Chafee, Jr. (Stephen,^ Levi,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i), was born in 1791, and died in Bristol, R. I., October 17, 1864. He 
married there in St. Michael's Church, December 13, 1812, Deborah, daughter 
of Allen Usher of that place. She died in Bristol, February 19, 1861, aged seventy 
years, where both she and her husband were buried. They were members, first 
of the Episcopal and later of the Methodist Church. November 2, 1814, Stephen 
Chafee bought land of James Usher in Bristol, where he made his home. He was 
a country storekeeper and shipper of merchandise, and is said to have been ec- 
centric in manner. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, four 
inches in height. 

Children, baptized in St. Michael's Church, Bristol: 

2875 i Lucinda Thomas » Chafee, born October 4, 1813; died January 26, 
1834; baptized October 4, 1813. 
+ 2876 ii George Tew Barker Chafee, born May 27, 1816; married (1) Harriet 
N. Austin; (2) Susan H. Hoar. 

2877 iii Eunice Foster Chafee, born April 26, 1818; died December 24, 1828 

baptized June 19, 1818. 

2878 iv Stephen James Chafee, born June 6, 1820; died January 17, 1833 

baptized August 7, 1821. 

2879 V Hezekiah Usher Chafee, born June 5, 1822; died April 17, 1823 

baptized August 2, 1822. 

2880 vi Zechariah Chafee, born January 24, 1824; died November 24, 1856 

married Ann Eliza , and had two children; baptized 

October 10, 1824. 
+ 2881 vii Thomas Diamond Chafee, born June 23, 1826; married (1) Julia 
Eddie; (2) Mercy P. Read; (3) Abbey Macomber. 

2882 viii Eunice Chafee, born December 26, 1828; died February 15, 1829; 

baptized February 3, 1829. 

2883 ix Cyril Newell Chafee, born March 23, 1830; died July 10, 1851; bap- 

tized June 1, 1831. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 277 

2884 X Sarah Elizabeth Chafee, born May 24, 1833; died December 4, 1833; 
baptized November 28, 1833. 

1196 Sanford ^ Chafee (Stephen,6 Levi,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Rehoboth, Mass., January 27, 1793, and died in Burton, 
Wis., January 17, 1882. He married (1) in Fall River, Mass., October 16, 1816, 
Sarah, daughter of Benjamin Chase of Somerset, Mass. This ceremony was per- 
formed by Elder Wight of Bristol, R. I., where Sanford Chafee had formerly lived, 
and on October 20th another ceremony was performed in Somerset, by Clark 
Purinton, Justice of the Peace. Sarah Chase was a Quakeress. She died in 1818, 
and was buried in Somerset. Sanford Chafee married (2) in the Baptist parsonage 
in Bristol, in 1819, Mary Ann Otterson, born in Bristol, in 1796, died July 1, 1883. 
She joined the Baptist Church in Bristol in 1811, and was at one time a member 
of its choir. In 1834 she became a member of the Methodist Church, her husband, 
also a Baptist, joining it at about the same time. She was of a loving disposition 
and was highly esteemed by all who knew her, fully exemplifying in her daily 
life, the Christian principles which she professed. 

Sanford Chafee served in the War of 1812, and also in the Bristol militia. He 
lived in Bristol, Somerset and moved to Leicester, Mass., in 1825; in 1832 he 
settled in Saline, Mich., and in 1844 in Burton, Wis. From the age of twelve he 
was obliged to earn his own living, his father at that time being injured and sub- 
sequently losing his property. Politically, he was a Whig and later a Republican, 
it being his boast that he had never failed to cast his vote. He was a firm believer 
in education, and was a great reader. He was always blessed with good health, 
a fact which he attributed to his temperate and correct habits of life, and daily 
exercise in the open air. He seldom had occasion to consult a physician and for 
the last thirty years of his life used no medicine, dying suddenly of heart failure. 
Of a cheerful disposition and thorough honesty, he was a man of much firmness 
of character and of a strong will. His New England home and all its associations 
were ever dear to him. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, 
eight inches in height. He was a farmer and a great lover of good horses. 

Child, by first wife : 
+ 2885 i Lamanda Maria Chafee, born July 28, 1817; married Horace Booth. 

Children, by second wife: 

2886 ii Sarah Ann Chafee, born in Somerset, Mass., February 28, 1821 ; mar- 

ried in Michigan, in 1843, Samuel Ashley, a farmer and lumber- 
man, born in Claremont, N. H., June 18, 1813; he has a light 
complexion, brown hair and eyes, and is six feet, two inches in 
height ; both are members of the Methodist Church ; no children ; 
residence, 1892, Dubuque, la. 

2887 iii Ellen Balentine Chafee, born October 23, 1823; a teacher until 1879; 

residence, 1891, Burton. 
+ 2888 iv Mary Sanford Chafee, born August 28, 1825; married James M. Otis. 
2889 V WiUiam Henry Chafee, born in Leicester, August 28, 1827 (1826); 

died April 7, 1852, while on his way to California, of Isthmus 

fever contracted while waiting for the steamer to San Francisco ; 

buried in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Costa Rica; at one 

time a merchant and partner of his brother-in-law, I. G. Ury. 
+ 2890 vi Almira Pearce Chafee, born September 20, 1829 (1828); married I. 

G. Ury. 
2891 vii Elizabeth Jane Chafee, born in Leicester, Mass., January 15 (4),, 

1831; died in Michigan in May, 1835; burned to death. 



278 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

2892 viii Charlotte Chafee, born in 1833; died in 1833. 

2893 ix Esther Edmonds Chafee, born September 7, 1834; died February 

21, 1874; an invahd from the age of thirteen. 

1202 Lucy BJ Chaffee (Martin, a Noah,5 Nathaniel,^ Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born in 1812, and died in Oregon, 111., in February, 1888. She 
married David B. Perry, born in Killingly, Conn., died in Oregon, October 14, 
1889. They lived in Oregon. 

Children : 

2894 i Ellen T. s Perry. 

2895 ii Helen T. Perry. 

2896 iii Jane K. Perry. 

2897 iv Maria Perry. 

+ 2898 V Adaline A. Perry, married Doctor Henry A. Mix. 

2899 vi Abba S. Perry. 

2900 vii Luther Perry. 

2901 viii William Perry. 

2902 ix Lucy L. Perry. 

2903 X Marie Louise Perry. 

1203 William Henry 7 Chaffee (Martin,^ Noah,5 Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in South Woodstock, Conn., September 10, 1813, 
and married in Lonsdale, R. I., November 28, 1836, Charlotte Eleanor, daughter 
of Robert and Patty Whipple of that place. In 1883 he was living in Providence, 
R. I., where he was a manufacturer of jewelers' tools. 

Children : 

2904 i Maria Frances » Chaffee, born July 29, 1837; died in 1839. 
+ 2905 ii Joseph Henry Chaffee, born May 12, 1839; married . 

+ 2906 iii Albert Howard Chaffee, born October 5, 1845; married Ella K. Ladd. 

1204 Orrin 7 ChafEee (Martin,^ Noah,5 Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas 1) was born in Woodstock, Conn., June 3, 1814, and married in Alton, 
111., May 31, 1837, A., daughter of Richard A. Shipley of Baltimore, Md. He 
moved to Illinois from the East in 1836, and in 1884 was living in Springfield, 111., 
where he was a carpenter. 

Children : 
+ 2907 i Luther Aten s Chaffee, born January 12, 1841; married Hattie Bethel, 
2908 ii Reuben S. Chaffee, born January 22, 1845; unmarried in 1884. 

1205 Luther 7 ChafEee (Martin,8 Noah,5 Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 

Thomas 1) was born in Woodstock, Conn., in 1816, and married (1) Winne 

of Albany, N. Y. She died and he married again. In 1840 he went to Albany, 
where in 1883 he was still living, He is a manufacturer of boots and shoes. 

Child: 
2909 i Abbie J.s Chaffee. 

1209 William Banfield ^ Chafee (William,8 Noah,5 Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born in Luzerne County, Pa., May 22, 1807, and died 
in West Liberty, Pa., April 10, 1856. He married (1), January 1, 1830, Betsey 
Ellis, who died in Lawrence County, Pa., September 5, 1841, and was buried in 
Newcastle, Pa. She was a member of the Baptist Church. He married (2), Jane 



SEVENTH GENERATION 279 

Games. He had a florid complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, nine and one- 
half inches in height. He was a shoemaker. 

Ghildren, by first wife: 

2910 i Wells s Ghafee, born October 9, 1831 ; died January 12, 1834. 

2911 ii Laura Ghafee, born May 27, 1834; died May 27, 1834. 

+ 2912 iii Reuben Harry Ghafee, born June 17, 1835; married Sarah J. Mc- 

Quiston. 
+ 2913 iv John Ellis Ghafee, born June 7, 1838; married Juliana F. Smith. 

2914 V Lucy Ann Ghafee, born March 4, 1841; married George Hayes; resi- 

dence, 1892, ISIew Brighton, Pa. 

Children, by second wife : 

2915 vi James Smith Ghafee, born June 5, 1845; died November 24, 1891; 

married Samantha Goodwin. 

2916 vii Benjamin Sylvester Ghafee, born December 7, 1847; died January 23, 

1866; unmarried. 

1210 Amos Wells ^ ChaflEee (William, o Noah,^ Nathaniel,^ Jonathan,3 Nathan- 
iel, ^ Thomas i) was born in Luzerne Gounty, Pa., October 6, 1810, and married 
in Tioga Gounty, Pa., September 28, 1834 (?), Bethiah Ghristiana, daughter of 
Simeon Babcock of New York state. She died October 17, 1883, and was buried 
in Wisconsin. She was a member of the Seventh Day Advent Church, as is Mr. 
Chaffee, he having joined at the age of fifty-six. He is a farmer, has lived in 
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and, in 1893, was living in Byron, Minn. He has a 
light complexion, and is five feet, ten inches in height. 

Ghildren, born in Tioga Gounty: 

2917 i Miner^a8 Chaffee, born June 25, 1835; married Albert Sawyer; 

residence, Cat Head, Pa. 

2918 ii Malinda Chaffee, born July 27, 1837; married Charles Shaw; resi- 

dence, 1893, Rock Greek, Minn. 

2919 iii Simeon G. Chaffee, born July 12, 1839; died in Pennsylvania, in 

infancv. 
+ 2920 iv Oliver Nelson Chaffee, born July 27, 1840; married Sarah A. Sur- 
dam. 

2921 V Almeron W. Chaffee, born July 9, 1843; died about 1878; married 

A. Fermon, who died before 1893. 

2922 vi William Edgar Chaffee, born July 17, 1845; married in 1893, A. 

Green; residence, 1893, Fort Ridgely, Minn. 

+ 2923 vii Laura Lucretia Chaffee, born August 30, 1847; married Elisha W. 
Sloan. 
2924 viii Guy S. Chaffee, born May 31, 1849; married C. Gummings; residence, 
1893, Fort Ridgely. 

+ 2925 ix Hiram Sawyer Chaffee, born April 30, 1851; married Fanny Gum- 
mings. 

2926 x Abbie Jane Chaffee, born April 5, 1853; died in Minnesota, in 1865. 

2927 xi Christina B. Chaffee, born April 2, 1855; married H. Hendricks; 

residence, 1893, Pine City, Minn., or Byron. 

2928 xii Curtis M. Chaffee, born December 29, 1857; married Ella Shurl; 

residence, 1893, Eunice, Minn. 

2929 xiii Mary Eliza Chaffee, born April 1, 1860; died in 1861. 

2930 xiv Sarah Ida Chaffee, a twin, born April 1, 1860; died April 2, 1861. 

1215 Henry Marshfield ^ Chapin (Else « Chaffee, Noah,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,^ 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in 1818, and died in Rochester, N. Y., in 1858. 
He married in Albany, N. Y., in September, 1842, Nancy Dearstine, who died in 



280 ; THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Rochester in 1853. She was a member of the Methodist and he of the UniversaUst 
Church. He had a dark complexion, dark eyes, and was a machinist. 

Children : 

2931 i Henry Parsons s Chapin, died in 1869. 

2932 ii John Pitts Chapin. 

2933 iii Charles Oscar Chapin. 

2934 iv Elsie Jane Chapin, residence, 1895, Syracuse, N. Y. 

2935 V Charles Gordon Chapin. 

1219 Origen William ^ Chaffee (Reuben, « Noah,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, ^ Na- 
thaniel, ^ Thomas i) was born in Ashford, Conn., January 22, 1825, and married 
in Mystic, Conn., June 19, 1850, Louise Helen, daughter of Reverend Washington 
Munger. In 1883 they lived in Hartford, Conn., where he was a boot and shoe- 
maker. 

Children : 

2936 i William Dewitt « Chaffee, born April 21, 1851; died October 6, 1851. 

2937 ii Nellie Louise Chaffee, born August 21, 1852. 

+ 2938 iii William Reuben Chaffee, born August 13, 1854; married Elizabeth 

Brockbank. 
+ 2939 iv Charles Washington Chaffee, born April 23, 1856; married Emma 

Rousseau. 
+ 2940 v Frank Burt Chaffee, born February 14, 1858; married Jennie Ris- 

ley. 
+ 2941 vi Lillian Augusta Chaffee, born November 20, 1859; married Arthur 

Cooley. 

2942 vii Hattie Belle Chaffee, born June 17, 1862. 

2943 viii Fannie Abigail Chaffee, born June 26, 1864. 

2944 ix Orrie Worth Chaffee, born October 25, 1866. 

2945 X Alfred Chaffee, born in May, 1868; died in November, 1868. 

2946 xi Edward Chaffee, born in April, 1870; died in October, 1870. 

2947 xii Louis Pearl Chaffee, born November 22, 1871. 

2948 xiii Robbie Chaffee, born December 21, 1873; died in September, 1874. 

1221 Henry Reuben 7 Chaffee (Reuben, 8 Noah,5 Nathaniel,* Jonathan,^ Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Ashford, Conn., August 10, 1830, and married in 
Meriden, Conn., December 27, 1852, Lucy Augusta, daughter of Amon Andrews 
of that place. He enlisted in Bridgeport, Conn., August 7, 1862, in the 2d Inde- 
pendent Light Battery of Connecticut Volunteers, organized there, September 10, 
1862, to serve three years. On that date he was mustered in as Sergeant, was made 
provisional Quartermaster Sergeant, May 1, 1864, First Sergeant, January 2, 1865, 
Second Lieutenant, February 21, 1865, and was mustered out in New Haven, 
August 9, 1865. He has also been connected with the police force of Hartford 
and has been a member of the City Council of Bridgeport, He has been a shoe- 
maker, pistolmaker, and a dealer in sewing machines. At the age of thirty-five 
he united with the Methodist Church, of which he was a Trustee for twenty-four 
years, Secretary for eighteen years and Treasurer for fifteen years. He has a fair 
complexion, gray eyes, and is five feet, eleven inches in height. In 1891 he lived 
in Bridgeport. 

Children : 
+ 2949 i Harry Andrews s Chaffee, born June 18, 1853 ; married Ida N. Churchill. 
+ 2950 ii Edward Everett Chaffee, born December 9, 1854; married Carrie B. 
Niblo. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 281 

2951 iii Robert Hubbard Chaffee, born in Bridgeport, December 31, 1859; 

is a carpenter; has a dark complexion, dark eyes, and is five feet, 
nine and one-half inches in height; residence, 1891, Bridgeport. 

2952 iv Frederick Amon ChafTee, born in Meriden, February 8, 1863; married, 

October 3, 1889, Lillian Electa, daughter of Edwin G. Paddock 
of Bridgeport; both are members of the Methodist Church, he 
having joined at the age of eighteen; he is a clerk, has a light 
complexion, dark eyes, and is five feet, nine inches in height; 
residence, 1891, Bridgeport. 

1223 Hannah ^ Chaffee (John," William,^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born in Williamstown, Vt., October 12, 1807, and married in North- 
field, Vt., November 7, 1860 [1830?], Arba Durkee of Brookfield, Vt., grandson of 
Benjamin Durkee, a Captain in the Revolution. Arba Durkee was born in Hamp- 
ton, Conn., in 1807, and died in Fayston, Vt., February 17, 1882. He was a 
farmer and mechanic; had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was six feet in height. 
He united with the Free Will Baptist Church at the age of twenty. Hannah (Chaf- 
fee) Durkee was living in North Fayston in 1890. She was a member of the Meth- 
odist Church. 

Children : 
+ 2953 i Almira Maria « Durkee, born in 1832; married Reverend Albert 
Brigham. 

2954 ii Lucy Caroline Durkee, married Dan Stevens. 

2955 iii John Arba Durkee, born in 1836; married Mary F. Boyden. 

2956 iv Alba Benjamin Durkee, born in 1842; died in 1864. 

2957 V Martha Lucinda Durkee, born in 1846; married Ichabod Thomas. 

2958 vi Wesley Melanchthon Durkee, born in 1853; married Isabelle Ingalls. 

1224 Laura ^ Chaffee (John,^ William, ^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas 
was born in Williamstown, Vt., June 26, 1809, and married in Waitsfield, Vt., 
March 17, 1831, Christopher Columbus Ormsbee, who died in Maple Grove, Mich., 
July 26, 1868. In 1890 she was living with her son, Daniel Gates Ormsbee, in 
Watertown, Mich. 

Children : 

2959 i Christopher Columbus » Ormsbee, Jr., born in Peacham, Vt., Feb- 

ruary 15, 1832; died in Tyrone, Mich., July 16, 1860. 

2960 ii Charles Ormsbee, born in Manchester, Vt., October 28, 1833; died in 

Fortress Monroe, Va., April 16, 1862, while serving in the Union 
army in the Civil War. 

2961 iii Persis Ormsbee, born in Northfield, Vt., June 18, 1836; died in 

Clarendon, Vt., August 11, 1862; married in Brasher, N. Y., 
April 26, 1854, Edward M. Glynn. 

2962 iv Oscar Ormsbee, born in Waitsfield, December 5, 1838; died there in 

August, 1840. 

2963 V Daniel Gates Ormsbee, born in Waitsfield, June 10, 1840; married 

Emma Gallagher; residence, 1890, Watertown. 

2964 vi Laura Ormsbee, born in Waitsfield, June 11, 1842; married in Fenton, 

Mich., December 11, 1862, Zenas P. Lamb; residence, 1890, 
Linden, Mich. 

2965 vii Ira George Ormsbee, born in Waitsfield, May 23, 1844; married in 

Maple Grove, November 7, 1867, Freelove June Eastwood; 
residence, 1890, Flint, Mich. 

2966 viii Julia Ann Ormsbee, born in Mt. Holly, Vt., June 7, 1846; married 

in Maple Grove, July 2, 1868, Stephen G. Johnston; residence, 
1890, Maple Grove. 



282 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

2967 ix Emma Marcia Ormsbee, born in Clarendon, June 16, 1851; married, 
July 8, 1868, John Worth; residence, 1890, Maple Grove. 
+ 2968 X William" Henry Ormsbee, born September 20, 1853; married his 
cousin, Alice Florence » Chaffee (2977) . 

1227 William Hill ^ Chaffee (John,6 William, » Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Williamstown, Vt., April 23, 1816, and died in Fargo, N. D., 
November 26, 1883. He married in Fayston, Vt., August 23 (September 25), 1844, 
Sophronia Delight, daughter of Elisha and Sophronia (Ryder) Brigham of that 
place, and sister of his brother John's wife. She was born in Fayston, May 17, 
1825, and died in Flint, Mich., May 10, 1901. In 1844 Mr. Chaffee was living in 
Fayston, in 1846 moved to New York state and in 1855 to Flint, where he spent 
the rest of his life and where, in 1890, his widow was still living. He died of ty- 
phoid malaria while on a visit to his son in North Dakota, and his body was brought 
back to Flint for burial. He was so well posted on various subjects that he was 
often spoken of as a walking encyclopedia. He had a wonderful memory, was a 
good mathematician, an able machinist and patented a distance indicator and a 
ditching machine. By trade he was a carpenter and joiner. He had a fair com- 
plexion, blue eyes, and was six feet in height. 

Children : 
+ 2969 i Helen Adelaide 8 Chaffee, born February 3, 1846; married Henry 
Perry. 
2970 ii Willis Leander Chaffee, born in Milo, N. Y., January 24, 1847; died 
in Rochester, N. Y., August 19, 1847. 
+ 2971 iii William Henry Chaffee, born May 26, 1849; married Alice A. Moses. 
2972 iv Clarence Orlando Chaffee, born in Flint, August 19, 1856; died there, 
September 9, 1856. 

1228 John 7 Chaffee, Jr. (John,^ William,^ Dan,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i), was born in Northfield, Vt., July 17, 1820, and died in Dayton, Mich., 
September 23, 1886. He married in Fayston, Vt., January 1, 1845 (1844), Eusebia 
Miranda, daughter of Elisha and Sophronia (Ryder) Brigham of that place and 
sister of his brother William's wife. She was born in Fayston, October 23, 1826. 
John Chaffee, Jr., lived in that place at the time of his marriage but moved to 
Ogdensburg, N. Y., later to Flint, Mich., and finally to Dayton, Mich., where in 
1890 his widow was still living. He had a dark complexion, dark eyes, and was 
six feet in height. He was a carpenter and was noted for his honesty in all his 
dealings. 

Children : 
+ 2973 i Edwin Elisha s Chaffee, born May 25 (26), 1846; married Mary E. 

Perry. 
+ 2974 ii Oscar Herbert Chaffee, born September 13, 1848; married (1) Annie 

J. Hodge (or Griger) ; (2) Emma M. Chaffee. 

2975 iii John Julius Chaffee, born in Fayston, August 15, 1850; residence, 

1890, Dayton; unmarried. 

2976 iv Arthur Earnest Chaffee, born in Ogdensburg, July 21, 1852; died in 

Dayton, April 14, 1885; married in 1883, Emma M. Worth. 

2977 V Alice Florence Chaffee, born in Ogdensburg, February 5, 1855; mar- 

ried her cousin, William Henry Ormsbee. (See 2968.) 

2978 vi Mary Frances Chaffee, born in Flint, October 17, 1857; died in Day- 

ton, October 17, 1888; married in June, 1886, Asa Saunders [or 
Avery Worth {Brigham Genealogy)]; residence, Watertown, Mich. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 283 

+ 2979 vii Henry Lincobi Chaffee, born December 21, 1864; married Ida A. 
Worth. 

1230 Anson ^ ChaSee (Josiah,6 Winiam,5 Dan,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Wilhamstown, Vt., July 3, 1795, and died in Brasher, N. 
Y., August, 1869. He married in Wilhamstown, February 27, 1827, Eunice, 
daughter of James Fhnt of that place. She was born in Wilhamstown. Anson 
Chaffee was buried in Brasher. 

Children, born in Roxbury, Vt. : 

2980 i Adaline « Chaffee, married in St. Lawrence County, N. Y., Cross- 

man, and had children. 

2981 ii James Chaffee, married Leonora Smith, and is said to have had four 

children, born in Brasher. 

2982 iii William Chaffee, married Julia Smith, and is said to have had two sons ; 

residence, 1884, North Lawrence, N. Y. 

2983 iv Celinda Chaffee. 

1231 Amy ^ Chaffee (Josiah,8 William,^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas ^) was born in Wilhamstown, Vt., August 12, 1796, and died in 1859. 
She married Daniel Flint, born in Williamstown, died in North Lawrence, N. Y. 
He was a farmer and a Deacon in the Baptist Church, of which his wife was also 
a member. He fought in the War of 1812. Amy (Chaffee) Flint was buried in 
North Lawrence. 

Children : 

2984 i George « Flint, married Amarilla Emerson. 

2985 ii Susan Flint, born April 6, 1822; married. May 8, 1877, Robin Clark. 

1233 Warren 7 Chaffee (Josiah,6 WiUiam,5 Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas was born in Williamstown, Vt., May 4, 1800, and died in North Law- 
rence, N. Y., September 24, 1876. He married (1) in Roxbury, Vt., February 
19, 1826, Mary, daughter of William Woodward of that place. She was a member 
of the Congregational Church. She died August 17, 1848, and was buried in Quaker 
Settlement, St. Lawrence County, N. Y. Warren Chaffee married (2), August 21, 
1849, Abigail Woodward, who died October 8, 1875. She was his first wife's sister. 
In 1826 he lived in Roxbury and later in Brasher Falls, N. Y. He held various 
town offices. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, was five feet, six inches in 
height, and of a jovial disposition. He was a farmer and also a jeweler. 

Children, by first wife, the first six born in Roxbury, the last three in Brasher : 
2986 i Esther 8 Chaffee, born November 30, 1826; married Nelson Burnap; 

had a daughter and three or four sons; residence, 1891, Franklin 

County, N. Y. 
+ 2987 ii Cornelius Julius Chaffee, born December 1, 1828; married Mahala J. 

Flint. 

2988 iii Erastus Chaffee, born March 23, 1831; died in Iowa; married Char- 

lotte Conger, and had five or six children, who were living in Gold- 
field, la., in 1891. 

2989 iv Sarah Chaffee, born April 19, 1833; married Denison A. Flint; had 

a daughter and two sons, one of whom died before 1891 ; resi- 
dence, 1891, Brasher. 

2990 V Mariette Chaffee, born April 18, 1836; married Hiram M. Pierce; had 

two sons and two daughters; all living in Moira, N. Y., in 1891. 

2991 vi Orcelia Steel Chaffee, born March 31, 1838; married Franklin A. 

Flint, and had a daughter; residence, 1891, Lawrence, N. Y. 



284 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

2992 vii Henry Warren Chaffee, born May 14, 1841 ; died August 20, 1848. 
+ 2993 viii John Nelson Chaffee, born June 15, 1844; married Ceha L. Flint. 
2994 ix Zeno Eliott Chaffee, born May 10, 1846; married Louise Hart; had 
a son and a daughter; residence, 1891, Lawrence. 

1234 Emily^ Chaffee (Josiah,^ Wiinam,^ Dan,^ Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ 
Thomas i) was born in Wilhamstown, Vt., February 10, 1805, and died August 10, 
1874. She married Wilham Ditty, a farmer, born in Londonderry, Ireland, March 
1, 1801, died in Roxbury, Vt., March 20, 1870. At the time of her marriage she 
lived in Roxbury. 

Child : 
+ 2995 i Erie Lyman s Ditty, born December 31, 1839; married Harriet E. 
Freeman. 

1235 Oliver ^ Chaffee (Josiah,^ WiUiam,^ Dan,^ Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Wilhamstown, Vt., September 9, 1806, and died in Rox- 
bury, Vt., January 29, 1832. He married Abigail, daughter of Phineas Flint of 
Roxbury, and sister of his brother John's wife. She lived in Wilhamstown at the 
time of her marriage. She was a member of the Methodist Church, and after Oliver 
Chaffee's death, married his brother Joel. Oliver Chaffee was a farmer. 

Child: 
2996 i Abigail E.s Chaffee, died February 25, 1835. 

1236 Joel 7 Chaffee (Josiah,8 William,5 Dan,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas 1) was born in Williamstown, Vt., February 26, 1810, and died in North 
Lawrence, N. Y., July 14, 1881. He married in Roxbury, Vt., October 3, 1883, 
Mrs. Abigail (Flint) Chaffee, the widow of his brother Oliver, and daughter of 
Phineas Flint of that place. Both husband and wife were members of the Metho- 
dist Church, which he joined at the age of fifty-two, and in which he was for three 
years a Class Leader. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, 
nine inches in height. He lived in succession in Roxbury, Hopkinton, N. Y., 
Stockholm, N. Y., and North Lawrence, moving to the latter place in 1852. He 
was a farmer and hop grower. His six sons living at the time of the Civil War, 
served in the Union army. 

Children : 
+ 2997 i Joel Washington s Chaffee, born August 25, 1834; married Artimissa 
S. Hammond. 
2998 ii Joseph W. Chaffee, a twin, born August 25, 1834; died August 26, 
1834. 
+ 2999 iii Oliver W. Chaffee, born February 4, 1836; married Melissa Kinder. 
+ 3000 iv Laura E. Chaffee, born August 19, 1837; married Charles Derosia. 
+ 3001 V Arnold Ela Chaffee, born September 14, 1839; married Lydia Stod- 
dard. 

3002 vi Mary L. Chaffee, born August 25, 1841 ; married Aaron J. Hicks, and 

had seven children; residence, 1884, Moira, N. Y. 

3003 vii James Eliser Chaffee, born in St. Lawrence County, N. Y., May 10, 

1843; married (1) Mrs. Ahce Foley; (2) in New Orleans, La., 

September 25, 1873, O'Donnell of Limerick, Ireland; 

no children; served during the Civil War in the Union army; a 
grocer; residence, 1884, New Orleans. 

3004 viii Charles P. Chaffee, born August 30, 1845; died in Little Washington, 

Va., July 28, 1862; during the Civil War served as a Private in 
Company I, 60th New York Infantry, enlisting at the age of 
sixteen, dying in the service of fever. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 285 

3005 ix Sarah M. Chaffee, bom March 17, 1847; died November 29, 1864. 
+ 3006 X Elmer Asahel Chaffee, born April 5, 1849; married Mary Patten. 

3007 xi Rosetta A. Chaffee, born February 25, 1851; married Eugene B. 

Royce; residence, 1884, East Warren, Vt. 

3008 xii Cordelia A. Chaffee, born June 30, 1854; married George W. Race; 

residence, 1884, New Hampshire. 

3009 xiii Cora A. Chaffee, born May 31, 1857; died August 19, 1857. 

1237 John ^ Chaffee (Josiah,6 William,^ Dan,* Jonathan,^ Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Williamstown, Vt., September 1, 1812, and died in Pots- 
dam, N. Y., October 15, 1888. He married (1) in Roxbury, Vt., October 30, 1838, 
Lucy, daughter of Phineas Flint of that place, and sister of Abigail Flint, who 
married in succession his brothers, Oliver and Joel. Lucy (Flint) Chaffee died 
April 2, 1863, and was buried in North Lawrence, N. Y. She and her husband 
were members of the Methodist Church. John Chaffee married (2), August 11, 
1864, Lucy Elvira Hardy. He was a shoemaker and in 1838 Uved in Roxbury, 
but later moved to New York state, where in 1884 he lived in Potsdam. He had 
a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, five inches in height. 

Children, by first wife : 
+ 3010 i Matilda Lucy s Chaffee, born October 25, 1839; married Martin Fhnt. 
3011 ii Olive Emelia Chaffee, born August 2, 1841; died May 11, 1876; un- 
married. 
+ 3012 iii Marshall John Chaffee, born May 19, 1845; married (1) Maria L. 
Page; (2) Juha A. Ellis. 
3013 iv Lenura Angelia Chaffee, born January 14, 1847; died August 6, 1848. 
+ 3014 V Harriet Emeline Chaffee, born May 27, 1849 ; married Sylvester Tracy. 

3015 vi Horace Nelson Chaffee, born in North Lawrence, July 17, 1852; 

enlisted in the regular army and served at Fort Colville, Wash., 
fighting Indians; has a light complexion, and blue eyes. 

3016 vii Carr Monroe Chaffee, born in North Lawrence, June 30, 1854; has a 

light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, four inches in 
height; a farmer; residence, 1891, Potsdam. 

3017 viii Lyman Augustus Chaffee, born March 20, 1857; died May 14, 1863. 

3018 ix Jessie Otis Chaffee, born August 2, 1862 ; died August 25, 1862. 

1238 James Warner ^ Chaffee (William," William, ^ Dan,* Jonathan, ^ 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Williamstown, Vt., June 15, 1798, and died 
in Smithfield, R. I., June 26, 1834. He married in Providence, R. I., September 
2, 1832, Ophelia Caroline, daughter of Charles T. Longhead of Warren, R. I. She 
was a resident of Providence, a niece of James W. Chaffee's employer, Mr. Croade, 
and a woman of fine education. 

James W. Chaffee was an accountant. He went to Boston and was employed 
in a store for a few years, after which he went to Providence, and entered the 
employ of Mr. Croade, who was a calico manufacturer. It was there he met his 
wife. He went South for his health, but returned to Providence and died not long 
after of consumption. He was, for his day, highly educated. He had a light 
complexion, and was tall. 

Child: 
3019 i Willard Lovering ^ Chaffee, born in Saugus, Mass., June 17, 1833; mar- 
ried, December 28, 1856, Mary J., daughter of Amasa K. T. Wright 
of Vernon, Vt.; residence, 1883, Providence; a jeweler. 

1239 Samuel ^ Chaffee (Wilham," William,^ Dan,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 



286 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Thomas i) was born in Williamstown, Vt., September 27, 1800, and died December 
6, 1883. He married, September 27, 1827, Mrs. Sarah Ann (Jenks) Potter of Paw- 
tucket, R. I., daughter of Jerahmeel Jenks of that place. She died February 11, 
1883. By her first husband she had a daughter, Sarah Louisa Potter, born in 
North Providence, R. I., September 25, 1822. 

In boyhood Samuel Chaffee moved with his father to Pawtucket, and later went 
back to Williamstown to live with his grandfather Chaffee. At the age of fourteen 
he returned to Pawtucket, living with Jerahmeel Jenks, whose daughter he after- 
ward married, working for his board and going to school. He left Pawtucket at 
the age of eighteen, going to Boston, Mass., to seek his fortune. Here he appren- 
ticed himself for three years to Mr. Harrington, a mason, and at the end of that 
time went into business for himself, going South for four successive winters to 
work at his trade. Soon after his marriage he went into business with Thomas 
Austin in Boston as a mason and builder, continuing this partnership and doing 
a successful business from 1827 to 1832, when Mr. Chaffee sold his share and bought 
a farm in Vassalboro, Me. There he moved with his family in September, 1832, 
remaining until January, 1855, when he sold his farm, having received another 
in Hubbardston, Mass., in payment of a debt. He moved to Hubbardston in April, 
1856, but a year later sold the farm and returned to Maine. In September, 1857, 
he bought a farm in Winslow, Me., where he lived until April, 1862, when he again 
sold his property and moved back to Vassalboro. Here he bought a fine farm, 
where he lived until old age prevented his longer working it, when his son Oscar 
gave up his profession and came home to take charge of it. Then Mr. Chaffee 
bought a small place nearby, where he lived the remainder of his life with his wife, 
his daughter Ada, and his step-daughter. In 1875 Ada Chaffee was married to 
Alonzo L. Webber of Waterville, Me. Thereafter she and her husband took charge 
of the place, reheving her parents of all care and responsibility. After the death 
of her father and her half-sister, the place was sold and one in Waterville bought, 
on which Mr. and Mrs. Webber and Mrs. Chaffee lived until the latter's death, 
February 28, 1890. She was buried beside her husband in Vassalboro. Mr. and 
Mrs. Chaffee became church members in early life. In August, 1830, they vmited 
with the Federal Street Baptist Church in Boston, of which Reverend Howard 
Malcolm was the pastor. Mr. Chaffee was active in Christian work all his life. He 
had the best of health, never having had occasion to consult a doctor until he was 
sixty-five, when he fell from an apple tree and broke his leg'. He had a dark com- 
plexion, dark eyes, and was five feet, eight inches in height. He was an active, 
industrious and successful farmer, strictly temperate and truthful, an intelligent, 
courteous Christian gentleman, whose life and conversation always commanded 
the respect of those who knew him. 

Children, the first three born in Boston, the last four in Vassalboro: 
+ 3020 i Maria Whipple » Chaffee, born July 25, 1828; married Doctor Ira A. 

Salmon. 

+ 3021 ii Frances Jenks Chaffee, born April 21, 1830; married Lathrop C. Keith. 

+ 3022 iii James Henry Chaffee, born June 30, 1832; married Elizabeth Furber. 

3023 iv William Howard Chaffee, born May 24, 1834; married in Carhnville, 

111., July 29, 1880, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Garnet of 

Walton Hall, England; she united with the Episcopal Church 

in early life and has been an active worker in it; she is beloved 

by all who know her; Mr. Chaffee received a common school 

education, and left home at eighteen to study dentistry in the 



SEVENTH GENERATION 287 

office of his brother-in-law, Doctor Ira A. Salmon, in Portland, 
Me.; from there he went to St. Louis, Mo., where he practiced 
his profession until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he 
moved to Alton, 111., where he successfully practiced for five 
years, at the end of that time going to West Virginia as the 
superintendent of a company prospecting for oil; returning in 
the fall of 1867, he settled in Carlinville, and resumed his pro- 
fession, which he still practiced in 1887; he has been largely 
identified with his city in all of its public, private and business 
enterprises; in 1869 he helped to organize the Carlinville Public 
Library, and in 1870 the Macoupin County Horticultural Society, 
serving for two j-ears as its President; in 1871 he, with others, 
organized the Young Men's Christian Association; he is a pro- 
minent member of the Masonic order in Carlinville, and served 
eight consecutive years as Worshipful Master of his Lodge, later 
being one of the Council of Masters; he also belongs to the St. 
Omer Commandery; is a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 
of which in 1887 he was Parish Warden; he is a Republican and 
has repeatedly refused his party's nomination for Mayor; for 
honesty and integrity of character, no man in the community 
stands higher than he; kind and generous to a fault, he is always 
willing to assist in any charitable enterprise ; he has a dark com- 
plexion, gray eyes and black hair; he has no children. 
+ 3024 V Oscar Samuel Chaffee, born August 17, 1838 ; married Ellen T. Knight. 

3025 vi Ada Ashley Chaffee, born September 19, 1842; married, September 

2, 1875, Alonzo Levi Webber of Waterville, Me., where she lived 
in 1887; has a dark complexion, gray eyes and black hair. 

3026 vii George Albert Chaffee, born September 23, 1847; died in Vassalboro, 

August 27, 1849. 

1243 Olive Jenks ^ Chaffee (William,« William,^ Dan ,4 Jonathan, 3 Nathan- 
iel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Seekonk, Mass., April 14, 1820, and married Thomas 
Sadler Glasby, born in Attleboro, Mass. 

Children : 

3027 i Anna Leslie ^ Glasby, died young. 

3028 ii Sarah Maria Glasby, a member of the First Baptist Church of Pawtucket, 

R. I., where in 1889 she was a school teacher. 

1249 Caleb ^ Chaffee (Jonathan,*" Jonathan, ^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathan- 
iel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Rehoboth, Mass., April 3, 1794, and died in Seekonk, 
Mass., August 1, 1880. He was married in Swansea, Mass., September 18, 1816, 
by Elder Abner Lewis, to Lephe P., daughter of Abraham Ormsbee of Seekonk, 
a Colonel in the Revolution. She died January 1, 1840, and was buried in East 
Providence, R. I. She was a member of the Baptist Church. He was married (2) 
in Seekonk, April 28, 1841, by Reverend John C. Welch, to Parmelia Andrews 
Allen of that place, who died January 19, 1888. Caleb Chaffee was a farmer and 
lived in Seekonk, where all his children were born. He was a Representative to 
the Massachusetts State Legislature from Seekonk from 1837 to 1840. He had 
a light complexion, gray eyes, and was six feet in height. 

Children, by first wife, born in Seekonk : 

-1-3029 i Betsey Ormsbee s Chaffee, born June 23, 1817; married WiUiam H. 
Armington. 
3030 ii Mary C. Chaffee, born January 14, 1819; married in Seekonk, March 
7, 1840, by Reverend John Allen, to Samuel Bowen Allen of that 
place. 



288 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

+ 3031 iii Jonathan Chaffee, born April 8, 1821; married (1) Abbie P. Luther; 

(2) Charlotte A. Carpenter; (3) Mrs. Eunice (Hall) Reed. 
+ 3032 iv Oliver Chaffee, born December 18, 1822; married Abby M. Gray. 

3033 V Cordelia Chaffee, born February 3, 1825; married in Seekonk, De- 

cember 6, 1843, by Reverend John C. Welch, to William Wheeler of 
Rehoboth. 

3034 vi Henrietta Alger Chaffee, born May 24, 1827; died September 5, 1860; 

married in Seekonk, March 30, 1846, by Reverend John C. Welch, 
to Daniel Davis Barney of that place, where he was born. 

3035 vii Elizabeth Frances Chaffee, born May 4, 1830; died May 5, 1832. 

3036 viii Eliphalet Ide Chaffee, born November 10, 1832; died April 26, 1833. 

3037 ix Lephe Perry Chaffee, born May 10, 1836; married in Seekonk, May 

10, 1854, by Reverend Alexander Lorimer, to Joseph Robinson of 
that place, born in Warwick, England, about 1828. 

Child, by second wife : 

3038 X Sarah Allen Chaffee, born in Seekonk, August 8, 1844; married David 

H. Miller. 

1250 Lydia ^ Chaffee (Jonathan ,« Jonathan, ^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathan- 
iel,2 Thomas i) was born in Rehoboth, Mass., February 18, 1796, and died before 
March, 1898. She was married in Seekonk, Mass., June 1, 1817, by Reverend John 
Pitman to William P. Ormsbee, a farmer of Seekonk, born in Rehoboth in June, 
1794, died in Seekonk, January 13, 1842. He served as a Private in the War of 
1812. He had a dark complexion, black eyes, and was short. Lydia (Chaffee) 
Ormsbee had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was of medium height. She was 
a member of the Baptist Church. She was living in 1894, aged ninety-eight years, 
but died before March, 1898. 

Children born in Seekonk: 

3039 i Julia Ann s Ormsbee, born February 20, 1819. 

3040 ii Wilhard C. Ormsbee, born December 6, 1821. 

3041 iii Lewis Lafayette Ormsbee, born September 9, 1824. 

3042 iv Martha Clark Ormsbee, born April 10, 1827. 

3043 V Sarah French Ormsbee, born May 20, 1829. 

3044 vi Seneca Stanley Ormsbee, born August 23, 1831; lost at sea, in 1854. 

1253 Asaph Carpenter ^ Chaffee (Jonathan, ^ Jonathan, ^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Rehoboth, Mass., August 22, 1804, and died 
in Seekonk, Mass., May 7, 1851. He married (1) in Sterling, Conn., June 8, 1834, 
Jane Perry Hunt of that place, who died January 30, 1846, aged thirty-eight years. 
He was married (2) in Seekonk, October 1, 1848, by Elder Childs Luther, to Eme- 
line R. Pierce of Rehoboth, born about 1811, died in Warren, R. I. She was a 
member of the Baptist Church. He had a light complexion and eyes, and was of 
medium height. 

Children, by first wife, born in Seekonk: 

3045 i Peleg Howland » Chaffee, born March 28, 1835; died in Killingly, Conn., 

December 18, 1857; unmarried. 

3046 ii Thomas Chaffee, died in Seekonk, in infancy. 

3047 iii Sarah Jane Chaffee, born December 19, 1838; died in Coventry, R. I., 

July 24, 1886; unmarried; residence, 1884, Sterling. 

3048 iv Isabelle Perry Chaffee, born April 1, 1840; died in Sterling, April 26, 

1862; unmarried. 

3049 V Lephe Carpenter Chaffee, born June 6, 1842; died in Seekonk, October 

23, 1859; unmarried. 




CALEB CHAFFEE. 



HELIOTYPE PR'NT'NG CO BOSTON, MASS 



SEVENTH GENERATION 289 

3050 vi Welcome Francis Chaffee, born October 9, 1844; died September 17, 

1862, in the Battle of Antietam; a member of Comj^any G, 11th 
Connecticut Volunteers; unmarried. 

1256 Sophronia ' Chaffee (01iver,6 Jonathan, & Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathan- 
iel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Lyndon, Vt., May 4, 1813, and died in St. Johnsbury, 
Vt., October 23, 1872. She married, September 18, 1838, Alanson Shorey of that 
place, born there, July 20, 1813, died there, April 19, 1872. Both were buried in 
St. Johnsbury. He was a shoemaker and later a house builder. 

Children, the first born in Barnet, Vt., the others in St. Johnsbury: 

3051 i Sophronia 8 Shorey, born August 28, 1839; married Silas Bartlett; resi- 

dence, 1887, Binghamton, N. Y. 

3052 ii George Shorey, born November 21, 1840; married in St. Johnsbury, 

Mary Hill; residence, 1887, Lyndonville, Vt.; a locomotive engineer, 

3053 iii Henry Shorey, born December 9, 1841 ; married in Manchester, N. H., 

January 20, 1872, Edith White of Irasburgh, Vt.; residence, 1887, 
Taunton, Mass.; a machinist. 

3054 iv Mary Chaffee Shorey, born August 6, 1852; died in St. Johnsbury, Feb- 

ruary 21, 1871, and was buried there. 

1257 Loren 7 ChafEee (0Uver,6 Jonathan, s Dan,* Jonathan,^ Nathaniel,2 
Thomas 1) was born in Lyndon, Vt., January 12, 1815, and died there, January 
7, 1885. He married in Lyndon, February 24, 1841, Lydia Ann Richardson, who 
died July 24, 1883, and was buried in Lyndon Centre. She was a member of the 
Lyndon Corner Methodist Church, of which her husband was not only a member 
but a Steward and one of the official board as well. He was a farmer and had 
a light complexion, and blue eyes. 

Children : 

3055 i Charles H.s Chaffee, born December 23, 1842; died August 12, 1852. 
4-3056 ii Willie Loren Chaffee, born September 7, 1859; married Minnie A. 
B&ukk 

r.s ■-■■"■■ ■ 

1259 Elsie Bowen 7 ChafEee (Abel,^ Jonathan, s Dan,* Jonathan,3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas was born in Seekonk, Mass., May 27, 1808, and married 

Horton. She was living in the home of her son-in-law, Mr. Miller, in 1890. 

Child: 
3057 i A daughter,^ married Brad Miller. 

1261 Jonathan Bowen ^ Chaffee (Abel,^ Jonathan, s Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Seekonk, Mass., March S, 1812, and died 
there, April 13, 1885. He married in Seekonk, December 11, 1839, Margaret C, 
daughter of Joseph Stevens of Newport, R. I., and granddaughter of Governor 
Martin of Massachusetts. She was a member of the Richmond Street Congrega- 
tional Church, Providence, R. I. Jonathan B. Chaffee was a farmer, and in 1883 
lived in Rehoboth, Mass. 

Children, the first seven born in Seekonk: 

3058 i Jonathan » Chaffee, born February 3, 1840; served in the Civil War. 

3059 ii Willard Chaffee, born June 13, 1842; died June 4, 1864, while serving 

in the Civil War; shot and only lived three hours. 

3060 iii Ann Eliza Chaffee, born May 10, 1844; died December 28, 1882; un- 

married. 



290 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

3061 iv Harriet Chaffee, born May 5, 1846; unmarried in 1889. 
+ 3062 V Henry Chaffee, born November 5, 1848; married Emily S. Sabin. 

3063 vi George Chaffee, born March 6, 1850; died April 10, 1858. 
+ 3064 vii Maria Helen Chaffee, born April 23, 1852; married Manning W. 
Keach. 

3065 viii Abel Chaffee, born December 8, 1853 (1854) ; died January 15, 1873. 

3066 ix Abby Chaffee, born November 29 (8), 1857; died May 4, 1866. 

3067 X Asa Chaffee, born December 12, 1859; died December 12, 1859. 

1262 Asa ^ Chaffee (Abel,« Jonathan, ^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas i) 
was born in Seekonk, Mass., August 28, 1816, and died there, February 28, 1895. 
He was married (1) in Seekonk, January 29, 1844, by Reverend John C. Welch, 
to Betsey Ann, daughter of Vial Medbury of that place. She died in Seekonk, 
May 22, 1844, aged twenty-three years and six months. He married (2), April 
26, 1846, Mary Ann Congdon. He was married (3) in Seekonk, November 10, 
1886, by Reverend Lemuel Osier, to Nancy W. Martin, born about 1836. Asa 
Chaffee was named for his mother's father. He united with the First Baptist 
Church of East Providence, R. I., June 28, 1840, and in 1886 was living in Seekonk, 
where he was a mason. 

Child, by second wife: 

3068 i Mary Ann s ChafTee, born May 8, 1847; married in Seekonk, October 8, 

1880, by Reverend Edwin D. Hall, to Richard H. Mattingly of that 
place, born in Washington, D. C. 

1277 Cyrus Herbert ^ Chaffee (Cyrus,« Samuel Butterworth,^ Ephraim,* 
Jonathan,2 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Seekonk, Mass., August 26, 1855, 
and was married in Rehoboth, Mass., June 30, 1881, by Reverend George H. 
Tilton, to Ellen N., daughter of Edward and Mary J. Cornell. She was born in 
Warren, R. I., about 1860 and lived in Rehoboth, Mass., at the time of her mar- 
riage. They lived in Seekonk in 1883. 

Child: 

3069 i Ada Bourne » Chaffee, born in Seekonk, December 21, 1882. 

3070 ii Lizzie N. Chaffee, born April 30, 1888. 

3071 iii Arthur C. Chaffee, born November 3, 1890. 

3072 iv Hiram E. Chaffee, born May 23, 1893. 

3073 V Annie M. Chaffee, born September 29, 1897. 

3074 vi Herbert A. Chaffee, born August 22, 1900. 

1278 Frederick EJ Chaffee (Cyrus,^ Samuel Butterworth,^ Ephraim,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Seekonk, Mass., January 19, 1857, 
and was married in Rehoboth, Mass., September 8, 1884, by Reverend George H. 
Tilton, to Emma L., daughter of William R. Shorey. She was born in Cambridge- 
port, Mass., about 1863. In 1884 Mr. Chaffee Uved in Seekonk, Mass. 

Child: 

3075 i Linton F.s Chaffee, born in Seekonk, April 2, 1893. 

1282 Almont L.7 Chaffee (William,^ Samuel Butterworth,5 Ephraim,< 
Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born in Seekonk, Mass., about 1845 or 1846, 
and was married (1) there, February 23, 1868, by Reverend L. C. Russell, to Sarah 
A., daughter of Clark and Sarah Sweet of Rehoboth, Mass. She was born in Cum- 
berland, Mass., about 1850 or 1851. He was married (2) in Seekonk, January 11, 



SEVENTH GENERATION 291 

1873, by Reverend H. W. Rugg, to Mrs. Lydia A. (Barton) Short of Pawtucket, 
R. I., born in Franklin, Mass., about 1848, daughter of Francis Barton. Almont 
L. Chaffee was eighteen years old and living in Seekonk, when he enlisted as a 
Private in the 18th Unattached Company, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. 
He was mustered in August 6, 1864, for one hundred days, and was discharged 
November 14, 1864. In 1893 he lived in Luther's Corners, Seekonk. 
Child, by first wife : 

3076 i Lindley Almont s Chaffee, born in Seekonk, September 8, 1869. 
Children, by second wife, born in Seekonk: 

3077 ii Sarah Mabel Chaffee, born August 4, 1873; married in Seekonk, October 

26, 1889, by Reverend Isaac Cheesboro, to Albert H. Thresher of 
East Providence, R. I., born about 1873. 

3078 iii Lena B. Chaffee, born August 27, 1875. 

3079 iv William Chaffee, boru August 21, 1877. 

3080 V Frederick Lester Chaffee, born October 6, 1879. 

3081 vi Louis Ames Chaffee, born June 2, 1882. 

3082 vii Harvey May Chaffee, born September 10, 1883. 

1284 William R.^ Chaffee (William ,« Samuel Butterworth,^ Ephraim,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Seekonk, Mass., July 2, 1850, and 
married Angeline Ormsbee. In 1893 he lived in Luther's Corners, Seekonk. 

Child: 

3083 i Leland Francis » Chaffee, born in Seekonk, January 25, 1878. 

1288 Orvilla ^ Chaffee (Noah,^ Ephraim,^ Ephraim,^ Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas 1) was born in Rehoboth, Mass., July 23, 1802, and died in Warren, Pa., 
about 1886. He married (1) in Seekonk, Mass., October 5, 1828, Amy Ann Lyon, 
born about 1813, died about 1878. Both were members of the Presbyterian Church 
in Potterville, Pa., and in Orwell, where they were buried. Orvilla Chaffee mar- 
ried (2) Mrs. Lavinias (or Lovinia) (Chaffee) Tyrrell (2796) (Daniel,^ Daniel,^ 
Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, ^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1), widow of Albert Tyr- 
rell. She was born September 29, 1823, and died in 1881, her will being probated 
August 31st of that year. 

Orvilla Chaffee owned land and lived in Warren, Pa., as early as 1830. Later 
he lived in PotterviUe and Orwell. In 1884 he was again living in Warren, where 
he died. Four of his sons fought in the Civil War. He was a farmer. 

Children, by first wife: 

3084 i Almeda ^ Chaffee, married Antizdall. 

4-3085 ii Benjamin Leighton Chaffee, married Helen Van Winkle. 

3086 iii Noah Chaffee, married Celestia, daughter of William Henry Spencer, 

and had two children; was a Private in Company D, 162d Penn- 
sylvania Regiment; discharged on a surgeon's certificate, Jan- 
uary 30, 1863; residence, 1893, Athens, Pa.; he is a shoe mer- 
chant. 

3087 iv Henrietta Chaffee, married William Douglas Chaffee. (See 3655.) 

3088 V Elizabeth T. Chaffee, married Preserved B. Chaffee. (See 2801.) 

3089 vi Otis Chaffee, married Ellsworth. 

3090 vii Alpheus Chaffee, died in the Civil War; was in the Battle of the 

Wilderness; unmarried. 

3091 viii Amy Ann Chaffee, married John D. Kenny, a merchant. 

3092 ix Draper Chaffee, residence, 1893, Warren Centre, Pa. 



292 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1290 Samuel Butterworth ^ Chaffee (Noah,^ Ephraim,^ Ephraim,^ Jona- 
than, ^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born m Rehoboth, Mass., November 29, 1808, 
and died in South Warren, Pa., October 4, 1888. He married (1), October 22, 1831, 
Maria, daughter of Benjamin Buffington. She died November 4, 1845, and was 
buried in South Warren. Both were members of the Methodist Church. He mar- 
ried (2), July 9, 1846, Betsy L., daughter of William Pendleton of South Warren, 
where Mr. Chaffee lived and was a Constable and Assessor. In politics he was a 
Republican. He was a farmer and owned about one hundred and fifty acres of 
land in South Warren. He had a light complexion, and was five feet, ten inches 
in height. 

Children, by first wife: 
+ 3093 i Mary E.s Chaffee, born June 26, 1832; married J. Allen Bowen. 
+ 3094 ii Martha R. Chaffee, born October 3, 1834; married Willis G. Bost- 
wick. 
3095 iii Rufus D. Chaffee, born March 26, 1837; died September 6, 1838. 
+ 3096 iv Cornelia E. Chaffee, born September 6, 1839; married Theodore Co- 
burn. 

3097 V Rufus Albert Chaffee, born December 11, 1841; died in Anderson- 

ville (Ga.) Prison, September 24, 1864, while serving in the Civil 
War; unmarried. 

3098 vi Ascenath Ann Chaffee, born January 21, 1844; married in Orwell, Pa., 

November 14, 1867, Elmer Martin Angle, a farmer, born in Green 
Bay, Wis., April 2, 1846; he has a light complexion, blue eyes, 
and is five feet, seven inches in height; he joined the Methodist 
Church at the age of seventeen; residence, 1891, Warren, Pa. 

3099 vii Samuel O. Chaffee, born August 31, 1848; died April 14, 1849. 

+ 3100 viii Cordis Monroe Chaffee, born August 10, 1850; married Lucinda J. 
Arnold. 

1293 Catherine C.^ Chaffee (Noah,« Ephraim,^ Ephraim,* Jonathan,^ Nathan- 
iel, 2 Thomas 1) was born April 5, 1816, and married in Orwell, Pa., Albert A. 
Prince, born in Rome, Pa. (?). He is a carpenter and joiner. In 1892 they lived 
in Athens, Pa. 

Children : 

3101 i Henry « Prince, married Powell of Potterville, Pa., and has five 

children; residence, 1891, Towanda, Pa. 

3102 ii Frank Prince, married and had three children; residence, 1891, Athens. 

3103 iii Ira Prince, married and had three or four children; residence, 1891, 

Athens. 

3104 iv Althea Prince, died. 

3105 V A child, died young. 

1294 Albert ^ Chaffee (Noah,^ Ephraim,^ Ephraim,^ Jonathan,^ Nathan- 
iel,2 Thomas 1) was born in Seekonk, Mass., June 13, 1818, and died in Orwell, Pa., 
March 19, 1871. He married in Warren, Pa., November 1, 1841, Julia Ann, daugh- 
ter of Abraham Ward of Oneonta, N. Y. Both of her grandfathers were in the 
Revolution. In 1891 she lived in Orwell with her son Leon. She was a Metho- 
dist as was her husband, he having joined the church at the age of forty-six. They 
lived in Orwell, where he owned land. He was candid, sensible and just, had a 
dark complexion, black hair and eyes, and was six feet, one inch in height. In 
politics he was a Republican and by trade a stonemason and farmer. 

Children : 
+ 3106 i Emma Jane s Chaffee, born July 19, 1842; married Albert A. Allen. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 293 

3107 ii Edwin Eugene Chaffee, born February 25, 1844; died in Laceyville, 

Pa., October 3, 1884; married Sarah Ann Carhn; he served 
during the Civil War in the 5th New York Cavalry, and was 
wounded in the hip in the Battle of the Wilderness. 

3108 iii Hanson Gould Chaffee, born April 2, 1846; died in Binghamton, N. 

Y., July 9, 1884; married (1) Sally Murphy; (2) Jennie Mills; 
served during the Civil War in the 5th New York Cavalry, and 
was wounded in the head in the Battle of the Wilderness. 

3109 iv Mary Gertrude Chaffee, born April 20, 1848; married (1) 

Tingley; (2) Hiram Fuller; residence, 1895, Laceyville. 
+ 3110 V Herbert Wellin Chaffee, born December 20, 1848; married Ida D. 
Spencer. 

3111 vi Bertha Lucelia Chaffee, born November 9, 1851; married Frank E. 

Johnson; residence, 1895, Potterville, Pa. 

3112 vii Lovern Scott Chaffee, born August 29, 1853; died December 11, 1862. 

3113 viii Addie Letha Chaffee, born December 3, 1855; married Willis Miller; 

residence, 1895, Binghamton. 

3114 ix Fred Lewis Chaffee, born April 2, 1857; married Carrie Peterson, 

and had three or four children; residence, 1895, Denver, Colo. 

3115 X Eva L. Chaffee, born September 17, 1860; married Burton Robinson; 

residence, 1895, Potterville. 

3116 xi Leon Odell Chaffee, born in Orwell, January 3, 1863; married in 

Waverly, N. Y., December 25, 1889, Jessie, daughter of Alex- 
ander Henderson of Long Valley, Pa.; he has a light complexion, 
hazel eyes, and is five feet, ten inches in height ; is a cigar manu- 
facturer, and a Republican in politics; residence, 1891, Orwell. 

1295 Almira ^ ChafEee (Noah,« Ephraim,^ Ephraim,* Jonathan,3 Nathan- 
iel,2 Thomas i) was born October 16, 1823, and died August 5, 1890. She married 
October 29, 1842, H. John Chubbuck, a farmer, born in Orwell, Pa. Politically 
he is a Republican. In 1891 he was living in South Warren, Pa. Almira (Chaffee) 
Chubbuck had a light complexion, gray eyes, and was five feet, ten inches in 
height. 

Children : 

3117 i Orestus E.s Chubbuck, born April 10, 1843; married Almira Livermore. 

3118 ii Nelson A. Chubbuck, born March 2, 1845; married Theresa Arnold. 

3119 iii Lydia Maria Chubbuck, born July 24, 1848; married Hiram P. Knapp. 

3120 iv Samuel E. Chubbuck, born April 12, 1851; married Emma Diamond. 

1296 Elsa 7 Chaffee (Noah,^ Ephraim,^ Ephraim,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born February 12, 1826, and married Job Depew, a farmer. They 
lived in Orwell, Warren and Athens, and in 1891 were living in Chemung, N. Y. 

Children : 

3121 i Irvin s Depew, born about 1858. 

3122 ii Betsey Depew, born about 1861; married French, and had 

several children. 

3123 iii Willard Depew, born about 1863. 

3124 iv Ascenath Depew, residence, 1891, Athens. 

3125 V Alice Depew. 

3126 vi A daughter. 

3127 vii A son. 

1297 Amy 7 ChafEe (Abner,6 David,^ David,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Ashford, Conn., August 7, 1791, and died in October, 1849. She mar- 



294 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

ried in October, 1814, Abner Whiton, a farmer, who died. They Uved in WilUng- 
ton, Conn. 

Children : 

3128 i George » Whiton, married Lucy M. Walker. 

3129 ii A daughter, died. 

Six other children, three sons and three daughters, names unknown. 

1298 Hannah ^ ChafEee (Abner,8 David, ^ David,* David, 3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Ashford, Conn., November 30, 1792, and died in November, 
1847. She married in Ashford, November 25, 1813, Deacon Joseph Snell, a farmer 
of Union, Conn., born there, February 24, 1791. He was killed in a factory in 
Willimantic, Conn. She lived in Ashford at the time of her marriage and later 
removed to Windham, Conn. She was buried in Willimantic. 

Children : 

3130 i Erastus G.s Snell, born December 11, 1814. 

3131 ii Hannah Sophronia Snell, born April 19, 1819; rharried Zelotes Emery 

Chaffee. (See 1897.) 

3132 iii Lois Snell, born July 12, 1821. 

3133 iv Joseph William Snell, born March 12, 1823. 

3134 V A daughter, born June 11, 1826; died June 11, 1826. 

3135 vi Eliza Minerva Snell, born September 19, 1827. 

3136 vii A son, born January 6, 1830; died January 6, 1830. 

1299 Anna ^ ChafEe (Abner,« David,^ David,* David,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Ashford, Conn., October 18, 1794, and died in May, 1846. She mar- 
ried Reuben Robinson, who died. She was buried in Chaphn, Conn. 

Children : 

3137 i William » Robinson, born November 27, 1822. 

3138 ii David Robinson, born June 27, 1825. 

3139 iii Alfred Robinson, born June 23, 1826. 

3140 iv Anna R. Robinson, born March 1, 1828. 

3141 V Henry M. Robinson, born October 24, 1834. 

1300 Ebenezer 7 Chaffee (Abner,^ David,^ David,* David,3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) 
was born in Ashford, Conn., November 29, 1796, and died in Mansfield, Conn., 
September 26, 1875. He married in Ashford, March 22, 1822, Hannah, daughter 
of Simeon Smith of that place. She was born April 14, 1789, and died August 
27, 1873. Both were buried in Ashford. He was for fifty years a Deacon in the 
Ashford Congregational Church, in which his father had held the same office. 
December 14, 1862, he and his wife joined the Warrenville, Conn., Baptist Church. 
He was a farmer and held many positions of trust during his lifetime, being six 
times elected to the State Legislature, and holding the offices of Selectman, Asses- 
sor and Judge of Probate. He was honored and respected by all. He had a dark 
complexion, hazel eyes, and was six feet in height. 

Children, born in Ashford: 

3142 i Maryetta 8 Chaffee, born December 9, 1822; married there, January 
26, 1846, Warren W. Lyon of that place, who died in Brookl3ai, 
N. Y., November 9, 1864, aged forty-seven, and was buried in 
Greenwood Cemetery; he had a light complexion, blue eyes, and 
was six feet in height; she had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and 
was five feet in height; after marriage they lived in Brooklyn, he 



SEVENTH GENERATION 295 

being a merchant doing business in New York City; after his 
death, his widow returned to Ashford, where she Uved with her 
mother and father, and where, in 1884, she was still living; she 
united with the Congregational Church at the age of thirty. 
+ 3143 ii Philo Chaffee, born August 5, 1826; married Mary A. H. Cady. 

1301 Lois 7 Chaffee (Abner,^ David,& David,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Ashford, Conn., September 24, 1798, and died September 9, 1872. 
She married, November 29, 1820, Philip, son of Lemuel Corbin. He was a prom- 
inent farmer and business man, born in Union, Conn., April 4, 1797, and died 
in West Hartford, Conn., July 24, 1881. They lived in Willington, Conn., and 
in 1833 moved to West Hartford. She was buried in New Britain, Conn. 

Children : 



born October 26, 1824; married Francina T. 



3144 




Hezekiah » Corbin, 


3145 


ii 


Waldo Corbin. 


+ 3146 


iii 


Philip Corbin Jr, 
Whiting. 


3147 


iv 


Lois Corbin. 


3148 


V 


Frank Corbin. 


3149 


vi 


Angelona Corbin. 


3150 


vii 


WiUiam Corbin. 


3151 


viii 


Andrew Corbin. 


3152 


ix 


George Corbin. 


3153 


X 


Elbert Corbin. 



1302 William 7 Chaffee (Abner,8 David.s David,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born in Ashford, Conn., April 22, 1801, and died in Indianapohs, 
Ind., March 4, 1867. He married in Herkimer, N. Y., October 7, 1831, Abigail, 
daughter of Ebenezer Thayer of that place. She died in Winchester, Ind., Febru- 
ary 22, 1868, and was buried there. Mr. Chaffee had a dark complexion, black 
eyes, and was five feet in height. He lived in Hartford City, Ind., and in Indian- 
apolis. He was a Baptist minister. 

Children : 
+ 3154 i Ann Hasselton « Chaffee, born August 3, 1833; married Andrew J. 
Neff. 

3155 ii Lois M. Chaffee, born August 5, 1837; died August 14, 1840. 

3156 iii William Carey Chaffee, born April 2, 1838; residence, 1884, Hunting- 

ton, Ind.; a physician. 

3157 iv Harriet A. Chaffee, born October 20, 1839; married Cline; 

residence, 1884, Hartford City. 

3158 V Ebenezer Thayer Chaffee, born September 22, 1841; residence, 1884, 

Hartford City; a railroad agent. 

3159 vi John Quincy A. Chaffee, born October 9, 1843; died February 19, 

1867; a physician; an officer in the army, during the Civil War. 

3160 vn Alfred Burgess Chaffee, born in Lima, O., April 12, 1847; married in 

Roanoke, Ind., August 2, 1876, Margretta W., daughter of John 
Jamieson of that place; she died October 23, 1879; residence, 
1884, Roanoke. 

1312 Louisa ^ Chaffee (David,^ David,^ David,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Navarino, N. Y., August 10, 1801, and married in 1822, Isaac Pardy 
Wood, who died before 1883, when she was living in Navarino. 

Children : 
3161 i David » Wood, married Aurilla Church. 



296 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

3162 ii Enos Wood, married Marilla Nodine. 

3163 iii Cynthia Wood. 

3164 iv Priscilla Wood, married George Gibbs. 

3165 V Jennette Wood, married George Cummings. 

3166 vi Pamela Wood, married Oliver Cummings. 

3167 vii Pardy I. Wood, married Abzina Slade. 

3168 viii Lucinda Wood, married Edwin Hough. 

3169 ix Orry Wood, killed in Pittsburg Landing, July 30, 1839(?). 

1313 Ralph 7 Chafee (David,^ David,^ David,* David,3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Navarino, N. Y., April 12, 1803, and died. He married there, June 9, 
1830, Anna, daughter of Micah Wetherbee of Spafford, N. Y. She died April 19, 
1884, aged seventy-six years, seven months and nineteen days. He was a farmer 
and mechanic, having invented some improvements in saw-mill machinery and in 
road grading. He laid out many new roads and graded others, always getting the 
lightest grades possible. He was much interested in the science of the origin and 
evolution of man. In 1883 he hved in Onondaga, N. Y. 

Children : 

3170 i Judson Ralph » Chafee, born March 20, 1831 ; died September 14, 1835. 

3171 ii Jane Chafee, born April 3, 1833; died about 1850, aged seventeen. 

3172 iii Andrew Jackson Chafee, born January 7, 1835; died in Gettysburg, 

Pa., August 16, 1863, in the United States Hospital. 

3173 iv Martin Van Buren Chafee, born March 4, 1837; died in 1884; married 

Mercy Bradford. 

3174 V John T. Chafee, born April 5, 1839; married Harriet Melissa Booth; 

served in the Civil War and was a prisoner for ten and one-half 
months in Texas. 

3175 vi Enoch Marks Chafee, born August 18, 1843; married Emeline French. 

3176 vii Alma Chafee, born March 16, 1847; married in 1868, Wallace Crosby. 

3177 viii Adelaide Chafee, born January 24, 1849. 

1314 David ^ Chafee, Jr. (David,^ David,^ David,* David,3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas 1), was born in Navarino, N. Y., February 16, 1805, and married (1) in 
Otisco, N. Y., February 6, 1834, Betsey, daughter of Benjamin Kenyon of that 
place. She died February 25, 1849, and he married (2) Mary, daughter of Chauncey 
G. Lewis of Pompey, N. Y. He was a carpenter and farmer, and was for a time 
Town Supervisor. In 1883 he was retired from business and living in Onondaga 
Valley, N. Y. 

Children, by first wife: 

3178 i George « Chafee, born June 25, 1839; died in Tvler Hollow, N. Y., July 

26, 1841. 

3179 ii Byron R. Chafee, born June 9, 1841; died in Marcellus, N. Y., May 7, 

1870. 

3180 iii Alice Chafee, born November 25, 1844; married, December 3, 1867, 

William M. Haines of Iowa; residence, 1883, Belvidere, 111. 

Children, by second wife : 

3181 iv David Chafee, Jr., born October 31, 1852; died June 10, 1858; buried in 

Manlius, N. Y. 

3182 V Betsey Marsylvin Chafee, born February 17, 1859; married, September 

26, 1876, William J. Bassett of Liverpool, N. Y., who died in Jack- 
sonville, Fla., April 12, 1880. 

1315 Abner 7 Chaffee (David.s David,5 David,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas^ ) 
was born in Navarino, N. Y., June 7, 1806, and died in Palermo, N. Y., March 31, 



SEVENTH GENERATION 297 

1880. He married in Otisco, N. Y., November 8, 1832, Julia Ami, daughter of 
David Judson Hurlbut of that place. He bought eighty acres of land in Palermo 
in 1832, and moved there that year. He lived there until his death, and was 
buried in Fulton, N. Y. He was a farmer and was Town Supervisor for several 
years, superintending the construction of a plank road through the town. In 1883 
his widow was living in Oswego, N. Y. 

Children : 
+ 3183 i David Judson » Chaffee, born May 6, 1835; married Louisa Broadwell. 
+ 3184 ii Willis Gaylord Chaffee, born November 4, 1838; married Martha T. 
Dickinson. 
3185 iii Clinton Chaffee, born June 20, 1844; died March 26, 1876; married, 
October 27, 1874, Emma, daughter of William Newton of Fulton; 
no children; he was a musician. 

1316 Comfort Tyler ' Chafee (David,^ David,^ David,* David,^ Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Navarino, N. Y., February 18, 1808, and died there in 1883. 
He married in Navarino, February 18, 1808, Ruby Hall. He bought seventy- 
two acres of land in Palermo, N. Y., in 1833. At the time of his death he lived 
in Navarino, and was buried in East Navarino. 

Child: 
3186 i Eunice Amelia » Chafee, died April 19, 1866; married James Ross, who 
died in the Civil War. 

1317 Guy 7 Chaffee (David,^ David,^ David,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Navarino, N. Y., November 3, 1809, and died in Denver, Colo., January 
11, 1897. He married in Ashford, Conn., September 22, 1836, Almira, daughter 
of Ezekiel Chapman of that place. In 1836 Mr. Chaffee lived in Onondaga, N. Y., 
the next year he bought land in Palermo, N. Y., and in 1891 he lived in Denver. 
He was a carpenter and a farmer. At the age of seventy-two he was strong and 
in good health, not needing the use of glasses in his work. 

Children : 
+ 3187 i Sarah ^ Chaffee, born January 24, 1841; married Frank Irish. 
+ 3188 ii Mary Chaffee, born February 25, 1844; married Silas Hanchett. 

1318 George ^ Chafee (David,^ David,5 David,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Navarino, N. Y., August 16, 1811, and married Lucinda Kenyon. 
In 1883 he lived in Belvidere, 111. 

Children : 

3189 i Lucy * Chafee, married Waterman. 

3190 ii Anita Chafee. 

3191 iii Lillie Chafee, born about 1856. 

iv (Adopted) George Chafee, born about 1858. 

1319 William Harrison ^ Chaffee (David,^ David,5 David,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born in Navarino, N. Y., April 6, 1813, and married Harriet Cross. 
In 1883 he hved in Byron, Mich. 

Children : 

3192 i Euretta » Chaffee, married George Eddy. 

3193 ii Harrison Chaffee, a twin, died. 

3194 iii Harriet Chaffee, a twin, married William Close De Losse. 

3195 iv Seward Chaffee, married Bettie Ruy. 

3196 V Carrie Belle Chaffee. 



298 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1320 Eunice ^ Chaffee (David,« David,^ David,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 
was born in Navarino, N. Y., January 9, 1815, and died April 22, 1900. She was 
married in Amber, N. Y., December 26, 1843, by Squire Beeman, to Lewis G. 
Sprague. In 1884 she Uved in Brewerton, N. Y., in the best of health. 

Children, the first two born in Onondaga County, N. Y., the last four in Oswego 
County, N. Y.: 

3197 i Hiram « Sprague, born December 1, 1844; died February 5, 1845. 

3198 ii Olive Arminda Sprague, born June 18, 1846; died September 24, 1847. 

3199 iii Elnora Sprague, born January 10, 1848; married Osgood Ross. 

3200 iv Eudora Sprague, died March 10, 1851, aged ten months. 

3201 V Elverton Sprague, died April 10, 1852, aged twenty-four days. 
+ 3202 vi Guthrie Sprague, born March 4, 1853; married Frankie Warner. 

1321 Joshua 7 Chaffee (David, e David,^ David,* David, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Navarino, N. Y., July 27, 1817, and died there, November 5, 1886. 
He married in Navarino, December 30, 1840, Susan Climena, daughter of Jacob 
Amidon of Mansfield, Conn., later of Navarino. She died March 13, 1890, and was 
buried in that place. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Joshua Chaffee 
had a light complexion, gray eyes, and was five feet, nine inches in height. He 
was a farmer and he also assisted his brother Ralph in grading roads. He laid out 
many new roads, and was Pathmaster in Navarino, where he lived. 

Child: 
+ 3203 i Burritt » Chaffee, born March 13, 1850; married Laura E. Terry. 

1328 Amos Oummings ^ Chaffee (Amos,^ David, ^ David,* David,^ Nathaniel, 2 
Thomas ^) was born in Westford, Ashford Township, Conn., March 11, 1812, and 
died in Lysander, N. Y., September 16, 1861. He married in Ashford, October 
4, 1836, Louisa Chapman, born June 23, 1816, in 1884 living in Meriden, Conn. 
Amos Chaffee, Sr., spoke of his son Amos C. as "a perfect boy." 

Children : 

3204 i Susan Maria » Chaffee, born March 22, 1838; died June 17, 1855. 

3205 ii Amos Elias Chaffee, born August 26, 1839; died September 6, 1839. 

1329 Dan 7 Chaffee (Amos,« David,^ David,* David, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) 
was born in Westford, Ashford Township, Conn., July 30, 1815, and married in 
Ellington, Conn., October 23, 1850, Sophronia, daughter of Calvin Pease of that 
place. She was born in Ellington, March 29, 1827. He is a farmer and lived in 
Westford, where he held various town offices until 1888, when he moved to Spring- 
field, Mass., where in 1900 he was still living. In 1895 he was reported as hale and 
hearty, never missing a meal. He has a light complexion,, blue eyes, and is five 
feet, eight inches in height. 

Children : 
+ 3206 i Gerrit Hiram » Chaffee, born August 26, 1851; married Jennie L. 

Weldon, 
+ 3207 ii Mary Louise Chaffee, born April 28, 1856; married Edward F. Farrar. 

1330 Julia 7 Chaffee (Daniel,^ David,^ David,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) 
was born September 19, 1808, and died in Yates, N. Y., July 5, 1886. She married 
(1) in Onondaga, N. Y., December 31, 1827, Samuel Kenyon, born October 7, 1803. 
He died November 15, 1852, and she married (2) his brother Benjamin Kenyon, 
who died. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 299 

Children, by first husband : 
■ +3208 i Daniel Chaffee » Kenyon, born September 5, 1829; married Mary L. 
Dugar. 

3209 ii Lydia Kenyon, born September 7, 1831 ; married in 1850. 

3210 iii Barber Kenyon, born September 6, 1833; married in 1855. 

3211 iv Melinda Kenyon, born January 17, 1836; married in 1854. 

3212 V Charles Kenyon, born August 29, 1837; married in 1859. 

3213 vi Huldah Kenyon, born November 28, 1839; died in November, 1861; 

married in 1858. 

3214 vii Robert Kenyon, born November 16, 1841 ; died in February, 1842. 

3215 viii Harriet Mariah Kenyon, born December 29, 1842; married in 1863, 

Andrew J. Bennett; residence, 1893, County Line, N. Y. 

3216 ix Diana Amelia Kenyon, born March 28, 1845; died February 18, 

1873; married in 1865. 

3217 X Samuel C. Kenyon, born August 23, 1847; married in 1868. 

3218 xi Julia Ann Kenyon, born March 19, 1850; married in 1870. 

1332 Huldah 7 Chaffee (Daniel,6 David,5 David," David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) 
was born in 1820, and married in Yates, N. Y., in 1841, Israel Coon of that place, 
a farmer, born in New Jersey in 1818. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and 
was five feet, ten inches in height. In 1893 they lived in Middleport, N. Y., their 
family of nine children all living. 

Children : 

3219 i Orpha » Coon, born April 16, 1842. 

3220 ii Edward Coon, born July 2, 1844. 

3221 iii Adelaide Coon, born May 27, 1847. 

3222 iv Elnora Coon, born July 25, 1850. 

3223 V George H. Coon, born June 2, 1853. 

3224 vi Jane Coon, born May 25, 1855. 

3225 vii Dell Coon, born in 1857. 

3226 viii Ella Coon, born in 1862. 

3227 ix Emma Coon, a twin, born in 1862. 

1333 Samuel C.^ Chaffee (Daniel,6 David,^ David,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 
died in Yates, N. Y., November 10, 1865. He married in Onondaga, N. Y., Harriet 
Yates. He died on the same place where his father died, as did also his wife. 

Child: 

3228 i A son,8 died in Michigan; he served in the Civil War as Captain and was 

confined in Libby Prison for three months; after the war he studied 
law in Lockport, N. Y., and was admitted to the Bar; went to Michi- 
gan. 

1345 Lynds ^ Chaffee (Wilham,6 Atherton,5 Atherton," David,^ Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born in Lyndon, Vt., in 1804, and died in Morristown, Vt., August 
14, 1846. He married in Stowe, Vt., in January, 1830, Martha, daughter of John 
Alexander of Londonderry, Vt. She died December 12, 1890, and was buried in 
Morristown. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was six feet in height. 
He was a farmer and lived in Morristown. 

Children, born in Morristown: 
+ 3229 i Mary Emeline » Chaffee, born February 3, 1831; married George At- 

wood. 
+ 3230 ii Dana Lynds Chaffee, born August 28, 1833; married (1) Susan Bagley; 
(2) 'Maria Stevens, 
3231 iii Martha Jane Chaffee, born January 9, 1838; died August 26, 1859; 
married in Stowe, in January, 1855, Stephen G., son of Stephen 
Atwood of Stowe, where they lived ; no children ; buried in Stowe. 



300 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

+ 3232 iv Robinson Joseph Chaffee, born August 6, 1839; married Maria L. 
Davis. 

+ 3233 V Orson Wilham Chaffee, born April 7, 1845; married Clarinda J. Wake- 
field. 

1346 Hiram ' Chaffee (William,6 Atherton,^ Atherton,^ David,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born in 1806, and died in Stowe, Vt., in January, 1885. He mar- 
ried (1) Sophia Parish; (2) Clarissa Martin. He lived in Sterling, Vt., and in 
Stowe, where he was buried. 

Children : 

3234 i Powers 8 Chaffee, residence, 1891, Michigan. 

3235 ii Albert Chaffee, died before 1891. 

Child, by second wife: 
+ 3236 iii Mary E. Chaffee, born July 21, 1860; married Edwin A. Foster. 

1347 William 7 Chaffee, Jr. (William,6 Atherton,^ Atherton,* David, 3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1), was born in Westminster, Vt., in 1809, and married Chloe 
Ferren, born in Croydon, N. H. They lived in Morristown, Stowe, Hyde Park 
and Lowell, in 1891 in the latter town. 

Children : 
+ 3237 i Jackson « Chaffee, born October 26, 1836; married Marion M. Shaw. 

3238 ii Susan Chaffee, married Henry Tillotson; residence, 1891, Morrisville, 

Vt. 

3239 iii George Chaffee, at one time taught among the Indians in the West; 

residence, 1891, Lowell. 

3240 iv Royal Chaffee, died in Yorktown, Va., in the Civil War, while serving 

in the 10th Vermont Regiment. 

3241 V Beckley Chaffee, residence, 1891, Lowell. 

3242 vi Clarissa Chaffee, married William Thompson ; residence, 1891, Spring- 

field, Mass. 

3243 vii Levi Chaffee, died young. 

3244 viii Flora Chaffee, married l3an Whittemore; residence, 1891, Eden, Vt. 

1348 Horace ^ Chaffee (William,6 Atherton,^ Atherton,* David,3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas 1) was born in Westminster, Vt., May 18, 1812, and married in Morris- 
town, Vt., May 18, 1835, Matilda, daughter of Samuel Reed of Cornish, N. H. 
She died January 24, 1880, and was buried in Morristown. Mr. Chaffee is a farmer 
and at the time of his marriage lived in Morristown, where in 1891 he was still 
living. His home was for seven years in Eden, Vt. He has a light complexion, 
blue eyes, and is five feet, eight inches in height. 

Children : 
+ 3245 i Edwin Horace » Chaffee, born July 2, 1837; married Mary I. Ling. 

3246 ii Laura King Chaffee, born May 8, 1843; married Austin Wilkins; resi- 

dence, 1891, Morristown. 

1349 Nathan Robinson 7 Chaffee (William,^ Atherton,^ Atherton,* David,^ 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born in Kirby, Vt., March 12, 1814, and married in 
Morristown, Vt., February 3, 1842, Nancy L., daughter of Aaron Wilkins of 
Stowe, Vt. He lived in Morristown at the time of his marriage, and later in Ster- 
ling, Vt., and Stowe, the latter town being his home in 1891. He is a farmer, has 
a light complexion, blue eyes, and is six feet in height. 

Children : 

3247 i Marcella ^ Chaffee, born September 3, 1844; married Charles A. Davis; 

residence, 1891, Morristown. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 301 

+ 3248 ii Marcus Chaffee, born September 30, 1847; married (1) Frances Horner; 
(2) Ella A. Russell. 

3249 ill Sarah Jane Chaffee, born July 18, 1850; married Marillo Wood; resi- 

dence, 1891, Morristown. 

3250 iv Ellen M. Chaffee, born August 13, 1852; died October 12, 1873. 

1350 Hannah ^ ChafEee (William,^ Atherton,^ Atherton,* David,3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in 1816, and died in Lowell, Vt., in January, 1891. She mar- 
ried Seth Alger, who died in the Civil War. She lived in Stowe, Vt., at the time 
of her marriage, and later in Lowell. 

Child: 
3251 i Frank » Alger, residence, 1891, Lowell. 

1352 Jefferson ^ Chaffee (Atherton,^ Atherton,^ Atherton,* David, ^ Nathan- 
iel, ^ Thomas i) was born in Westminster, Vt., April 12, 1806, and died in Fox 
Lake, Wis., June 23, 1889. He married (1) in Canada in December, 1831, Maria, 
daughter of Luther Hawes of Canada. She died in Fox Lake in 1859, and was 
buried there. She was a member of the Baptist Church, as was her husband, he 
having joined at the age of thirty-five. He married (2), December 1, 1860, Ellen 
Lattin. He lived in Canada at the time of his first marriage and afterward moved 
to Wisconsin, where he lived the rest of his life. He had a fair complexion, blue 
eyes, and was five feet, four inches in height. He was a farmer and was loved and 
respected by all. 

Children, by second wife: 

3252 i Marias Chaffee, born August 2, 1861; died January 31, 1885; mar- 
ried, February 14, 1884, Curtis E. Meigs; she died of dropsy. 
4-3253 ii Anna Chaffee, born July 27, 1863; married James G. Oliver. 

3254 iii Martha Chaffee, born May 6, 1866; married, March 3, 1886, Walter H. 

Barnett. 

3255 iv Minnie Chaffee, a twin, born May 6, 1866; residence, 1891, Waupun, 

Wis. 

3256 V Ida May Chaffee, born January 27, 1869. 

1353 Constant 7 Chaffee (Atherton,6 Atherton,^ Atherton,* David, 3 Nathan- 
iel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Westminster, Vt., May 20, 1809, and married in Lynn, 
Mass., October 20, 1842, Huldah M, (H.), daughter of Luther Hawes of Newark, 
Vt. She was a resident of Lowell, Mass., and a member of the Universalist Church. 
He was a carpenter, hewed timbers, and worked on the construction of bridges. 
He felled the first trees that were laid in the Hoosac Tunnel. At the time of his 
marriage he lived in Lynn, but moved to Cambridge, Mass., in 1843, where he 
lived until 1849. He afterward lived in Brattleboro, Vt., and in 1869 moved to 
Charlemont, Mass., and in 1896 was living, well and hearty, in East Charlemont. 

Children : 

3257 i Door Morse » Chaffee, born April 26, 1843; died June 10, 1851. 

3258 ii A child, born in June, 1844; died in June, 1844. 

-1-3259 iii Sarah Isabella Chaffee, born August 1, 1845; married Alva B. Fair- 
field. 
-}-3260 iv Emma Frances Chaffee, born February 18, 1847; married George 
R. Tower. 
3261 y Ceha Elnora Chaffee, born October 9, 1848; died November 25, 1866. 
-1-3262 vi George Luther Chaffee, born May 12, 1850; married Melissa A. Pratt. 
3263 vii Dora May Chaffee, born September 14, 1856; residence, 1896, East 
Charlemont; unmarried. 



302 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1354 Fannie ^ Chaffee (Atherton,^ Atherton,^ Atherton,^ David,3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Westminster, Vt., February 20, 1812 (February 18, 1813), 
and married in 1847, Luther Clough. 

Child: 
3264 i George P.^ Clough, born in Salem, in 1848; residence, 1891, Bradford, Pa. 

1355 Lynds Damey ^ Chaffee (Atherton,^ Atherton,^ Atherton,* David,^ Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Westminster, Vt., February 23, 1817 (1814), and 
married in Barmton, Canada, February 9, 1843, Elizabeth Ann, daughter of 
Gordan Davis of that place. She was born March 30, 1821. He has a light com- 
plexion, blue eyes, and is six feet in height. He is a farmer and at the time of his 
marriage lived in Barford, Canada, but in 1891 was living in Mondovi, Wis. 

Children : 
+ 3265 i Almira A.s Chaffee, born August 13, 1844; married Israel Baldwin. 
3266 ii A son, died young. 

1356 Editha ^ Chaffee (Atherton," Atherton,^ Atherton,^ David,^ Nathaniel,2 
Thomas 1) was born in Westminster, Vt., in March, 1819 (April 25, 1820), and died 
in Middlesex, or Lowell, Mass., December 20, 1879. She married in December, 
1844, Marvel C. Gove, and lived in Middlesex about thirty-five years. She died 
of cancer. She was a member of the Universalist Church and was greatly beloved 
by all. 

Children : 

3267 i Helen s Gove, born July 1, 1845; married George Danford. 

3268 ii Frances Grace Gove. 

3269 iii Edith Gove, born January 20, 1850; married McLaughlin. 

1370 Mary Jane ^ Chaffee (Rufus,^ Atherton,^ Atherton,* David,3 Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born in Kirby, Vt., February 7, 1826, and married in 
Nelson, 0., April 18, 1844, Ketchel B., son of Solomon J. Payne of Cornwell, Conn. 
They lived in Nelson, where he was a farmer. 

Children : 

3270 i Franklin F.s Payne, born January 29, 1845; died February 26, 1845. 

3271 ii Robert K. Payne, born April 9, 1849. 

3272 iii Benjamin Franklin Payne, born May 20, 1851. 

3273 iv Malinda E. Payne, born September 1, 1856. 

3274 V Solomon Johnson Payne, born September 15, 1858; married in Nelson, 

June 1, 1887, Ella I. McCall. 

1377 Jarvil Otis ^ Chaffee (Rufus,^ Atherton,^ Atherton,* David,3 Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas was born in Troy, 0., June 6, 1836, and married (1) in Middle- 
field, 0., Nancy, daughter of Jesse Marcum of Troy. She died May 11, 1870, and 
was buried in Nebraska. He married (2), September 23, 1876, Sarah C. Fraser. 
He served in the Union army during the Civil War. He has a dark complexion, 
dark eyes, and is five feet, ten inches in height. At the time of his first marriage 
he lived in Nelson, 0., and in 1893 in Stockham, Neb. 

Child, by first wife: 

3275 i Jesse G.s Chaffee, born December 11, 1869. 
Children, by second wife: 

3276 ii Eddie R. Chaffee, born October 12, 1877. 

3277 iii Roy Otis Chaffee, born January 12, 1891. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 303 

1379 Calvin Clifford ^ ChafEee (Calvin,^ Clifford,^ Atherton,^ David,^ Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Saratoga Springs, N. Y., August 28, 1811, and 
died in Springfield, Mass., August 8, 1896. He married (1) in Vermont in 1836, 
Clara, daughter of Daniel Nourse of Rockingham, Vt. She died in 1848, and was 
buried in Springfield. She was a member of the Congregational Church. Doctor 
Chaffee married (2) in Springfield, in 1850, Mrs. Irene (Sanford) Emerson, widow 
of Doctor Emerson of St. Louis, Mo., and daughter of Alexander Sanford of Vir- 
ginia. She died in Springfield, February 11, 1903, aged eighty-eight. 

She was one time the owner of Dred Scott, the negro slave whose name is at" 
tached to one of the most famous decisions of the United States Supreme Court- 

Dred Scott was left to Mrs. Chaffee with the estate of her first husband. Dr- 
Emerson was a surgeon in the United States army. In 1834 he took Scott as his 
slave and body servant from Missouri to the military post at Rock Island, 111., 
and two years later to Fort Snelling, in the territory then known as Upper Louisi- 
ana. In 1838 the surgeon and his slave returned to Missouri. 

" A Missouri lawyer brought suit in Dred Scott's behalf on the contention that 
the slave had been freed by being taken into a free State. He hoped thus to estab- 
lish Scott's freedom and collect the accumulated wages which would then have 
been due him for twelve years or more. The local court decided in his favor, 
but in three succeeding courts, and finally in the famous decision of Chief Jus- 
tice Taney, filed in March, 1857, it was decided that the negro's status was not 
affected by his temporary residence upon free soil. 

" Dred Scott continued to live in St. Louis after his return there with Dr. Emer- 
son in 1838. Soon after the decision of the suit in favor of his owner, Mrs. Chaffee 
freed the old slave voluntarily." 

Doctor Chaffee united with the Congregational Church in Pike, N. Y., in 1837. 
He had a light complexion, black eyes, and was five feet, ten inches in height. By 
profession he was an allopathic physician. In 1890 he was an examining surgeon 
for pension claimants. At different times he lived in Hareford, Nunda, Pike, and 
Allegany, Woodstock, Vt.; Rockingham, and Springfield, Mass. Among many 
appreciative articles regarding his career which were printed in the newspapers, 
we offer the following selections: 

"Calvin Clifford Chaffee has an interesting history. His father was a farmer 
and he remained on the farm until he was 19 years old, acquiring in the meantime 
a common school education. He enjoyed the advantages of an academic course 
at Rockingham, Vt., and later studied medicine at the medical department of 
Middlebury college at Woodstock, Vt., where he received his degree of Doctor 
of Medicine in 1835. After graduating he went to Nunda, in the western part of 
New York State, and began the practice of his profession, remaining there 
till 1846. He came to Springfield May 6, 1846, and immediately began prac- 
tice, in which he was very successful, becoming widely known as a skillful prac- 
titioner. 

"In 1855 Dr. Chaffee had a large and lucrative practice and had no intention of 
abandoning it for a political career or for any thing else. But in the fall of that 
year there was an unexpected vacancy in this congressional district, then the 10th, 
which included all of Hampden county east of the river and as far west as West- 
field, a part of Worcester county, Northampton and a part of Franklin county. 
Dr. Chaffee was nominated by the American or know nothing party for the seat 
made vacant by the resignation of Judge Morris. In the election which followed 
Dr. Chaffee was successful. He took his seat the first Monday in December with 
the intention of resigning during the holiday recess, but after the beginning of the 
contest for speakership there was no thought of leaving the scene of the interesting 
struggle. The famous Banks contest began on the morning of the first day of the 
session and continued exactly nine weeks, ending in the election of Gen. Banks 
on Saturday night of the ninth week. 



304 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

" During the tiresome struggle Dr. Chaffee was not absent a single session, 
though for a week or 10 days he was so ill that he had to be taken to the Capitol 
in a carriage and while there was obliged to lie on a sofa, notwithstanding which 
he responded to every roll call. 

"During the second session of the first term. Dr. Chaffee secured an appropria- 
tion of about $100,000 for the completion of the watershops in this city. The 
securing of that appropriation was a very important matter, for without it the 
facilities for turning out rifles at the breaking out of the war would have been 
wholly inadequate. 

" Dr. Chaffee and Charles Sumner were warm friends and the former was among 
the first to call at Senator Sumner's rooms after the cowardly assault upon him 
by Preston S. Brooks of South Carolina. The same evening Dr. Chaffee came 
near having a personal encounter with Brooks, who swaggered up to him, swing- 
ing a hickory cane with which he had replaced the heavy gutta-percha walking 
stick, which he had broken on Mr. Sumner's head. 'Doctor,' said he, 'I want to 
know what you have been saying about me to-night. I understand that you have 
said some pretty hard things.' 'Why do you wish to know?' asked Dr. Chaffee. 
Brooks replied that he had whipped one Massachusetts man that day and would 
like to whip another. Dr. Chaffee told him he had better proceed with the whipping 
and perhaps by that time he could tell him what had been said. Just then a friend 
of Brooks came up and taking the bully by the arm drew him away, telling Dr. 
Chaffee by signs that Brooks was drunk, which was the case. 

"Dr. Chaffee was nominated for the 35th Congress by the know nothing and 
republican parties, both conventions being held at Northampton. He took the 
stump the day after his nomination and m>ade speeches in all parts of the district. 
Prof. Fowler of Amherst was his only opponent, representing the American and 
democratic parties. Dr. Chaffee's majority in the election was about 6000 and he 
had every reason to feel proud of the handsome indorsement of his work during 
his first term in Congress. 

"During Dr. Chaffee's first term in Congress a change in the method of paying 
members resulted in his giving the nucleus of the Springfield city library. Previous 
to the 34th Congress the members received so much per day instead of a fixed 
salary, and a part of the 'perquisites' was what was called a congressman's library 
which was given to each new member and included American State papers, the 
Madison papers, the United States statutes at large, opinions of the Attorneys 
General and reports of decisions of the supreme court. After the change in the 
payment of members was made Dr. Chaffee decided to give his books to some 
public library in this congressional district. He found upon investigation, that 
the Amherst college library was the only one open to the public, and one day he 
spoke to the late John L. King about giving the books to Amherst. Mr. King 
wished to have the congressman's library kept in this city and told Dr. Chaffee 
that he understood that the young men's institute library was public, but that 
proved not to be the case. The young men's institute, however, was no longer an 
active organization, and Mr. King purchased its library for about $100 and organ- 
ized a public library association, to which Dr. Chaffee gladly gave the books which 
he had at first intended to give to Amherst college. 

" Dr. Chaffee was able while at Washington to do a very graceful thing by secur- 
ing the postmastership of Northampton for one of his opponents in his first con- 
test for election to Congress. The postmaster at Northampton who had been 
appointed by President Pierce was a candidate for reappointment under Presi- 
dent Buchanan and his clerk was also seeking the position. Each was making 
every effort for success, and the Postmaster General, not wishing to act unad- 
visedly, sent for Dr. Chaffee and asked him what it was best to do. Dr. Chaffee 
explained the situation and told him that the postmaster and his clerk each made 
charges against the other's integrity and that probably the charges of each were 
well founded. 'Now,' said Dr. Chaffee, 'there is a democrat in Northampton, 
H. H. Chilson, who was my opponent in the congressional election. I know him 
to be a gentleman and in every way fitted for the position of postmaster. You 
have asked my advice, and I strongly advise the appointment of Mr. Chilson.' 



SEVENTH GENERATION 305 

The suggestion was acted upon at once and Mr. Chilson became postmaster at 
Northampton. 

" Dr. Chaffee has always been one of Springfield's most respected andjpublic- 
spirited citizens, being actively interested in charitable work and in every plan 
for the advancement of the city. He has done more than any other man for the 
Hampden County Children's Aid association, of which organization he has been 
president for many years, and only a few weeks ago he declined re-election as 
president of the Springfield cemetery association, after seven years of faithful 
service in that position. 

"Dr. Chaffee was active in the organization of the North Church which was 
formed in October, 1846. It was formed without an organized parish, but at 
Dr. Chaffee's suggestion a parish was formed after a few months and he v/as the 
first chairman of the parish committee, a position which he held for nine years. 

" He was a Republican after the formation of the party. Personally he was a 
delightful man to know, full of reminiscences, of the stirring times through which 
he had lived, and in which he had played a not unimportant part. He was a man 
of large sympathies and broad-minded withal. His life had been one of activity, 
and although he had long since given up the practice of medicine he kept up an 
interest in the modern methods of practice and was alive to all new discoveries 
which promised to aid in the cure of disease. 

" He was a striking figure on the street, tall and dignified, with a courtliness 
which belonged to another generation than the present. His face was ruddy, and 
although he had reached almost his eighty-fifth birthday, his hair was but slightly 
tinged with gray and his small side whiskers showed the original sandy color 
as plainly as a dozen years ago. 

" He was in Congress during the years just prior to the breaking out of the re- 
bellion, and thus was in a position to observe the growth of the bitter feeling 
which resulted finally in the attempt to break up the Union. 

" While in Congress and during the years which he lived in Washington after 
serving his terms, Dr. Chaffee came to know all the leaders of the day and he 
made many warm friends, as he did wherever he was known. He had a fund of 
anecdotes about public men, from which he would draw under favorable cir- 
cumstances, and his knowledge of local affairs for the past fifty years was almost 
perfect." 

After his death a memorial service was held in the North Church, of which 
Doctor Chaffee was one of the founders. 

Children, by first wife: 

3278 i Emma Lovetta » Chaffee, born June 21, 1838; married Samuel Wilder, 

and had five children; residence, 1896, Rochester, N. Y. 

3279 ii Clemens Clifford Chaffee, born in New York state, June 28, 1841; died 

July 5, 1867; was appointed to the West Point Military Academy 
in 1858, from Massachusetts, being the only Chaffee there from 
the time of its establishment until 1879; served in the Union army 
during the Civil War, and was brevetted captain, July 4, 1863, 
for gallant and meritorious service during the siege of Vicksburg, 
Miss. ; died as the result of his service ; unmarried ; buried in Spring- 
field. 

1381 Jane M.7 Chaffee (Calvin,6 Clifford,^ Atherton,* David,3 Nathaniel,* 
Thomas i) was born June 2, 1817, and married Nathan Robbins. In 1896 they 
lived in Grafton, Vt. 

Children : 

3280 i Philander s Robbins, died before 1896. 

3281 ii Augustus Robbins, residence, 1896, Northfield, Vt. 

3282 iii Rosa Robbins, died before 1896. 

3283 iv Eugene Robbins, residence, 1896, Athens, Vt. 



306 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1382 James Carlyle 7 Chaffee (Calvin,6 Clifford,^ Atherton,* David,^ Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Hatfield, N. Y., October 17, 1820, and died in 
Townshend, Vt., December 19, 1883. He married in Saxton's River, Vt., Feb- 
ruary 28, 1842, Luceba, daughter of Curlis Smith of Westminster, Vt., where she 
was born December 6, 1823. She was a member of the Methodist Church, as was 
her husband, he having joined at the age of twenty-five, and teaching in its Sunday 
School. He was honest, truthful and just, witty, a good conversationalist, faithful 
to all duties and impulsively generous. He had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and 
was five feet, nine inches in height. He was a farmer, and at the time of his mar- 
riage lived in Westminster; he also lived in Cambridgeport, Vt., one year in Swanzy, 
Vt., and twenty-five years in Athens, Vt. At the time of his death he was living 
in Townshend. 

Children, the first two born in Westminster, the next four in Athens: 

3284 i Lydia Luceba ^ Chaffee, born July 11, 1843; married, December 15, 
1868, Alfred K. Nash of Pasadena, Cal. 
-1-3285 ii George Clifford Chaffee, born August 4, 1845; married Harriet L. 
Richmond. 

3286 iii Emma Clara Chaffee, born October 28, 1849; died January 20, 1868. 

3287 iv John Carlyle Chaffee, born July 3, 1852; died October 5, 1*871. 
-1-3288 V Will Curhs Chaffee, born June 28, 1855; married Rena M. Baker. 

3289 vi Harry Clemens Chaffee, born February 22, 1861; married Lizzie 

McAlister; residence, 1896, Clinton, la. 

3290 vii Kate May Chaffee, born in Townshend, September 6, 1866; un- 

married, and living with her brother, George C. Chaffee, in 
Whitewater, Wis., in 1896. 

1385 Chester RoUa ^ Chaffee (Calvin,6 Chfford,^ Atherton," David,3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Westminster, Vt., March 3, 1828, and married (1) 
in Springfield, Mass., April 24, 1856, Louisa S., daughter of Timothy Bunce of that 
place. She died April 17, 1860, and was buried in Springfield. She was a member 
of the Congregational Church, as was her husband, he having joined at the age 
of twenty-one. He married (2) in Whately, Mass., June 5, 1861, Ellen E. Har- 
wood. After his first marriage he lived in Springfield, and in 1890 was living in 
Whately, where he was a farmer. He has a light complexion, gray eyes, and is 
five feet, seven and one-half inches in height. 

Children by first wife : 

3291 i Maud Irene » Chaffee, born October 18, 1857; married George F. East- 

man. 

3292 ii Charles C. Chaffee, born February 17, 1860; died May 17, 1860. 
Children, by second wife: 

3293 iii Kate A. Chaffee, born October 12, 1862. 

3294 iv Gertrude B. Chaffee, born August 1, 1865. 

1386 Lydia Roxana 7 Chaffee (Calvin,^ Clifford, ^ Atherton,* David,3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Westminster, Vt., November 1, 1830, and died 
in Bartonsville, Vt., in 1896. She married Charles White, and hved in Bartons- 
ville, where their children all resided in 1896. 

Children : 

3295 i Lydia 8 White. 

3296 ii Susan White. 

3297 iii James White. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 307 

1387 Charles H.7 Chaflfee (Calvin,^ Clifford,^ Atherton,* David,^ Nathan- 
iel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Westminster, Vt., August 24, 1832, and married in 
Milwaukee, Wis. In 1896 he lived in Whitewater, Wis. 

Children : 

3298 i Mellie « Chaffee, born in Watertown, Wis. 

3299 ii Clara Chaffee, born in Watertown. 

3300 iii Charles C. Chaffee, born in Fairbury, 111. 

1388 Ira ^ Chaffee (Philander,^ Clifford,^ Atherton,^ •David,^ Nathaniel,3 
Thomas 1) was born in Oswegatchie, N. Y., July 2, 1812, and died in Allegan, Mich., 
August 18, 1889. He married in Schoolcraft, Mich., August 6, 1848, Lavinda, 
daughter of Charles Kimble of that place. She died in Medina, O., June 21, 1893, 
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. May Eudora (Chaffee) Welton, and was buried 
in Allegan, Mich. Mr. Chaffee had a light complexion and blue eyes. He was 
one of Allegan's pioneer citizens and his death was deeply felt. The Allegan 
Gazette of August 24, 1889, in announcing the sad event said: 

"After a long and painful sickness, Ira Chaffee, whose death has been long 
expected, passed away. His life had been a long and industrious one. He came 
west in 1834, going first to Ohio, but coming to Allegan permanently in 1835. 
Working at first by the day for the Allegan Company, he soon showed his ability 
in managing a saw-mill, and took charge of the company's mill. In 1841 he ob- 
tained a half share in this mill, becoming sole owner in 1850. The mill was twice 
burned and twice rebuilt. The energy and pluck of Mr. Chaffee was shown at the 
first destruction of the mill. It was found to be on fire at five o'clock in the morn- 
ing. By seven o'clock men were at work clearing away the debris, and by nine, 
material for a new mill was being prepared. In order to transport his lumber 
to a market he was drawn into the shipbuilders' business, and among the ships 
he built may be named, the schooner Lavinda, the lake steamers Ira Chaffee 
and the Dunbar and the river boat Aunt Betsey, and he built the first tow barges 
ever constructed for the lake trade, the Adam and Eve. In 1859 he was a con- 
tractor for the G. R. & I., and in 1870 he built the Chaffee house. All through 
these years he continued operating his saw-mill, the output being often enormous. 
Active as a Democrat during his earlier years, he was the candidate of his party 
as member of the state legislature. He was president of Allegan village for two 
years, and five times a trustee. It was as a member of the board of trustees that 
he bought the first fire apparatus used in Allegan. He also was of the committee 
appointed to superintend the building of the county offices in 1870. 

"Since 1882, when he suffered from a stroke of paralysis, he had been obliged 
to leave his business affairs chiefly to the attention of his two daughters, Eveline 
and Eudora. 

" Preceded by long lines of firemen, on the day of the funeral, the remains 
were borne to the cemetery through silent streets, all the stores being closed in 
honor of the departed. 

" Few men leave a better name behind them than did Ira Chaffee. Throughout 
his long life his integrity was undoubted, his word never questioned. Industrious, 
frugal and upright, he was a citizen whose loss may well be regretted. His large 
share in the labors that have borne fruit in the existence and prosperity of Allegan 
will ever be remembered as a fitting monument to his memory." 

The Detroit Evening News of August 22 paid the following tribute to Mr. Chaf- 
fee's memory: 

" 'When Ira Chaffee died last Sunday Allegan's greatest benefactor passed 
away,' said a man from Allegan yesterday, and in saying so he echoed the senti- 
ment of his townsmen. Mr. Chaffee was a pioneer and a perfect type of the frugal 
and thrifty, yet kind-hearted and generous people who have made Michigan. 
He was a York state boy, but left that state when he was 22 years old, settled 



308 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

for a brief period at Weymouth, O., and then walked every blessed step of the 
way to Allegan, where he arrived in 1834, footsore but ambitious. A sawmill 
job awaited him, and in 11 years he had saved enough to build a mill of his own. 
It burned on his hands several times, but he always rebuilt more extensively 
than ever, and continued to be a mill operator and to grow wealthier until 1882, 
when paralysis drove him out of active business. In the old days he owned the 
Aunt Betsey, a steamer which plied between Allegan and Chicago, the Kalamazoo 
river being then navigable. A line of lumber barges also belonged to him, and 
were towed by the Aunt Bestey. In 1870 he built the Chaffee house block in 
Allegan, then the finest interior building of the kind in Michigan, and in many 
other ways he helped his home town to the prosperity and distinction it has en- 
joyed. His burial occurred Tuesday, and his remains were followed to the grave 
by a large share of the people of Allegan." 

Children : 

3301 i Calistas Chaffee, born September 23, 1849; died September 5, 1850. 

3302 ii Charles Ira Chaffee, born July 21, 1851; residence, 1893, Allegan. 

3303 iii Cinthia Chaffee, born June 22, 1855; died August 21, 1855. 

3304 iv Euretia Chaffee, born June 1, 1856; died October 30, 1857. 

3305 v Evelyn Julia Chaffee, born August 4, 1857; died January 5, 1892; 

married Charles M. Welton. 

3306 vi May Eudora Chaffee, born July 11, 1860; married in 1893, 

Welton and moved to Medina, O. 

3307 vii Homer Clifford Chaffee, born January 28, 1868. 

3308 viii (adopted) A daughter, married Clinton J. Smith of St. Paul, Minn. 

1391 Ruth Orpha^ Chaffee (Philander,* Clifford, s Atherton,* David,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born near Ogdensburg, N. Y., in 1820, and died in 
Allegan, Mich., in March, 1890. She married William Albert Seymour, who died 
in 1866, having long been an invalid. She moved to Ohio in 1834, and in 1862, 
with her husband and children, to Ganges, Mich. She belonged to that class of 
women who in a new country knew all the trials, stern realities and obstacles of 
life. These had developed in her nature a practical knowledge that made her a 
wise counsellor and a true woman of a tender, generous nature. Her good works 
and the wholesome influence of her life live after her, and her children " rise up and 
call her blessed." After her husband's death she lived with her children. She 
was buried in Allegan, from the former home of her brother Ira. 

Children : 

3309 i William Albert » Seymour, Jr., residence, 1890, Ganges. 

3310 ii Josephine L. Seymour, died before 1893; married Packard; 

residence, 1890, Allegan. 

3311 iii Clara Blanche Seymour, born June 1, 1852; married (1) Philander 

Chaffee Allen (see 3314) ; (2) Wait. 

1393 Permelia Anna ^ Chaffee (Philander,8 Clifford,^ Atherton,* David,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Oswegatchie, N. Y., September 8, 1823, and 
died in Trowbridge, Mich., August 13, 1881. She married in Otsego, Mich., June 
5, 1845, John Bostwick Allen, born in Dorset, Vt., May 29, 1820, died in Allegan, 
Mich., October 7, 1884. Both were buried in Trowbridge. 
Children, born in Trowbridge: 

3312 i Ira Ransom s Allen, born May 22, 1847; died January 7, 1848; buried 
in Trowbridge. 
+ 3313 ii Hannah Amanda Allen, born March 11, 1850; married Charles A. 

Ransom. 
+ 3314 iii Philander Chaffee Allen, born June 14, 1853; married Clara Blanche 
Seymour (3311). 



SEVENTH GENERATION 309 

3315 iv Hiram Moore Allen, born January 7, 1861; died in Burk Ivanhoe, 
Colo., May 25, 1891 ; killed by accident, and buried in Leadville, 
Colo. 

1399 Josiah Hall 7 ChafiEee (Jesse Burke,6 ClifTord,^ Atherton,^ David,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Westminster, Vt., September 9, 1823, and mar- 
ried in Walpole, N. H., June 10, 1847 (?), Harriet Ehzabeth, daughter of William 
Perkins of Surry, N. H. At that time Mr. Chaffee lived in Surry, and later in 
Saxton's River, Vt., Worcester, Mass., Norwich, Conn., Minneapolis, Minn., and 
in 1893, in Hartford, Conn., when he was a conductor on the Worcester & Nor- 
wich Railroad. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, six inches 
in height. Both husband and wife united with the Baptist Church in Worcester. 

Children : 

3316 i Frank Chaffee,^ born December 6, 1848; died August 25, 1858. 

3317 ii Ella Elizabeth Chaffee, born September 1, 1853; married Lewis F. 

Kimball; residence, 1893, Denver, Colo. 

3318 iii Eddie Chaffee, born about June, 1860; died December 25, 1861, aged 

eighteen months. 

3319 iv Hattie Laura Chaffee, born November 6, 1862. 

1400 Alpha Rinaldo ^ Chaffee (Alpha,^ Alpha,^ Atherton,^ David,3 Na- 
thaniel, ^ Thomas i) was born in New York state, April 6, 1824, and married in 
Michigan in 1849, Sarah Piper, born in 1828. He moved with his parents to Mich- 
igan in 1836, where he lived until 1860, when he moved to Fort Collins, Colo., where 
he was living in 1884. 

Children : 

3320 i Alpha Rinaldo » Chaffee, Jr., born in Michigan, in 1850; died in 1853. 

3321 ii Frank Abraham Chaffee, born in Colorado in 1862. 

1403 Wilder Stearns ^ ChafEee (Alpha,^ Alpha,^ Atherton,* David, 3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Herkmer, N. Y., May 15, 1830, and married in 
St. Clair, Mich., November 11, 1869, Sarah Ann, daughter of Townsend Lockwood 
of Berlin, Mich. Both husband and wife are members of the Methodist Church, 
he having joined it at the age of thirty-eight. He has a light complexion, blue 
eyes, dark hair, and is five feet, eight inches in height. He is a farmer and at the 
time of his marriage, and also in 1891, lived in St. Clair. 

Child: 

3322 i Bertha Graced Chaffee, born May 31, 1874; a member of the Baptist 

Church in St. Clair. 

.1411 Anna Lovejoy ^ Chaffee (Amasa,^ Constant, ^ Atherton,* David, 3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born September 26, 1811, and married in East West- 
moreland, N. H., February 14, 1839, Otis Amidown, a widower. He was born in 
Southbridge, Mass., in 1809, and died in East Westmoreland, July 18, 1888, He 
was a farmer, had a light complexion, gray eyes, and was about five feet in height. 
He was a member of the Baptist Church. After their marriage they lived in Gil- 
sum, N. H., and later in Southbridge, Willington, Conn., and East Westmoreland, 
where in 1891 Mrs. Amidown was still living, her home having been in that place 
for twenty-nine years, on the family homestead where her father lived for sixty- 
five years, and his father before him. 

Children : 
+ 3323 i Amasa Otis » Amidown, born December 31, 1843; married Sarah C. 
Black. 



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3324 ii Elbridge Putnam Amidown, born in Southbridge, May 11, 1846. 

3325 iii Sarah Ann Amidown, born in East Westmoreland, February 3, 1848; 

married Horatio S. Black. 

3326 iv George Washington Amidown, born in Gilsum, March 8, 1850; died 

May 17, 1864. 

3327 V Abby Stella Amidown, born in Willington, Conn., May 12, 1852; 

died in 1854. 

3328 vi Callina Morse Amidown, born in Southbridge, February 28, 1855. 

1413 Solomon ^ Chaffee (Otis,^ Otis,^ Atherton,* David,^ Nathaniel, 2 
Thomas was born in Vermont, January 30, 1831, and married in Grand Rapids, 
Mich., July 30, 1853, Eliza, daughter of Louden Coleman of New York state. In 
1872 and 1885 Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee lived in Hastings, Mich., and in 1891 in Quinby, 
Mich., where he is a farmer. 

Children : 

3329 i Jane 8 Chaffee, born January 3, 1855; married in Hastings, Mich., 

January 1, 1872, James Thornton of Candor, N. Y. 

3330 ii Otis E. Chaffee, born June 4, 1856; died November 4, 1858. 

3331 iii Ory Chaffee, born October 9, 1857; named for great-uncle Ory (544). 

3332 iv Oscar L. Chaffee, born January 9, 1860; died October 26, 1862. 

3333 V Ida A. Chaffee, born October 18, 1863; died May 14, 1884. 

3334 vi Laura E. Chaffee, born May 15, 1866. 

3335 vii Frank T. Chaffee, born October 26, 1869. 

1415 Lydia 7 Chaffee (Otis,6 Otis,^ Atherton,^ David, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) 
married (1) Isaac Underbill, (2) George Burton. 

Children : 

3336 i Alice s Underbill, born in 1854. 

3337 ii George Underbill. 

1418 Edwin ^ Chaffee (Otis," Otis,^ Atherton,^ David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) 
was born June 8, 1840, and married. In 1893 he lived in Quinby, Mich. 

Children : 

3338 i Oliver 8 Chaffee. 

3339 ii Albert Chaffee. 

3340 iii Ira Chaffee. 

3341 iv Amanda Chaffee, died. 

3342 V Nina Chaffee, died. 

1423 Jarville Chaffee 7 Leland (Abigail e Chaffee, Otis,^ Atherton,* David,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Middlesex, Vt., August 26, 1821, and married 
Hannah, daughter of Joshua Bliss of East Montpelier, Vt. She was born Feb- 
ruary 13, 1824, died April 10, 1879, and was buried in Middlesex. Jarville C. 
Leland is five feet, eleven inches in height. In 1891 he lived in Middlesex. He 
was named for his uncle, Jarville Chaffee (539) . 

Children : 

3343 i Sumner Bhss » Leland, born October 14, 1856; residence, 1891, Dan- 

bury, Conn.; a clothing merchant. 

3344 ii Carrie A. Leland, born November 25, 1859; died November 2, 1873. 

1426 Ambrose Whipple 7 Chaffee (Lyman,^ Otis,^ Atherton,* David,3 Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born in Angelica, N. Y., January 31, 1822, and married 
in Delavan, Wis., January 16, 1862, Carrie, daughter of Alfred Stewart of that 
place. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church. At the time of his marriage 



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Ambrose W. Chaffee lived in Angelica and in 1896 was living in Nora, 111. He 
has been Tax Collector of his town and is a farmer. He miited with the Baptist 
Church at the age of twenty-five. He has blue eyes, dark hair, and is five feet, 
nine inches in height. 

Children : 

3345 i Fred S.^ Chaffee, born July 23, 1863; married Van Lawrence. 

3346 ii Frank E. Chaffee, born January 12, 1865; married Mellie Dobler. 

3347 iii Mabel E. Chaffee, born June 19, 1870. 

1428 Mandana Post ^ Chaffee (Lyman,« Otis,5 Atherton,* David,3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Angelica, N. Y., April 11, 1828, and died in Daven- 
port, la.. May 4, 1881. She married Avery Miner, and lived in Davenport. 

Child : 

3348 i James Green « Miner. 

1429 Mary Lorette ^ Chaffee (Lyman,6 Otis,5 Atherton,^ David,^ Nathan- 
iel,2 Thomas 1) was born in Angelica, N. Y., April 2, 1832, and died in Allen, N. 
Y., September 25, 1885. She married Moses Stockwell. 

Child : 

3349 i Carrie « Stockwell. 

1430 Lyman Edward ^ Chaffee (Lyman, e Otis,^ Atherton,* David,3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Angelica, N. Y., December 12, 1834, and married 
(1) there in 1857, Ann, daughter of Eber Seely of Allen, N. Y. She died April 17, 
1869, and was buried there. She was a member of the Baptist Church, as was her 
husband, he having joined at the age of twenty-eight and for two years being a 
Trustee. He married (2), May 30, 1870, Livonia Winship. He is a farmer, has 
a light complexion, blue eyes, sandy hair, and is five feet, ten inches in height. 
At the time of his first marriage he lived in Angelica, in 1890 in Aristotle, N. Y., 
and in 1896 was again living in Angelica. 

Children, by first wife: 

3350 i Mary Jenette » Chaffee, born in Angelica; has a light complexion, blue 

eyes, and auburn hair; in 1896 was secretary of the Orphans' Home 
in Elmira, N. Y., which position she had then held for five or six 
years. 

3351 ii Nettie Chaffee, born September 25, 1865. 

3352 iii Catharine Maud Chaffee, born July 11, 1867; married William H. Free- 

born; residence, 1896, Akron, O. 

Child, by second wife: 

3353 iv Lyman Bruce Chaffee, born in Allen, July 23, 1873; married Carrie 

Henderson of Angelica; residence, 1896, Allen. 

1443 Jerome B.^ Chaffee (Warren.o Otis,^ Atherton,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas 1) was born near Lockport, N. Y., April 17, 1825, and died in Salem Center, 
Westchester County, N. Y., March 9, 1886. He married in Adrian, Mich., Sep- 
tember 24, 1848, Miriam Barnard, daughter of Warner M. and Mary (Perry) 
Comstock of that place. She was born in Lockport, September 28, 1829, died 
November 11, 1857, and was buried in Adrian. She was a member of the Metho- 
dist Church. Senator Chaffee had a fair complexion, hazel eyes, and was nearly 
six feet in height. He gave to his daughter, Mrs. U. S. Grant, Jr., a beautiful 
country place in Salem, N. Y., where he died of acute laryngitis. From the many 



312 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

accounts of his career and tributes paid to his memory at the time of his death we 
select the following: 

"Hon. Jerome B. Chaffee was born in Cambria, Niagara county, New York. 
He received an academic education at Lockport, New York. He came to Adrian, 
]\Iichigan, in the fall of 1844, and' taught school in the Allen Chaffee district that 
fall and winter. In the spring of 1845 he went to Adrian, where he remained 
about two years. He afterwards taught the Selleck district. He became a clerk 
in a dry goods store for about a year when he went to the State of Indiana, and 
settled at Ligonier, Noble county, where he engaged in the mercantile business 
for about three years; sold out and returned to Adrian, going into the dry goods 
trade again for himself, continuing the trade for several years, and disposing of 
his interest to his partner, when he went into a bank, where he remained until its 
failure, afterwards continuing in the employ of the receiver for some months. 
He entered the employ of the Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad 
Company in Adrian. In March, 1857, he went to the territory of Kansas, seeking 
his fortune, first to Leavenworth where he engaged in speculation in wild lands 
and city property. In the fall of 1857, at St. Joseph, Missouri, he started a bank- 
ing business, which continued about two years, and in 1860 Mr. Chaffee went to 
Pike's Peak, where he engaged in mining, which business he has been engaged in 
ever since. At the organization of the territory of Colorado, in 1861, he was 
tendered the nomination as delegate to Congress for the new territory, which 
position he declined. Mr. Chaffee was offered the nomination several times as 
representative in the legislature, and declined, but was afterwards elected, and 
served in the years 1861-2-3, the latter year acting as speaker of the house. In 
In 1864-5 the territorial legislature organized the state government and elected 
Mr. Chaffee the first United States senator. Owing to his antagonism to Presi- 
dent Johnson's reconstruction policy the president at two successive sessions of 
congress vetoed the bill admitting Colorado as a state, thus depriving Mr. Chaffee 
of the senatorship during that time. In 1870 he was elected a delegate to con- 
gress, and re-elected in 1872. The first bill he introduced was for the admission 
of Colorado as a state, which was finally carried in March, 1875, whereupon he was 
again elected to the United States senate, and served until March 4th, 1879, when 
his term of office expired, and in consequence of poor health and being extensively 
engaged in business, he declined a re-election. In 1860 he formed a business 
partnership with Mr. Eben Smith, a practical California miner, under the name 
of Smith & Chaffee, for the purpose of mining. In the year 1865 he organized 
the First National bank of Denver, and became its president. In all the enter- 
prises in the state Mr. Chaffee was closely identified, and was more largely en- 
gaged in mining and other business than any other man in the state of Colorado. 
In 1870 Mr. Chaffee went to Europe for the first time, on business, and crossed 
the ocean five times. 

"In 1879 and 1880 he amassed a fortune of $1,000,000 through his mining 
operations. In 1881 his daughter and only child was married to U. S. Grant, Jr., 
at whose house he died. His connection with the Grants led him to invest a large 
sum with the firm of Grant & Ward. It is said that he enjoyed more of Gen. Grant's 
confidence than any one outside of the general's family. Notwithstanding his 
loss in the Grant & Ward failure ex-Senator Chaffee left a large fortune, chiefly 
invested in valuable western real estate. 

"Mr. Chaffee was a national man, and had been for many years. He made 
himself such by the force of his own intellect. A man of few words, as a rule, he 
was still a man of strong ideas, and possessed of a personality such as was found 
in but few of his contemporaries. Isolated as he was to a degree by his residence 
in Colorado, he still ranked with the leading men of the nation in politics and in 
business affairs, in both of which he was regarded as singularly clear-headed; and 
his counsel in matters in which he took an interest was generally followed. He 
was a man of strong convictions, and possessed of the will and the courage to 
execute. Once decided what to do he allowed no minor matter to stand in the way 
of his work. He overrode all obstacles, and allowed no man to stand in his way. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 313 

He was for many years the one man prominent in Colorado politics and he has 
been looked upon for the past dozen years as one of the national leaders of the 
Republican party — the friend and adviser alike and at times of Grant, Blaine, 
Logan, Conkling and the various leaders. His history is largely the history of 
Colorado. A pioneer, he was thoroughly identified with the territory and state. 
In many respects the most striking figure in Colorado history he will be long 
remembered there. 

"The relations of Mr. Chaffee with the late General Grant are historically in- 
teresting. They began in strife, during 1875, when Chaffee bitterly opposed the 
nomination of General Edward McCook to be governor of Colorado. McCook 
was confirmed. In 1876 President Grant and Chaffee became reconciled, and the 
vote of Colorado was thus secured for the Republican party in the election of that 
year. From that time the two men were friendly, particularly so after the in- 
teresting family relation before referred to was formed between them in 1880. 

"He was of medium size and stout. His hair had grown gray, and bald spots 
were plentiful on his head. He had a massive head, solidly planted on his shoulders, 
an open, genial face, smooth shaven, with a smile on it oftener than repose, a high 
and expansive brow, square set jaws and steady gray eyes." 

Children : 

3354 i Horace Jerome « Chaffee, born August 29 (27), 1849; died Septem- 

ber 4, 1850. 

3355 ii Nellie Virginia Chaffee, born April 27, 1853; died August 12, 1861. 

3356 iii Edward Fenton Chaffee, born December 4, 1855; died in December, 

1855. 
-1-3357 iv Fannie Josephine Chaffee, born January 16, 1857; married Ulysses S. 
Grant, Jr. 

1445 Francis Warren ^ ChafEee (Warren, « Otis,^ Atherton,* David, 3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Lockport, N. Y., August 29, 1829, and married 
in Des Moines, la., in 1856, Margaret Camel, daughter of Samuel Kellogg of Phila- 
delphia, Pa. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church. At the time of his mar- 
riage Mr. Chaffee lived in Des Moines, and in 1893 in Carthage, Mo., where he was 
a hardware dealer. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, ten 
inches in height. 

Children : 

3358 i Frank « Chaffee, born June 26, 1857; married Nina Burge. 

3359 ii Anna Mary Chaffee, born August 28, 1859; died December 20, 1876. 

3360 iii Kittie Coia Chaffee, born August 11, 1862; died December 30, 1878. 

3361 iv Jerome Bonaparte Chaffee, born July 9, 1866. 

1446 Julia Etta ^ ChafEee (Warren, « Otis,^ Atherton,* David,3 Nathaniel, » 
Thomas 1) was born in Lockport, N. Y., April 10, 1832, and married in 1865, 
Nathan Selleck Crane, a shoe dealer of Adrian, Mich., and formerly the husband 
of her sister Anna. He was born in New York City in 1827, has a dark complexion, 
brown eyes, and is five feet, eight inches in height. In 1884 they lived in Adrian, 
and in 1890 in Colorado. 

Child : 

3362 i A son, 8 born November 13, 1869; in 1890 a student in the University of 

Michigan. 

1451 Corwin Wallace ^ ChafEee (Warren,^ Otis,^ Atherton,* David, 3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born near Albion, Ind., October 17, 1845, and married in 
Adrian, Mich., June 21, 1866, Harriet M., daughter of Talmon Hopkins of that 
place. He and his wife are both members of the Church of God, he having joined 



314 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

at the age of forty-three. He is a farmer and is five feet, ten inches in height. 
At the time of his marriage he hved in Michigan, and in 1891 in HamUn, Kan. 

Children : 

3363 i Minnie s Chaffee, born July 11, 1867; married William Pierson. 

3364 ii Ora Dwane Chaffee, born May 17, 1869; married Allie Allfrey. 

3365 iii Nellie Chaffee, born December 8, 1871. 

3366 iv Annie Chaffee, born January 29, 1874. 

3367 V Herbert Chaffee, born February 14, 1876. 

3368 vi Otis Chaffee, born August 16, 1880. 

3369 vii Delia Chaffee, born January 11, 1882. 

3370 viii Corwin Wallace Chaffee, Jr., born November 4, 1886. 

1456 Oscar ^ ChafEee (Warner Fay,^ Otis,^ Atherton,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) married Jane Atkinson, and in 1891 was living in Adrian, Mich. 

Children : 

3371 i Charles B.s Chaffee, a carpenter; residence, 1891, Adrian. 

Two other sons, names unknown. 

1462 Jacob Warren 7 ChafEee (Allen Bennett,^ Otis,^ Atherton,* David,3 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Michigan in 1842, and married in Indiana in 
1865, Louisa Niggler of Switzerland, who died and was buried in her native country. 
He fought during the Civil War in the Union army as a Private. He has a light 
complexion, hazel eyes, and is six feet in height. At the time of his marriage he 
Hved in Indiana, and in 1890 in Dora, Minn., where he was a farmer. 

Children : 

3372 i Julia Louisa » Chaffee, born in 1866. 

3373 ii Rudolph Allen Chaffee, born in 1868. 

3374 iii Adolph Warren Chaffee, born in 1869. 

3375 iv George Charles Chaffee, born in 1871. 

3376 V Ira Eugene Chaffee, born in 1873; died in 1875. 

3377 vi Ida May Chaffee, born in 1878. 

3378 vii Abigail Elizabeth Chaffee, born in 1879. 

3379 viii Walter Henry Chaffee, born in 1882. 

3380 ix Lata Rena Chaffee, born in 1888. 

1465 Lyman ^ Chaffee (Ory,*? Otis,5 Atherton,* David,^ Nathaniel,2 Thomas 
was born in Gorham, N. Y., March 9, 1829, and married (1) in Raisin, Mich., May 
23, 1849, Mary, daughter of Theodorick Luther of Rome, Mich. She died July 
9, 1860, and was buried there. He married (2), January 1, 1861, Jane Wells, who 
died October 18, 1861. He married (3) Mahalah Van Court. He has a light com- 
plexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, nine inches in height. At the time of his first 
marriage he lived in Adrian, later in Delhi, Mich., and in 1891 in Ada, Mich., where 
he was a farmer. 

Children, by first wife: 

3381 i Charlotte Mays Chaffee, born February 4, 1856; married Christopher 

Ahrens; residence, 1891, Holt, Mich. 

3382 ii Lilburn Gustavus Chaffee, born October 20, 1857; married Jennie Lee; 

residence, 1891, Ada. 
Child, by second wife : 

3383 iii George Chaffee, born in 1861 ; died in 1862. 
Children, by third wife: 

3384 iv Ory Chaffee, born in 1862; died in 1863. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 315 

3385 V Thomas Harrison Chaffee, born in Delhi, September 5, 1865; married 

in Ada, May 3, 1888, Lettie B., daughter of Denis Cooley of that 
place; she is a member of the Baptist Church; he is a farmer; has 
a light complexion, blue eyes, and is six feet in height; residence, 
1888, Ada. 

3386 vi Clarisa Jane Chaffee, born April 13, 1867; married Charles Moxon; 

residence, 1891, Grand Rapids, Mich. 

3387 vii Andrew Burton Chaffee, born June 16, 1875; residence, 1891, Ada. 

3388 viii Olive Emily Chaffee, born March 27, 1877; residence, 1891, Ada. 

1466 Mary Abigail 7 Chaffee (Ory,^ Otis,^ Atherton,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born in New York state, January 11, 1831, and married in Adrian, 
Mich., September 20, 1849, George William Annesly Luther of Rome, Mich., born 
in Chazy, N. Y., September 20, 1823. He is a farmer and was at one time Justice 
of the Peace. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, nine inches in 
height. In 1891 they lived in Adrian. 

Children : 

3389 i Ephraim Lyman » Luther, born February 22, 1851 ; married Nellie 

McKenzie [married in Adrian, June 23, 1872, Emma McConnell, 
born in Rome, October 13, 1834 {Whitney Genealogy)]. 

3390 ii Flora A. Luther, born December 7, 1853; died November 24, 1860. 

3391 iii Abby M. Luther, born October 13, 1855; died June 22, 1875. 

3392 iv Frank C. Luther, born August 10, 1857; married Olive O. Dexter. 

3393 V Florence M. Luther, born May 14, 1868. 

1475 Jarville Chaffee ^ Wires (Samuel 8 Wires, Rachels Chaffee, Atherton,* 
David, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Parishville, N. Y., April 9, 1826, and 
married in Madrid, N. Y., March 18, 1847, Harriet Elizabeth, daughter of Sanford 
S. West of that place. Mr. Wires served as a Private in the Union army during 
the Civil War and was wounded before Petersburg, Va., July 28, 1864. He joined 
the Universalist Church at the age of twenty-one. He has a sandy complexion, 
blue eyes, and is five feet, ten and one-half inches in height. He has been Road 
Commissioner in his town. He is a carpenter, joiner and wheelwright. In 1847, 
and also in 1891, he lived in Potsdam, N. Y. 

Children : 

3394 i Lewis Ezra s Wires, born December 14, 1848; died before 1891. 

3395 ii Celestia Wires, born April 22, 1849; married Charles Hazelton. 

3396 iii Charles Edgar Wires, born January 5, 1854; married AHce Barrett. 

3397 iv Elsie Jeanette Wires, born September 25, 1856; died February 9, 1891; 

married Henry Pinney. 

3398 V Chester Sanford Wires, born October 21, 1858. 

1491 Warren ^ Chaffee (Ira,^ Crean Bush,5 Atherton,* David,^ Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas was born in Amity, Pa., November 8, 1843, and married in Hatch Hol- 
low, Pa., January 1, 1866, Cornelia Nancy, daughter of Seth Pond of Concord, 
Pa. She is a member of the Methodist Church as is her husband, he having joined 
at the age of eighteen, and having held the positions of Class Leader, Steward and 
Superintendent of the Sunday School. He has also held several town offices. 
He is a farmer. At the time of his marriage he lived in Amity, in 1891 in Hatch 
Hollow, and in 1906 in Union City, Pa. 

Children : 

3399 i Willis Lavero « Chaffee, born November 4, 1867. 

3400 ii Jessie May Chaffee, born October 15, 1871. 



316 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

3401 iii Frank Warren Chaffee, born September 24, 1873. 

3402 iv Lula Belle Chaffee, born May 22, 1881. 

1493 Horace Hill ^ Chaffee (Ira,^ Crean Bush,^ Atherton,* David,^ Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas was born in Amity, Pa., October 3, 1847, and married in Union 
City, Pa., September 24, 1873, Mary F., daughter of Nathan Sparkes. She is a 
member of the Methodist Church, as is her husband, he having joined at the age 
of seventeen and having held the positions of Sunday School Superintendent for 
three years, Class Leader for two years. Steward for ten years and Treasurer of 
Trustees for one year. He has a sandy complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, 
eight inches in height. At the time of his marriage he lived in Erie County, Pa., 
and in 1891 in Lowville, Pa., where he was a farmer. 

Children : 

3403 i Earl 8 Chaffee, born September 6, 1874; died May 26, 1875. 

3404 ii Orel Newton Chaffee, born June 10, 1876. 

3405 iii John Sparkes Chaffee, born February 1, 1878. 

3406 iv Ira Truman Chaffee, born September 29, 1880. 

3407 V David Bunce Chaffee, born November 29, 1882. 

3408 vi Ralph H. Chaffee, born November 20, 1888. 

1496 Mary Elizabeth 7 Chaffee (Horace Hill,« Crean Bush,5 Atherton,* David,' 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in September, 1838, and married in Independence, 
la., September 25, 1856, George Nicholas Whaite, born September 15, 1835, died 
in Eldorado, Kan., July 29, 1888. He served four years in the Union army during 
the Civil War, first as Private and later as Sergeant in Company C, 27th Iowa 
Volunteers. He had a light complexion, dark gray eyes, and was five feet, five 
and one-half inches in height. He was a retailer of boots and shoes. They lived 
in Independence, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Bellevue, Neb., where in 1896 Mrs, 
Whaite was still living. She is a member of the Episcopal Church. 

Children : 

3409 i Mary » Whaite, born June 19, 1857; died in August, 1857. 
+ 3410 ii Adelbert Horace Whaite, born May 17, 1859; married Carrie A. New- 
man. 
+ 3411 iii Estelle Lilia Whaite, born February 15, 1861; married Seth Baker. 

1505 Adelbert ^ Chaffee (Horatio Nelson,^ Crean Bush,^ Atherton,* David,' 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas was born in Amity, Pa., March 12, 1857, and married there, 
September 12, 1888, Mary, daughter of Amos Tanner of Amity. She is a member 
of the Methodist Church, with which her husband united at the age of sixteen. 
He is a farmer, beekeeper and teacher, having taught for twenty-one terms. They 
have always lived in Amity, where in 1891 they were still residing. He was Town 
Clerk for three years and Auditor for two years. He has a light complexion, blue 
eyes, and is five feet, ten inches in height. 

Child: 
3412 i Zola » Chaffee (a daughter), born January 6, 1890. 

1517 Luther ^ Chafe (Darius,^ Joseph,^ Joseph,* John,' Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Union, Conn., May 12, 1782, and died in Tippecanoe City, O., Sep- 
tember 14, 1856. He married, probably in Wethersfield, Conn., in 1808, Rebecca, 
daughter of Christopher Perkins. She died in Tippecanoe City, September 3, 1852, 
and was buried there. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Chafe moved to New 
York state, then to Pennsylvania, back to New York, and finally to Ohio, where 



SEVENTH GENERATION 317 

both died. Mr. Chafe was a tanner and shoemaker, and also a farmer. He was a 
member of the Masonic order. 
Children : 

3413 i Sidney Harvey « Chafe, born in Connecticut, October 22, 1809; died 

October 30, 1811. 

3414 ii Harvey Parmer Chafe, born September 1, 1811. 

3415 iii Harriet Mary Chafe, born October 4, 1813; died April 20, 1850. 

3416 iv Christopher Samuel Chafe, born April 7, 1815; died June 12, 1842. 

3417 V Sarah Maria Chafe, born July 8, 1817; died in 1853. 

+ 3418 vi Sidney Larkin Chafe, born May 17, 1819; married Barbara Cecil. 

3419 vii Joseph Henry Chafe, born June 10, 1821; died in September, 1882. 

3420 viii Philander Perry Chafe, born June 16, 1823; residence, 1890, Crystal, 

Mich. 

3421 ix Rebecca Lucretia Chafe, born March 13, 1826. 

+ 3422 X John Edwin Chafe, born August 28, 1828; married Sarah A. Bryght. 
+ 3423 xi William Morgan Chafe, born October 30, 1830; married (1) Mary E. 
Smith; (2) Helen G. Eraser. 
3424 xii Highland Daniel Chafe, born April 19, 1832; died May 26, 1868. 

1519 Joseph Harvey ^ Chaffee (Darius,^ Joseph, ^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Stafford, Conn., September 6, 1789, and died May 25, 1849. 
He married (1) in White Creek, N. Y., November 13, 1813, Elizabeth Tobias, born 
there, April 8, 1794, died in Timochtee, Crawford County, O., May 14, 1829. He 
married (2), November 11, 1829, Mrs. Rebecca (Earl) Walker, who died May 8, 
1843. In 1835 he lived in Wyandot County, O., where he was a merchant. He 
died while crossing the Plains on his way to California. 

Children, by first wife, born in Timochtee: 

3425 i Adelia Tobias » Chaffee, born January 5, 1822; died in Oakland, Cal., 

April 2, 1892; married in Tehama County, Cal., August 20, 1857, 
Josiah Earl. 

3426 ii Mary C. Chaffee, born November 28, 1824; died about 1860; married, 

March 4, 1859, James Heaton Freet. 

Children, by second wife, born in Ohio: 

3427 iii Junius Chaffee, born November 23, 1832; went to California. 

3428 iv Lucius Chaffee, born September 9, 1835; went to California. 

1521 Esther 7 Walker (Esther « Chaffe, Joseph, s Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,* 
Thomas was born July 24, 1784, and died March 9, 1846. She married, Decem- 
ber 20, 1812, Amasa Converse, the husband of her deceased aunt, Sinai Chaffe 
(586). He was born February 8, 1777, and died May 1, 1841. 

Children : 
+ 3429 i Orlin Eustis s Converse, born March 13, 1815; married La via Ford. 

3430 ii Charles Austin Converse, born September 5, 1816; died May 25, 1880; 

married (1) June 17, 1841, Jane A. Rice; (2) March 20, 1850, 
Sarah Mitchell. 

3431 iii Sinai Chaffee Converse, born May 5, 1820; died February 14, 1873; 

married, November 12, 1849, Ellison Axtell. 

3432 iv Sarah Esther Converse, born August 27, 1821; married, December 11, 

1850, Reverend John J. Dana. 

1537 Erasmus Darwin 7 Converse (Sinai " Chaffee, Joseph,^ Joseph,* John,' 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born April 2, 1S04, and died in Cummington, Mass., May 
29, 1883. He married Harriet Monroe. He was a farmer, lived in Windsor, Mass., 
but later gave up his large farm and moved to a small one in West Cummington, 



318 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Mass. A printed statement that he was treated for and cured of cancer was found 
on investigation to be false, as he was never known to have any indication of that 
disease. 

Child: 
3433 i Jerome ^ Converse. 

1553 Joseph ^ Chaffee, Jr. (Joseph, ^ Benjamin, ^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Woodstock, Conn., January 12, 1795, and died in Three 
Rivers, Mich., August 22, 1883. He married (1) in Marcellus, N. Y., January 1, 
1813, Hannah, daughter of Joseph Chapman of that place. She died October 19, 
1835, and was buried in Marcellus. He married (2) there, March 13, 1836, Phoebe 
M,, daughter of Joseph Enos of Spafford, N. Y. She was born July 18, 1810, died 
September 3, 1865, and was buried in Three Rivers. She was a member of the 
Baptist Church. 

Mr. Chaffee had hazel eyes, and was five feet, four inches in height. He served 
as a non-commissioned officer in the War of 1812, and drew a pension for that 
service. Politically he was a Whig, later a Republican, as were all his sons. He 
was noted for his honesty, integrity and truthfulness. From 1810 to 1850 he 
lived in Marcellus, where in 1828, 1832 and 1838 he bought land. From 1850 
until 1862 he lived in Jefferson, 0., and from 1863 until 1883 in Three Rivers, 
where he died in the home of his daughter, Ann (Chaffee) Udell. He was a farmer. 
Children, by first wife, born in Marcellus: 

3434 i Ariel C.s Chaffee, born October 6, 1813; married (1) in Marcellus, 
December 31, 1840, Deha Ann, daughter of Erastus Whiting 
of that place; he married (2), February 4, 1874, Mrs. Fidelia 
Gilchrist, widow of Charles Gilchrist of Michigan; he is a farmer, 
has a light complexion, hazel eyes, and is five feet, six inches, 
in height; is a Steward in the Methodist Church, which he joined 
at the age of thirty; quit-claimed land in Marcellus, October 3, 
1843, to Gordon G. Whiting; residence, 1884, Three Rivers. 
-1-3435 ii Leonora Chaffee, born December 31, 1815; married Lasell Kimball. 
3436 iii Lovisa Chaffee, born November 4, 1818; married, October 1, 1835, 
Thomas K. Lamb; lived in Marcellus, and moved to Virginia, 
where Mr. Lamb died about 1866; residence, 1889, Grand Rapids, 
Mich. 
+ 3437 iv Walter Chaffee, born July 15, 1821; married Mary E. Davis. 

Children, by second wife, born in Marcellus • 
+ 3438 V Comfort Tyler Chaffee, born March 24, 1838; married Hattie E. 
Dennison. 
3439 vi Ann Eliza Chaffee, born October 2, 1840; married, December 30, 1863, 
Addison A. Udell; residence, 1883 and 1892, Three Rivers. 

1557 Chloe 7 Chaffee (Joseph,^ Benjamin,^ Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 
was born in Woodstock, Conn., September 22, 1801, and died in Rio, 111., November 
30, 1885. She married in Marcellus, N. Y., February 28, 1819, Zaddock Mead, 
a farmer. She lived during the last years of her life in Rio, where she died of 
Bright's disease, in the home of her son, George. 

Children : 

3440 i Milow s Mead, born October 10, 1820; married July 12, 1843, . 

3441 ii Calista Mead, born February 29, 1822; married October - 27, 

1841, . 

3442 iii Sydney Mead, born August 7, 1823. 




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3443 iv Stephen Mead, born September 2, 1826; married September 29, 

1850, . 

3444 V George W. Mead, born July 20, 1830; married September 25, 

1853, ; residence, 18S9, Rio. 

3445 vi Harvey I. Mead, born July 12, 1833 ; married September 27. 1857, — . 

3446 vii Scammel Mead, born June 29, 1836 ; married September 16, 1851 , . 

3447 viii Washington Mead, born May 1, 1839; married August 9, 1860, . 

3448 ix Mary Mead, born November 13, 1841 ; died December 14, 1854. 

3449 X Martha Mead, born July 30, 1845; married September 15, 1860, . 

1558 Norman L.^ ChafEee (Joseph,^ Benjamin, s Joseph,^ John,3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas!) was born in Tully, N. Y., October 30, 1811, and died in Jefferson, 0., 
January 24, 1887. He married (1) Mary E., daughter of Gains W. and Cybilla 
(Hawley) St. John of Morgan, O., and (2) Almira Ruggles. He had a light com- 
plexion, and was five feet, six inches in height. He was a lawyer, a member of 
the State Legislature, Prosecuting Attorney and District Judge. In 1884 he 
lived in Jefferson. 

Children : 
+ 3450 i Henry CJ Chaffee, born November 26, 1844; married Lottie E. Rider. 

3451 ii Isabelle C. Chaffee, married Berkley. 

3452 iii Mary E. Chaffee, married Loomis. 

3453 iv Julia R. Chaffee, married Jackson. 

3454 V Gains W. Chaffee, residence, 1884, Jefferson. 

Four other children, names unknown. 

1559 Clarissa ^ ChafEee (Joseph, 6 Benjamin,^ Joseph, ^ John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 
died in Jefferson, 0. She married Zebina Ruggles, who in 1884 lived in Jefferson, 
and their children all lived there in 1889. 

Children : 

3455 i William H.s Ruggles. 

3456 ii Joseph E. Ruggles. 

3457 iii A daughter. 

3458 iv A daughter. 

1560 Julia 7 Chaffee (Joseph,« Benjamin, s Joseph,* John,^ Joseph,2 Thomas 1) 
died in St. Charles, Mich. She married Bixby. 

Children : 

3459 i Gains W.s Bixby. 

3460 ii Norman L. Bixby. 

1567 Lois Comfort ^ Chaffee Baxter (Comfort ^ Chaffee, Ephraim,^ Joseph,* 
John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born in Kingsbury, N. Y., May 10, 1791, and died 
November 7, 1860. She married in Fort Ann, N. Y., August 30, 1810, Reuben 
Baker, born in Vermont, November 9, 1784, died in Burlington, la., December 
2, 1865. Both lived in Fort Ann at the time of their marriage. Mr. Baker was for 
thirty years a school teacher, having taught in various places before settling in 
Fort Ann. He was for many years Town Clerk and Justice of the Peace. He was 
five feet, six inches in height. Both he and his wife were members of the Baptist 
Church. 

Children : 

3461 i Louisa Garalda » Baker, born July 10, 1811; died in Evans, N. Y., 

December 14, 1878; married Ira E. Irish. 

3462 ii Isaac Volney Baker, born April 28, 1813; married Laura D. Corn- 

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3463 iii Albert Laziel Baker, born December 8, 1815; died in Buffalo, N. Y,, 

May 22, 1873; married Sarah A. Miller. 

3464 iv Thomas Spencer Baker, born September 1, 1817; died in Chicago, 

111., July 19, 1871; married Harriet Corbier. 
+ 3465 V Floyd Perry Baker, born November 16, 1820; married (1) EHza F. 
Wilson; (2) Orinda Searle. 

3466 vi Nestor Levi Baker, born November 1, 1822; died in Keesville, N. Y., 

March 18, 1841. 

3467 vii Harvey Cook Baker, born June 18, 1825; died in Portage, Wis., 

November 24, 1874; married Amanda Rounds. 

3468 viii Celestia Augusta Baker, born October 11, 1826; married George 

Millard; residence, 1892, Burlington, la. 

3469 ix Clifford Augusta Baker, born November 25, 1830; died in Chicago, 

111., July 2, 1867; married (1) Mary Louisa Wheeler; (2) Florence 
Cook. 

3470 X Guilford Dudley Baker, born September 11, 1832; married (1) Orra 

Edmunds Groves; (2) Mary Jane Cromack; residence, 1892, 
Topeka, Kan. 

3471 xi Laura D. Baker, born November 9, 1836; died January 17, 1837. 

1568 Daniel ^ Chaffee (Jonathan,^ Asa,5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 
was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., June 3, 1783, and died there, January 1, 1859. 
He married in South Wilbraham, on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1805, 
Catherine, daughter of Stephen Newell of that place and Monson, Mass. Their 
intention of marriage was published in South Wilbraham, October 19, 1805. Both 
were members of the Congregational Church. Mrs. Chaffee survived her husband 
only six weeks, dying February 15, 1859, aged seventy-five. Both were buried 
in the South Wilbraham (now Hampden) burying-ground. Mr. Chaffee was 
baptized in the Somers (Conn.) Congregational Church, August 22, 1784. He was 
by trade a tanner and shoemaker, but he also worked in the Springfield (Mass.) 
Armory, commencing in July, 1816, and continuing with some intermissions until 
August, 1842. His work was stocking guns. He lived in South Wilbraham, and 
on January 1, 1811, he and his wife sold to their brother, Jonathan Chaffee, for 
$750, land in Wilbraham. June 15, 1814, Jonathan and Miriam, his wife, quit- 
claimed to Daniel, land in the same place. 

Children, born in South Wilbraham: 
+ 3472 i Edwin Marcus » Chaffee, born September 23, 1806; married Sarah A. 

Simpson. 
+ 3473 ii Daniel Davis Chaffee, born September 29, 1808; married Sarah F. 

Morris. 
+ 3474 iii Olive Chaffee, born May 26, 1811; married WiUiam Lathrop. 

3475 iv Persis Maria Chaffee, born July 22, 1818; died August 10, 1844; 

baptized in the South Wilbraham Congregational Church, Octo- 
ber 11, 1818; she was engaged to be married to Isaac Jennison, 
Jr., son of Reverend Isaac Jennison of Natick, Conn., of early 
Methodist fame, but both died before marriage ; he was a student 
in the Middletown University; she was a member of the South 
Wilbraham Methodist Church and was buried in the South 
Wilbraham burying-ground. 

3476 V Catherine Jane Chaffee, born December 6, 1820; died April 23, 1821; 

buried in the South Wilbraham burying-ground; baptized in 
the South Wilbraham Congregational Church, April 19, 1821. 

1569 Jonathan 7 Chaffee, Jr. (Jonathan, e Asa.s Joseph,* John,^ Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., in October, 1784, and died there. 




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September 17, 1835. He married (1) Abigail Hildreth of Chesterfield, N. H., 
who died in South Wilbraham, November 26, 1809, aged twenty-four, and was 
buried in the South Wilbraham (now Hampden) burying-ground. He married 
(2) in South Wilbraham, March 3, 1811, Miriam 7 Ellis (1596) (Miriam e Chaffee, 
Asa,5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) of that place, formerly of Vermont. 
Their intention of marriage was published in South Wilbraham, February 3, 1811. 
She died in Somers, Conn., July 3, 1862, and was buried in the South Wilbraham 
burying-ground, as was her husband. Jonathan bought of his brother, Daniel 
Chaffee, and Catherine, his wife, January 1, 1811, land in Wilbraham for $750, and 
June 15, 1814, Daniel bought of Jonathan and Miriam, his wife, a quit-claim on land 
in the same place. Miriam (Ellis) ChafTee became a member of the Congregational 
Church two years before her death. There is no record of her husband's church 
membership. He was baptized in the Somers Congregational Church, April 3, 
1785. Jonathan Chaffee was a physician and also a miller. He owned a saw-mill, 
, and while giving orders to his workmen about the sawing of some lumber, he made 
a misstep, came in contact with the saw and received fatal injuries. 
Children, by first wife: 

3477 i OUve s ChafTee, died young. 

3478 ii Daniel Chaffee, died young. 

-1-3479 iii Nelson Eaton Chaffee, born March 7, 1807; married Lydia Russell. 

Children, by second wife: 
+ 3480 iv Sophronia Chaffee, born November 5, 1811; married Hiram Pease. 
-1-3481 V Erasmus Darwin Chaffee, born January 15, 1814; married Panthea 
I-Cing. 

1571 Roxanna ^ ChaflEee (Asa,6 Asa,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Wilbraham, Mass., April 3, 1781, and died in Pittsfield, Mass., De- 
cember 2, 1866. She married in Washington, Mass., November 27, 1805, Thomas 
Merryfield, a native of that place. They lived in Washington, where he died. 
She moved to Pittsfield, with her daughter and son, and died there of congestion 
of the lungs. She was baptized in the Wilbraham Congregational Church, May 
27, 1792. 

Children, born in Washington : 

3482 i WiUiams Merryfield, born September 23, 1807; died in Pittsfield, 

December 28, 1875; moved from Washirgton to Pittsfield, where 
he was superintendent of the cemetery; was enrolled from Wash- 
ington in the Militia in 1840, 1841, 1848 and 1849; unmarried. 

3483 ii Warren Merryfield, born February 7, 1810. 

3484 iii Wilson Merryfield, enrolled in the Militia 1840 and 1841. 

3485 iv Woodbridge^Merryfield, enrolled in the Militia 1845, 1846 and 1847. 

3486 V Fanny C. Merryfield, married in Pittsfield, Wilham E. Brown; has sons 

and one daughter. 

3487 vi Wolcott Merryfield. 

3488 vii Fidelia Merryfield, married Cleveland, and removed to Ohio. 

3489 viii Filura Merryfield. 

1572 Asa 7 Chaffee, Jr. (Asa,8 Asa,^ Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1), '"'as 
born in Wilbraham, Mass., December 25, 1784, and died in Westfield, Mass., in 
1820. He married in Westfield, in 1806, Polly, daughter of Samuel Root of that 
place. She was born in 1785, died and was buried in Westfield. Mr. Chaffee was 
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322 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

lived in Washington, Mass., and the following year sold land there. Later he lived 
in Westfield. He was a farmer. 

Children, the last three born in Westfield : 

+ 3490 i Mary Nash Chaffee, born March 11, 1807; married Clemence. 

+ 3491 ii Daniel Chaffee, born May 13, 1813; married Margaret Miller. 
3492 iii Emily Chaffee, born March 31, 1815; married in 1860, Chauncey 
R. Chauncy of Westfield, who died in the Union army during 
the Civil War. 
+ 3493 iv Alvena Chaffee, born March 1, 1819; married EHjah J. Townsend. 

1573 Newbury ^ Chaffee (Asa,« Asa,^ Joseph,^ John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was 
born in Wilbraham, Mass., April 13, 1786, and died in Plymouth, Mich., Novem- 
ber 29, 1866. He married (1) in Steuben County, N. Y., Sprague, who 

died January 15, 1829. He'married (2) in Wayne Coimty, Mich., Polly Ledyard, 

who died April 22, 1852. He married (3) there Seccord. He was baptized 

in the Wilbraham Congregational Church, May 27, 1792. He served in the War 
of 1812 and was known as "Captain New." He had a fair complexion, dark eyes, 
black hair, and was five feet, eight inches in height. He lived in Washington, 
Mass., in 1810 and later in Plymouth, where he died in a convulsion. He was a 
farmer. A staunch Democrat, upon the attack on Fort Sumter he expressed the 
wish that God would let him live long enough to cast a vote for the Republican 
ticket. This wish was gratified, and he lived to cast a vote for Abraham Lincoln 
in 1864. 

Children, by first wife: 
+ 3494 i Lydia Lucetta Chaffee, born March 9, 1811; married Charles Ledyard. 
3495. ii Mary Ann Chaffee, born September 12, 1814; married Andrew Brod- 
ner. 
(One of these two daughters lived in Plymouth.) 
+ 3496 iii Elmer Williams Chaffee, born September 21, 1817; married Melinda 
R. Shattuck. 

3497 iv Fannie W. Chaffee, born March 9, 1821 ; died in September, 1821. 

3498 V Fannie W. Chaffee, born February 15, 1825; died June 27, 1825. 

3499 vi Reuben W. Chaffee, born July 7, 1828; died July 17, 1828. 

1574 Lura ^ (Lucy) Chaffee (Asa,^ Asa,^ Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 
was born in Wilbraham, Mass., September 18, 1791, and died. She married in 

Westfield, Mass., Dewey, and settled in the West. She was baptized in the 

Wilbraham Congregational Church, May 27, 1792. 

Children : 
3500 i RhodasDewey. 

Two sons, names unknown. 

1577 Elam ? Chaffee (Cyril,6 Asa,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born 
in Somers, Conn., March 11, 1783, and died there January 5, 1855. He married 
in Somers, September 29, 1808, Elizabeth, daughter of Ezekiel and Elizabeth 
(Chapin) Spencer (see Appendix F), the marriage taking place in her father's 
home. She was born April 7, 1787, and died February 24, 1865. In 1801 Elam 
Chaffee began work in the United States Armory in Springfield, Mass., his work 
in the making of guns being the finishing of the bayonets. He worked there for 
many years. March 20, 1813, "Elam Chaffee Armourer of Springfield," bought of 
George Reynolds of that place, a piece of land with a dwelling house near the old 
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field, a fellow workman, one-quarter acre of land there, being part of the training 
field, so called. In 1817 he and his brother-in-law, Chester Spencer, were partners 
in Somers (in that part now known as Somersville), as traders and storekeepers 
under the name of "Spencer and Chaffee." 

Ezekiel Spencer had given his daughter a few acres of land in Somersville, and 
January 12, 1819, Elam Chaffee bought of him one hundred and twenty-one acres 
adjoining for $3,751. This land had on it a barn and a house, the latter supposed 
to have been built in 1780 by a Mr. Stacy. All of Elam Chaffee's children were 
born in Springfield, the house having stood on the site of the present United States 
Arsenal, and shortly after the birth of the youngest he moved with his family to 
his Somersville farm, where from that time until his death he lived. Mr. Spencer 
died February 26, 1820, and his son and executor, Chester Spencer, on April 27th 
of that year, delivered to his sister, Elizabeth (Spencer) Chaffee, as her share of the 
estate, one-half of the household furniture. Elam Chaffee died of paralysis, and 
he and his wife lie buried side by side in the Somers burying-ground. 

Children, born on Armory Hill, Springfield: 
-t-3501 i Williams Chaffee, born October 2, 1809; married Belinda Reed. 
+ 3502 ii James Chaffee, born August 21, 1811; married Harriet S. Billings. 
-1-3503 iii Spencer Chaffee, born June 21, 1813; married Cindonia King. 

3504 iv Ehzabeth Chaffee, born May 13, 1815; died in Hartford, Conn., June 8, 

1903; married in Ellington, Conn., February 24, 1850, by Rev- 
erend Mr. Eggleston, a Congregational minister, to Abial Harvey 
of Lebanon, Conn.; they moved to Chautauqua County, N. Y., 
but returned after a few years to Somersville, where Mr. Harvey 
died August 17, 1859, and was buried in HazardviUe, Conn.; 
after the death of her husband, Mrs. Harvey lived in Somers- 
ville, to which place she had come with her parents as a child, 
and was buried there in the Chaffee lot; she was known among 
her many friends and relatives as possessing a very cheerful, 
genial and sociable disposition; she had no children. 

3505 V Harriet Chaffee, born December 7, 1817; died November 13, 1881; 

married (1) in Somers, September 14, 1843, Nathaniel Pryor 
Hale of Scitico, Conn.; (2) Tudor Gowdy; no children; she was 
buried in the Somers burying-ground. 
5306 vi Elam Sexton Chaffee, born September 29, 1821 ; died in Somersville, 
July 23, 1861, and was buried in the Somers burying-gromid ; 
unmarried. 

1579 Lora "> Chaffee (Cyril, « Asa,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born 
in Somers, Conn., February 3, 1789, and died in Springfield, Mass., in 1856. He 
married there, November 8, 1812, Philura Bliss of that place, born February 1, 
1789, died November 12, 1862, and was buried in Springfield, as was her husband. 
He was employed in the Springfield Armory from January, 1808, to July, 1824. 
For the first few years his work was "striking for a jobber" and later finishing 
guns. 

Child: 
3507 i Loren BHss » Chaffee, born in Springfield, March 15, 1815; died in Somers- 
ville, Conn., October, 1847; buried in Somers; unmarried. 

1581 Abel 7 Chaffee (Ephraim,8 Asa,^ Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was 
born in South Wilbraham, Mass., February 9, 1785, and died there, June 21, 1864. 
He married (1) in East Longmeadow Mass., October 14, 1807, Fanny Gowdy, 
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324 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

intention published in Springfield, September 26, 1807. She died November 27, 
1823, aged thirty-two years, and he married (2) in South Wilbraham, November 2, 
1825, Mary Vineca. Their intention of marriage entered there October 14, 1825, 
speaks of him as of that place, and of her as of Monson, Mass. He married (3) 
in Sturbridge, Mass., January 11, 1848, Mrs. Eunice Bradd of that place, born in 
Wilbraham, died April 6, 1870, aged eighty. Mr. Chaffee was baptized in the 
South Wilbraham Congregational Church, August 24, 1800. January 6, 1809, in 
a deed of sixteen acres of land in Springfield, to William Gowdy, Jr., of Long- 
meadow, for the sum of $180, he is spoken of as "Abel Chaffee of Springfield, 
yeoman." He and his wives, Fanny and Eunice, were buried in South Wilbraham. 

Children, by first wife: 

3508 i Miriam Ellis » ChafTee, born in South Wilbraham, September 5, 1808; 

married (1) April 3, 1832, Eldad Holt, son of Alpheus and Mary 
(Holt) Stebbins; he was born July 1, 1809; she married (2) in 
Springfield, November 27, 1844, Horatio Crow; no children. 

3509 ii Independence Chaffee, born in Springfield in September, 1809; married 

in South Wilbraham, April 29, 1830, John B. Mark of Westfield, 
Mass., their marriage intention being entered in South Wilbraham, 
April 3, 1830. 

3510 iii Lucretia G. Chaffee, born in Longmeadow, Mass., September 30, 1813; 

married (1) in Worcester, Mass., October 9, 1836, Silas P. Bodfish, 
and had three children, who died in infancy; married (2) in Spring- 
field, Hiram Robinson. 

Child, by second wife: 

3511 iv Fanny D. Chaffee, born in South Wilbraham, September 11, 1830; mar- 

ried Whitehouse; residence, Hartford, Conn. 

1582 Olive 7 Chaffee (Ephraim,6 Asa,5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was 
born in South Wilbraham, Mass., February 28, 1786, and died July 22, 1847. She 
married in South Wilbraham, November 26, 1807, David Burt, Jr., a miller and 
farmer of that place, born in Wilbraham, November 20, 1785, died there, July 11, 
1848. Their marriage intention was entered in South Wilbraham, October 10, 
1807. Both husband and wife are buried in Wilbraham. Olive Chaffee was bap- 
tized in the South Wilbraham Congregational Church, August 24, 1800. 

Children, the first two born in Monson, Mass. : 
+ 3512 i Emehne M.^ Burt, born August 19, 1810; married Hiram King. 

3513 ii Edmund M. Burt, born November 16, 1814; died March 20, 1816. 

3514 iii Marshfield D. Burt, born in Wilbraham, October 9, 1817; married. 

May 19, 1840, Wealthy Ann Davis; he is a farmer; residence, 
1883, Bristol, Wis. 

3515 iv Olive D. Burt, born November 4, 1821 ; died October 26, 1822. 

1584 Ephraim 7 Chaffee, Jr. (Ephraim,^ Asa,^ Joseph, * John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1), was born in Monson, Mass., April 21, 1792, and died. He married about 
1821 or 1822, Chloe M, Hyde of Franklin, Conn., their intention of marriage being 
entered in South Wilbraham, where he was then living, December 8, 1821. In 
1824 he lived in Wilbraham, where he sold land and was a "yeoman." His wife 
dying, he went West with his children. 

Children, baptized in the South Wilbraham Congregational Church: 

3516 i Alvin Ely » Chaffee, baptized December 15, 1822. 

3517 ii Sarah Parmela Chaffee, a twin, baptized December 15, 1822. 

3518 iii Henry James Chaffee, baptized in July, 1824. 

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SEVENTH GENERATION 325 

1585 Alvin ^ ChafEee (Ephraim,^ Asa,^ Joseph/ John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was 
born in South Wilbraham, INIass., September 21, 1794, and died there, October 10, 
1821. He married in South Wilbraham, January 25, 1821, Dolly Burnham of 
that place, their marriage intention being entered there, January 4, 1821. She 
died in Monson, Mass., INIarch 27, 1885, aged eighty-four. Alvin Chaffee was bap- 
tized in the South Wilbraham Congregational Church, August 24, 1800. Septem- 
ber 11, 1814, in Wilbraham, he was drafted for service in the War of 1812, and 
served forty-eight days as a Private in Captain Carew's Massachusetts Military, 
as is stated in his widow's claim for pension. She was appointed administratrix 
of his estate, November 6, 1821. 

Child: 
3519 i Alvina EUza » Chaffee, born in 1822; married Bartlett; baptized 

in the South Wilbraham Congregational Church, in 1822; after 

marriage moved West. 

1587 Lois 7 ChafEee (Ephraim,^ Asa,^ Joseph,^ John,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was 
born in South Wilbraham, Mass., August 12, 1799, and died in Springfield, Mass, 
February 23, 1843. She married in South Wilbraham, September 12, 1822, Otis 
Newell of Hartford, Conn., a carpenter. Their intention of marriage was entered 
in South Wilbraham, August 2, 1822. Lois Chaffee was baptized in the South 
Wilbraham Congregational Church, August 24, 1800. She died of consumption. 
She and her family lived in Hartford and later in Springfield. 

Children, the first three born in Hartford: 
-1-3520 i George Bancrofts Newell, born November 19, 1823; married Mary 
Ambridge. 

3521 ii Harriet Atwood Newell, born December 7, 1825; married Jerome 

Chaffee. (See 3554.) 

3522 iii A daughter, born October 3, 1828; died in Springfield, May 9, 1843, 

of consumption. 

3523 iv Amos Kendall Newell, born in Southbridge, April 3, 1836; died in 

Springfield, July 1, 1843, of consumption. 
-h3524 V Ann EHza Newell, born February 29, 1840; married David E. Childs. 

1588 Norman 7 ChafEee (Calvin, « Asa,^ Joseph,-* John ,3 Joseph,^ Thomas^ ) was 
born in South Wilbraham, Mass., April 6, 1790, and died there, March 8, 1864. 
He married (1) in West Stafford, Conn., January 1, 1812, Nabby, daughter of Noah 
Davis of that place. She died in South Wilbraham, November 13, 1827, aged thirty- 
four years. He married (2) in Stafford, Conn., in 1828, Mrs. Betsey (Norris) 
Tupper of that place, their intention of marriage being entered in South Wilbra- 
ham, August 29, 1828. She survived her husband but a few weeks, dying in South 
Wilbraham, April 13, 1864, aged sixty-nine. Norman Chaffee was baptized in 
the South Wilbraham Congregational Church, October 7, 1792. He had a light 
complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, ten inches in height. He lived in South 
Wilbraham, where he was a farmer and carpenter and had a grist and saw-mill. 
He made his own coffin and built his own vault and a monument eight feet high, 
twelve years before his death. He and his wives are buried in South Wilbraham. 

Children, by first wife, born in South Wilbraham: 

3525 i Anna Ladd « Chaffee, born October 14, 1812; married Ira Chaffee. 

(See 792.) 
-t-3526 ii Nabbv Elvira Chaffee, born August 14, 1814; married John Lacey. 
3527 iii Mary'Amelia Chaffee, born April 25, 1816; married (1) October 31, 

1838, William B. Hills of Springfield, Mass.; (2) February 5, 

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+ 3528 iv Edmund Dwight Chaffee, born March 6, 1818; married Sarah S. 
Harris. 

+ 3529 V Amorette Jane Chaffee, born April 25, 1820; married Stephen G. 
Lanphear. 
3530 vi Alanson Norman Chaffee, born February 28, 1822; married (1) in 
Monson, Mass., June 13, 1848, Huldah Azubah Cordelia, daughter 
of Azariah Butler of that place; she died in Monson, October 19, 
1855, and he married (2) in Springfield, Mass., November 22, 
1860, Roxanna Elizabeth, daughter of Ralph and Roxanna 
(Firmin) Fuller of Monson; she was born May 28, 1833; he has 
a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, ten and a half 
inches in height; he united with the Methodist Church in 1876, 
and has been a Trustee in it ; has been a Selectman and Overseer 
of the Poor in his town; is a mason by trade. 

+ 3531 vii Ralph Tyler Chaffee, born November 14, 1823 (December 20, 1823; 
December 19, 1824); married (1) Sarah J. Hulst; (2) Aletta A. 
Hulst. 

+ 3532 viii Betsey Samantha Chaffee, born September 9, 1825; married Jona- 
than Wood, Jr. 

+ 3533 ix Amanda Holly Chaffee, born October 2, 1827; married Edmund 
Wood. 

Children, by second wife, born in South Wllbraham: 

3534 x Dolly Chaffee, born January 19, 1830; married in South Wilbraham, 

April 7, 1847, John R. West of that place, their intention of 
marriage being entered there, March 12, 1847. 

3535 xi Leonora Chaffee, born September 9, 1831. 

3536 xii Almira C. Chaffee, born November 24, 1835; married in South 

Wilbraham, her home, September 10, 1854, to Augustus H. 
Thompson of Chester Factories. 

1589 Sarah (" Sally ") C.7 Chaffee (Calvin,8 Asa,5 Joseph," John,3 Joseph,^ 
Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., February 8, 1792, and died 
July 30, 1822. She married in South Wilbraham, October 29, 1815, Preserved 
White, Jr., of Springfield, Mass., an armorer, born there, April 27, 1789, died Sep- 
tember 10, 1832. They lived in Springfield. After his first wife's death he married 
(2) Lucinda Rice of Ludlow, Mass. 

Children : 

3537 i Preserved Merritt » White, born October 10, 1816; married Catherine 

Finlay. 

3538 ii Sarah Chaffee White, born July 16, 1819; died September 8, 1822. 

1591 George Harvey ^ Chaffee (Calvin,^ Asa,^ Joseph," John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., May 12, 1798, and died in Beaver, Pa., in 
1842. He married in Brownsville, Pa., Mary Lewis, who died in Beaver, in 1860. 
Both were members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Chaffee was baptized in the 
South Wilbraham Congregational Church, April 5, 1800. He had a light complex- 
ion, gray eyes, and was a machinist. He had ten children, six daughters and four 
sons, of whom five daughters and two sons were dead in 1893. 

Children, the first two born in Beaver: 

3539 i Philanders Chaffee, born in 1844; married in Mound City, 111., in 1864, 

Nancy Elmina, daughter of Simon Spharr of Columbiana Comity, 
O.; Mr. Chaffee served in the Civil War, fighting in nine engage- 
ments ; he united with the Presbyterian Church at the age of forty- 
six; he has a light complexion, gray eyes, and is five feet, six inches 
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3540 ii Philena Chaffee, a twin, born in 1844; died. 

3541 iii George H. Chaffee, residence, 1893, Beaver County, Pa. 

Seven other children, names unknown. 

1592 Thomas Elmer ^ ChafEee (Calvin,^ Asa,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) 
was born in Monson, Mass., in March, 1801, and died in Somers, Conn., Decem- 
ber 20, 1843. He was married there, September 9, 1821, by H. A. Hamilton, 
Justice of the Peace, to Lydia Payne, daughter of Reverend James Cooley, of 
Somers, and sister of his sister Wealthy 's husband. Lydia (Cooley) Chaffee died 
in 1859, and was buried in Chicopee Falls, Mass. She was a member of the Presby- 
terian Church. Mr. Chaffee was baptized in the Congregational Church in South 
Wilbraham, Mass., June 7, 1801. He was a farmer, and at the time of his marriage 
he lived in Somers. He had a dark complexion, black hair and eyes, and was five 
feet, seven inches in height. 

Children : 

+ 3542 i Minerva 8 Chaffee, born January 17, ; married (1) King; 

(2) Ivus Brooks; (3) Van Volkinsburgh. 

+ 3543 ii Lydia Payne Chaffee, born September 18, ; married Benjamin T. 

Harwood. 
+ 3544 iii Augusta Harmonia Chaffee, married Philander H. Pike. 
3545 iv Abbie D. Chaffee, married Silas Turner, who died before 1883, when 
she lived in Colrain, Mass. 

1593 Wealthy ^ Chaffee (Calvin,6 Asa,^ Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,^ Thomas 
was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., April 11, 1807, and married George Cooley. 
She was baptized in the Congregational Church in South Wilbraham, July 5, 1807. 

Child: 

3546 i Sarah » Cooley, died before 1883; married. 

1594 Calvin Orasmus ^ Chaffee (Calvin,^ Asa,^ Joseph,* John,^ Joseph,2 
Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., April 29, 1811, and died Jan- 
uary 12, 1877. He married, probably in 1833, Tamason Davis of Monson, Mass., 
where he was also a resident, their intention of marriage being published Feb- 
ruary 28, 1833. She was living in Norwalk, O., in 1883. Mr. Chaffee was baptized 
in the South Wilbraham Congregational Church, July 11, 1811. One of his chil- 
dren died October 15, 1835, and another November 12, 1841, both in Monson, 
but which two these were is not known. 

Children : 

3547 i Elliott s Chaffee. 

3548 ii Merrick Chaffee. 

3549 iii Jennie Chaffee. 

3550 iv Charles Chaffee. 

3551 V George Chaffee. 

3552 vi Calvin D. Chaffee, born December 1, 1844. 

1595 Dan ^ Chaffee (Calvin,6 Asa,^ Joseph,* John,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was 
born in South Wilbraham, Mass., and died in Springfield, Mass., July 9, 1856. 
He married in Brookfield, Mass., probably about November, 1818, Augusta, 
daughter of Edward Brooks, their marriage intention being filed in Springfield, 
October 30, 1818. She died in that place in 1859, and was buried there. Mr. Chaf- 
fee manufactured gun stocks in the Springfield Armory. He died at the home of 
his son Jerome. 



328 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 

3553 i Lyman Brooks ^ Chaffee, born m Springfield, September 2, 1819; 
died in Ohio, about 1868, aged forty-nine; married in Spring- 
field, January 8, 1841, Martha Crouch. 
-t-3554 ii Jerome Chaffee, born October 2, 1824; married Harriet A. Newell 

(3521). 
+ 3555 iii Edward Brooks Chaffee, born in 1830; married (1) Martha J. Miles; 
(2) Melissa H. Crawford. 

1598 Minerva ^ Chaffee (Abiather,^ Asa,^ Joseph,* John,^ Joseph, ^ Thomas i) 
was born in 1802, and died in Pennsylvania. She married Horace Borden, a 
farmer and cooper, who died in Tioga, Pa., where they lived. Both were members 
of the Methodist Church. 

Children : 

3556 i Henry Harrison « Borden, born in Pultney, N. Y., January 27, 1820; 

married in Tioga, June 11, 1848, Maria L., daughter of Henry E. 
Smith of that place ; husband and wife are members of the Episcopal 
Church, the former having joined it at the age of sixty-five, and 
having held the office of Vestryman; he has held the town office of 
Justice of the Peace and the county office of Coroner; he has a dark 
complexion, and is five feet, nine inches in height; is a physician 
and druggist; residence, 1848 and 1893, Tioga. 

3557 ii Harvey Borden, residence, 1891, South Bend, Ind. 

3558 iii Bishop Borden, residence, 1891, Colba, Wis. 

3559 iv Ephraim Borden, residence, 1891, Colba. 

1599 Ephraim Cleveland ^ Chaffee (Abiather,^ Asa,^ Joseph,* John,^ Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born in Naples, N. Y., SeiDtember 10, 1803, and died in Middle- 
sex, N. Y., November 13, 1856. He married in Italy, N. Y., December 25, 1828, 
Jane, daughter of Enoch Blair of Cherry Valley, N. Y. She was born in 1809, 
died April 8, 1876, and was buried in Italy. She was a member of the Methodist 
Church. When a boy Mr. Chaffee lived with Fisher Metcalf, and in 1828 was 
living in Italy. He was a farmer, and owned a farm sixteen miles from Canandai- 
gua, N. Y. He had a dark complexion, and dark hazel eyes. He was Assessor and 
Commissioner in his town for several terms. He was noted for his hospitality, and 
was never known to turn anyone in need of assistance from his door. He was 
beloved and respected by all who knew him. 

Children : 

3560 i Jane Marion s Chaffee, born December 30, 1829; died December 13, 
1847. 
-(-3561 ii Cyril Ephraim Chaffee, born January 9, 1832; married Olive Couse. 

3562 iii Orville Harvey Chaffee, born April 21, 1834; married Helen Submit 

Clark; residence, 1891, Middlesex. 

3563 iv Charlotte Ann Chaffee, born December 29, 1837; died June 10, 1890; 

married Henry D. Francisca. 

3564 V Philo Blair Chaffee, born May 3, 1839; married Mary Maria Couse; 

residence, 1891, Middlesex. 

3565 vi Celestia Lucretia Chaffee, born January 8, 1842; died October 22, 

1884; married William Fountain. 

3566 vii Mary Caroline Chaffee, born December 23, 1844; married Oren 

Reddout; residence, 1891, Middlesex. 

3567 viii Darwin Henry Chaffee, born June 1, 1846; residence, 1891, Middlesex. 

3568 ix Charles Holland Chaffee, born December 6, 1849; married Jennie 

Hawkins; residence, 1891, Saginaw City, Mich. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 329 

3569 X Julia Oliva Chaffee, born February 16, 1853; married William 

Reynolds; residence, 1891, Middlesex. 

3570 xi A son, died in infancy. 

1601 Miriam ^ Chaffee (Abiather,^ Asa,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born about 1807, and died in Italy, N. Y., January 1, 1847, aged forty. She 
married Hiram Mack, a farmer, who died in Allegany, N. Y. He had a dark com- 
plexion, light gray eyes, and was five feet in height. He united with the Methodist 
Church at the age of twenty-five. Miriam (Chaffee) Mack was buried in Na- 
ples, N. Y. 

Children : 

3571 i Mary Jane s Mack, born May 30, 1830; married (1) Willar; 

(2) in West Italy, N. Y., March 19, 1854, Joshua Henry Burke, 
a farmer, born in Otsego County, N. Y.; has four children; she 
is a Methodist; residence, 1891, Italy. 

3572 ii George Moran Mack, married Vesta Slayton; residence, 1891, Middle- 

sex, N. Y. 

3573 iii Martha Submit Mack, born June 25, ; married Andrew Topliff. 

3574 iv Erastus Mack, marriecl Pruda Edda; residence, 1891, Middlesex. 

3575 v Margaret Mack, married Almerian Willar. 

3576 vi Martin Mack. 

3577 vii William Mack, died February 28, 1884; married Martha Furner. 

1604 Sophronia ^ Chaffee (Walter,^ Asa,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Peterboro, N. Y., and died there. She married Samuel Johnston, and 
lived in Peterboro. 

Children : 

3578 i Anderson » Johnston, residence, 1890, Peterboro. 

3579 ii Nehemiah Johnston, residence, 1890, Peterboro. 

1605 Enoch Hyde 7 Chaffee (Walter,^ Asa,5 Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Peterboro, N. Y., February 11, 1805, and died in Kilbourn City, Wis., 
March 15, 1887. He married in Butternuts, Otsego County, N. Y., September 3, 
1829, Rhoda Mianda, youngest daughter of Colonel James William Stranahan 
who emigrated in early life from Connecticut to Butternuts. ]\Irs. Chaffee died 
May 23, 1881, and was buried in Peterboro. She was a member of the Episcoi^al 
Church. Mr. Chaffee united with the Methodist Church at the age of twenty. 
He was Justice of the Peace and a member of the School Board in Kilbourn City. 
He lived in Butternuts in 1829 and at one time in Peterboro. He was a Captain 
in the New York State Militia. In early life he was a farmer and later a broker. 
He had a fair complexion, and blue eyes, Avas strictly honest and extremely ab- 
stemious, never having tasted licjuor or tobacco. 

Children : 

3580 i Charles Coridon » Chaffee, born December 8, 1831 ; married Nettie H. 

Betts. 
-1-3581 ii Martha Stranahan Chaffee, born June 19, 1833; married Emmon 

Downer. 

3582 iii Walter Scott Chaffee, born February 2, 1835; married Rebecca 

Neideover; in 1854 was a clerk in a store in Syracuse, N. Y.; 
residence, 1890, San Buena Ventura, Cal.; a merchant. 

3583 iv Helen Louise Chaffee, born July 22, 1836; married T. G. Gilbert. 

3584 V Celinda Mianda Chaffee, born April 22, 1838; married E. Eaton. 

3585 vi John Hyde Chaffee, born July 22, 1840; married F. Marquissee. 

3586 vii James William Chaffee, born September 6, 1842; married M. A. 

Legeart; residence, 1890, Kilbourn City. 



330 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1607 Ichabod Sherman 7 Chaffee (Walter,6 Asa,5 Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,' 
Thomas i) was born in Lenox, N. Y., November 8, 1812, and married (1) in Knox- 
ville, N. Y., August 4, 1836, Electa, daughter of Josiah Evans of that place. She 
died August 8, 1838, and was buried in Peterboro, N. Y. She was a member of 
the Methodist Church. He married (2) February 10, 1842, Jeanette Saeger, who 
died in September, 1847. He married (3) in Peterboro, October 14, 1847, Eliza- 
beth Kelch, born in St. Clair County, Mich., July 5, 1825, died in Syracuse, N. Y,, 
March 7, 1879, and was buried there. Mr. Chaffee is a member of the Baptist 
Church, which he joined at the age of nineteen. He has a light complexion, blue 
eyes, and is five feet, eight inches in height. In 1836 and for many years after 
he lived in Peterboro. He was a farmer and miller, but in 1890 had retired from 
business and was living in Syracuse. 

Child, by first wife : 

3587 i Electa » Chaffee, born July 5, 1838 ; died in Peterboro, August 4, 1840. 
Children, by second wife, born in Peterboro : 

3588 ii William S. Chaffee, died November 30, 1888; married in Peterboro, 

Armour. 

3589 iii Rosanna Chaffee, born August 6, 1844; died September 5, 1862. 
+ 3590 iv Florence Chaffee, born July 11, 1846; married Cyrus B. Hoyt. 

Children, by third wife, the first six born in Peterboro, the last two in New- 
ark, N. Y.: 

3591 v George Henry Chaffee, born August 13, 1848; married Minnie Dem- 

mon, and in 1890 had six children and lived in Sparta, Wis. 

3592 vi Frances Chaffee, born July 27, 1850; died young. 

3593 vii John Ichabod Chaffee, born September 4, 1852. 

-t-3594 viii Emmon Dewitt Chaffee, born September 24, 1854; married. 

3595 ix Henrietta Agar Chaffee, born February 25, 1856. 

3596 X Cora Elizabeth Chaffee, born December 7, 1858; married Charles 

Andrew Donelly. (See 3604.) 

3597 xi Lyman Bliss Chaffee, born in Lenox, January 12, 1860; married 

Delia Ashley; had no children in 1890, when they lived in 
Syracuse. 

3598 xii Charles Herbert Chaffee, born January 17, 1862; married Sarah 

Steele; residence, 1890, Syracuse. 

3599 xiii Frederick Bruce Chaffee, born August 25, 1864; residence, 1890, 

Syracuse; unmarried. 

1609 Margaret ^ Chaffee (Walter,6 Asa,5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,' Thomas i) 
was born in Peterboro, N. Y., in 1817, and married (1) in the Baptist" Church of 
Morrisville, N. Y., October 26, 1833, Thomas Donelly, born in the north of Ireland 

in 1814. He died in Peterboro, December 16, 1862, and she married (2) 

Hornbeck. Mr. Donelly was a stone mason and a farmer. He had a light complex- 
ion, blue eyes, dark hair, and was of medium height. At the time of her marriage 
Margaret Chaffee lived in Peterboro, later lived in Michigan, but soon returned 
to Peterboro, where she lived for many years. In 1890 she lived in Oneida, N. Y. 
She became a member of the Baptist Church of Peterboro at the age of sixteen. 

Children, all but the first born in Peterboro: 

3600 i Thomas 8 Donelly, born in Michigan, in 1836; married Betsey Sulli- 

van; residence, 1890, Peterboro. 

3601 ii Alice Donelly, born in 1839; married John Adle. 

3602 iii Lucy Donelly, born in 1843; married Hanson Williams. 

3603 iv Jennie Donelly, born in 1846; married Asa Cranston; residence, 

1890, Clockville, N. Y. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 331 

+ 3604 V Charles Andrew Donelly, born in 1851; married Cora Elizabeth 
Chaffee (3596). 

3605 vi James Donelly, born in 1855; married Mary Robbins, who died 

before 1890. 

3606 vii Bennett Donelly, born in 1857; unmarried, 1890. 

3607 viii Alva Donelly, born in 1861; residence, 1890, Oneida, N. Y.; im- 

married. 

1612 Anna MJ Chaffee (Walter,6 Asa,5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
married Lyman Bliss, and in 1856 lived in Peterboro, N. Y. 
Children : 

3608 i Joseph 8 Bliss, residence, 1890, Peterboro; in business. 

3609 ii Norton Bliss, residence, 1890, Peterboro; in business. 

3610 iii Edward Bliss, died in 1890; lived in Peterboro. 

3611 iv Lyman Bliss., Jr., residence, 1890, Saginaw City, Mich.; a physician. 

3612 V Aaron Bliss, residence, 1890, Washington, D. C. 

3613 vi A son. 

1615 Mary Bliss ^ Chaffee (Comfort,^ Comfort,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., January 9, 1797, and died in 
Chicopee, Mass., April 15, 1874. She married in South Wilbraham, April 22, 
1819, Ishled Smith of that place, their intention of marriage being entered there, 
March 26, 1819. He was born in Sandisfield, Mass., October 3, 1794, and died in 
Springfield, Mass., where they lived, March 10, 1841. He was a hotel-keeper and 
also a clothier. 

Children : 

3614 i Mary Ann » Smith, born in 1820; married in Springfield, May 31, 1843, 

Ebenezer Thomas Richards, born in Hardwick, Mass., April 27, 
1818; a builder and a manufacturer of brick; residence, 1884, 
Chicopee. 

3615 ii Ellen Amanda Smith, born in 1822; married Fuller; residence, 

1883, Chicopee. 

3616 iii Persis Maria Smith, born in 1825. 

3617 iv Rachel Zuriah Smith, born in 1827. 

1616 Rodolphus ^ Chaffee (Comfort,^ Comfort, ^ Joseph,* John,^ Joseph,' 
Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., May 28, 1799, and died in Ada, 
Kent County, Mich., July 2, 1862. He married in South Wilbraham, April 8, 1822, 
OHve Carpenter 7 Stebbins (1938) (Walter « Stebbins, Anna » Chaffee, John,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i), born March 30, 1804. Their marriage intention entered 
in Souih Wilbraham, March 1, 1822, states that both were of that place. She 
died in Ada, August 1, 18 — , and was buried there. Mr. Chaffee was baptized in 
the South Wilbraham Congregational Church, July 27, 1800. He had a light 
complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, five inches in height. He was a farmer 
in South Wilbraham and Ada. 

Children, the first two born in South Wilbraham : 

3618 i Rodolphus Gordons Chaffee, born April 25, 1823; died March 15, 

1886; married Mary A. Gray, who died in Ada, March 23, 1891; 
residence, 1883, Ada. 

3619 ii Olive Maria Chaffee, born December 22, 1825; married Chester 

Bachelder. 

3620 iii Margaret Jane Chaffee, born November 7, 1827; died in August, 

1882; married (1) Nicholas Lawyer; (2) John Robinson. 

3621 iv Edwin Newell ChafTee, born January 3, 1830; died in Springfield, 

Mass., December 16, 1833. 



332 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

3622 V Azubah C. Chaffee, born July 27, 1831; married Leroy B. Lamphere. 

+ 3623 vi Edwin Newell Chaffee, born August 1, 1834; married Mary A. Cole. 

3624 vii Ellen Esther Chaffee, born February 4, 1842; married Patrick Duff. 

1617 John May 7 ChaflEee (Comfort,6 Comfort,^ Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., July 26, 1802, and died there, 
June 14, 1853. He married in that place, November 10, 1823, Susan, daughter 
of Stephen Holmes of Monson, Mass., their marriage intention being entered in 
South Wilbraham, September 12, 1823. In 1883 she was living in Springfield, Mass. 
Mr. Chaffee was baptized in the South Wilbraham Congregational Church, Sep- 
tember 11, 1802. He was employed as a machinist in the United States Armory 
in Springfield, from January, 1826, to March, 1833. His work was filing. During 
this time he lived in Springfield, and in 1852 in South Wilbraham. 

Children, the last four born in Springfield: 

3625 i Susan F.s Chaffee, born in Millbury, Mass., November 22, 1824; died 

in September, 1869. 

3626 ii Cornelia A. Chaffee, born in 1825; married Charles E. Hutchinson of 

Amherst, Mass.; residence, 1889, Amherst. 

3627 iii Comfort Lucius Chaffee, born March 1, 1827. 

3628 iv John Jerome Chaffee, born February 25, 1829; died in Springfield, 

October 22, 1830. 

3629 v John Holmes Chaffee, born February 26, 1831 ; married in Ware, Mass., 

November 25, 1856, Catharine, daughter of Jonas Dengar of that 
place; residence, 1883, Ware. 

1618 Jonathan Skinner ^ Chaffee (Comfort, « Comfort, ^ Joseph, * John, 3 Joseph,* 
Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., September 16, 1804, and died 
in Grand Haven, Mich., October 17, 1878. He married in South Wilbraham, 
December 31, 1828, Mary Worthington, daughter of Benjamin Russell of that 
place, their intention of marriage being entered there, December 13, 1828. She 
died April 24, 1883, and was buried in Grand Haven. Mr. Chaffee was baptized 
in the South Wilbraham Congregational Church, November 12, 1804. When 
thirty-five years of age he joined the Presbyterian Church, of which his wife was 
a member, and in which he became a Deacon. He had a fair complexion, blue 
eyes, and was six feet in height. From 1835 to 1868 he lived in Brecksville, O., 
and later in Grand Haven. He was a farmer. 

Children : 

3630 i Frances Drusilla ^ Chaffee, born in South Wilbraham, December 1, 

1829; died September 15, 1830. 

+ 3631 ii Jonathan Russell Chaffee, born August 31, 1833 ; married Lucy J. Rich. 

+ 3632 iii Frances Drusilla Chaffee, born June 27, 1836; married Asa Reynolds. 

+ 3633 iv Comfort Emerson Chaffee, born June 1, 1840; married (1) Louise W. 

Snow; (2) Mrs. Cora L. (Richardson) Van Metre. 

1619 Persis ^ Chaffee (Comfort,^ Comfort,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 
was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., August 4, 1807, and married there, De- 
cember 5, 1832, Simeon S. Hunt, a farmer of that place, their intention of marriage 
being entered in South Wilbraham, November 10, 1832. She was baptized in the 
Congregational Church there, October 11, 1807. 

Children : 

3634 i Stacy » Hunt. 

3635 ii Comfort Hunt, residence, 1883, North Somers, Conn. 

3636 iii Jane Hunt. 

3637 iv Hannah Hunt, married Frank Kibbe of Somers, Conn. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 333 

1620 William Perrin ^ Chaffee (Comfort,^ Comfort, ^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, INIass., April 17, 1810, and died there, 
October 24, 1882. He married (1) in South Wilbraham, April 11, 1838, Martha G. 
Perrin of Monson, Mass., their intention of marriage being entered in South Wil- 
braham, March 31, 1838. She was born April 2, 1816, died in that place Novem- 
ber 15, 1850, and was buried there. He married (2) in South Wilbraham, Octo- 
ber 5, 1851, Susan A. Tubbs of Springfield, Mass., born November 14, 1831, died 
August 12, 1855, and was buried in South Wilbraham. He married (3) March 3, 

1857, Sophronia M. Lincoln. He was baptized in the South Wilbraham Congre- 
gational Church, July 7, 1810. He was a farmer in that place, and was buried 
there. 

Children, by first wife : 

3638 i Albert » Chaffee, born about February, 1839; died in South Wilbraham, 

November 3, 1839, aged nine months. 

3639 ii Wilham Morton Chaffee, born July 21, 1842; died June 16, 1864; buried 

in South Wilbraham. 

3640 iii Charles Chaffee, born October 21, 1850; residence, 1883, Monson. 

Children, by third wife: 

3641 iv Martha Susan Chaffee, born August 16, 1859; married, January 19, 

1881, John Sheldon; residence, 1883, Fall River, Mass. 

3642 V Emily Chaffee. 

1621 Electa 7 Chaffs (Comfort, « Comfort,^ Joseph, * John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., March 3, 1813, and died there, February 13, 

1858. She married, May 7, 1835, Sullivan Upham Staunton (or Stanton), a far- 
mer of South Wilbraham, their intention of marriage being published there, 
March 14, 1835. In 1883 he was Postmaster of Hampden (formerly South 
Wilbraham). She was baptized in the First Congregational Church in South 
Wilbraham, June 17, 1813, and was buried in that town. 

Children : 

3643 i Sophia 8 Stanton, married Andrew Beebe; residence, 1883, Hampden. 

3644 ii Persis Stanton. 

3645 iii Robert Stanton. 

3646 iv Willie Stanton. 

1622 Comfort Jackson ^ Chaffee (Comfort, ^ Comfort,' Joseph,'* John, 3 Joseph,' 
Thomas was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., April 14, 1817, and married in 
Springfield, Mass., June 24, 1845, Asenath Ward, daughter of Noah Ferry of 
Palmer, Mass. Their marriage intention, entered in South Wilbraham, June 3, 
1845, speaks of him as of Northfield, O., and of her as of South Wilbraham. Mr. 
Chaffee was baptized there in the Congregational Church, July 6, 1817. He worked 
in South Wilbraham until he was twenty-one, and then learned the armorer's 
trade in Milbury, Mass. From there he went to Chicopee Falls, Mass., where he 
worked in a manufactory of firearms, the second establishment of its kind in Amer- 
ica. While here a machine for the making of pins with a solid head, and one for 
the punching out of saw teeth were invented by Harvey Waters, an agent of the 
firearms company. Later Mr. Chaffee worked successively in Mill River, Mass., 
Springfield Hill, Mass., and Brecksville, O., in the latter place being engaged in 
the manufacture of firearms with Joshua Stevens, the inventor of the first tools 
for the manufacture of the celebrated Colt's revolver. From there he went to 
Elyria, Lorain County, O., where he made machinery for the first woolen manu- 



334 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

factory in that county. In 1840 he began buying land in Northfield, 0., and in 
1845 he moved there. The place is ten miles from Cleveland, and the farm of 
three hundred and seventy-five acres which Mr. Chaffee bought formerly fur- 
nished the timber to fit out a part of Commodore Perry's fleet in the War of 1812. 
Here Mr. Chaffee raises, buys and sells stock, as well as cultivating the land. In 
1891 he still hved in Northfield, and in 1893 in Chaffee, O. 
Children : 

3647 i Lucien Mozart » Chaffee, born in Northfield, October 17, 1846; edu- 
cated in Baldwin University, Berea, O., standing high in his 
class, and showed great skill as a debater, his side usually win- 
ning ; he is an accomplished musician ; he united with the Methodist 
Church at the age of eleven, has been Class Leader and Sunday 
School Superintendent for fifteen years, and in 1893 was a Trustee 
of the church; ran away from home at the age of seventeen to 
enlist in the Civil War, but was refused on account of his youth; 
13olitically, was formerly a Republican and now a Prohibitionist; 
he is a farmer and large dealer in dairy cows and horses; has a 
light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, eleven inches in 
height; residence, 1893, Chaffee; unmarried. 
+ 3648 ii Anna Maria Eugenie Chaffee, born May 22, 1848; married Doctor 
F. M. Coates. 

1623 Lathrop Vennor ^ Chaffee (Comfort, « Comfort, ^ Joseph, ^ John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., May 1, 1821, and died there, 
October 30, 1863. He married (1) in South Wilbraham, April 19, 1843, Nancy M. 
Roberts of that place, their intention of marriage being entered there, March 25, 
1843. She died soon after and was buried in Pittsfield, Mass. He married (2) 
in South Wilbraham, July 20, 1845, Mrs. Augusta Anna (Wood) Hendrick of that 
place, daughter of Jacob Wood of South Wilbraham, and widow of Nelson Hen- 
drick. Their marriage intention was pubhshed there, June 14, 1845. Augusta 
(Wood) Chaffee survived her husband less than six weeks, dying in South Wilbra- 
ham, December 8, 1863, aged forty-five. Mr. Chaffee was baptized in the Congre- 
gational Church there, August 12, 1821. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, 
and was six feet, one inch in height. He hved in South Wilbraham, where he was 
a farmer. 

Child, by second wife: 
-1-3649 i Nelson Vennor « Chaffee, born December 14, 1856; married Isabel J. 
Kibbe. 

1624 Comfort Bliss 7 Chaffee (Nathaniel BUss,« Comfort,^ Joseph,* John, a 
Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., November 10, 1796, and 
died in Orwell, Pa., March 28, 1878. He married there, November 22, 1818, 
Docia, daughter of William Sexton of that place. She died June 1, 1879, and was 
buried in Orwell. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, as was her 
husband. He joined it at the age of seventeen, and was Deacon, Sunday School 
Superintendent, and leader of the singing in the church in Orwell. He moved 
from Massachusetts to Pennsylvania in early manhood, accompanied by one of 
his brothers, who, however, did not remain. Mr. Chaffee had a light complexion, 
blue eyes, and was five feet, ten inches in height. He was a farmer and lived in 
Warren, Pa., and Orwell. He was a man of great physical endurance and strength, 
having been known, in his younger days, to handle two and three men at a time. 
He was of temperate habits, very industrious and accumulated a goodly property. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 335 

He was of limited education, but had a strong mind, was very orthodox in re- 
ligion and a constant reader of the Bible. In politics he was a Republican. 

Children : 

3650 i Sarah Jane s Chaffee, born February 1, 1821; married Reuben 
Esterbrook; residence, Elmira, N. Y. 
+ 3651 ii Jarvis Sexton Chaffee, born April 4, 1824; married Ann M. Frost. 
+ 3652 iii Nathaniel Bliss Chaffee, born April 1, 1826; married Tamar A. 
Warner. 

3653 iv William Douglas Chaffee, born August 10, 1828; died September 28, 

1829. 

3654 V Ruth Sophia Chaffee, born June 15, 1830; married Oliver Warner. 
+ 3655 vi WiUiam Douglas Chaffee, born February 14 (16), 1832; married 

(1) Henrietta Chaffee (3087) ; (2) Mary E. Upson. 
3656 vii Docia Ann Chaffee, born November 16, 1834; married Marcus 
Warner, brother of Oliver Warner. 
+ 3657 viii Solomon Arthiton Chaffee, born December 5, 1836; married Sa- 
vannah Dunlap. 
+ 3658 ix Comfort Jerome Chaffee, born July 7, 1838; married Emily Mc- 
Creery. 
3659 X Tamson Meriam Chaffee, born May 28, 1840; died September 3, 
1864; married Alva Rodgers; she was a talented singer. 

1626 Solomon Bliss ^ Chaffee (Nathaniel Bliss,^ Comfort,^ Joseph,* John,* 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., March 4, 1799, and 
died in Richland City, Wis., March 25, 1857. He married (1) in New York state, 
June 16, 1836, Eunice Pamelia, daughter of Isaac Beech of that state. She died 
June 29, 1844, aged twenty-nine, and was buried in Raymond, Wis. Doctor Chaf- 
fee married (2), October 25, 1849, Clara IMilly Hovey, who died September 22, 
1851, aged thirty-three. Previous to her marriage, she taught in an academy in 
Vermont. He married (3), September 1, 1853, Annis Wellington. Doctor Chaffee 
was baptized in the South Wilbraham Congregational Church, February 8, 1816, 
and was for twenty years or more a minister of that denomination, as well as a 
physician. He preached in Central New York for several years, moving in July, 
1840, to Wisconsin, where he preached until his death. 

Children, by first wife: 
+ 3660 i Mary 8 Chaffee, born August 20, 1837; married Nicholas L. Sweet. 

3661 ii John Beech Chaffee, born in Cortland County, N. Y., August 3, 1839; 

died in Chicago, 111., September 6, 1890; was a physician and 
surgeon. A graduate of the St. Louis Medical College; he served 
in the Civil War as Assistant Surgeon in the Fifteenth Missouri 
Infantry, organized in St. Louis, Mo., in August and September, 
1861, to serve three years, being musterecl out December 25, 
1865; participated in the battles of Chaplin Hills, Stone River, 
Chickamauga, Face Ridge, Resaca, Adairsville, New Hope 
Church, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, 
Jonesboro, Lovejoye Station, Spring Hill, Franklin, Nashville 
and Columbia; was severely wounded on several occasions; 
his commander was General Sheridan, who was his lifelong 
friend; after the war he settled in Chicago, where he lived until 
his death; he was unmarried. 

3662 iii Louisa Chaffee, born December 31, 1841; died November 22, 1842. 

3663 iv Curtis Chaffee, born April 15, 1844; died July 17, 1844. 
Child, by second wife: 

3664 v Clara Pamelia Chaffee, born September 1, 1850; residence, 1891, 

Worcester, Mass.; unmarried. 



336 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Child, by third wife : 

3665 vi Annis Francena Chaffee, born October 16, 1854; probably went West. 

1628 Samuel Burge ' Chaffee (Nathaniel Bliss,« Comfort,^ Joseph,* John,' 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., September 16, 1802, 
and died in Wisconsin, in 1874. He married. He was baptized in the South 
Wilbraham Congregational Church, February 8, 1816. He had a light complexion, 
blue eyes, and was tall. He lived with his grandfather, Comfort Chaffee, for a 
time, and also lived in Worcester, Mass. 

Children : 

3666 i Sarah J.s Chaffee, married Beers. 

3667 ii George Bliss Chaffee. 

3668 iii Samuel M. Chaffee. 

3669 iv Josiah C. Chaffee, died in September, 1874; served in the United States 

Navy from 1861 until his death from yellow fever. 

3670 V F. Albertus Chaffee, died. 

3671 vi Mary B. Chaffee, residence, 1889, Pawtucket, R. I. 

1630 Joel 7 Chaffee (Nathaniel Bliss, « Comfort, ^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., March 6, 1806, and died in Roches- 
ter, N. Y., February 12, 1834. He married there, November 12, 1826, Melissa 
Sophronia, daughter of Seth Case. In 1857 and 1890 she was living in Detroit, 
Mich. Mr. Chaffee was baptized in the South Wilbraham Congregational Church, 
February 8, 1816. He was named for his uncle, Joel Chaffee (623). He was 
living in Rochester, June 3, 1828, when he bought of Seth Case, land in Gates, 
Monroe County, N. Y. Mr. Chaffee was the Captain of a company of militia in 
Rochester. He had a light complexion, dark blue eyes, was five feet, six inches 
in height, and of a jovial disposition. He was a carpenter by trade. 

Children : 

3672 i Mary Anns Chaffee, married N. S. Whitney; residence, 1890, St. 
Louis, Mo. 
+ 3673 ii Merrick Joel Chaffee, born September 28, 1834; married Annie L. Clark. 

1634 Merrick ^ Chaffee (Nathaniel Bliss,^ Comfort,^ Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 
Thomas 1) was born October 13, 1813, and died in Somers, Conn., January 17, 
1866. He married Adelia M. Son of North Chatham, N. Y., born November 7, 
1820. She is a member of the Methodist Church. In June, 1895, she was living 
in Somers. Mr. Chaffee was baptized in the South Wilbraham Congregational 
Church, February 8, 1816. He was of a jovial disposition. 

Children, the first born in New York state, the last three in Somers : 

3674 i George Merrick « Chaffee, born October 24, 1844; died in Ludlow, Mass., 

August 29, 1846; buried there. 

3675 ii Hannah Maria Chaffee, born July 14, 1849; married Charles Luce of 

Somers, who died before 1895; had two sons and a daughter, all 
living in Springfield, Mass., in 1895. 

3676 iii William Merrick Chaffee, born November 16, 1852; married Emma 

Griswold, and has two daughters; residence, 1895, Somers. 

3677 iv George Dallas Chaffee, born October 10, 1857; died in infancy. 

1635 Ehzabeth 7 Chaffee (WiUiam,^ Isaiah,5 Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Enfield, Conn., in October, 1781, and died in Conway, Mass., in No- 
vember, 1861. She married Asher Pease, a farmer of Sudfield, Conn., born in 
Enfield, September 21, 1780, and died in Conway, in November, 1872. He was 



SEVENTH GENERATION 337 

brother of her sister Fanny's husband. At the time of her marriage she hved in 
Enfield, later in Sudfield, and in 1810 removed to Conway, where she and her 
husband were buried. 
Children : 
3678 i EUza s Pease, born March 21, 1803; died in October, 1894; married 

Calvin Edson Nye. 
3678a ii Newton Pease, born November 17, 1805; died; married (1) Sarah 
Dwight, and had seven children; (2) Martha Ogden, and had 
two children; he was a farmer in Conway. 
+ 3679 iii Maria Pease, born November 30, 1807; married Alvan Clark. 
+ 3680 iv Beulah Pease, born October 13, 1809; married Josiah Dwight, Jr. 

3681 V Harriet Pease, born October 13, 1813; married David Valentine. 

3682 vi Caroline Pease, born March 1, 1816. 

3683 vii Lorin Pease, born in 1818. 

3684 viii Franklin Pease, born June 27, 1823; married (1) Minerva Nims; 

(2) Mrs. Sarah (Leonard) Hathaway. 

1637 Fannie ^ Chaffee (William,6 Isaiah, s Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Enfield, Conn., April 17, 1785, and died in Michigan, September 15, 
1853. She married Lyman Pease, brother of her sister Elizabeth's husband, 
born in Enfield, May 26, 1784. He lived in Southampton, Easthampton and 
Springfield, all in Massachusetts, and in 1858 lived in Jackson City, Mich. 

Children : 

3685 i William 8 Pease, born in Enfield, June 30, 1805. 

3686 ii Mary A. Pease, born in Southampton; died in 1848; married in 1834, 

Stephen Field. 

3687 iii Lyman Pease, Jr., born in Southampton, in 1808. 

3688 iv Fanny Pease, born in Southampton, in 1811; married Alfred Driggs; 

settled in St. Joseph, Mo. 

3689 V Lorenzo Pease, born in Easthampton, in 1813. 

3690 vi Adaline, born in Easthampton, in 1815; died in Jackson, in 1856; 

married, in 1834, Sumner Wing. 

3691 vii Dorothy Pease, born in Easthampton, in 1817; died in 1839; married 

William Morey. 

3692 viii Philander Pease, born in Easthampton, in December, 1820. 

3693 ix Henry Pease, born in Springfield, in 1827. 

1638 Hannah 7 Chaffee (William,^ Isaiah,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Enfield, Conn., in March, 1787, and died in Hartford, Conn., in No- 
vember, 1849. She married Moses Pike Holt. 

Child: 

3694 i Martha ^ Holt, married De Raismes of New York City, and had 

four children. 

1640 William ^ Chaffee, Jr. (William, e Isaiah, » Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,3 
Thomas 1), was born in Enfield, Conn., May 12, 1791, and died in East Windsor, 
Conn., July 23, 1849. He married in Schenectady, N. Y., Cornelia, daughter of 
Peter Van Dyke of that place. She was a member of the Congregational Church, 
and died November 23, 1863, aged seventy-two. Both Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee are 
buried in Enfield. He had a light complexion, dark blue eyes, was five feet, eight 
inches in height, witty, jovial, keenly intellectual, and a student of the Bible. 
During the War of 1812 he served as an officer. At the time of his marriage he lived 
in Schenectady and later in Enfield and Ellington, Conn., the latter being his home 
at the time of his death, which occurred suddenly of heart failure, while he was 
reaping in the field. He was a farmer and sawyer. 



338 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 

3695 i Mary Elizabeth Putnam s Chaffee, born August 30, 1813; died De- 

cember 2, 1858; married Dan Warner of Ellington. 

3696 ii Anna Warriner Chaffee, born May 12, 1816; died November 23, 1867; 

married Ithamar Bingham. 

3697 iii Cornelius Van Dyke Chaffee, born in Enfield, September 10, 1823; 

married (1) in New Lebanon, N. Y., September 5, 1851, Eliza A., 
daughter of Lord Anson Smith, of Enfield; she died in Ellington, 
September 27, 1879, and was buried in Wethersfield, Conn.; 
she was a member of the Baptist Church; he married (2) in 
West Hartford, Conn., May 20, 1881, Mary L. Crane; he has a 
light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, nine and a half 
inches, in height; he united with the Baptist Church at the age 
of twenty-five; he is a junk dealer; residence, 1851, Pittsfield, 
Mass., 1893, Hartford, Conn. 

-F3698 iv Isaiah Manning Chaffee, born September 9, 1826; married Emily F. 
Roan . 

-1-3699 V Cornelia Van Dyke Chaffee, born January 9, 1828; married William 
C. Edwards. 

3700 vi William Hibbard Chaffee, born December 13, 1831 ; died in Enfield, 

March 18, 1832. 

3701 vii William Hibbard Chaffee, born January 15, 1833; died in Enfield, 

May 28, 1834, 

1645 Samuel ^ Chaffee (William, ^ Isaiah,5 Joseph, ^ John,^ Joseph, ^ Thomas i) 
was born in Enfield, Conn., November 3, 1801, and died in Red Wing, Minn., 
August 9, 1856. He married in Schenectady, N. Y., November 19, 1828, Maria, 
daughter of Peter Van Dyck of Rotterdam, N. Y. She died January 8, 1880, and 
was buried in Red Wing. Both Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee were active members of the 
Congregational Church in Enfield, where they lived on the homestead built by 
Mr. Chaffee, who was a contractor and builder, and where their ten children were 
reared. 

In 1856 Mr. Chaffee became one of the Board of Directors of the Strafford 
Western Emigration Company, which was organized with the object of forming 
a settlement in the West, and of carrying to it the religious and educational ad- 
vantages of New England. Mr. Chaffee with others of the company went West 
in the summer of 1856 to investigate the country on the sunset side of the Mis- 
sissippi and select a spot for settlement. To him fell the honor of discovering and 
pointing out to the company the beauties of the Zumbro River Valley, where 
they afterwards located and where now stands the town of Zumbrota. Worn out 
by the fatigues and hardships to which he was exposed in this Indian land, he was 
taken ill in Red Wing, where he died and was followed to his grave by a sorrowing 
procession of strangers. A few wild flowers were cast upon his coffin, prayer and 
benediction were said, and all was over. He was buried in Oak Wood Cemetery, 
Red }Ving, on a bluff overlooking the village and the Mississippi. Soon after 
Mr. Chaffee's death his widow and children removed to Red Wing. 

The following account of the settlement of Zumbrota is taken from a Red Wing 
paper : 

"In fulfillment of my promise to furnish you some of my recollections of the 
early days in Goodhue county, I will devote the first article to the settlement of 
Zumbrota and to some of the incidents attending it. 

"Up to the spring of 1856, that beautiful valley in Goodhue county through 
which the Zumbro river courses its way like a thread of silver, and in the center 
of which is now the thrifty village of Zumbrota, was known only to the hunter. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 339 

Not a path made by the foot of civiHzed man traversed its length or its breadth. 
The deer and the elk grazed on its virgin grass unmolested, while the musk-rat 
and the otter sported in the limpid waters of the little river undisturbed. The 
valley had been entirely overlooked. The old St. Paul and Dubuque stage road 
and also the road from Red Wing to Mantorville and other points to the south- 
west lay to the east of it, while on the west there was no road within several miles. 

"In the spring of 1856 a backwoodsman by the name of Smith, a native of 
Canada, who the year before had settled in the big woods southwest of Pine Island, 
found himself on short rations. With rifle in hand, he started out in pursuit of 
wild game, which then abounded in the region. He extended his pursuits into 
the above-mentioned valley. Its beauty and topography suggested to his shrewd 
mind the idea that in the center of this valley was a favorable site for a town, 
and as townsites were springing into existence in every direction, he resolved to 
become the founder of a city. Having exhausted his own right of pre-emption 
in the woods, he found a single man by the name of Doty, who was willing to be 
sacrificed to gratify Smith's ambition. A claim was soon taken by Doty and in 
due time Smith at once entered with alacrity upon his new enterprise. He en- 
listed a merchant of Red Wing by the name of Gambia in the project, who took 
a claim adjoining Doty's. Smith had discovered that by straightening the Red 
Wing and Mantorville road, it would cross his proposed townsite and that the 
St. Paul and Dubuque road had already been surveyed across it. 

"Smith had piloted now and then a settler on his way to or from Red Wing 
over his new route, for a road. In this manner a wagon trail was made over the 
prairie, which could easily be followed. Doty, aided by Smith, had hauled poplar 
logs some three miles, and was building a log cabin. While thus engaged, Doty 
and Smith observed a party of three men on foot approaching them from the 
south, along the wagon trail. As they came up to the cabin, they appeared weary, 
footsore and discouraged. They inquired the distance to Red Wing, and also 
to the nearest place where they could stay over night. They learned from Smith 
that the nearest cabin in the direction of Red Wing was four miles distant. It 
was late in the afternoon. The travelers were hungry and thirsty. Smith hastened 
to bring them some water from a spring near by, and set before them on a board 
in the open air such viands as his scanty larder afforded. 

"Smith's inquisitive nature had soon drawn out of his guests the story of their 
now disconsolate journey. They were a committee of a colony of New England 
people, who had been seeking in vain for a local colony to settle. They were on 
their way to Red Wing, intending to take the first boat down the river and return 
to their homes in the east. Smith's opportunity had now come. His dream might 
be more than realized. He was entertaining angels (messengers) unawares. He 
at once informed them that the valley in which they now were was just the spot 
they had been looking for. With rude but earnest elocjuence he expatiated on 
the advantages offered by the locality. There was an abundance of government 
land. The site was an ideal one for a town ; there was a mill site on the river within 
a few rods of where they then were, etc., etc. But our travelers were disheartened; 
one of them was sick. They could not be induced to listen to Smith and took 
Tip their journey towards the Mississippi river, thinking only of joining their 
families once more in far off New England. The three persons described were 
Samuel ChafTee, Daniel Goddard and Joseph Bailey. 

"As the little party had nearly reached the top of the ascent out of the valley, 
Samuel Chaffee, who was weak and sick, sat down to rest. He naturally turned 
his face toward the valley he had crossed with so much weariness and pain. The 
sun was just sinking behind the horizon, and its golden rays clothed the valley 
with a radiance and beauty akin to that of paradise. He was enamored of the 
scene. He called to his companions to come back and take a look at the valley. 
At first they refused, but finally consented. 

" 'Isn't that beautiful!' exclaimed Chaffee. For a moment his companions 
did not speak. ChafTee again exclaimed: 

' ' ' Why is not that just the spot we are seeking? ' 

" ' It is handsome ' ejaculated Bailey in a husky tone. 



340 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

" 'It is real porty ' drawled out Goddard. 

" 'But we must hurry, or we shall never get to our stopping place before dark/ 
exclaimed Bailey and Goddard. 

"In due time they arrived at the cabin where they were to stop over night, and 
talked of but little else than what pertained to their newly discovered land of 
promise, during that night and the next day. 

"Upon their arrival at Red Wing they found several other members of the 
colony there to whom they reported their discovery with much enthusiasm. 

" Poor Samuel Chaffee, whose illness had caused him to sit down and rest on the 
northern slope of the Zumbro valley and who thus had his attention called to the 
valley, took to his bed at the old Tepeetonka hotel in Red Wing, from which a 
few days afterwards he was borne to Oakwood cemetery, then almost inaccessible. 

" It may not be uninteresting here to say that the Strafford Western Emigra- 
tion company was only a small fragment of a large company organized the winter 
before in Massachusetts, but which went to pieces after an ineffectual effort by 
an incompetent and discordant committee to find a township of land on which 
to plant so large a colony. As a matter of fact, the committee of the original 
company, consisting of one hundred and sixty members, most of these heads of 
families, actually passed just below the valley where the smaller colony after- 
wards settled. Had they made the discovery which Chaffee and his party did, 
quite likely the great colony would have settled there." 

Children, born in Enfield: 
+ 3702 i Samuel Whipple « Chaffee, born March 21, 1830; married Almira 
Phelps. 

3703 ii Margaret Chaffee, born December 14, 1832; married Carl Larsen; 

died in Minneapolis, Minn., in June, 1900, of heart disease, 
while visiting her brother, Samuel W. 

3704 iii Laura Maria Chaffee, born January 9, 1834; died in Enfield, July 29, 

1836. 

3705 iv Mary Elizabeth Chaffee, a twin, born January 9, 1834; died Octo- 

ber 17, 1859. 

3706 V Sophia Chaffee, born November 5, 1836; married William F. Holt. 

3707 vi Laura Maria Chaffee, born July 23, 1838; died in October, 1867. 

3708 vii Caroline Amelia Chaffee, born April 30, 1841; died in August, 1861. 

3709 viii Angelica Switz Chaffee, born August 26, 1843; was at one time con- 

nected with the American nuns in Rome, Italy, and in 1894 
with a Roman Catholic Mission in Upper Egypt. 

+ 3710 ix Harriet Cornelia Chaffee, born October 13, 1846; married Doctor 
Henry W. Stauffer. 

+ 3711 X William Chaffee, born November 29, 1848; married Christina Place. 

1650 Hannah ^ Chaffe (Joseph, ^ Isaiah, ^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Adams, Mass., September 7, 1785, and died in Erieville, N. Y., April 10, 
1815. She married Benjamin Wadsworth, a carpenter of that place, who, after 
her death, married her sister Mercy. Hannah (Chaffe) Wadsworth had a light 
complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, six inches in height. She moved to 
Warren, N. Y., in 1796, and to Nelson, N. Y., in 1805. She was buried in Erie- 
ville. 

Children : 

3712 i Maria 8 Wadsworth, died in Hudson, Wis.; married Roswell Holmes, 

and had three children; residence, Hudson. 

3713 ii Elmira Wadsworth, married Foster Sprague, and had two sons; resi- 

dence, Rochester, N. Y. 

3714 iii Desdemona Wadsworth, died in Cazenovia, N. Y. ; married Joseph 

Stiles, and had two children, one a daughter, now living in Syra- 
cuse; buried in Cazenovia. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 341 

+ 3715 iv Joseph Wadsworth, married (1) Sylvia Spear; (2) May Campbell; 
(3) Jane Coon. 

3716 V Evaline Wadsworth, died in Michigan. 

1651 Betsey ^ ChafEe (Joseph,^ Isaiah, 5 Joseph,^ John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Adams, Mass., January 23, 1789, and died in Erieville, N. Y., May 27, 
1864. She married there, March 10, 1808, Levi Brown, a farmer, born September 4, 
1781, died in Erieville, July 30, 1840. Betsey (Chaffe) Brown had a light com- 
plexion, gray eyes, and was five feet, eight inches in height. She was a very in- 
telligent woman and a great lover of books. She was a member of the Universa- 
list Church and was buried in Erieville. 

Children : 

3717 i Samuel Catlin » Brown, born in Erieville, December 3, 1809; died in 

1865; married Mary Sophia Curtis, and had a son; settled in the 
West. 

3718 ii John Manning Brown, born August 4, 1812; married and had a 

son, who lived in Chicago in 1890, as did his father. 
-F3719 iii Charlotte Brown, born May 8, 1814; married William Richardson. 

3720 iv Minerva Brown, born February 17, 1817; married Arnold. 

3721 V Levi Brown, Jr., born May 21, 1819. 

3722 vi Hannah Brown, born June 23, 1821; died March 30, 1881; married 

Chauncey Abbott. 

3723 vii Zurial Brown, born May 25, 1823. 

3724 viii William H. Harrison Brown, born in Erieville, August 2, 1825; 

married, and had several children; residence, 1890, Liberty- 
viUe, 111. 

3725 ix Ehzabeth Brown, born July 14, 1827; died March 7, 1868; married 

Tale Anderson. 

3726 X Andromache Brown, born September 26, 1829, died in 1833. 

3727 xi Ann D. Brown, born May 9, 1832; residence, 1890, Chicago. 

1652 William 7 ChafiEe (Joseph,^ Isaiah,5 Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Adams, Mass., March 10, 1791, and died in Erieville, N. Y., July 28, 
1828. He married there in 1812 (1813), Lucy, daughter of Wadleman Dexter, 
of Nelson, N. Y. She was born in Rhode Island in 1794. ]\Ir. Chaffe had a light 
complexion, blue eyes, was five feet, ten inches in height, and of a generous and 
genial disposition. He was a farmer and lived in Erieville as early as 1805. While 
driving a load of hay, his horses ran away, throwing him off and killing him almost 
instantly. He was buried in Erieville. 

Children : 
+ 3728 i Sarahs Chaffe, born February 14, 1814; married Jonathan Welling- 
ton. 

3729 ii Emily Chaffe, born in Nelson, N. Y., May 8, 1816; died there, Novem- 

ber 3, 1852; married in Nelson, in 1849, Reuben Brown; had 
two sons, one dead, one married and living in Cortland County, 
N. Y. 

3730 iii Mercy Chaffe, born in Nelson, February 17, 1818; died in George- 

town, May 9, 1873; married Isaac Fletcher of that place; no 

children. 
+ 3731 iv Lucy Chaffe, born January 14, 1820; married David Hamilton. 
+ 3732 V Francis N. Chaffe, born February 17, 1822; married Milo Jennie. 
3733 vi William Chaffe, Jr., born August 26, 1824; died in Virginia, June 15, 

1862; married Jennette Pease and had a son and a daughter, 

who died in infancy; he was killed in the Battle of Shenandoah, 

during the Civil War. 



342 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

3734 vii Stephen J. V. Chaffe, born March 10, 1828; died July 5, 1899; mar- 
ried, September 6, 1854, Sarah, daughter of Ebenezer N. White 
of Erieville, where they hved in 1890; no children. 

1653 Joseph Manning ^ (" Manning ") Chaphe (Joseph, ^ Isaiah,^ Joseph,* John, 3 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Adams, Mass., March 24, 1793, and died near 
Eaton, N. Y., October 29, 1868. He married (1) in Utica, N. Y., September 26, 
1821, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Grant of that place. She was born June 3, 
1800, and died in Erieville, N. Y., October 13, 1832. Manning Chaphe married 
there (2), January 20, 1833, Susan, daughter of Wilham and Abigail (Dill) Allen 
of Cazenovia, N. Y. [See Appendix G.] She was born September 17, 1805, and 
died November 1, 1844. Mr. Chaphe married (3) in Eaton, January 23, 1845, 
Carohne Malinda White, born in Salisbury, Conn., July 28, 1802, died in Eaton, 
April 14, 1884. 

When Manning Chaphe was three years of age his parents moved from Adams 
to Warren, N. Y., where he lived for nine years. He used to tell how his grand- 
father White would take him out hunting, and let him carry the game. In 1805 
his parents moved to Nelson, N. Y., and about four years later he accompanied 
his father on a visit to relatives in Wilbraham, Mass., and Enfield, Conn. He was 
a bright, good looking boy, and a great favorite with the family. At the age of 
eighteen when he was working on the turnpike then being built from Cazenovia 
to Smithfield, N. Y., he was felhng trees and his knee was badly cut by his axe. 
The wound became dangerously inflamed, through cold, and amputation was 
necessary. Doctor White of Cherry Valley, a town some sixty miles away, and a 
surgeon of note in that part of the country, was summoned and performed a 
skillful operation, the wound healing rapidly. When health and strength returned 
Manning found employment tending a toll gate on the Skaneateles turnpike, but 
being ambitious for something better, after two years of toll-keeping he became 
a tailor. He could not stand the confinement of the bench, and in July, 1814, 
began work in the machine shop of Amos Rodgers in New Hartford, Oneida 
County, N. Y. Despite his crippled condition he was determined to succeed. 
The trade he had chosen was a hard one, necessitating his standing all day long, 
in great pain. For some time after commencing this work, he would return to his 
boarding place at night so exhausted that he thought he could never stand another 
day, but in the morning would awake refreshed and with courage and determina- 
tion continue his work. To add to his troubles, a fellow boarder passed his even- 
ings in playing on the violin, adding much to Manning's discomfort and prevent- 
ing him from getting his rest. He never got over his dislike for violin music and 
on hearing it seldom failed to remark, "Some fool grinding away on the fiddle." 

He worked for Mr. Rodgers until November, 1816, when the latter gave him a 
letter of recommendation to Mr. Northrup, agent of a nailing company in Oris- 
kany, N. Y., of which a part was as follows : 

"He is extremely steady at his work and trusty in business, is ingenious at 
taking new kinds of work. You wall find him useful in your business and may 
expect him to be at work as many days in a month as any young man, for he is 
no rambler or idle person and he is of civil habits and good conversation." 

He worked in Oriskany three years and in Cooperstown, N. Y., for fifteen months. 
From 1821 to 1826 he worked for the Oneida Manufacturing Society in Whites- 
town, N. Y., building cotton machinery. On leaving the company's employ he 
was given the following letter of recommendation : 






HELIOTVPE PRINTING CO. BOSTON, MASS 



SEVENTH GENERATION 343 

"Whitestown, June 26th, 1827. 

"The bearer Mr. Joseph M. Chaphe has been employed by the Oneida Manu- 
facturing Society as a machinist for considerable time. He is a man of good moral 
character, is an excellent workman and faithful to his employers, he will give 
good satisfaction to those who may employ him. 

"The last work he done for this Society (in connection with Mr. A. S. Sweet) 
was so well executed that the Trustees passed the following preamble and Reso- 
lution, — 'Whereas in consideration of the faithful performance on the part of 
Messrs. Sweet and Chaphe in building the twelve carding machines in a superior 
manner it is the opinion of the Trustees that they should be allowed a compensa- 
tion over and above the contract price, — therefore, — Resolved, that the Agent 
be and he is hereby authorized to pay the said Sweet and Chaphe the further 
sum of Twelve Dollars on each Carding Machine over and above the contract 
price.' 

(Signed) "Wm. Walcott, Agt. for the Oneida Mfg. Soc." 

In 1824, during his residence in Whitestown, he bought land in Oriskany, for 
which he paid $1,000. In 1827 he went to work for Mr. Sweet in Auburn, N. Y., 
where he remained for a year; in 1828 and 1829 he was employed in New Hartford; 
from 1830 to 1832 he lived in Erieville, during part of this time being in the employ 
of Philo C. Curtis in Utica. In April, 1833, he bought a farm a mile and a half 
north of Morrisville, Madison County, N. Y. and turned his attention to farming. 
Here he lived until the autumn of 1854, when he removed to Eaton to remain 
until March, 1867, at which time he went to live with his daughter, Mrs. Short, 
in whose home on a farm near Eaton he died in the fall of 1868. 

During his work as a machinist he helped build the machinery for the New York 
Mills factory and bought the first bolt of bleached muslin turned out by this 
company, taking the muslin home for family use. 

When a young man he changed the spelling of his name from Chafee to Chaphe, 
at the suggestion of a minister, who said that the name should be spelled as it 
was pronounced. Many relatives and descendants have followed his example. 
He considered the most prominent events of his life to be his meeting with the 
Marquis de Lafayette, with whom he shook hands, on his visit to this country in 
1824, his trip with Governor De Witt Clinton on a packet boat through the Erie 
Canal, on the completion of that waterway in 1825, and his two visits to New York 
City in 1865 and 1867, the summer of which latter year he spent with his son, 
Andrew J., in Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Manning Chaphe had an ardent, sensitive and noble nature. In his work he 
was systematic and neat. He showed excellent judgment in all matters, was a 
well informed man and absolutely self-made. He disliked vain show and boast 
of wealth, and was never known to call people by short or familiar names. 

Children, by first wife: 
+ 3735 i Thomas Grant* Chaphe, born August 14, 1822; married Cassandria 
W. Stone. 
3736 ii Joseph Lafayette Chaphe, born in Whitestown, September 11, 1824; 
died there, January 31, 1825. 
+ 3737 iii George Franklin Chaphe, born May 28, 1826; married Flavilla M. 

Stone. 
+ 3738 iv Joseph Babcock Chaphe, born August 20, 1827; married Caroline M. 
Childs. 

3739 V Sarah Elizabeth Chaphe, born in Erieville, July 15, 1830; died near 

Morrisville, February 12, 1835. 

3740 vi Angeline Chaphe, born in Erieville, October 4, 1832; died there, 

January 16, 1833. 



344 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children, by second wife, born near Morrisville : 

+ 3741 vii Andrew Jackson Chaphe, born June 14, 1834; married Mary A. 
Condon. 
3742 viii Susan Chaphe, born' March 21, 1836; died in Eaton, September 22, 
1864; received her education in the district school of her native 
place; removed with her father to Eaton in 1854, living at home, 
unmarried, until her death from typhoid fever, after fifteen 
days' illness; she was of a mild, quiet and retiring nature, seldom 
joining her young friends in their amusements, devoted to home 
and church work; she was buried in Eaton. 

+ 3743 ix William Henry Chaphe, born January 8, 1838; married Peggy Ben- 
nett. 
3744 X Allen Benton Chaphe, born December 12, 1839; died in Morrisville, 
August 26, 1841. 

+ 3745 xi Gertrude Lovina Chaphe, born January 7, 1843; married Franklin E. 
Short. 

1654 Mercy ^ ChafEe (Joseph,*^ Isaiah, s Joseph, ^ John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Adams, Mass., December 16, 1795, and died in Erieville, N. Y., Sep- 
tember 4, 1848. She married Benjamin Wadsworth, after the death of his first 
wife, her sister, Hannah. Mercy (Chaffe) Wadsworth had a florid complexion, 
dark blue eyes, and was five feet, six inches in height. She was a member of the 
Universalist Church. She had a wonderful memory and could quote passages of 
scripture with great fluency. She lived, died and was buried in Erieville. 

Children : 

3746 i Jane ^ Wadsworth, died in West Eaton, N. Y. ; married Calvin Welling- 

ton. 

3747 ii Stephen Wadsworth, born in Erieville; died in Morrisville, N. Y., in 

1885; married Hill; residence, Morrisville. 

3748 iii Andrew Wadsworth, married and had six children, all dead; residence, 

1890, Janesville, Wis. 

3749 iv Harriet Wadsworth, born in Erieville; lived there in 1890; unmarried. 

3750 V Rowina Wadsworth, born in Erieville; died in York, N. Y. (Rochester, 

N. Y.), in 1886; married in Erieville, George Hubble. 

3751 vi John Wadsworth, born in Erieville; married there Alice Hubbard; 

residence, 1890, Erieville. 

3752 vii Alice Wadsworth, died in York; married John Spittle. 

1655 Eunice ^ ChafEe (Joseph, « Isaiah, s Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Warren, N. Y., May 24 (25), 1797, and died in Erieville, N. Y., Jan- 
uary 17, 1875. She married there, February 5, 1814, Jabez Brown of Nelson, N. Y. 
She had a dark complexion, dark blue eyes, and was five feet, three inches in height. 
She was a member of the Universalist Church. 

Children : 

3753 i James ^ Brown, born in Nelson, February 2, 1815; residence, 1890, 

Candor, N. Y. 

3754 ii Manning Brown, born in Nelson, January 7, 1817; residence, 1890, 

Oconomowoc, Wis. 

3755 iii Almeron BrowTi, born in Spafford, April 3, 1819; residence, 1890, 

Syracuse, N. Y. 

3756 iv Betsey Brown, born in Nelson, August 28, 1821; married 

Williamson; residence, 1890, Erieville. 

3757 v Mercy Brown, born in Nelson, February 11, 1824; died young. 

3758 vi Esther Brown, born in Georgetown, November 10, 1826 ; married 

Shaw. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 345 

3759 vii Mercy (Mary) Brown, born in Georgetown, July 17, 1829; married 

Smith. 

3760 viii Abigail Brown, born in Nelson, October 17, 1832. 

1656 Esther ^ ChafEe (Joseph,^ Isaiah, ^ Joseph,^ John, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) 
was born in Warren, N. Y., May 24 (25), 1797, and died in Erieville, N. Y., July 30, 
1879. She married (1) there, December 26, 1832, Eber Sweet of that place, (2) 
February 27, 1853, Freeman Matteson, a farmer of Erieville, who died April 10, 
1883. She had a sandy complexion, light blue eyes, and was five feet, four inches 
in height. She was a member of the Baptist Church and lived in Erieville, where 
she was buried. 

Children : 

3761 i Eunice 8 Sweet, born December 12, 1826; died April 20, 1833. 

3762 ii Ambrose S. Sweet, born in Erieville, March 26, 1830; died in August, 

1850; unmarried; learned the tinner's trade in Morrisville, N. Y. 
+ 3763 iii Mary J. Sweet, born October 9, 1832; married Alva H. Long. 

1657 Anna ^ ChafEe (Joseph,^ Isaiah,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was 
born in Warren, N. Y., February 5, 1800, and died in Virgil (Harford), N. Y., 
November 12, 1847. She married in Erieville, N. Y., in 1820, Daniel Holdridge 
of Nelson, N. Y., born May 20, 1798, died in Virgil, November 12, 1847. In 1830 
they moved to Cortland County, N. Y. Anna (Chaffe) Holdridge had a dark 
complexion, and dark blue eyes. She was a member of the Baptist Church and 
was a kind, devoted wife and mother. She lived in either Harford or Virgil, where 
she died and was buried. 

Children : 

3764 i Esthers Holdridge, born July 11, 1822; died in 1822. 

3765 ii Thomas J. Holdridge, born September 2, 1823; residence, 1890, 

Harford. 

3766 iii Joseph M. Holdridge, born August 5, 1825. 

+ 3767 iv Enoch J. Holdridge, born April 22, 1827; married Clarissa Turpening. 
+ 3768 V Aurilla Jennette Holdridge, born November 11, 1829; married Eli 
Sweet. 

3769 vi Abigail E. Holdridge, born November 23, 1831; died February 2, 

1845. 

3770 vii Mercy A. Holdridge, born May 15, 1834; married Hillsingen. 

3771 viii Daniel M. Holdridge, born November 9, 1836; died in 1876. 

3772 ix Louisa M. Holdridge, born December 15, 1840; married. 

1658 Stephen Fisk ^ Chaphe (Joseph,« Isaiah,^ Joseph,* John,* Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born in Warren, N. Y., January 30, 1802, and died in Cazenovia, 
N. Y., August 21, 1891. He married (1) in Erieville, N. Y., February 5, 1832, 
Josephine, daughter of David Armstrong of Bennington, Vt. She died January 25, 
1849, and was buried in Cazenovia. She had a fair complexion, dark blue eyes, 
and was five feet, four inches in height. She was a kind and loving mother. Mr. 
Chaphe married (2) in Lebanon, N. Y., May 8, 1850, Martha, daughter of Jabin 
Armstrong of New London, Conn. She was a cousin of his first wife, and died 
March 7, 1877. She had a dark complexion, gray eyes, was five feet, six inches in 
height and a member of the Methodist Church. 

Mr. Chaphe had a sandy complexion, light blue eyes, and was five feet, seven 
inches in height. When he was three years old his parents moved to Nelson, N. Y., 
and later to Erieville. The first school he attended was in his father's barn. At the 
age of twelve he helped his father upon the farm and at blacksmithing during the 



346 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

summer months, attending school in winter. From fifteen to twenty-three years of 
age he was a brickmaker, and then learned the carpenter's trade. At the age of 
twenty-seven he learned the millwright's trade, which he followed for many years. 
After his marriage he lived in Erieville, his parents making their home with him. In 
1846 he moved to Eaton, N. Y. Later he bought a farm in Illinois, upon which he 
intended to settle, but his wife's death changed his plans. In 1850 he purchased 
an interest in a saw and grist mill in Cazenovia, moving there. He subsequently 
owned and operated a cheese box factory and dealt in lumber. He was a public- 
spirited citizen, always interested in whatever would tend to improve the village. 
He was honorable in every particular, both in public and private life, charitable, 
benevolent, a great reader and devoted to his friends. He was a Republican in 
politics. 

"Mr. Chaphe was a man of gentle, kindly disposition, 'with malice toward 
none, with charity foi- all,' and his life was an exemplification of unostentatious 
Christianity. His home life, as husband and father, was an especially happy one; 
and to the last he was watched over with loving care by his children until he 
passed peacefully away, to be gathered, like a sheaf of wheat fully ripe, into life 
everlasting." 

Children, by first wife, the first five born in Erieville, the last two in Eaton : 

+ 3773 i Albert Henry s Chaphe, born September 20, 1833; married Susan 

Jillson. 
+ 3774 ii Rebecca Armstrong Chaphe, born September 2, 1835; married 
Oliver Mabie. 
3775 iii Ethan Fisk Chaphe, born November 12, 1837; died July 24, 1838. 
+ 3776 iv Rankin Chaphe, born November 3, 1839; married Emma Ferry. 
3777 V Finnette Chaphe, born October 5, 1843; died in Cazenovia, Febru- 
ary 20, 1898; had a dark complexion, dark blue eyes, was five 
feet, four inches in height, of a cheerful disposition and de- 
voted to her friends and the Methodist Church, which she joined 
at the age of fourteen; she was unmarried and lived with her 
father in Cazenovia. 
+ 3778 vi Elmer Chaphe, born December 2, 1846; married Sarah G. Hall. 
+ 3779 vii Ellen Chaphe, a twin, born December 2, 1846 ; married Irwin A. Forte. 

Children, by second wife, born in Cazenovia: 
+ 3780 viii Jabin Joseph Chaphe, born July 7, 1851; married Adeline J. Jillson. 
3781 ix Frances Josephine Chaphe, born May 13, 1855; died in Cazenovia, 
July 23, 1861. 

1660 Luther ^ Chaffee (Joel Israel,^ Joshua,^ Joel,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Sharon, Conn., November 17, 1784, and died in Ellsworth, Conn., 
March 11, 1863. He married there, April 14, 1811, Polly, daughter of Calvin and 
Betsey (Parsons) Peck of that place, where she was born about 1786. She died in 
Ellsworth, April 5, 1866, where both she and her husband are buried. They were 
members of the Congregational Church. They lived on the old homestead in 
Ellsworth, where Mr. Chaffee was a farmer. 

Children, born in Ellsworth: 
+ 3782 i George Whitfield s Chaffee, born July 11, 1812; married Rhoda A. 
Skiff. 
3783 ii Caroline Maria Chaffee, born February 17, 1816; married in Ells- 
worth, August 21, 1834, Garry Stilson Morey; residence, Ells- 
worth. 
+ 3784 iii Calvin Peck Chaffee, born February 11, 1820; married (1) Elizabeth 
Lovell (3792) ; (2) Clarissa G. Lovell. 






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SEVENTH GENERATION 347 

1661 Rachel ^ Chaffee (Joel Israel, » Joshua, ^ Joel,* John,^ Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Sharon, Conn., April 3, 1786, and died. She married in Lee, Mass., 
September 2, 1809, Abraham, son of John and Lydia (Hotchkiss) Hall of Guilford, 
Conn. He was born there, August 29, 1776, and died March 17, 1864. He was a 
widower with five children. He was a harness maker. Mr. and Mrs. Hall lived 
in Lee until 1819, in Sullivan, N. Y., until 1825, in Kirkland, N. Y., until 1847, 
in Oswego County, N. Y., until 1858, when they settled in Munnsville, N. Y. 
They also lived in Richland, N. Y. 

Children : 

3785 i Lewis P.* Hall, born in 1811; residence, Richland. 

3786 ii Rachel Hall, born in 1814; unmarried. 

3787 iii Luther Chaffee Hall, born May 11, 1816. 

1663 Abigail ^ Chaffee (Joel Israel, « Joshua, & Joel,* John,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Sharon, Conn., July 17, 1790, and died in Ellsworth, Conn., Decem- 
ber 5, 1845. She married there, June 12, 1815, Augustus, son of Ebe and Mabel 
(Elmore) Everett of Ellsworth. He was born May 17, 1783 and died in Ellsworth, 
August 3, 1867, where both are buried. He was a tailor. 

Children : 

3788 i Dolly » Everett. 

3789 ii Mabel Everett. 

3790 iii Lucy Everett. 

3791 iv Samuel E. Everett, residence, 1887, Ellsworth. 

1664 Clarissa ^ Chaffee (Joel Israel, « Joshua, ^ Joel,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Ellsworth, Conn., January 12, 1793, and died in Sharon, Conn., Sep- 
tember 23, 1824. She married, October 6, 1818, John Barlow, son of Joshua and 
Betsey (Barlow) Lovell. He was a farmer and lived in Sharon. He was born 
March 18, 1796, and died in Waverley, 111., October 9, 1851. He married as his 
second wife, Catherine M. Gold, by whom he had nine children, one of whom, 
Clarissa Gold Lovell, married Calvin Peck Chaffee (3784) as his second wife. 

Children : 

3792 i EUzabeth s Lovell, born October 26, 1820; married Calvin Peck Chaffee. 

(See 3784.) 
3792a ii Charles Thomas Lovell. 

3793 iii John Chaffee Lovell, born in Sharon, September 3, 1824, married in 

Ellsworth, June 13, 1850, his second cousin, Susan Elizabeth, 
daughter of Gamaliel and Nancy (Woodward) Everett; she was 
" born in Ellsworth, April 7, 1824, and died in Grass Lake, Mich., 
September 15, 1850; he married (2), in Sharon, September 3, 1855, 
Emily Antoinette, daughter of David Smith and Nancy (Howard) 
Cartwright; she was born in Sharon, July 6, 1833; John C. Lovell 
went from Sharon to Grass Lake in 1850, his wife dying immedi- 
ately on their arrival; he lived in Sangamon County, 111., one year, 
then returned to Sharon in 1858, settling in Cornwall; returned in 
1861 to Sharon, where he was living in 1875. 

1667 Chauncey Matthew ^ Chaffee (Joel Israel, « Joshua,* Joel,* John, 3 Joseph,' 
Thomas 1) was born in Ellsworth, Conn., June 21, 1801, and died in Cornwall 
Bridge, Conn., May 14, 1860. He married in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., December 16, 
1826, Mary Ann, daughter of Israel Ketchem of that place. She died November 12, 
1846, and was buried in Ellsworth. Chauncey M. Chaffee was by trade a shoe- 
maker. Later he sold " Yankee notions." 



34S THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 

3794 i Mary Jane » Chaffee, born September 16, 1828; married, Decem- 

ber 25, 1848, Samuel Eggleston, a farmer; no children; she be- 
came a member of the Methodist Church at the age of fifteen. 

3795 ii Joel Israel Chaffee, born December 25, 1829; a farmer; residence, 

1887, Bradford, Pa. 
+ 3796 iii Lucy Chaffee, born June 19, 1832; married Isaac Kinney. 

3797 iv Elizabeth Chaffee, a twin, born June 19, 1832; died October 16, 1833. 

3798 V Harriet Ann Chaffee, born June 19, 1835; died March 21, 1837. 

3799 vi Josephine Chaffee, born in Ellsworth May 11, 1837; residence, 1887, 

New Haven, Conn.; unmarried. 
+ 3800 vii Eugene Chaffee, a twin, born May 11, 1837; married Melissa Oakes. 

3801 viii William Hyde Chaffee, born April 8, 1841 ; married Martha Wooden, 

and had three children in 1884; a milk dealer; residence, 1884, 
Bradford. 

3802 ix Susan Elizabeth Chaffee, born March 24, 1844; married, in 1887, 

Alvin Shadack; residence, 1887, New Haven. 

1668 Joel St. John 7 Chaffee (Joel Israel,^ Joshua, ^ Joel,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Ellsworth, Conn., September 12, 1803, and died March 8, 
1876. He married, April 20, 1827, Betsey Ann, daughter of James and Clarissa 
(Johnson) Young of Cornwall, Conn. She was born there, January 20, 1809, and 
died September 7, 1851. They lived on the old homestead in Ellsworth, in which 
place both are buried. Mr. Chaffee was a farmer. 

Children, born in Ellsworth: 

3803 i Clarissa 8 Chaffee, born October 31, 1828; married in Ellsworth, 

October 22, 1850, her second cousin, Abel Clark, son of Gamahel 
and Nancy (Woodward) Everett; he was born in Ellsworth, 
April 29, 1827, and is a farmer and carpenter; residence, Ells- 
worth and Winstead, Conn. 

3804 ii Eleanor Chaffee, born March 4, 1831 ; died in Ellsworth, December 11, 

1835 ; buried there. 
+ 3805 iii Joshua Bignall Chaffee, born March 27, 1834; married Betsey A. 
Whitney. 
3806 iv Julia Chaffee, born April 13, 1837; married in Ellsworth, Septem- 
ber 6, 1858, her second cousin, Charles Burrill, son of Gamaliel 
and Nancy (Woodward) Everett; he was born in Ellsworth, 
February 4, 1835; residence, 1876, Ellsworth. 

1688 Jerome Seymour 7 Chaffee (Joshua Bignall,^ Joshua,^ Joel,* John, 3 Joseph,^ 
Thomas was born in Ellsworth, Conn., December 14, 1814, and married (1) in 
Kent, Conn., October 24, 1839, Arrita L., daughter of James and Melinda (Berry) 
Stuart of that place. She was born in Kent, December 15, 1812, and died in 
Amenia, N. Y., November 26, 1872. He married (2) in Sharon, Conn., June 8, 1876, 
Adelia Emma, daughter of Cyrus Hackett and Harriet (Skiff) Fuller of Sharon, 
where she was born March 13, 1841. Mr. Chaffee has a dark complexion, black 
eyes, and is five feet, five inches in height. He united with the Ellsworth Congre- 
gational Church at the age of twenty. In 1876 he lived in Amenia, where he had 
been Commissioner of Highways and Assessor, and in 1884 was living in Leeds- 
ville, N. Y., where he was a farmer and grain dealer. 

Child, by first wife: 
+ 3807 i James Stuart^ Chaffee, born October 3, 1846; married Lydia Judd. 

1690 Eben Whitney ^ Chaffee (Joshua Bignall," Joshua,^ Joel,* John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas 1) was born in Ellsworth, Conn., January 19, 1824, and married in Sharon, 



SEVENTH GENERATION 349 

Conn., December 31, 1844, Amanda, daughter of Cyrus Hackett and Harriet 
(Skiff) Fuller of that place, and sister of his brother Jerome's wife. She was born 
in Sharon, August 5, 1825. She has a dark complexion, black eyes, and is five 
feet, nine inches in height. He is a member of the Congregational Church and has 
been Justice of the Peace, and Surveyor of Sharon. He is a farmer and land sur- 
veyor. In 1876 he organized the Amenia and Sharon Land Company, which ac- 
quired about thirty-five thousand acres of land near Fargo, Dak. In 1877 he went 
to Dakota as Treasurer and General Manager of the company, which under his 
management has become a source of profit to the stockholders. He is a strong 
Prohibitionist and has taken an active part in temperance matters, being Presi- 
dent of a Prohibition Alliance. He was a member of the constitutional convention 
of North Dakota, which convened in Bismarck, July 4, IS — . He has been a very 
successful business man and is noted for his unswerving integrity and honesty, 
those with whom he has business relations placing undoubted confidence in him. 
He lived in Amenia, N. D., and in 1887 in Ellsworth. 

Children, born in Ellsworth: 

3808 i Alice Rebecca^ Chaffee, born November 3, 1843; died in Ellsworth, 
September 19, 1848; buried there. 
+ 3809 ii Florence Adele Chaffee, born February 4, 1849; married John H. 
Reed. 

3810 iii Herbert Fuller Chaffee, born November 20, 1865. 

1699 John 7 Hewlett, Jr. (John e Howlett, Rebecca s Chaffee, Ebenezer,* John, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), died. He married (1) his cousin, Betsey ^ Howlett (1706) 
(Ebenezer 6 Howlett, Rebecca s Chaffee, Ebenezer,^ John, 3 Joseph, ^ Thomas i), 
born February 22, 1795. She died, and he married Mrs. Melody, a widow. 

Children, by first wife: 
+ 3811 Caroline^ Howlett, married Charles Bosworth. 
+ 3812 Eliza Howlett, married Lewis Holden. 
+ 3813 Lucia Howlett, married Henry Tucker. 

3814 Ira Howlett. 
+ 3815 Rosella Howlett, married Emory Pike. 

1700 Charles ^ Howlett (John « Howlett, Rebecca s Chaffee, Ebenezer,* John,3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born December 13, 1789, and died. He married Septem- 
ber 19, 1819, Lucy Parker, born April 1, 1797, died. 

Children : 

3816 i Charles Milton » Howlett, born January 15, 1822. 

3817 ii Lucy Annah Elizabeth Howlett, born September 12, 1827. 

1701 Nancy 7 Howlett (John e Howlett, Rebecca s Chaffee, Ebenezer,* John,3 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born July 12, 1790, and died. She married George Thom- 
son. 

Children : 

3818 i George Nelson ^ Thomson, married Roxalana Brackett. 
+ 3819 ii Ann EUura Thomson, married Hiram . 

3820 iii Charles Thomson, married Lucy Walker. 

3821 iv William Thomson. 

1703 Alice 7 Howlett (John e Howlett, Rebecca s Chaffee, Ebenezer," John,3 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born April 2, 1798, and died. She married Joshua, son 
of Stephen and Rhoda Healey. He was born November 2, 1785, and died. 



350 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 

3822 i Henrietta Sumner^ Healey, born February 11, 1826; died September 25, 

1826. 

3823 ii Emily Barstow Healey, born June 24, 1827; married Rogers. 

3824 iii Henrietta Healey, born June 28, 1830; died April 21, 1832. 

1724 Elijah ^ Lyon (Rebecca « Hewlett, Rebecca ^ Chaffee, Ebenezer,* John,» 
Joseph,^ Thomas i) married Laura Kingsbury. 

Children : 

3825 i Charles « Lyon. 

3826 ii Elijah Lyon, Jr. 

3827 iii Elizabeth P. Lyon. 

1733 David ^ Chaffee (Alfred, « Ezra,5 Ebenezer,^ John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 

was born in Grafton, Vt., September 1, 1805, and died. He married . He 

united with the Congregational Church in Grafton, January 4, 1835, and in 1838 
lived in Albany, N. Y. He went West, and in 1891 lived in Mason City, la. 

Children : 

3828 i Alfred E.^ Chaffee, residence, 1891, Chicago, 111. 

3829 ii J. Austin Chaffee, residence, 1891, Monmouth, 111. 

3830 iii Mary T. Chaffee, married Schrom; residence, 1891, Lake Linden, 

Mich. 

1736 Chester ^ Chaffee (David, ^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,^ Johil,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 
was born near Rutland, Vt., October 7, 1791, and died in Arcade, N. Y., Septem- 
ber 7, 1876. He married (1) in Vermont, in 1814, Abigail , who died July 

15, 1827, and was buried in Boston, N. Y. He married (2) Mrs. Lydia Jackson, 
widow of Nelson Jackson. She died August 13, 1869, and was buried in Arcade. 
Mr. Chaffee served in the War of 1812. He was a Free Baptist minister and at the 
time of his death was living in Arcade. 

Children, by first wife : 

3831 i Rhoda « Chaffee, born in June, 1818; died September 23, 1873. 
+ 3832 ii Levi Marvin Chaffee, born October 1, 1819; married Rosina Campbell. 

3833 iii Anna Chaffee, born in 1821 ; died in Ohio, about 1823, aged one year 

and six months. 

3834 iv Orphena Chaffee, born in 1823; married Jesse Dennis. 

3835 V David W. Chaffee, born in July, 1827; his mother dying at his birth 

he was adopted by a family named Downing living in Pierpont, 
O. ; he bears the name of David W. Chaffee Downing. 

1739 Alva ^ Chaffee (David,^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i, 
was born in Athens, Vt., August 16, 1796, and died in Belvidere, Vt., October 21) 
1837(?). He married (1) there, February 19, 1818, Lydia,8 daughter of Lewis » 
and Nabby (Richards) Carpenter (Timothy * Carpenter, Experience 3 Chaffe, Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1). She was born June 24, 1794, died September 3, 1853, and was 
buried in Belvidere. She was a member of the Christian Church, as was Mr. Chaffee, 
he having been a Deacon for ten years. He married (2), April 10, 1855, Mrs. Mary 
Stevens of Waterville, Vt. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five 
feet, ten inches in height. During the War of 1812 he served as a Private, was 
taken prisoner and confined for three months. He held the offices of Town Clerk, 
Justice of the Peace and State Representative. He was a farmer and shoemaker, 
and lived in Belvidere, Vt. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 351 

Children, by first wife, born in Belvidere : 

3836 i Mary Ann « Chaffee, born in 1818; died April 12, 1859; married 

Amos Thomas. 

3837 ii Erastus Chaffee, born December 14, 1819; died November 16, 1879; 

married Maria Fairbanks. 
3839 iii Caroline H. Chaffee, born September 2, 1821; married Robert D. 
Whitteman. 
+ 3840 iv Nason L. Chaffee, born November 14, 1823; married Rachel Willey. 
+ 3841 V Arnold Wright Chaffee, born January 2, 1826; married (1) Melissa 

A. Weston; (2) Mrs. Lydia J. (Larkey) Weston. 
+ 3842 vi David Wright Chaffee, born November 14, 1827; married Susan H, 
Davis. 

3843 vii Alva J. Chaffee, born August 22, 1829; married and has one son; 

was State Representative in 1864; residence, 1891, Belvidere. 

3844 viii Heman Chaffee, born September 11, 1831; died October 1, 1882; 

married Mary Carpenter. 

3845 ix Jerusha Ann Chaffee, born November 8, 1832; married Artemas 

Fletcher. 

3846 X Weltha Ann Chaffee, born August 9, 1835; died August 9, 1835. 

1741 Ezra ^ ChafiEee (David, s Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 
was born in Belvidere, Vt., May 3, 1802, and died in Boston, N. Y., September 7, 
1858. He married in Eden, N. Y., September 13, 1835, Hilda Ann, daughter of 
James Rathbun of that place. In 1883 and 1891 her home was in Hamburg, N. Y. 
She died June 26, 1891, and was buried in Boston. She and Mr. Chaffee were both 
members of the Baptist Church, which he joined in about 1850, and in which he 
held the office of Deacon. He served as a Private in the Border War between 
Canada and the United States. He was County Superintendent of the Poor and 
also Town Supervisor. He was a farmer, and lived in Boston from 1835. His 
will, probated in Buffalo, N. Y., September 21, 1858, made his widow executrix 
and his son Heber executor. Administration on Mrs. Chaffee's estate was granted 
in Buffalo, July 20, 1891, to her daughter, Alice (Chaffee) Nott. 

Children, born in Boston: 
+ 3847 i Heber 8 Chaffee, born April 17, 1836; married Mel ssa M. Chaffee 

(3887). 
+ 3848 ii George W. Chaffee, born May 9, 1838; married Ellen E. Blakeslee. 

3849 iii Franklin Chaffee, born July 25, 1840; died January 23, 1844. 

3850 iv James Clark Chaffee, born June 25, 1843; married in Elyria, O., 

June 7, 1866, Rose Richards, who died December 17, 1868; 

he is a mechanic; residence, 1883, Boston. 
+ 3851 V Freelon Chaffee, born June 23, 1845; married Louise Lockwood. 
3852 vi Francis Chaffee, a twin, born June 23, 1845; married Sarah, daughter 

of Philip Burrows of Chicago, 111.; she died November 15, 1881; 

he is an undertaker; residence, 1883, Chicago. 
+ 3853 vii Alice Chaffee, born March 19, 1850; married Edward S. Nott. 

1743 Alfred ^ Chaffee (David, e Ezra,^ Ebenezer,^ John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Belvidere, Vt., April 11, 1806, and died in Hamburg, N. Y., after 
1883. He married in Eden, N. Y., in 1832, Eliza, daughter of James Rathbun 
of that place. In 1883 they lived in Clarence, N. Y., where Mr. Chaffee was a 
merchant and farmer. 

Children : 

3854 i Jarvis » Chaffee, born August 7, 1833. 
+ 3855 ii Byron Chaffee, born December 18, 1835; married Harriet D. Choate. 

3856 iii Maria Chaffee, born in March, 1837. 



352 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

3857 iv James Homer Chaffee, born in 1S41. 
3859 V Almira Chaffee, died in March, 1852. 

1751 Nathan Steadman ^ Chaffee (Charles, » Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Athens, Vt., October 3, 1815, and married (1) in Middle- 
burgh, N. Y., Betsey, daughter of John Conklin of that place. She died in 1873, 
and was buried in Preston Hollow, N. Y. He married (2) in October, 1875, Deborah, 
also daughter of John Conklin. Mr. Chaffee moved from Athens to Middleburgh 
about the time of his first marriage. There he worked one year on a farm and 
three years in a tannery. He then moved to Preston Hollow, where he was in the 
tanning business for forty years, twenty of them as foreman. At the age of twenty- 
five he united with the Methodist Church. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, 
and is five feet, eight inches in height. March 15, 1883, being then of Rensselaer- 
ville, N. Y., he bought land in Middleburgh. In 1891 he lived in Hunter's Land, 
N.Y. 

Children, by first wife : 
+ 3860 i Charles Homer ^ Chaffee, born July 4, 1837; married Libbie Johnson. 
+ 3861 ii John Addison Chaffee, born May 3, 1844 (1845); married Fannie 
Roberts. 

3862 iii Winfield Scott Chaffee, born in Preston Hollow, February 9, 1855; 

married in Albany, N. Y., September 26, 1882, Mrs. Elizabeth 
Hudson of Greenbush, N. Y., who died July 28, 1884, and was 
buried in Rural cemetery, Albany; Mr. Chaffee has a light 
complexion, gray eyes, and is five feet, nine inches in height; 
he is a decorator and painter; residence, 1889, Utica, N. Y. 

1754 Elisha HJ Chaffee (Rufus,6 Ezra,* Ebenezer,^ John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Athens, Vt., June 6, 1796, and died in Illinois, March 1, 1841. He 
married in Oswegatchie, N. Y., in 1824, Catharine, daughter of William Russell 
of that place. She died March 3, 1879, and was buried in Heuvelton, N. Y. Mr. 
Chaffee had a light complexion, and blue eyes. He moved from Vermont to Os- 
wegatchie in 1822, and soon after his marriage to Morristown, N. Y., where he 
carried on the shoemaking and tanning business for a number of years. Later he 
sold this and bought a farm in Black Lake, near Ogdensburg, N. Y., which he 
occupied until the spring of 1839. This farm he then sold and moved to St. Charles, 
111., where he rented a farm for two years. Before this time had expired he sickened 
and died. His widow sold his property and returned with her children to Os- 
wegatchie, where she lived until her death. 

Children, the first three born in Morristown, the next two in Black Lake : 

3863 i George H.s Chaffee, born May 2, 1827; died in Morristown, Decem- 

ber 18, 1889; residence, 1887, Morristown. 

3864 ii Washington M. Chaffee, born January 3, 1829; died in Rensselaer 

Falls, N. Y., June 4, 1887, of a paralytic stroke; residence, 1852 
to 1887, Canton, N. Y. 

3865 iii Mary E. Chaffee, born in 1831; died in Potsdam, N. Y., Novem- 

ber 14, 1879; married, in 1853, WiUiam Garlite; lived in Potsdam 
most of her life. 

3866 iv Jane Ann Chaffee, born in 1833; died in Rensselaer Falls, in June, 

1881; married there, in December, 1854, Daniel Dickinson. 

3867 V William Rufus Chaffee, born in January, 1837; died in Annapolis, 

Md., in September, 1864; enlisted in August, 1862, in Company A, 
142d New York Volunteers; served as Corporal, was wounded 
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SEVENTH GENERATION 353 

Va., June 14, 1864, confined for three months in Libby Prison, 
when he was exchanged and taken to Annapolis, where he died 
from starvation and his wounds two weeks after his release. 
+ 3868 vi James Eber Chaffee, born March 16, 1839; married Sarah J. Bell. 

1756 Eber Kise ^ Chaffee (Rufus,^ Ezra,5 Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Athens, Vt., December 3, 1799, and died in Campton, 111., August 5, 
1877. He married in Athens, May 9, 1822, Anna D., daughter of Thomas Davis 
of that place. She died October 23, 1876, and was buried in Campton. Both 
were members of the Congregational Church, with which Mr. Chaffee united in 
Athens, about 1825. They lived there except a few years in Grafton, until 1840, 
when they moved to Campton, where the rest of their lives were spent. Mr. Chaffee 
had a sandy complexion, gray eyes, and was five feet, eight inches in height. 
He was a farmer, was strictly upright and honest in all his dealings with his fellow 
men, and so instilled this characteristic in the hearts of his children that it has 
remained with them through life. 

Children, the last four born in Campton: 

3869 i Sarah Melissa ^ ChafTee, born in Athens, December 9, 1822; married 
Spencer Johnson; residence, 1893, Garden Grove, Cal. 
+ 3870 ii Sereno Silvanus Chaffee, born January 20, 1826; married Leonora 

Rice. 
+ 3871 iii Fernando Henry Chaffee, born November 21, 1827; married (1) 
Marion Woods; (2) Delia Barber. 

3872 iv Marcia A. Chaffee, born in Grafton, October 22, 1830; married 

Sylvester S. Ryder; residence, 1893, Clinton, la.; living in 1906. 

3873 V Edmund O. Chaffee, born in Athens, April 4, 1833; died July 5, 1834. 

3874 vi Abigail F. Chaffee, born in Athens, August 29, 1835; died August 3, 

1845. 

3875 vii Edmund O. Chaffee, born in Athens, August 10, 1837; murdered 

on his way from Texas to California; a school teacher. 

+ 3876 viii Alonzo Duane Chaffee, born August 31, 1839; married Phebe A. 
Padelford. 

+ 3877 ix Dorr Bradford Chaffee, born October 20, 1841; married (1) Ladona 
T. Treadwell; (2) Helen B. Willets. 
3878 X John D. Chaffee, born November 5, 1843; married, in Elgin, 111., 
September 29, 1868, Ellen M., daughter of William S. Bradley 
of Dundee, 111.; has no children; has a dark complexion, gray 
eyes, and is five feet, eight and a half inches in height; united 
with the Methodist Church, of which his wife is also a member, 
at the age of fifteen ; and has held offices of Trustee and Steward ; 
residence, 1868, Elgin, 1876, Garden Grove, 1906, Long Beach, 
Cal. 

+ 3879 xi Simon E. Chaffee, born November 21, 1845; married Sarah E. Wood- 
man. 
3880 xii Albert J. Chaffee, born April 27, 1848; married Susan E. Ambrose; 
residence, 1893, Garden Grove. 

1758 Rufus 7 Chaffee, Jr. (Rufus,8 Ezra,5 Ebenezer,^ John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i), 
was born in Athens, Vt., April 21, 1806, and died in Gardner, Mass., December 27, 
1875. He married (1) in Athens, September 29, 1829, Susan, daughter of William 
Russell, and sister of his brother Elisha's wife. She died September 21, 1833, aged 
twenty-six, and was buried in Athens. He married (2) in Rockingham, Vt., May 1, 
1834, Experience, daughter of George Porter of Athens. She was of Richmond, 
Vt., and died January 26, 1886. Mr. Chaffee had a light complexion, blue eyes, 
and was five feet, ten inches in height. He united with the Methodist Church at 



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354 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

the age of forty, and held the office of Steward for several years. He was dur- 
ing the earlier part of his life a shoemaker and tanner, but for the last twenty- 
five years was a farmer. He lived in Athens, Lyndon, Vt., Oakland, Cal., and 
Gardner. 

Children, by first wife : 

3881 i Rial Lake « Chaffee, born March 1, 1831 ; died in Burke, Vt., April 19, 

1869; married Dene B. Buell; Mr. Chaffee owned land and lived 
in Burke; his widow sold the estate May 1, 1869, and returned 
to her native place, Lyndon. 

3882 ii Margaret Susan Chaffee, born July 9, 1833; died September 29, 1833. 

Children, by second wife: 

3883 iii Harriet Porter Chaffee, born March 5, 1835; married (1) Harvey 

Clark; (2) R. E. Johnson; (3) Burt. 

3884 iv Sophia Walker Chaffee, born February 19, 1837; married John A. 

Dunn. 
+ 3885 V George Reuben Chaffee, born July 14, 1839 ; married Ellen A. Dunn. 
+ 3886 iv Willard Porter Chaffee, born January 11, 1843; married Abi M. 

Proctor. 

1771 Abiel Evans ^ Chaffee (Ezra,^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,^ John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 
was born in Smithfield, N. Y., September 17, 1804, and died in Jamestown, N. Y., 
January 30, 1870. He married in Merrillsville, N. Y., September 26, 1836, Abigail, 
daughter of Job Harrington of that place. She was living in 1891. Mr. Chaffee 
had a sandy complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, nine inches in height. He 
was an old-time Abolitionist, and was at one time Superintendent of the Poor of 
his town. In 1836 he lived in Smithfield, and later in Peterboro, Oneida and 
Jamestown, all in New York. He was a farmer. 

Child: 
3887 i Melissa M.s Chaffee, married Heber Chaffee. (See 3847.) 

1772 Jerusha H.^ Chaffee (Ezra,^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,^ John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 
was born April 3, 1806, and died in November, 1876. She married Uriah Farmer 
of Peterboro, N. Y. 

Children : 

3888 i Irving 8 Farmer. 

3889 ii Phoebe Farmer. 

3890 iii Orlando Farmer. 

3891 iv Cordello Farmer, died before 1906; married Henry Butler of Utica, 

N. Y., who also died before 1906. 

3892 V David Farmer. 

+ 3893 vi Charles C. Farmer; married. 

1773 Ursula 7 Chaffee (Ezra,^ Ezra,5 Ebenezer,^ John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) 
was born February 24, 1808, and died October 2, 1838. She married in Smith- 
field, N. Y., Asa Howard, born in West Springfield, Mass., October 4, 1808, and 
died in Buffalo, N. Y., January 4, 1875. He had a fair complexion, and blue eyes. 
They lived in Peterboro, N. Y. 

Children : 
+ 3894 i Celia A.s Howard, married Gerrett S. Myers. 
3895 ii Emerancy Howard, married D. B. Bills; residence, 1892, Anamosa, la. 

1775 Melissa ^ Chaffee (Ezra,^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas ^) 
was born January 28, 1814, and died January 8, 1881. She married in Smith- 



SEVENTH GENERATION 355 

field, N. Y., March 8, 1838, Chauneey Myers, a farmer, born in Smithfield, Jan- 
uary 6, 1814. He has a hght complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, six inches in 
height. At the age of eighteen he joined the Congregational Church, in which he 
was for several years a Deacon. Mr. and Mrs. Myers lived in Smithfield, Cone- 
waugo, N. Y., and Randolph, N. Y. Melissa (Chaffee) Myers was a member of the 
Baptist Church, and was buried in Randolph, N. Y. 

Children : 

3896 i Vehiett » Myers. 

3897 ii Ezra Newell Myers. 

3898 iii William Charles Myers, born in Conewaugo, August 2, 1845; married 

in Randolph, September 20, 1870, Mary E., daughter of L. H. 
Carter of that place; no children; he has a dark complexion, black 
eyes, and is five feet, seven inches in height; at the age of twenty- 
eight united with the Congregational Church, of which his wife is 
also a member, and of which he was for ten years Clerk; in 1891 
he was in the furniture and undertaking business in Randolph. 

3899 iv Voalitta Myers. 

3900 v David Myers. 

1776 Newell Moses ^ Chaffee (Ezra,^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,4John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Smithfield, N. Y., September 25, 1818, and died in Lincoln, Madison 
County, N. Y., April 14, 1906. He married in Smithfield, March 5, 1851, Catherine, 
daughter of Colonel Alexj nder McGregor of that place, who enlisted in the War of 
1812 before he was twenty years of age, and died in 1876, in his home in Oneida, 
N. Y. Mr. Chaffee had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, ten inches 
in height. He attended and helped to support the Presbyterian Church, of which 
his wife was a member. He lived on his father's farm in Smithfield until his 
marriage, when he bought a neighboring farm. He soon sold this and bought 
one in Lincoln and lived on this place for forty years. He was Superintendent 
of Poor for Madison County, and Assessor of Lenox, N. Y. He had a refined, 
quiet and retiring disposition. Both he and his wife were members of the Madison 
County Historical Society. He died of bronchitis at an advanced age and was 
buried in Peterboro. Selections from an obituary in a local paper are here given: 

"Mr. Chaffee . . . was fully informed on all the questions of the day, 
and retained his faculties in a remarkable degree, his memory and judgment being 
unusually good for a man of his years. He . . . was one of the oldest and 
best-known men in the county. He had held various responsible positions of 
trust, and was at all times deeply interested in every movement that had for its 
object the up-building of the industrial institutions of the town and county. 
He had a potent influence in moulding and directing the opinions of men who 
were leaders in the important political movements of the period of his activity. 
It could be said of him he was a true patriot. He was a man of pure life, high 
ideals and possessed those qualities which constitute the true gentleman — envious 
of none, a large charity for all, and a generous liberality to the poor. He was a 
worthy citizen, a good neighbor, a devoted husband, and a kind and affectionate 
father. Those who knew him best loved him most." 

Children : 
-1-3901 i Fannie Ella « Chaffee, born May 20, 1853; married John Cowan. 

3902 ii Madge Anna Chaffee, born November 17, 1856; residence, 1906, 
Peterboro; unmarried. 
+ 3903 iii Newell Fred ("Fred") Chaffee, born October 2, 1868; married Nina. 
E. Hecox. 

3904 iv Daniel Chaffee, died before 1906. 

3905 V William Chaffee, died before 1906. 



356 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1781 Abigail 7 Kent (Abigail ^ Chaffee, Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born June 17, 1813, and married in Newport, R. I., January 21, 
1833, WiUiam Tallman, a sea-captain, born in New Bedford, Mass., April 28, 1809, 
died there, January 28, 1887. At the time of her marriage she lived in Newport. 

Children : 

3906 i Elizabeth Howland » Tallman, born December 17, 1833; died Novem- 

ber 8, 1835. 

3907 ii William Kent Tallman, born January 3, 1836; died December 19, 1884; 

married Caroline Hathaway. 

3908 iii George Frederick Tallman, born February 3, 1838; died March 4, 1840. 

3909 iv Myra Jane Tallman, born March 26, 1841 ; died October 26, 1842. 

3910 V Edward Green Tallman, born May 2, 1845; married Ella Delano. 

3911 vi James Howland Tallman, born January 11, 1847; married Elizabeth 

Hathaway. 

3912 vii Herbert Tallman, born in February, 1849; died in March, 1849. 

3913 viii Abbie Gordon Tallman, born February 28, 1854; married William C. 

Parker; residence, 1891, New Bedford. 

3914 ix Sarah Lizzie Tallman, born November 21, 1859. 

1782 Abigail ^ Ames (Olive « Chaffee, Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph, 2 

Thomas 1) married Green, and in 1891 was living in Conewango Valley, 

N. Y. 

Children : 

3915 i Jane » Green. 

3916 ii Elizabeth Green. 

3917 iii John Green. 

3918 iv Augusta Green. 

3919 V Eva Green. 

1783 Jerusha ^ Ames (Olive ^ Chaffee, Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John,^ Joseph,^ 
Thomas 1) married William Evarts. 

Child: 

3920 i Emma 8 Evarts, married Andrew Chase; residence, 1906, Utica, N. Y. 

1786 Mary 7 Cottrell (Prudence e Chaffee, Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 
Thomas 1) was born January 20, 1819, and married in Troy, N. Y., January 31, 
1843, Nathan Thomas Sherwin, born in Whitingham, Vt., December 18, 1818. 
He is five feet, eight inches in height, and is a quarryman. In 1891 they lived 
in Bristol, R. I. 

Children : 

3921 i Nathan Francis s Sherwin, born December 11, 1843 ; died April 25, 1863. 

3922 ii Eugene William Sherwin, born August 24, 1845 ; died February 13, 1846. 

3923 iii Mary Jane Sherwin, born February 9, 1847; died September 26, 1850. 

3924 iv Emma Gertrude Sherwin, born May 11, 1849; died February 1, 1884. 

3925 v Mary Ellen Sherwin, born April 6, 1851; married Solomon Huffman. 

3926 vi William Eugene Sherwin, born August 14, 1853; died March 23, 1857. 

3927 vii Joseph Harvey Sherwin, born January 29, 1856; died January 24, 1886. 

1790 Charles Henry 7 Willard (Armilla ^ Chaffee, Ezra,5 Ebenezer,* John, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Athens, Vt., February 15, 1825, and married (1) 
there, April 20, 1851, Lucretia Mary, daughter of Pardon Dunton of Townshend, 
Vt. She died January 5, 1853, and was buried there. He married (2), April 17, 
1854, Sarah Jane Dunton, who died in October, 1862. He married (3) Abby 
Lucinda Morse. Mr. Willard is a farmer and a Deacon in the Baptist Church, 



SEVENTH GENERATION 357 

with which he united at the age of thirty-seven. He has a sandy complexion, 
blue eyes, and is five feet, seven inches in height. He lived at one time in Athens, 
and in 1S91 in Townshend. 

Child, by first wife: 

3928 i Cora Jane « Willard, born February 17, 1852; died June 23, 1853. 
Child, by second wife : 

3929 ii Frederick Hurlbutt Willard, born March 25, 1858. 
Children, by third wife : 

3930 iii Charles Sherman Willard, born July 27, 1866. 

3931 iv Willie Edgar Willard, born December 17, 1867. 

3932 V Dorr Henry Willard, born October 7, 1869; died November 17, 1889. 

3933 vi Myrtie Abbie Willard, born October 8, 1873; died April 20, 1886. 

3934 vii Sarah Armilla May Willard, born January 14, 1876. 

1796 Ethan ^ Chaffee, Jr. (Ethan, 8 Ebenezer,5 Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i), was born in Canterbury, Conn., May 21, 1821, and died in Danielson- 
ville. Conn., October 5, 1873. He married in Providence, R. I., May 22, 1851, 
Mary A., daughter of George Shedd of Boston, ]\Iass. She died October 27, 1880, 
and was buried in Brooklyn, Conn. They lived in Canterbury and Brooklyn, 
where Mr. Chaffee was a carpenter. 

Children, the first three born in Canterbury, the last three in Brooklyn : 

3935 i Nellie M.s Chaffee, born March 31, .1853; lived in Brooklyn, and in 

1883 in Norwich, Conn.; a dressmaker. 

3936 ii George S. Chaffee, born July 5, 1855; residence, 1883, Norwich; a book- 

keeper. 

3937 iii Eliza Ann Chaffee, born June 15, 1857; residence, 1883, Norwich, 1886, 

Germantown, Pa.; a dressmaker. 

3938 iv Frank Ashley Chaffee, born September 4, 1859; residence, 1883, Port 

Chester, N. Y. ; a printer. 

3939 V Gertrude Chaffee, born November 12, 1860; residence, 1883, Willimantic, 

Conn.; a dressmaker. 

3940 vi Lydia Maria Chaffee, born March 21, 1863. 

1797 John ^ Chaffee (Ethan,^ Ebenezer,^ Ebenezer,^ John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Canterbury, Conn., July 6, 1823, and died in Canton, 111., April 5, 
1903. He married in Stark County, 111., November 4, 1851, Mary A., daughter 
of David Fast of Taulon, 111. In 1848 and 1849 Mr. Chaffee lived in West Vir- 
ginia ; he was of a cheerful disposition, and in his later life enjoyed fishing, swimming 
and playing games with the younger generations. He passed peacefully away 
while resting in his chair, as did his wife. He was in the grocery and bakery busi- 
ness, as well as being agent for the Masonic Insurance Company. His funeral 
was conducted by his Masonic lodge. The following obituary is from the Canton 
paper : 

"John Chaffee died, at his home on East Locust street, Sunday afternoon at 
3 o'clock, after an illness of more than a year. 

"Mr. Chaffee was born near Brooklyn, Conn., in the old Chaffee homestead 
built in 1781 by his grandfather, and occupied by successive generations for nearly 
a hundred years. 

"In the year 1851 he left Connecticut and went west to Ohio. Here he met 
and married Miss Mary A. Fast. They came to Canton in 1861. In the year 1890 
Mrs. Chaffee died. Seven children were born to them. All. but one, who died in 
infancy, survive. They are Mrs. S. M. Baker, of Boulder, Colo. ; Mrs. C. M. Snyder, 
of Galesburg ; Mrs. W. 0. Dean and Mrs. J. I. Leigh of Evanston ; Charles J. Chaffee 
and Mrs. E. A. Heald, of Canton. 



358 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

"Mr. Chaffee was engaged in business for a number of years, carrying on a 
grocery store and bakery, but retired because of failing health. He was a great 
sufferer, but rarely spoke of his health and was always inclined to look on the 
bright side of life. He passed the winters and summers with his daughters in 
Evanston, but clung to the old home where he had spent so many years, and it 
was there that he died. 

" Few people appreciated friends more than he and he always welcomed them to 
his home with a genuine old-fashioned hospitality. He was a regular attendant 
at the Methodist Episcopal Church, rarely missing a sermon. He was an honored 
member of Morning Star lodge, A. F. and A. M., and also of the Eastern Star 
chapter, and was among the oldest members of these organizations, and faithful 
in attendance upon the meetings. He will be greatly missed." 

Children, the first two born in Canterbury: 

3941 i Sarah M.s Chaffee, born March 20, 1853; married Lewis (or S. M.) 

Baker; residence, 1903, Boulder, Colo. 

3942 ii Alice E. Chaffee, born January 30, 1855; married (1) William M. Au- 

gustine; (2) . 

3943 iii Emma C. Chaffee, born October 6, 1856; married William 0. Dean; 

residence, 1903, Evanston. 

3944 iv John Charles (Charles John) Chaffee, born January 9, 1859. 

3945 V Mary E. Chaffee, born August 15, 1861 ; married. 

3946 vi Lorena S. Chaffee, born May 20, 1865; married. 

3947 vii A child, died in infancy. 

1806 Lucian ^ Sharpe (Sarah Adams ^ Chaffee, Samuel, ^ Ebenezer,* John,^ 
Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born in Providence, R. I., March 20, 1830, and died at 
sea, October 17, 1899. He married in Smithfield, R. I., June 25, 1857, Louisa, 
daughter of Lewis and Mary Dexter of that place. She was born May 15, 1831. 
After Mr. Sharpe 's death, his heirs carried out his intentions with regard to the 
endowment fund of Brown University, by contributing $10,000 to it. 

The following obituary is from a Providence paper: 

" Lucian Sharpe died of Bright 's disease on board the North German Lloyd 
steamer Saale. Mr. Sharpe was a very sick man when he started to return home, 
being carried aboard the ship by two attendants in a steamer chair and requiring 
the services of nurses, some of whom accompanied him on the voyage home. 
Everything possible was done for his comfort, but without avail. 

"When he was seven years of age he went to live with his uncle, Pitt Sharpe, 
on the homestead in Pomfret, Conn. In the spring of 1840 Mr. Sharpe's father 
purchased a farm in Hartwick, Otsego county. New York, and for two years the 
family resided there. Afterward the farm was sold, but for two years Mr. Sharpe 
attended school at Hartwick Seminary. In 1844 he returned to Providence and 
entered the Elm street grammar school, afterward attending the Providence 
High School for two years. He inherited the business instincts of his father and 
also his strong physical and mental endowments. To these he added a talent for 
business and the power to execute its requirements. In his early manhood he 
evinced an appreciation of all improvement in mechanical devices, a faculty which 
later proved useful to him. He served a five years' apprenticeship with Joseph R. 
Brown, and in 1853 a partnership was formed under the name of J. R. Browne & 
Sharpe. At that time about 14 men were employed. The business steadily in- 
creased, and in 1858 a contract was made with the Wilcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine 
Company to manufacture all their machines. In 1866 the fine scale and measure- 
ment business of J. R. Brown & Sharpe was united with that conducted by Samuel 
Darling of Bangor, Me., under the corporate name of Darling, Brown & Sharpe. 
The Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Co. and Darling, Brown & Sharpe ran along 
separately, yet under the same roof, till Mr. Darling's death, Jan. 1, 1897, when 
the latter firm was absorbed. Mr. Sharpe filled a number of important positions 
other than those in the business with which he was connected. He was a director 



SEVENTH GENERATION 359 

in the Wilcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Company of New York; trustee of the 
Providence Institution for Savings, and at the time of his death its Vice President; 
from 1879 to 1891 he was a director in the National Bank of North America, and 
had served in a similar capacity since 1897 in the Rhode Island Hospital Trust 
Company. For some years he was Vice President of the Union Railroad Com- 
pany; in 1883 he was made director in the Providence Gas Company, and had 
been President of the Providence Journal Company since 1886. 

"Of strict business integrity and a careful worker himself, he endeavored in 
every possible way to aid those in his employ to better themselves and to add 
to their efficiency as workmen. He established a shop library containing about 
2000 volumes and inaugurated a movement whereby the apprentices might have 
an association, with meetings in working hours, in which lectures could be held 
and the benefit of mutual improvement enjoyed. 

"He possessed habits of unusually close observation, in consequence of which 
he was full of wise suggestions in regard to improvements in tools and their manu- 
facture. During the 50 years of his connection with the company the workshops 
increased in area from 1800 square feet to 283,000 square feet and the number of 
employes from 14 men to a working force of 1500. 

"Mr. Sharpe made frequent trips to Europe and was well known in London 
and Paris. The machinery of his firm has a world-wide reputation. 

Children : 

3948 i Mary Dexter » Sharpe, born January 2, 1860; married Zechariah Chafee, 

Jr. (See 2333.) 

3949 ii Ellen Sharpe, born July 9, 1861. 

3950 iii Amey Sharpe, born July 4, 1864. 

3951 iv Louisa Sharpe, born August 4, 1866. 

3952 V Lucian Sharpe, Jr., born July 16, 1871. 

3953 vi Henry Dexter Sharpe, born December 12, 1872. 

1807 Nancy ^ Deans (Lucy ^ Chaffee, Samuel,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born in Woodstock, Conn., October 7, 1803, and died. She married. 
November 1, 1834, Reuben Wells. 

Children : 

3954 Albert » Wells. 

3955 Edward Wells. 

3956 Pitt Wells. 

1808 Abiel ^ Deans (Lucy « Chaffee, Samuel,^ Ebenezer,'* John,s Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Woodstock, Conn., October 16, 1805, and died. He married 
in April, 1826, Amanda Lillibridge. 

Children : 

3957 i Francis » Deans. 

3958 ii Joseph Deans. 

3959 iii Jane Deans. 

3960 iv Mary Deans. 

1809 Julia Ann ^ Deans (Lucy « Chaffee, Samuel, ^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas was born in Woodstock, Conn., May 3, 1808, and married March 19, 
1838, Pitt, son of Alice and Caleb Sharpe. 

Children : 

3961 i William Pitts Sharpe, born July 14, 1840; died February 13, 1841. 

3962 ii Alice Sharpe, born September 1, 1843. 

3963 iii Edwin Sharpe, a twin, born September 1, 1843. 

3964 iv Herbert Sharpe, born December 14, 1845. 

1810 Eliza 7 Deans (Lucy ^ Chaffee, Samuel,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 



360 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Thomas i) was born in Woodstock, Conn., January 11, 1811, and married, No- 
vember 1, 1835, Francis Fitts. 
Children : 

3965 i Edward » Fitts, died young. 

3966 ii Ellen Fitts. 

3967 iii Mary Fitts. 

3968 iv Lucy Fitts, died young. 

3969 V Eliza Fitts. 

1811 Catherine ^ Deans (Lucy ^ Chaffee, Samuel, ^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Woodstock, Conn., April 20, 1819, and married, June 26, 
1843, Holmes Slade, born July 4, 1819. 

Child: 

3970 i EHza s Slade, born May 12, 1844. 

1814 Albert ^ Chaffee (Luther,^ Samuel, ^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Connecticut, September 3, 1810, and died in Madison, O., April 2, 
1880. He married in Brokenstraw, Warren County, Pa., December 8, 1833, Anna, 
daughter of John Mead of that place, after whose family Meadville, Pa., was named. 
She was a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Chaffee had a dark complexion, 
black hair and eyes, and was five feet, ten inches in height. He moved to western 
Pennsylvania in 1830, and at the time of his marriage was living in Youngsville, 
Warren County. He settled with his bride on a farm of one hundred acres left 
them by her father. He was a cabinet maker, making a specialty of clock cases. 
In winter he worked at this trade, and in summer farmed his land. He was very 
industrious and never ran into debt. In 1866 the homestead was sold to an oil 
company, and he moved to Madison, where he bought a farm and lived until his 
death. 

Children : 

3971 i Willie » Chaffee, born February 20, 1835; died in February, 1835. 
+ 3972 ii Elliott F. Chaffee, born November 19, 1837; married Edith Brown. 

3973 iii Helen Chaffee, born November 28, 1840; died in January, 1841. 

3974 iv Andrew Chaffee, born February 28, 1843; married Nancy York; 

residence, 1892, Madison. 

3975 V Eugene Chaffee, born August 28, 1846; died October 3, 1863. 

3976 vi Dwight Chaffee, born April 6, 1851; died August 25, 1871. 

3977 vii Carroll H. Chaffee, born April 5, 1854; died September 11, 1858. 

1815 Samuel ^ Chaffee (Luther,6 Samuel,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Le Raysville, Pa., April 20, 1812, and died in Lanark, 111., October 6, 
1873. He married (1) in Milledgeville, 111., Lavinia (or Lovina) Goodell, born 
August 14, 1814, died in Illinois. He married (2), June 9, 1854, Ami M. Pulver. 
He had a light complexion, brown eyes, and was five feet, ten inches in height. 
In early life he lived in Easton, Pa., and later went to Illinois, where he lived in 
Milledgeville, Savanna and Lanark. He was a member of the United Brethren 
Church, and was by trade a carpenter. 

Children, by first wife: 

3978 i Ellen « Chaffee. 

3979 ii Franklin Chaffee. 

3980 iii Emma Chaffee. 

3981 iv Evelyn Chaffee. 

3982 V Ethleen Chaffee. 

3983 vi Eliza Chaffee. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 361 

Child, by second wife: 
+ 3984 vii Volney G. Chaffee, bom May 11, 1855; married Delia J. Overholser. 

1817 Lois 7 Chaffee (Luther,^ Samuel,^ Ebenezer,^ John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 
was born about 1817, and died in May, 1881. She married Nelson Vaness, and 
lived in Standing Stone, Pa. 

Children : 

3985 i A daughter,^ married Lundy of Standing Stone. 

Other children, names unknown. 

1818 Daniel Dwight ^ Chaffee (Luther, « Samuel,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas 1) was born in Orwell, Pa., October 21, 1819, and died in Camptown, Pa., 
January 3, 1889. He married, October 22, 1845, Eliza D., daughter of William 
Camp of Camptown, who survived him. He was a great lover of children, with 
whom he easily made friends. He was buried in Camptown. The following 
obituary is from a local paper : 

"Early in life Mr. Chaffee learned the carpenter's trade, and for some time 
before reaching his majority he worked in Towanda in Mackinson's turning shop. 
In 1842 he worked at his trade in Herrick. While there he formed the acquaint- 
ance of Miss Eliza D. Camp of Camptown, to whom he was married in 1845. The 
union was a happy one, and she who is now left to mourn speaks of her departed 
companion as a kind and considerate husband. Five children were born to them, — 
three daughters and two sons, all of whom are living. One daughter, Mrs. G. R. 
Stone, resides in California; another, Mrs. C. L. Avery, lives in Penfield in this 
State; while the third daughter. Miss Leora, the youngest child of the family, 
lives with her mother. Both sons, Clarence and William L., reside in Camptown. 
About a year after marriage Mr. Chaffee settled in Camptown, where he spent the 
remainder of his life. He was for years an undertaker and furniture dealer, which 
gave him a wide acquaintance. In his more than forty years of business life in 
this vicinity he established for himself a reputation for promptness and integrity 
which is of itself a worthy monument to his memory. As a funeral director he 
had no superior. Upon occasions requiring kindness and patience he showed 
himself possessed of these qualities, and every act was in perfect harmony with 
the order and solemnity of the service. As a citizen he was public spirited and 
charitable. He was ready for any public enterprise, and would put his hand to 
any needed improvement. In his home, in business, on the street, wherever met 
he was cheerful and obliging. He greatly loved his home, was proud of his chil- 
dren, and aimed to do for them the very best he possibly could. He loved good 
books, and was a great lover of nature. Trees and flowers, hills and streams, in 
fact everything beautiful or sublime attracted his attention, and drew from him 
expressions of admiration. He was not a member of any church but believed in 
God, and did not leave his friends to mourn without hope, but assured them that 
he believed God would not forsake him. Possessed of a faculty for ready dis- 
crimination he knew the genuine, and distinguished it from sham in men and 
things. Deceit he despised, and with like readiness he recognized and commended 
the true. So his views of religion carried him beyond words and mere professions, 
to deeds and practical fruits. He was a valuable man to his home and to the com- 
munity, and will be greatly missed in the larger, as well as in the smaller circle." 

Children : 

3986 i Clarence Scott « Chaffee, born October 9, 1846; residence, 1889, Camp- 

town. 

3987 ii Ida Josephine Chaffee, born February 2, 1849; married. 

3988 iii Fannie Amy Chaffee, born February 29, 1852; married. 

3989 iv William Luther Chaffee, born September 30, 1855; residence, 1890, 

Camptown; an undertaker and furniture dealer. 

3990 v Leora Gertrude Chaffee, born October 7, 1863; in 1890, a teacher in 

Camptown, where she lived with her mother, unmarried. 



362 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

1821 Ezra ^ Chaffee (Luther, ^ Samuel, ^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Orwell, Fa., January 27, 1827, and married (1) in Pittsfield, Pa. 
April 17, 1851, Mary Ann, daughter of Benjamin Smith of that place. She was a 
member of the Methodist Church, in which her father was a minister. She died 
August 14, 1872, and was buried in Pittsfield. Mr. Chaffee married (2), April 5, 
1875, Susan A. Whitney. He has a fair complexion, brown hair, and is five feet 
ten inches in height. In religion he is a liberalist. He is a farmer, in 1851 lived 
in Pittsfield, and in 1890 in Madison, 0. 

Children, by first wife : 
+ 3991 i Clarence Llewellyn* Chaffee, born January 7, 1852; married Mary E. 
Watson. 

3992 ii C. Nell Chaffee, born February 11, 1861; married William H. Duke 

3993 iii Anna May Chaffee, born November 18, 1863; married Elmer Bowen. 

1822 Henry L.^ Chaffee (Luther,^ Samuel, ^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born about 1829, and died in Camptown, Pa., October 30, 1889. He married 
and lived in Camptown. 

Children : 

3994 i Carrie* Chaffee, born about 1873; residence, 1890, Herrickville, Pa. 

Three other children, names unknown. 

1824 Leander Alma ^ Chaffee (Luther,^ Samuel, s Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Orwell, Pa., January 23, 1833, and married in Youngsville, 
Pa., June 29, 1855, Rachel A., daughter of Alexander Siggins of that place. In 
1892 Mr. Chaffee was a carriage manufacturer in Lanark, 111. 

Children : 

3995 i Amy Irene » Chaffee, born August 12, 1858. 

3996 ii Alice Bell Chaffee, born August 10, 1861 ; residence, 1889, Lanark. 

3997 iii Harry George Chaffee, born August 7, 1864. 

3998 iv Mary D. Chaffee, born October 18, 1866; died August 7, 1867. 

3999 V Clara M. Chaffee, born March 1 1 , 1869. 

4000 vi Fanny Chaffee, born October 20, 1872; died November 30, 1872. 

1826 Alice Emily 7 Chaffee (Luther,^ Samuel,^ Ebenezer,4 John,^ Joseph,^ 
Thomas 1) was born July 2, 1839, and married in Orwell, Pa., December 31, 1861, 
George N. Johnson, an undertaker and furniture manufacturer, born there, Sep- 
tember 14, 1838. He has a dark complexion and eyes, and is five feet, seven and 
one-half inches in height. He enlisted as a Private in Company D, 141st Penn- 
sylvania Volunteers in 1862, and was discharged from the Philadelphia Hospital 
in February, 1863. He was for fifteen years a member of the Town Council. 
Both Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are Spiritualists, and in 1891 lived in Le Raysville, Pa. 

Children : 

4001 i Scott Walter* Johnson, born November 15, 1862; married Sadie 

Averill Corbin. 

4002 ii Annie Emily Johnson, born December 16, 1864; married John Vaughn 

Keeler. 

4003 iii Cora Bertha Johnson, born September 7, 1866; married Fay H. Pierce. 

4004 iv Wilhe Johnson, born October 22, 1868; died November 21, 1868. 

4005 V Nellie Alice Johnson, born July 18, 1872. 

4006 vi Julia Chaffee Johnson, born June 24, 1875. 

4007 vii Arthur Francis Johnson, born July 11, 1878. 

4008 viii Matie Beatrice Johnson, born May 15, 1880. 

1827 Isabelle Lucy 7 Chaffee (Luther,^ Sarauel,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 



SEVENTH GENERATION 363 

Thomas i) was born January 17, 1842, and married in Le Raysville, Pa., August 28, 
1876, Edwin Henry Johnson a cabinet maker, born in Ilhnois, January 17, 1853. 
He has a light complexion, brown eyes, and is five feet, eight inches in height. 
In 1890 they lived in Say re, Pa. 
Child: 

4009 i Mabel » Johnson, born February 26, 1879. 

1839 Edgar Oscar ^ Wells (Maranda « Chaffee, Samuel,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Orwell, Pa., September 4, 1833, and married (1) 
in East Waterloo, la., April 5, 1865, Mercia A., daughter of Richard Dunkerton 
of North Bloomfield, O. She died May 1, 1877, and was buried in Waterloo, la. 
She was a member of the Methodist Church. He married (2), August 3, 1887, 
Mrs. Alice A. Lane. Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, 
nine and one-half inches in height. He united with the Methodist Church at the 
age of thirty-three, and has been Class Leader and Steward for about twenty 
years. He is a carpenter and joiner, and in 1890 Hved in Ward, Pa. 

Children, by first wife: 

4010 i Charhe E.» Wells, born May 1, 1867. 

4011 ii Sanford A. Wells, born March 13, 1870. 

4012 iii Clarence O. Wells, born March 22, 1872. 

1840 Danford 7 Chaffee (Danforth,^ Samuel, 5 Ebenezer,^ John,^ Joseph, 
Thomas i) was born in Woodstock, Conn., October 24, 1816, and died in Rome, Pa., 
November 6, 1884. He married there, March 24, 1839, Deborah, daughter of 
Simeon Rockwell of that place. She was living in Rome in 1891. He had a fair 
complexion, black eyes and hair, and was five feet, eleven inches in height. He 
and his wife were both members of the Methodist Church. He was a carriage 
maker and lived in Rome, which was his home at the time of his marriage. Ad- 
ministration was granted on his estate to his son, Edgar L. Chaffee. 

Children : 

4013 i Celestia Vistoreen^ Chaffee, born October 1, 1840; died June 28, 1842. 

4014 ii Sophia Catharine Chaffee, born October 17, 1842; married Byron Brant 

Wilmot. 

4015 iii Mary Arlett Chaffee, born January 7, 1845; died May 7, 1887; married 

James F. Flees. 

4016 iv George Washington Chaffee, born January 31, 1847; died March 9, 

1848. 

4017 V Miles Danford Chaffee, born in Rome, June 18, 1849; has served three 

enlistments in the regular arm}^, being discharged as Sergeant; 
a cattle raiser; unmarried; residence, 1906, Council, la. 

4018 vi Melissa Deborah Chaffee, a twin, born in Rome, June 18, 1849; married 

Chester J. Coolbaugh. 

4019 vii Edgar Loren Chaffee, born September 26, 1851; married Mary Mor- 

nilva" Chaffee (5461), (Jarvis Sexton,^ Comfort Bliss,'' Nathaniel 
Bliss,** Comfort,^ Joseph,'* John,^ Joseph,^ Thomas^ ) born March 4, 
1852; in 1906 they had two married sons; residence, 1893 and 
1906, Tunkhannock, Pa.; he is an undertaker. 

4020 viii Stella Adel Chaffee, born August 17, 1859; died April 21, 1872. 

1841 Hiland Danforth 7 ChafEee (Danforth,^ Samuel, s Ebenezer,* John, 3 Jo- 
seph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Bainbridge, N. Y., July 23, 1819, and died in She- 
shequin, Pa., June 30, 1867. He married in Le Raysville, Pa., July 6, 1842, Eliza 
Esther, daughter of Dudley Case Humphrey of Pike, Pa. After Mr. Chaffee's 



364 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

death she married (2) Page, and in 1891 was again a widow, and living in 

Rome, Pa. Mr. Chaffee had a dark complexion, black eyes, and was five feet, 
ten and one-half inches in height. At the age of twenty-eight he united with the 
Methodist Church, of which his wife was also a member. He was a farmer and 
blacksmith, at the time of his marriage living in Rome. He also lived in Le Rays- 
ville, Sheshequin and Wyalusing, Pa. 

Children : 

4021 i Celestia E.® Chaffee, born August 31, 1843; married Morris Vought. 

4022 ii Ermina Priscilla Chaffee, born January 13, 1846; died November 8, 

1860. 

4023 iii Annette Lois Chaffee, born April 23, 1849; married Wilfred Easta- 

brook. 

4024 iv Martin Luther Chaffee, born May 15, 1852; died April 3, 1853 

4025 V Mary Melissa Chaffee, born March 16, 1854; died April 8, 1856. 

+ 4026 vi James Dudley Chaffee, born September 26, 1856; married Sarah 
Jane Chaffee (5465). 
4027 vii Fred Fay Chaffee, born September 27, 1861; died July 25, 1879. 

1842 Chester Gridley ^ Chaffee (Jason, « Samuel,5 Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Orwell, Pa., October 26, 1822, and married in Deposit, Pa., 
June 11, 1865, Frances V., daughter of John Rose of Susquehanna, Pa. She is a 
member of the Methodist Church, Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion, gray eyes, 
and is five feet, ten and one-half inches in height. In 1865 he lived in Orwell, 
and at one time in Rome, Pa., where he served as Constable. In 1891 he lived 
in Great Bend, Pa., where he kept a hotel. 

Child: 

4028 i Myrtie Fannie ^ Chaffee, born November 27, 1866; married Stiles. 

1857 John Dwight ^ Chaffee (Ebenezer,^ Samuel,5 Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas 1) was born in Adams, Mass., February 16, 1828 (February 18, 1827), 
and died early in April, 1884. He married in Milford, N. Y., January 14, 1849, 
Maria L., daughter of William Wilcox of that place. She was a cousin of J. Feni- 
more Cooper, the novelist, her grandmother being a sister of Judge Cooper, the 
founder of Cooperstown, N. Y. Mr. Chaffee was a farmer and tanner. In 1851 
he lived in Hartwick, N. Y., and in 1883 in Gilbertsville, N. Y. He died suddenly 
from the bursting of a blood-vessel at the base of the brain, and was buried in Af- 
ton, N. Y. 

Children : 

4029 i Henry T.« Chaffee, born July 6, 1851. 

4030 ii Sarah C. Chaffee, born March 17, 1853. 

4031 iii Alice C. Chaffee, born February 2, 1861. 

4032 iv Winnie J. Chaffee, born December 2, 1862. 

1866 Joseph Bennett ^ Chaffee (Ezra," Samuel,^ Ebenezer,^ John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Cheshire, Mass., June 4, 1830, and died in Binghamton, N. Y. 
December 29, 1882. He married in Deposit, N. Y., July 11, 1853, Sarah E., 
daughter of Thomas S. Rogers of that place. They lived in Binghamton, where 
Mr. Chaffee was general agent for the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. He was 
a prominent Mason and held some of the highest Masonic offices in the state. 

Children : 
-1-4033 i Fannie Rogers^ Chaffee, born October 26, 1855; married Henry Bayer, 
Jr. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 365 

4034 ii Mary Jackson Chaffee, bom January 4, 1858; residence, 1884, Bing- 
hamton. 
+ 4035 iii Margarette Sylvia Chaffee, born August 15, 1859; married Fred- 
erick H. Westcott. 

4036 iv Charles Bennett Chaffee, born June 29, 1861. 

1876 Abigail Sherwood ^ Chaffee (Hezekiah,^ Hezekiah,^ Hezekiah,* John, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born April 24, 1787, and died November 5, 1867. She 
married, March 7, 1805, Colonel James Loomis of Windsor, Conn., born October 24, 
1779, died May 11, 1862. They lived in Windsor. 

Children : 
+ 4037 i James Chaffee ^ Loomis, born April 19, 1807; married (1) Eliza C. 
Mitchell; (2) Mary B. Sherman. 

4038 ii A daughter, married H. Sidney Hayden; residence, 1887, Windsor. 

4039 iii Samuel Odiah Loomis, married, June 2, 1847, Charlotte Bliss, born 

September 20, 1820. 

1878 Samuel Griswold ^ Chaffee (Hezekiah,^ Hezekiah,^ Hezekiah,'* John,* 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Windsor, Conn., May 15, 1791, and died in Hartford, 
Conn., July 18, 1864. He married (1) in Bloomfield, Conn., Rebecca, daughter of 
Nathan Phelps of that place. She died November 18, 1818. She was a member 
of the Presbyterian Church, as was Mr. Chaffee. He married (2) in Hartford, 
October 20, 1824, Julia, daughter of Daniel Lombard of Springfield, Mass. She 
died December 20, 1863, aged seventy. 

Mr. Chaffee was graduated from Yale College in 1810 and commenced the study 
of medicine with his father, but ill health prevented close application, and he turned 
his attention to mercantile pursuits. For many years he was in business with his 
brother, Hezekiah B. Chaffee, in Hartford, where he lived for many years. He 
had dark hair, and gray eyes. 

Children, by first wife: 

4040 i Samuel Goodwin » Chaffee, born March 13, 1816; sailed for California, 

April 11, 1849, in the bark Selma and engaged in mining pursuits; 
has not been heard from since 1863. 

4041 ii Charlotte Rebecca Chaffee, born February 28, 1818; married Myron C. 

Merriman of Syracuse, N. Y. 

Children, by second wife: 

4042 iii Julia Chaffee, born June 1, 1825; died August 14, 1826. 

4043 iv Delia Chaffee, a twin, born June 1, 1825; died March 13, 1829. 

4044 V Julia Lombard Chaffee, born November 7, 1827; residence, 1891, Mil- 

waukee, Wis. ; unmarried. 

4045 vi Hezekiah Chaffee, born October 24, 1829; sailed with his brother for 

California, April 11, 1849, in the bark Selma and engaged in mining 
pursuits; has not been heard from since 1863. 

4046 vii Marie Louise Chaffee, born February 15, 1834; residence, 1891, Syra- 

cuse ; unmarried. 

1883 Edward Willard ^ Chaffee (Willard,^ Simeon,^ John,^ John,3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., December 5, 1804, and died 
there, January 27, 1860. He married in Stafford, Conn., November 10, 1828, 
Eliza, daughter of Cornelius and Zilpha Davis of that place. She was born July 20, 
1806, and died January 24, 1876. Both Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee were buried in South 
Wilbraham. He was a farmer and lived there on his father's old farm. 



366 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children, born in South Wilbraham : 
+ 4047 i George Wilbur^ Chaffee, born December 7, 1829; married Frances M. 
Pease. 

4048 ii Jane EUza Chaffee, born July 12, 1831 ; died October 28, 1904; married 

in South Wilbraham, June 9, 1852, Warren Spaulding, an engi- 
neer of Monson, Mass., born there, February 3, 1832; residence, 
1884, Springfield, Mass.; no children. 

4049 iii Amelia Elvira Chaffee, born March 24, 1838; died January 16, 1839; 

buried in South Wilbraham. 
+ 4050 iv Marcius Henry Chaffee, born October 19, 1842; married Harriet A. 

Farrington. 
+ 4051 V Emma Elvira Chaffee, born July 24, 1844; married Calvin M. Havens. 

1885 Eliza ^ Chaffee (Willard,^ Siraeon,^ John,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., January 20, 1807, and died in Springfield, 
Mass., April 3, 1879. She married in South Wilbraham, May 22, 1828, Titus 
Amidon of Springfield, their intention of marriage being entered in South Wilbra- 
ham, April 26, 1828. They lived in West Springfield, Mass. 

Children : 

4052 i Edwin B.^ Amidon, born March 1, 1829; died June 5, 1858. 

4053 ii Frances E. Amidon, born May 26, 1831. 

4054 iii William W. Amidon, born in Springfield, November 24, 1835; married, 

and has one daughter. 

1889 Reuben Hewlett 7 Chaffee (Simeon, e Simeon,5 John,* John,3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., March 22, 1809, and died in 
Hampden, Mass. (formerly South Wilbraham), August 24, 1882. He married (1) 
in South Wilbraham, February 12, 1840, Esther A. Truden of that place, their 
intention of marriage being entered in South Wilbraham, January 9, 1840. She 
was born October 20, 1821, and died September 23, 1848. She and her husband 

were both buried in South Wilbraham. He married (2) Caroline . July 5, 

1838, he bought for $120, twelve acres of land in Wilbraham, where he was then 
living. 

Children, by first wife : 

4055 i A son,^ born in South Wilbraham, November 24, 1840; died there, 

November 24, 1840. 

4056 ii Wilson Simeon Chaffee, born May 5, 1843; died June 18, 1869; 

buried in South Wilbraham; fought in the Civil War in the 
5th New York Volunteers. 

4057 iii Oscar W. Chaffee, born in 1845; died August 30, 1848; buried in 

South Wilbraham. 

4058 iv Willard Reuben Chaffee, born in 1846; died August 23, 1848; buried 

in South Wilbraham. 

4059 V A daughter, died June 2, 1848, in infancy ; buried in South Wilbraham. 
Children, by second wife: 

+ 4060 vi Caroline Amelia Chaffee, born November 5, 1850; married Wil- 
liam Hitchcock. 
+ 4061 vii Mary EUza Chaffee, born May 30, 1852; married John E. Rindge. 
4062 viii Reuben Elam Chaffee, born June 9, 1854. 

1892 Thirza 7 Chaffee (Simeon, « Simeon,^ John,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) 
was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., October 31, 1813, and died in Greenwich, 
Conn., January 17, 1889. She married, September 7, 1840, Daniel S. Collins of 
Hardwick, Mass. At that time she was living in Palmer, Mass. Mr. Collins died 
in Greenwich, September 23, 1889. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 367 

Children : 

4061a i Thirza Marion « Collins, born April 6, 1843; died April 2, 1860. 
+ 4062b ii Fanny Maria Collins, born April 9, 1845; married Oscar S. South- 
worth. 
+ 4063 iii Daniel Chaffee Collins, born April 6, 1847; married Julia E. Knight. 
4064 iv Charles Francis Collins, born October 21, 1849; died November 15, 
1873. 

1894 Elam Newbury ^ Chaffee (Simeon, 8 Simeon,^ John,* John, 3 Joseph,^ 
Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., April 1, 1818, and died Septem- 
ber 8, 1854. He married Sarah Holt of Townsend, Mass. He lived in Palmer, 
Mass., at the time of his marriage. He was killed in a machine shop by being 
drawn up over the shafting by a belt, and was buried in South Wilbraham. 

Children : 
+ 4065 i Fanny S.^ Chaffee, born March 4, 1843; married (1) George Brooks; 

(2) William Morand. 
+ 4066 ii Louise E. Chaffee, born January 17, 1847; married Hardin Chamberlin. 

1895 Caroline ^ Chaffee (Noah,6 Simeon,* John,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 

married Alonzo Rice. 

Child: 
4067 i Dan ^ Rice, died; said to have been the famous clown. 

1896 HoUis Worthington 7 Chaffee (Noah,^ Simeon,^ John,* John,3 Joseph,^ 
Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., January 4, 1812, and died in 
Great Bend, Kan., April 17, 1879. He married in Albion, N. Y., October 11, 1832, 
Susan, daughter of Asa Thomas of Carlton, N. Y. She survived her husband, and 
lived for some years after his death with her daughter, Caroline (Chaffee) Johnson, 
in Alden, N. Y. She died in Kansas. She was a member of the Presbyterian 
Church. Mr. Chaffee had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was six feet in height. 

Frederick Holsenburgh was appointd guardian to Hollis W. Chaffee and was 
discharged by the court in 1831. Hollis W. Chaffee of Orleans County, N. Y., 
bought of the Holland Land Company, part of lot number sixteen for $550. This 
land company owned a tract of land in Genessee, Orleans and Wyoming Counties, 
N. Y. December 27, 1830, Hollis W. Chaffee bought another tract from that 
same company for $524. [Genessee County Records.] During the Civil War he 
served as a Private in the 27th New York Battery. In 1832 he Uved in Carlton, 
in 1850 in Barry, N. Y., in 1854 in Alden, and in 1873 in Great Bend, of which 
he was one of the pioneers, and with whose development he had much to do. 
He was a farmer, strictly upright and respected by all. He was a cousin of Judge 
Noah Davis of New York City. 

Children : 

4068 i Margaret Maria « Chaffee, born October 6, 1833 ; died May 15, 1834. 

4069 ii Caroline Ursula Chaffee, born October 23, 1835 ; married in Alden, N. Y., 

September 18, 1855, Josiah M. Johnson, a builder, born in Og- 
den, N. Y., October 27, 1834; he has a dark complexion, black 
eyes, and is five feet, ten inches in height; he was for five years 
Trustee and Sexton of a church; residence, 1892, Alden. 
+ 4070 iii Emery Worthington Chaffee, born April 16, 1837; married Mary J. 
Mercer. 

1897 Zelotes Emery ^ Chaffee (Emery,^ Simeon, s John,* John,3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., September 17, 1815, and died 



368 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

in Moodus, Conn., June 10, 1877. He married in Willimantic, Conn., March 4, 
1841, Hannah Sophronia » Snell (3131) (Hannah 7 Chaffee, Abner,^ David,5 David,< 
David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i), born April 19, 1819, died April 19, 1904. She was 
a member of the Congregational Church and lived in Union, Conn., at the time of 
her marriage. 

Mr. Chaffee was baptized in the Congregational Church in South Wilbraham, 
September 19, 1824. At the age of forty-one he united with the Methodist Church, 
in which he was for many years Trustee and Steward. He had a light complexion, 
blue eyes, and was five feet, nine inches in height. In 1841 he lived in Williman- 
tic, and from 1849 until his death in Moodus. He was a manufacturer of machinery 
and cotton goods. 

Children : 
+ 4071 i Eugene Winslow * Chaffee, born April 20, 1842; married Catharine M. 

Day. 
+ 4072 ii Herbert Winthrop Chaffee, born August 11, 1844; married Jerusha A. 

Smith. 
+ 4073 iii Lois Clarinda Chaffee, born July 27, 1853; married Charles W. Kim- 
ball. 

4074 iv Arthur Willard Cliaffee, born May 14, 1855; married, June 7, 1888, 

Emma C, daughter of Andrew J. Hurd, of Clinton, Conn. 

4075 V Nellie Eugenia Chaffee, born September 30, 1863. 

4076 vi Hannah Chaffee. 

1899 Franklin Dexter ^ Chaffee (Emery, ^ Simeon, ^ John,* John, 3 Joseph,* 
Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., April 16, 1824, and married (1) 
in Somers, Conn., May 1, 1848, Emeline Cady, daughter of Job Hurlbert of that 
place, their marriage intention being entered in South Wilbraham, April 15, 1848. 
She died September 9, 1871, and was buried in Springfield, Mass. Mr Chaffee 
married (2) in Chicopee, Mass., September 15, 1878, Mrs. Elizabeth Pease. He 
was baptized in the South Wilbraham Congregational Church, September 19, 
1824. He had a dark complexion, and blue eyes. He lived for some years in Spring- 
field, where he was a carpenter and joiner, and in 1890 in Albany, N. Y. 

Child, by first wife: 
+ 4077 i Frank Winslow^ Chaffee, born December 17, 1849; married Lizzie A. 
James. 

1900 Edwin Stearns ^ Chaffee (Emery,^ Simeon, s Jolm,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., April 13, 1828, and died in 
West Stafford, Conn., October 21, 1873. He married in Stafford, Conn., May 26, 
1852, Hannah Augusta, daughter of Absalom Cady of that place. She was born 
May 22, 1828, and died April 6, 1905. In 1873 they lived in West Stafford. 

Children : 
+ 4078 i Mahlon Edwin ^ Chaffee, born September 22, 1853; married Idella 
Miner. 

4079 ii Charles Elhot Chaffee, born October 6, 1857; died April 21, 1860. 

4080 iii Carlos Elbert Chaffee, born August 30, 1861 ; married, November 26, 

1889, Jane L., daughter of Benjamin Miller; lived in Moodus, 
Conn., and East Haddam, Conn. 

4081 iv Abner Cady Chaffee, born October 6, 1865; married, August 8, 1895, 

Laura E. Brown; residence, 1890, West Stafford. 

4082 V George Emery Chaffee, born February 19, 1868; married, Novem- 

ber 24, 1890, Mary Jane Wood of Albany, N. Y., who died in 
March, 1903; residence, 1890, Albany. 

4083 vi Cora Belle Chaffee, born October 24, 1870. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 369 

1904 Orrin ^ ChafiEee (Amos,6 Amos,5 John/ John,3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) was 
born in Athens, Vt., and died in Troy, la., in 1855. He married (1) in Roches- 
ter, Vt., Abigail, daughter of Thomas Hodgkins of that place. She died in 1844, 
and was buried in Brandon, Vt. He married (2) and in 1883 his widow was living, 
in Troy. At the time of his first marriage and for years after he lived in Rochester, 
where he was a cooper and farmer. He had a dark complexion, black eyes, and 
was five feet, eleven inches in height. He was a member of the Universalist 
Church. 

Children, by first wife, born in Rochester: 
+ 4084 i Hiram Mason « Chaffee, born February 17, 1822; married Mary E. 
Richardson. 

4085 ii Martha Chaffee. 

4086 iii Loretta Chaffee. 

4087 iv Silena Chaffee. 

4088 V Joseph T. Chaffee, born February 14, 1837; married m Albany, N. Y., 

June 9, 1860, Hannah, daughter of Thomas Phinney of Taunton, 
Mass.; residence, 1883, Boston, Mass.; he is a hotel proprietor. 

4089 vi Julius Chaffee, a twin, born February 14, 1837. 

1913 William Carey ^ Chaffee (Amos,8 Amos,^ John,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Rochester, Vt., September 30, 1821, and married (1) in Brandon, Vt., 
April 15, 1849, Esther Pamelia, daughter of Joseph Sylvester of Stockbridge, Vt. 
She died October 22, 1852, and was buried in Bethel, Vt. He married (2), March 11, 
1854, Susan Marion Lowell. Mr. Chaffe is a blacksmith. He has a light complex- 
ion, blue eyes and is five feet, ten inches in height. He has been Representative 
to the Vermont Legislature, and Treasurer and Selectman of his home town. 

Children, by second wife : 

4090 i William Lincoln » Chaffee, born March 23, 1861. 

4091 ii Alney Earle Chaffee, born March 3, 1867. 

1918 Leonard 7 Chaffee (John,« Amos,* John,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas was 
born in Athens, Vt., June 28, 1806, and died in Rochester, Vt., September 8, 
1848. He married Tryphena, daughter of William and Clarissa (Church) Thurston 
of Woodstock, Vt. She was born in Waterford, Vt., April 22, 1814, died July 6, 
1879, and was buried in Rochester. Leonard Chaffee had a light complexion, 
blue eyes, and was six feet in height. He and his wife were both members of the 
Universalist Church. He was a farmer. After his death his widow lived with her 
son. 

Children : 

4092 i Elvira Clarissa « Chaffee, born May 3, 1832; died. 

4093 ii Emily Chaffee, died. 

4094 iii Esther Emily Chaffee, died. 

+ 4095 iv Charles William Chaffee, born September 20, 1843; married Diana 
R. R. Mosher. 

1921 John 7 Chaffee, Jr. (John,8 Amos,* John,* John,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), was 
born in Rochester, Vt., May 11, 1813, and died there, March 17, 1883. He married 
in Rochester, January 1, 1840, Roselle A., daughter of Levi Lowell of that place. 
She survived him and in 1891 was living in Rochester with her son, Henry H. 
Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee were both members of the Universalist Church, with which 
he united at the age of fifty-four. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was 
six feet in height. He held several town offices and was prominent in the work of 



370 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

the Universalist Church, in which he was for several years a Trustee. He Uved in 
Rochester, where he was a farmer. The following is from a local paper : 

"Mr. Chaffee was a pillar in the Universalist parish in Rochester and a mem- 
ber of the church nearly since its organization. He early embraced the faith and 
became a subscriber to the 'Christian Repository' and by it was the means of 
converting his father and mother, long-time members of the Congregational 
Church, to the Universalist faith. . . . He inherited much of his father's 
original mind and heart. He was a great reader and thinker; and besides his 
example and influence for good, he has given to the Universalist Church, out of 
his own household, two public advocates, — Mrs. Edna C. Noble of Detroit, Mich., 
and Rev. Edwin J. Chaffee of Potsdam, N. Y. — who are each, in their own sphere, 
earnest and zealous workers in the upbuilding of Christ's kingdom in the earth." 

Children, born in Rochester: 
+ 4096 i Henry Harrison^ Chaffee, born December 12, 1840; married Augusta 
M. Smith. 

4097 ii Ahce R. Chaffee, born August 15, 1842; married Gilman Wright; 

residence, 1891, Rochester, Vt. 

4098 iii Edna J. Chaffee, born August 12, 1846; married, March 14, 1871, 

Doctor Henry Smith Noble, born in Hinesburg, Vt., October 8, 
1845; she has been for twenty years a teacher of elocution ; she has 
founded schools of elocution in London, England, and in Detroit, 
Mich., where, in 1883, she was principal of the Detroit Training 
School of Elocution and English Literature. 
+ 4099 iv Edwin John Chaffee, born March 19, 1850; married Emma E. Willson. 

1922 Anna ^ Chaffee (John,6 Amos,^ John,^ John, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born 
September 29, 1817, and married in Rochester, Vt., March 16, 1840, Ebenezer 
Kendrick Richmond, born in Bethel, Vt., October 4, 1815, died in Newport, Vt., 
February 19, 1889. He had a dark complexion, and was five feet, eight inches 
in height. At the age of twenty-one, he united with the Congregational Church, 
of which his wife was also a member, and was Superintendent in the Sunday School. 
He was a commissioned officer in the Vermont State Militia and also held several 
town offices. He was a farmer and lived in Rochester, Bethel and Newport. In 
1891 Anna (Chaffee) Richmond lived in Newport. 

Children : 
+ 4100 i Kendrick^ Richmond, born February 28, 1841; married (1) Mary 
E. Pratt; (2) Mary E. Brigham. 

4101 ii Willie Richmond, born July 8, 1845; married Emma L. Wright. 

4102 iii Frank Richmond, born August 30, 1852; died June 26, 1883; married 

Eva J. Davison. 

1924 Azubah ^ Chaffee (Leonard Brown, « Amos,^ John,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Rochester, Vt., November 8 (13), 1808, and died April 30, 
1875. She married, January 1, 1829, Benjamin Hunton, Jr., born in Unity, Feb- 
ruary 7, 1804, They lived in Rochester. 

Children : 

4103 i Charles « Hunton. 

4104 ii Jennette A. Hunton, born in Rochester, November 16, 1833; married, 

November 1, 1852, Solon Pollard. 

4105 iii Ellen H. Hunton, born January 25, 1838; married, December 24, 1856, 

Harvey F. Hodgkins. 

4106 iv Addie A. Hunton, born September 23, 1848; died October 14, 1860. 

1925 John Willard ^ Chaffee (Leonard Brown,^ Amos,^ John,* John,^ Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Rochester, Vt., April 23, 1810, and married there, Novem- 



SEVENTH GENERATION 371 

ber 23, 1836, Loma»y, daughter of Ezekiel R. French of that place. She is a mem- 
ber of the Congregational Church. He has a light complexion, and is six feet 
in height. He is a cabinet maker, and in 1891 lived in Rochester, Vt., which has 
been his home for many years. 

Children, born in Rochester: 
+ 4107 i Byron Mozart* Chaffee, born September 1, 1837; married Adelaide 
Sprague. 

4108 ii Ellen Mary Chaffee, born December 17, 1840; died May 8, 1889. 

4109 iii Agnes Fidelia Chaffee, born October 5, 1845. 

+ 4110 iv William Allen Chaffee, born January 27, 1850; married (1) Josie Root; 
(2) Liela Bride. 
4111 V Fred French Chaffee, born January 20, 1855; married, in South 
Strafford, Vt., March 18, 1879, Ellen, daughter of Chester B. 
Dow of that place; no children; has a ruddy complexion and is 
five feet, ten inches in height; he is a physician; residence, 1879 
and 1891, South Strafford. 

1930 Walter Stebbins ^ Chaffee (Leonard Brown, « Amos,^ John,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Rochester, Vt., September 15, 1831, and married there 
Olive, daughter of Nesibus Worster of Bethel, Vt. Mr. Chaffee is a farmer in 
Rochester, where he lived before and after his marriage, and also in 1884. He has 
a light complexion, gray eyes, and is five feet, nine inches in height. 

Children : 

4112 i Abigail* Chaffee, born May 18, 1856; married Melvin Church. 

4113 ii Mary Chaffee, born May 25, 1859; married Charles Perkins. 

4114 iii Emma Chaffee, born May 17, 1862. 

4115 iv Charles G. Chaffee, born September 24, 1868. 

1931 Oliver ^ Stebbins (Phineas « Stebbins, Anna s Chaffe, John,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) died. He married Rachel Dunham. 

Child: 

4116 i William* Stebbins. 

1933 Menzies Rayner 7 Stebbins (Phineas ^ Stebbins, Anna * Chaffe, John,* 
John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) died. He married Julia Lyman. 

Children : 

4117 Edmund * Stebbins. 

4118 Lucina Stebbins. 

1939 William Carpenter ^ Stebbins (Walter 6 Stebbins, Anna s Chaffe, John,* 
John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born August 13, 1806, and died April 8, 1861. He 
married, March 3, 1829, Eliza Perrin. 

Child: 

4119 i Frances Ann Ehza* Stebbins, born July 5, 1830. 

1944 Luther Lester ^ Stebbins (Lucina ^ Stebbins, Anna s Chaffe, John,* John, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born February 7, 1803, and died. He married, October 15, 
1829, Sophia, daughter of Luther Shaw. They removed to Pittsfield, Pike County, 
111. 

Children : 

4120 i Luther * Stebbins, born September 13, 1831 ; married. 

4121 ii Lucian Stebbins, born February 1, 1833; married. 

4122 iii Cyrus Stebbins, born November 11, 1835. 

4123 iv Jane Maria Stebbins, born August 31, 1841; died February 4, 1844. 



372 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

4124 V Jane Maria Stebbins, born June 9, 1845. 

4125 vi Rufus Phineas Stebbins, born October 20, 1849; died in 1861 (?). 

1946 Rufus Phineas ^ Stebbins (Lucina ^ Stebbins, Anna s Chaffe, John,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born March 3, 1810, and married in Cambridge, 
September 11, 1837, Ehza C. Livermore. 

Child: 

4126 i Nathaniel Livermore * Stebbins, born January 9, 1847. 

1949 Benjamin ^ Chafee, Jr. (Benjamin, « Francis Green, ^ Benjamin, * Joseph, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i), was born in Onondaga County, N. Y., September 27, 1798, 
and died in Tama City, la., about 1884. He married (1) in a town at the head of 
the Allegheny River, in October, 1818, Maria, daughter of David Lewis of Al- 
bany, N. Y. She was born in Troy, N. Y., and died during the Civil War. He 
married a second time. 

When a young man Mr. Chafee went to Ohio, where he lived for many years in 
Cincinnati, during this time making two trips on foot back to his old home in 
New York state. About 1835 he moved to Brookville, Ind., where a small farm 
two miles north of the town was cleared and where his children grew up. He ran 
into debt and in 1849 went to the California gold fields, where he remained about 
two years, returning home with sufficient money to pay his indebtedness and 
have a balance left for the comfort of his family. Later he made a laborious trip 
to Pike's Peak. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted and was accepted, 
despite his advanced age. Owing to ill health, however, he served but a few 
months. After his second marriage he removed to Tama City, where he was living 
at the time of his death. He was a tanner and farmer. At one time he owned 
land in Marcellus, N. Y., as the records show that February 9, 1835, "Benjamin 
Chaffee and Maria his wife of Cincinnati" quitclaimed land in Marcellus, and 
April 12, 1843, sold land there, being then of Brookville. 

It has been said of him that "a warmer hearted, truer, better man never trod 
the earth." He was unswervingly honest and a little after reaching middle life 
he became distinctly religious, uniting with the Methodist Church, although his 
antecedents had been Baptists. 

Children : 

4127 i Wilson Whiting « Chafee, born July 20, 1820; died in 1840. 
+ 4128 ii David Lewis Chafee, born January 1, 1823; married. 

4129 iii Haman Clark Chafee, born October 3, 1825; died in 1829. 
+ 4130 iv John Gilmore Chafee, born October 12, 1828; married Clara Sparks. 

4131 V Benjamin Henry Chafee, born August 25, 1831 ; died in 1832. 

4132 vi Mary M. Chafee, born in Cincinnati, November 20, 1833 ; died April 25, 

1861 ; married; no children. 

4133 vii Lora L. Chafee, born November 6, 1836; died May 21, 1869; married; 

no children. 

4134 viii Maria Emma Chafee, born February 7, 1841 ; married Orn- 

baun ; residence, 1883, Crawfordville, Ind. 

4135 ix Thomas Fitzgerald Chafee, born July 20, 1845. 

4136 X Carolina A. Chafee, a twin, born July 20, 1845; died in infancy. 

1960 James ^ Chafee (Azotus,^ Zebediah,^ James,^ Joseph,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Rupert, Vt., August 26, 1803, and died in Ward, N. Y., January 19, 
1880. He married in Cayuga County, N. Y., November 27, 1827 (?) Mary, daughter 
of John Black of Scotland. She died June 24, 1877, aged seventy, and was buried 



SEVENTH GENERATION 373 

in Philips Creek, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Chafee were both members of the Methodist 
Church. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair, and was six 
feet in height. He was a farmer and held the office of Commissioner of Highways. 
At the time of his marriage he lived in Cayuga County, and later in Scio, Alle- 
gany County, N. Y. 
Children : 

4137 i James Morrison^ Chafee, born September 4, 1828; died July 20, 
1866; married Welthy Standish of Cayuga County, N. Y., who 
married again after his death. 

+ 4138 ii Mary A. Chafee, born March 15, 1833; married Charles H. Bliven. 

+ 4139 iii Nancy Cordelia Chafee, born February 1, 1841; married David Sabin. 

1963 Mary Ann ^ ChaflEee (Azotus,^ Zebediah,^ James,* Joseph, ^ Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Cayuga County, N. Y., January 19, 1811, and married in 
Cato, N. Y., November 11, 1830, John Cowell. In 1884 they lived in Conquest, 
N.Y. 

Children : 

4140 i Horace P.^ Cowell, born July 21, 1834. 

4141 ii Charlotte M. Cowell, born November 7, 1836; died September 16, 1854. 

4142 iii Caroline C. Cowell, born February 26, 1839. 
41^3 iv Thirza E. Cowell, born July 1, 1842. 

4144 V Mary A. E. Cowell, born October 6, 1844; died August 21, 1871. 

4145 vi Sarah A. Cowell, born August 16, 1851. 

1967 John I.^ Chafee (Azotus,^ Zebediah,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Cayuga County, N. Y., August 14, 1824, and died in September, 
1884. He married there, February 17, 1848, Alvira J., daughter of Francis K. 
Petty of that county. Mr. Chafee was a mechanic, and lived in Guy's Mills, Pa. 

Children : 

4146 i Olive E.^ Chafee, born December 1, 1854; married De Hart. 

4147 ii Don J. Chafee, died February 6, 1870. 

4148 iii Harry J. Chafee, born January 26, 1875. 

1968 Julius Bachus ^ Chaffee (Zebediah,^ Zebediah,* James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,^ 
Thomas 1) was born in Colesville, N. Y., March 12, 1805, and died in Windsor, N. Y., 
March 2, 1889. He married Minerva, daughter of Isaac Ruggles of Colesville. 
She died May 8, 1856, aged sixty, and was buried there. He was a farmer; in 1830 
and 1884 lived in Colesville, and in 1887 in Onaquaga, N. Y. 

Children, born in Colesville: 
+ 4149 i Patty M.s Chaffee, born July 29, 1829; married Henry Crofut. 
4150 ii Finelia S. Chaffee, born May 22, 1831; married Morgan; resi- 
dence, 1887, Iowa. 
+ 4151 iii Azotus Chaffee, born February 2, 1832; married (1) Antoinette Mayo; 
(2) Mary J. Tompkins. 

1970 Sabra Sabrina ^ Chaffee (Zebediah, « Zebediah,' James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,^ 
Thomas 1) was born in Colesville, N. Y., December 5, 1809, and died there in Oc- 
tober, 1861. She married Alonzo Merchant. 

Children : 

4152 i A daughter,^ married M. O. Marsh; residence, 1891, Harpersville, N. Y. 

4153 ii A daughter, married William Keech; residence, 1891, Onaquaga, N. Y. 

1971 James Alanson ^ Chaflee (Zebediah, ^ Zebediah, ' James,* Joseph,3 Joseph, 2 



374 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Thomas i) was born in Colesville, N. Y.,May 6, 1812, and died in Harpersville, N. Y., 
April 1, 1895. He married (1) there, November 17, 1835, Emeline, daughter of 
George Morris of that place. She died January 14, 1869, and was buried in Har- 
persville. He married (2), December 12, 1871, Mrs. Eliza Jane Knox, widow of 
Ira B. Knox. Mr. Chaffee was a First Lieutenant in the State Militia in 1840, 
held the offices of Assessor, Inspector and Commissioner of Highways, the latter 
for nine years, and w^s a Vestryman in the Episcopal Church. He had a sandy 
complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, nine inches in height. He was a farmer, 
and in 1884 lived in Harpersville. 

Children, by first wife : 
+ 4154 i James Marion s Chaffee, born September 28, 1836; married Ger- 
trude C. Thompson, 

4155 ii Theressa Almina Chaffee, born June 30, 1838; died August 29, 1877; 

married, October 30, 1863, Daniel R. Squire, buried in Harpers- 
ville. 

4156 iii Sarah Emeline Chaffee, born September 16, 1840; died in Harpers- 

ville, August 23, 1851. 

4157 iv Frank Douglas Chaffee, born in Harpersville, October 30, 1842; 

married in Brownville, Neb., August 29, 1877, Ella L., daughter 
of Jonathan Luke Dort of Harpersville; residence, 1884, Tar- 
kio. Mo., where he was Assistant Postmaster, and an insurance 
agent; residence, 1891, Canon City, Kan. 

4158 V Vianna Amanda Chaffee, born June 25, 1846; died September 4, 

1877; buried in Harpersville. 

4159 vi Alice Annette Chaffee, born October 20, 1850; married Frank Haynes; 

residence, 1891, Deposit, N. Y. 

4160 vii Cora Libbie Chaffee, .born July 25, 1855; died in Windsor, N. Y., 

February 23, 1875; buried in Harpersville. 

1976 Albert Alonzo ^ Tupper (Elizabeth « Chaffee, James, s James,* Joseph, » 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born November 23, 1807, and died August 7, 1863. He 
married Theana Seeley, and lived in Monroe County, N. Y. He was buried in 
Churchville, N. Y. 

Children : 

4161 i Frances M.^ Tupper, born October 12, 1831 ; married (1) Elijah Backus; 

(2) L. Roach. 

4162 ii Susan Elizabeth Tupper, born December 14, 1834; married Edward 

Lanctot. 

4163 iii Laura S. Tupper, born September 19, 1836; died before 1893; married 

Alfred Wheeler, who died before 1893. 

4164 iv Roxa Augusta Tupper, born August 6, 1838; married Abel W. Richey, 

who died before 1893. 
+ 4165 V Albert Alonzo Tupper, Jr., born October 21 1840; married Mary E, 
Scott. 

1983 William Edson 7 Chaffee (William,^ James,^ James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born in Churchville, N. Y., November 20, 1823, and married in 
the parsonage of St. Peter's Church, Washington, D. C, August 4, 1850, Elydia 
Ann, daughter of Henry Southern Wood of Charles County, Md. She is a member 
of the Catholic Church. Mr. Chaffee served as a Private in the Civil War, being 
among the first to respond to Lincoln's call for volunteers to defend the Capitol, 
April 11, 1861. He served ninety days and was then transferred to the Ordnance 
Department in the Washington Navy Yard. He was stationed at Fort Lincoln 
at the time of Early's Raid, in July, 1864, returning to the Navy Yard, where he 



SEVENTH GENERATION 375 

remained until July, 1865, at the close of the War. He has a light complexion, 
blue eyes, and is five feet nine and one-half inches in height. He is a contractor; 
in 1850 he lived in Washington, later removed to Pontiac and Adrian, Mich., 
but returned to Washington, where he was living in 1891. 
Children : 

4166 i Catharine M.s Chaffee, born August 1, 1851; married W, J. Greenwood. 

4167 ii William Edgar Chaffee, born October 24, 1854; died July 6, 1889. 

4168 iii Frederick Harris Chaffee, born June 13, 1856. 

4169 iv Francis Philip Chaffee, born March 18, 1860; married Hannah Lownburg. 

4170 V Mary Malvina Chaffee, born November 19, 1862. 

4171 vi Nellie Augusta Chaffee, born January 1, 1865. 

1994 Edward Franklin ^ Chaffee (William, ^ Nathan, 5 James,* Joseph,^ Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Attica, N. Y., April 14, 1820, and married in Java, N. Y., 
June 15, 1845, Harriett E., daughter of William Jones of England. 

"Wm. Chaffee, father of E. F. Chaffee, came from Brookfield, Mass., in the 
autumn of 1817, and settled in Attica, then Genesee county, N. Y., where in a 
log house Edward Franklin Chaffee was born. He is the seventh of ten chil- 
dren. His education, with the exception of one term at a select school, was re- 
ceived in the common school and in the chimney corner by the light of a wood 
fire. In the autumn of 1840 he commenced teaching school at Bennington Centre, 
in a primitive schoolhouse, with side boards for writing desks and long slabs with 
bracing legs for seats. He received fourteen dollars per month with the privilege 
of boarding with the inhabitants and taught seventy-five pupils. He might be con- 
sidered successful in this vocation, as he taught twenty-two years in Attica and 
vicinity, the last two terms in the Attica Union school. In 1844 he taught at North 
Java, where he cast for Henry Clay, his first Presidential vote. To make up for 
the small pay for teaching 123 pupils, as he went 'boarding round' he became ac- 
quainted with Miss Harriett E. Jones, born in Herefordshire, Eng., whose grand 
uncle, Sir Hungerford Hold, an officer in the British army, was killed at the battle 
of Bunker Hill, while another grand uncle, Wm. Floyd, was a signer of the Declara- 
tion of Independence. In the autumn of 1863 Mr. Chaffee was elected School 
Commissioner of the First District of Wyoming county, and held that office six 
years. He issued a call for a County Teachers' Association in 1861, which is now 
one of the most prosperous in the state. In 1867, through his labor, the school of 
Attica village was made a free school under an act of the Legislature. His life 
work has ever been to encourage the education of the masses and his cheerful 
disposition has rendered him apt in that relation. He has held several town offices, 
and being a friend of the poor has been entrusted for many years with funds to 
be expended for their comfort. His purpose is to do right regardless of cost. 
In the spring of 1830 he became a member of the First Baptist church and has 
contributed liberally to its support and also for worthy objects. He has for over 
twenty years been a Sunday school superintendent and has compiled the history 
of that church, which was organized Aug. 21st, 1806. He is an advocate of tem- 
perance and sobriety. He has made several trips into the Western States; the 
first was soon after the Black Hawk war, when there was neither wharf nor pier 
at Milwaukee, and Chicago was but a small village, the approach to which was by 
a pier built out into the lake. He has for several years contributed to the press, 
and now, surrounded with pleasant associations at the eve of life, besides super- 
intending his valuable farm in the rich and beautiful valley of the Tonawanda, 
devotes a part of his time to writing stories, historical sketches, reminiscences, 
biographies, etc., for the Attica News." 

Children : 

4172 i Mary A.s Chaffee, born April 13, 1846; died in Kansas, May 16, 1875; 

married Reverend Robert Abell. 

4173 ii William F. Chaffee, born April 16, 1848; died September 6, 1866. 



376 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

4174 iii H. Emma Chaffee, born March 23, 1850; married A. F. Geiger; residence, 

1890, Batavia, N. Y. 

4175 iv Ehza R. Chaffee, born May 25, 1853; died June 26, 1881 ; married Henry 

Matteson, a postal clerk. 

4176 V Katie E. Chaffee, born March 8, 1857; married J. A. Smith, a lawyer 

and special deputy clerk in the City Hall, Buffalo, N. Y., where in 
1890 they lived. 

4177 vi Nellie J. Chaffee, born February 3, 1864; residence, 1890, Attica; \m- 

married. '^ 

2000 Cheeney A.' Chaffee (Calvin,8 Nathan,* James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Attica, N. Y., in 1819, and married in Brookfield, Mass., MaryS., 
daughter of David Johnson of Warren, Mass. She died in May, 1878, and was 
buried in Brookfield. Mr. Chaffee was a boat finisher. He moved from Brookfield 
to Warren, where he was living in 1883. 

Children, all but the sixth born in Brookfield: 

4178 i George Albert » Chaffee, born May 10, 1848. 

4179 ii Botrus Charles Chaffee, born May 24, 1850; died in October, 1879. 

4180 iii Mary E. Chaffee, born January 15, 1853. 

4181 iv Herbert B. Chaffee, born October 19, 1858; unmarried in 1883, and 

living in Warren, where he was a dealer in books and stationery. 

4182 v Fannie S. Chaffee, born November 13, 1861 ; died October, 1879. 

4183 vi Clara M. Chaffee, born in 1865. 

4184 vii Willie E. Chaffee, born February 28, 1872. 

2001 Caroline Augusta ^ Chafee (Cyril, « Chester,* James, < Joseph,^ Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Plainfield, Conn., June 12, 1806, and died in Thompson, 
Conn. She married Loren Elliott, and lived in Thompson. 

Children : 

4185 i Erastus » Elliott. 

4186 ii Luther EUiott. 

2004 William Grover 7 Chaffee (Cyril,8 Chester,* James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 
Thomas 1) was born in Woodstock, Conn., January 20, 1812, and died in Win- 
chester, Mass., August 26, 1906. He married (1) in Leicester, Conn., May 3, 
1836, A. Tirzah Sprague of that place, who died May 26, 1836, and was buried in 
Leicester. He married (2) in Framingham, Mass., April 16, 1845, Susan S. Childs, 
born there, died in Winchester, October 17, 1849. He married (3) there, Novem- 
ber 15, 1855, Emma Augusta Carter, born in Lowell, Mass. She survived him, 
and in 1906 lived in Winchester. She is a member of the Congregational Church, 
as was Mr. Chaffee. He had a light complexion, brown eyes, and was over five 
feet in height. He left home when quite a young man, spent a few years in Lei- 
cester, and several years in Boston, Mass., settling in 1844 in Winchester, where 
he lived until his death. He was a retired manufacturer of cabinet work. The 
following obituary is from the Putnam (Conn.) Patriot: 

"During his life he engaged in a variety of enterprises, being interested in the 
manufacture of furniture, pianos and leather, and was for a time at the Charles- 
town Navy Yard building boats. During his later years he took up the study 
of clocks, in which he was much interested, and nothing delighted him more than 
to secure an intricate and difficult specimen and put it in good running order. 
He was the last of his family, and the old homestead in Connecticut which has 
passed through so many generations is still in the possession of his heirs. The re- 
mains were interred in Wildwood cemetery." 



SEVENTH GENERATION 377 

Child, by third wife : 
4187 i Mary Susan » Chafee, born in Winchester, August 29, 1857; residence, 
1906, Winchester; unmarried. 

2005 Cyril Schuyler ' Chaffee (Cyril,^ Chester,5 James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born in Woodstock, Conn., November 30, 1814, and died in North 
Woodstock, Conn., September 16, 1870. He married in Brooklyn, Conn., May 4, 
1848, Tipporah (or Trephosa) Ann, daughter of Jonathan Webb of Scotland, Conn. 
She was born in Windham, Conn., about 1822. Both she and her husband were 
members of the Congregational Church in North Woodstock. Mr. Chaffee had 
blue eyes. He was a farmer and lived and died in the old homestead in North 
Woodstock. He was buried in that town. 

Child: 
+ 4188 i Mary Jane « Chaffee, born July 11, 1849; married Charles T. Aldrich. 

2006 Samuel ^ Chaffee (Cyril,^ Chester,^ James,* Joseph,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 
was born in Woodstock, Conn., January 30, 1817, and died in Palmer, Mass., 
October 19, 1848. He married Julia M. Cheney, who died April 19, 1884, aged 
sixty-six years. Both are buried in North Woodstock, Conn. 

Children : 

4189 i Merrick 8 Chaffee, born about 1839; died November 30, 1862; married 

Mary Nichols of Dudley, Mass., who survived him but a few years; 
at the age of twenty-three, while living in Dudley, Mass., he en- 
listed for three years as a Private in Company E, 1st Massachu- 
setts Heavy Artillery, being mustered in August 8, 1862; he died 
from illness contracted in the service in a regimental hospital after 
barely four months' service. 

4190 ii William Chaffee, born about June, 1842; died in Washington, D. C, 

August 9, 1864, aged twenty years and two months; while living 
in Dudley, enlisted for three years as a Private in Company C, 
25th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being mustered in Oc- 
tober 5, 1861; was discharged December 17, 1863, to re-enlist, 
which he did the same day; died at a regimental hospital from 
wounds received in the Battle of Cold Spring Harbor, June 3, 1864. 

4191 iii John Chaffee, born about April, 1843; died in Cold Spring Harbor, 

June 3, 1864, aged twenty-one years and two months; while living 
in Worcester, Mass., enlisted for three years as a Private in Com- 
pany C, 25th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being mustered 
in September 28, 1861 ; was discharged to re-enlist December 17, 
1863, which he did in Shrewsbury, Mass., the following day; killed 
in the Battle of Cold Spring Harbor. 

2017 Emoret ^ Chaffee (John,8 Chester,5 James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 
was born in New Boston, Conn., in 1813, and died before 1890. She married 
Erastus Caldwell, who died before 1890. She was baptized in the First Congrega- 
tional Church of Woodstock, Conn., July 7, 1816. 

Children : 
4191a i Frank ^ Caldwell, residence, 1890, Worcester, Mass. 

4192 ii George Caldwell, residence, 1890, Worcester. 

Several other children, died before 1890, names unknown. 

2019 Faxon ^ Chaffee (John,6 Chester,5 James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Thompson, Conn., December 16, 1817, and died in Danielsonville, 
Conn., February 27, 1870. He married in Thompson, August 9, 1846, Sarah Jane, 



378 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

daughter of Doctor Jeremiah Brown of East KilUngly, Conn. Mr. Chaffee was 
baptized in the First Congregational Church of Woodstock. He owned land in 
Killingly in 1862, and with his wife bought and sold other pieces of land there 
from time to time. He was a carriage maker, and in 1869 lived in Danielsonville. 

Children : 

4193 i Francis Herbert s Chaffee, born June 5, 1847; died August 28, 1847. 

4194 ii Ellen Jane Chaffee, born January 5, 1849; married George Rowell; 

residence, 1890, East Somerville, Mass. 
+ 4195 iii Emory Franklin Chaffee, born January 27, 1856; married Belle G. 
Carter. 

2020 Loren 7 Chaffee (John,8 Chester,^ James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Thompson, Conn., August 12, 1820, and married in Oxford, Mass., 
January 2, 1845, Nancy C, daughter of Paris Hall of that place. She died in 
March, 1889, aged sixty-two years, and was buried in North Grosvenordale, Conn. 
Mr. Chaffee has a dark complexion, brown eyes, is tall, and of a jovial disposition. 
He united with the Methodist Church when a young man. In 1845 he lived in 
Thompson, and in 1891 near New Boston, Conn. 

Children : 
+ 4196 i Ellis Henry s Chaffee, born July 30, 1846; married Julia E. Dean. 

4197 ii Marilla Chaffee, born in 1848; married Herbert B. Conant. 

4198 iii Frank Chaffee, born in 1850; died about 1853, aged three years. 

4199 iv John Frederick Chaffee, born in 1851; died in 1873; unmarried. 

4200 v Emma Louisa Chaffee, born in 1852; unmarried, 1891. 

4201 vi Lydia Ann Chaffee, born in 1854; unmarried, 1891. 

2022 Schuyler Bradley ^ Chafee (Alpheus Cady,^ Chester, ^ James,* Joseph, 3 
Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born in New York state in 1815, and died in Oxford, Mass., 
June 28, 1866, aged fifty-one. He married Marietta Faulkner of Webster, Mass., 
who survived him and in 1890 was living in Oxford, where he was buried. 

Children : 

4202 i Orrin Bradley s Chafee, born in Webster, March 27, 1842; married, 

May 10, 1867, Sarah Newell, daughter of Salmon Doughty of 
Oxford; July 15, 1864, Orrin B. Chafee of Brookfield, Conn., was 
mustered into Company F, 42d Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 
for one hundred days and was discharged November 11, 1864; 
February 11, 1865, then a resident of Oxford, he was mustered 
into Company A, 19th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, for 
three years, but the war ending a few months later, he was dis- 
charged June 30, 1865; he is a shoemaker. 

4203 ii John Blanchard Chafee, born in Oxford, August 10, 1845; residence, 

1890, Oxford, unmarried; a shoemaker. 
+ 4204 iii Marietta Elizabeth Chafee, married Frank Bannon. 

4205 iv George Braman Chafee, born 1855; died in Oxford, May 9, 1871; un- 

married. 

4206 V Martha .Alvena Chafee, married Alonzo P. Richardson of Athol, Mass., 

and has one son and three daughters. 

4207 vi Frederick Alpheus Chafee born in Oxford; lived there, 1890; a shoe 

cutter. 

2025 Orrin Wilson ^ Chafee (Alpheus Cady,^ Chester,^ James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 
Thomas ^) was born in Thompson, Conn., April 14, 1820, and was married there, 
in 1845, by Elder Dow, to Temperance Elvira, daughter of Captain Joseph Cutler 
of that place. Mr. Chafee has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, eight 



SEVENTH GENERATION 379 

inches in height. He has been Town Treasurer and Collector, Constable for thirty- 
years and Deputy Sheriff for twenty years. He is a farmer. In 1845 he lived in 
Thompson, but soon moved to Oxford, where he was living in 1890. 

Children, the last two born in Oxford: 

4208 i Ellen Sarah s Chafee, born about 1848; died August 6, 1851, aged three 

years; buried in Oxford. 

4209 ii Frank Edgar Chafee, born May 12, 1851. 

4210 iii Ella Louisa Chafee, born November 24, 1854; married in April, 1888, 

Archibald W. Turner, a jeweler of AVillimantic, Conn. 

2028 Arad Upham 7 Elliott (Sophia 8 Chaffee, Chester,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Jo - 
seph,2 Thomas i) was born in Thompson, Conn., August 24, 1824, and married 
in Woodstock, Conn., May 13, 1848, Abigail Bacon, daughter of George Kelton 
of that place. She died August 24, 1886, and was buried in New Boston, Conn. 
Mr. Elliott has a light complexion, bro^vn eyes, and is five feet, four inches in 
height. He has been Representative to the Connecticut State Legislature, and 
Selectman for three years. He is a carriage manufacturer, and in 1891 lived in 
North Grosvenordale, Conn. 

Children : 

4211 i George A.« Elliott, born October 10, 1849; married Addie V. Taylor. 

4212 ii John K. Elliott, born August 25, 1851. 

4213 iii Henry L. Elliott, born December 8, 1859; married Mabel R. Rawson. 

4214 iv Dyer S. Elliott, born March 27, 1867. 

2033 Francis BJ Chaffee (Chester,^ Chester,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Thompson, Conn., May 9, 1829, and married (1) there, June 11, 1854, 
Caroline W., daughter of Reuben and Hannah (Davis) Stone of Dudley, Mass., 
where she was born March 26, 1832. She died November 8, 1861. He married (2) 
in Thompson, February 21, 1865, Caroline D., daughter of George Perry of Put- 
nam, Conn. Mr. Chaffee fought in the Civil War. In 1883 Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee 
lived in Thompson and in 1891 in East Woodstock, Conn. He is a prosperous 
farmer. 

Child, by first wife : 
+ 4215 i Frank Olin « Chaffee, born June 1, 1861; married Martha Robbins. 
Child, by second wife: 
4216 ii Myrtle C. Chaffee, born July 8, 1875. 

2036 Charles ^ Chaffee (Sullivan,^ Calvin, » James,* Joseph,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Lexington, N. Y., November 25, 1812 (November 28, 1813), and died 
in Sheshequin, Pa., June 16, 1889. He married there, October 19, 1842, Adahne, 
daughter of David Horton of that place. She survived him, and in 1891 was 
living in Sheshequin. Mr. Chaffee was the namesake of his great-uncle Charles 
Chaffee (292). He had a dark complexion, gray eyes, and was five feet, nine inches 
in height. He united with the Methodist Church, of which his wife is also a member, 
at the age of forty-eight, and was Class Leader and Trustee. He also held several 
towTi offices. He was a farmer and lumberman. In early life he was poor, but 
by industry and frugality he amassed a considerable fortune. He lived in that 
part of Sheshequin known as Hornbrook from 1840 until his death. The following 
is from a local paper: 

"Charles Chaffee was born in Greene county, N. Y., November 28, 1813. He 
came to Hornbrook, Pa., in 1840, where he made his permanent home. He was 



380 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

united in marriage in 1842 to Adeline Horton who survives him. Of the six chil- 
dren given them, the daughter died in infancy, and one son at the age of about 
twelve years. Four sons remain, two in Bradford county and two in the West. 

"He was a man of great strength of mind and body, and amassed a fortune by 
his industry and perseverance. He joined the M. E. society in 1861 and was its 
most generous supporter. He entered into church work with his characteristic 
energy. The society was small and weak at that time, and could scarcely have 
been kept up but for his liberality. A church was soon built and he then took 
upon himself the work of a sexton which he continued with untiring faithfulness 
for years, gratuitously. He was also the Superintendent of the Sunday school, 
sustaining it almost, if not entirely, at his own expense ; providing Bibles, etc., 
for those who did not have them. His home was the itinerant's home, and many 
are they who have pleasant memories of the kindness and help received at his 
hands. He had been suffering for several months, but kept up with indomitable 
courage and will. His mind was clear to the last. He arranged everything to his 
satisfaction and said, 'All is well, I must go.' And so surrounded by loved and 
loving ones, he passed from among us." 

Children : 
+ 4217 i John Horton » Chaffee, born July 13, 1843; married Marion I. Bull. 

4218 ii Festus Pratt Chaffee, born August 8, 1846; died August 4, 1858. 

4219 iii Lodicy Emaline Chaffee, born March 11, 1850; died September 11, 

1850. 

4220 iv David Wilmot Chaffee, born July 23, 1851 ; married Dell Brainard. 

4221 V Richard Mahlon Chaffee, born October 23, 1853; married Adelia 

Elliott. 

4222 vi Charles Lafayette Chaffee, born August 2, 1864; married Ruth Elliott. 

2038 Elizabeth ' Chaffee (Sullivan, » Calvin, ^ James, ^ Joseph,^ Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born January 12, 1816, and married (1) Wallace M. Kinney; (2) David Barnes. 
She was living in 1891. 

Children, by first husband: 

4223 i Julia H.^ Kinney, married Edgar Spaulding, and has one child; residence, 

1891, Cortland, N. Y. 

4224 ii Winfield S. Kinney, married Lillie Smith; residence, 1891, Rome, Pa. 

4225 iii Lucy Kinney, residence, 1891, Waverly, N. Y.; unmarried. 
Children, by second husband: 

4226 iv George S. Barnes, married Leona Smith, and has two children; residence, 

1891, Cortland, N. Y. 

4227 v Dell Barnes, married Mont. Browoiing, and has eight children; residence, 

1891, Rome. 

4228 vi Grace Barnes, married Mahlon Towner, and has three children; resi- 

dence, 1891, Rome. 

2039 George ^ Chaffee (Sullivan, ^ Calvin, ^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Lexington, N. Y., November 11, 1818, and married in Sheshequin, Pa., 
December 23, 1846, Rachel A., daughter of William Horton of that place, where 
at that time and in 1891 Mr. Chaffee lived. He is a farmer and has held several 
town offices. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, eight inches 
in height. 

Children : 

4229 i Francis ^ Chaffee, born May 24, 1851; married Annie Magargle, a physi- 

cian ; residence, 1891, Forksville, Pa. 

4230 ii George Cevahlon Chaffee, born June 11, 1853; married Lizzie Stephens. 

4231 iii William Mahlon Chaffee, a twin, born June 11, 1853. 

4232 iv Ethlen D. Chaffee, born November 11, 1858; married Moses Middaugh. 

4233 V Jackson S. Chaffee, born February 2, 1862. 

4 234 vi Julia E. Chaffee, born January 5, 1867; married John Wanch. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 381 

2040 Matilda ^ Chaffee (Sullivan, « Calvin, ^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born September 11, 1820, and died March 15, 1878. She married George 
Smith. 

Children : 

4235 i Deliah 8 Smith, married Horace H. Johnson, and has eleven children; 

residence, 1891, Towanda, Pa. 

4236 ii George S. Smith, married and has two children; residence, 1891, She- 

shequin, Pa. 

4237 iii Catherine Smith, died young. 

2041 Rhoda ^ Chaffee (Sullivan, ^ Calvin, s James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born April 19, 1823, and married Daniel Horton. She was living in 1891. 

Children : 

4238 i George W.^ Horton, married Melissa Smith, and has two children; 

residence, 1891, Ghent, Pa. 

4239 ii Elizabeth Horton, married Joseph M. Vought, and has four children; 

residence, 1891, Ghent. 

4240 iii James F. Horton, married Emma Manyard, and has two children; 

residence, 1891, Waverly, N. Y. 

4241 iv Matilda A. Horton, married Edgar H. Brigham, and has two children; 

residence, 1891, Binghamton, N. Y. 

4242 V Eliza Horton, married Reuben Horton, and has two children ; residence, 

1891, Ghent. 

4243 vi Daniel Horton, Jr., died young. 

4244 vii Charles J. Horton, married Hattie J. Archer, and has three children; 

residence, 1891, Hornbrook, Pa. 

2042 Harriett ^ Chaffee (Sullivan, « Calvin, ^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 
was born February 19, 1825, and died September 18, 1849. She married Eleazer 
Horton. 

Children : 

4245 i Sidney « Horton, died before 1891. 

4246 ii Miranda Horton, went West when young. 

2043 Abigail ^ Chaffee (Sullivan, « Calvin, s James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born March 2, 1827, and married Harry Smith. She was living in 1891. 

Children : 

4247 i Ursula 8 Smith, married Moses B. Vansice, and had two children; resi- 

dence, 1891, Hornbrook, Pa. 

4248 ii Isaac Smith. 

4249 iii John Smith, married Hulett; residence, 1891, Athens, Pa. 

4250 iv Rhoda Smith, married Smith; residence, 1891, Athens. 

2046 Sally Maria ^ Chaffee (Sullivan, e Calvin, s James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 
Thomas 1) was born June 7, 1834, and married Lewis Horton. She was living in 
1891. 

Children : 

4251 i Sidney* Horton, married, and has three children; residence, 1891, Iowa. 

4252 ii Edith L. Horton, married Veil Horton; residence, 1891, Elizabeth, S. D. 

4253 iii Theodore G. Horton, married Annie Horton, and has one child; resi- 

dence, 1891, Hornbrook, Pa. 

4254 iv Delia Horton, died in infancy. 

2074 Samuel Johnson ^ Chaffee (Lemuel Seargent,^ Abial,^ James,* Joseph, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Woodstock, Conn., September 27, 1832, and 



382 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

married in Coventry, Conn., May 27, 1858, Sarah Maria, daughter of Harvey 
Wright of that place. During the Civil War, Samuel J. Chaffee was Captain of the 
49th Massachusetts Volunteers. This regiment was organized in Pittsfield, Mass., 
September 28, 1862, to serve nine months, being mustered out September 1, 1863. 
At the time of his enlistment he was the only support of his father, mother, sister, 
wife and baby. Upon the formation of the company he was elected Second Lieu- 
tenant and soon after was promoted to the Captaincy. When the question of his 
enlistment came up, after prayerful consideration, it was decided by himself and 
his family that he should go. In 1858 he lived in Manchester, Conn., later in Ver- 
non, Conn., and about 1872 or 1873 he moved to Bristol, where March 23, 1874, 
he was made an Elector. In 1878 he moved to New Britain, Conn., and in the 
fall of 1883 to Bridgeport, Conn., where in 1893 he was member of the Common 
Council. He and his wife are members of the South Congregational Church of 
Bridgeport. He is a manufacturer of knit goods. He has a light complexion, 
gray eyes, and is five feet, eight and one-half inches in height. 
Children : 

4255 i Harriet E.s Chaffee, born July 9, 1859; died November 18, 1883. 

4256 ii Samuel N. Chaffee, born December 23, 1862; died December 10, 1887. 

4257 iii Mary M. Chaffee, born September 1, 1871. 

4258 iv Robert W. Chaffee, born in Bristol, November 13, 1873. 

4259 V Edward B. Chaffee, born June 29, 1880. 

2082 William Wirt 7 Chaffee (James Sullivan,6 Charles,^ James,^ Joseph,^ 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Genesee County, N. Y., May 21, 1832, and married 
in Kalamazoo, Mich., in July, 1855, Lucinda, daughter of James Van Tifler of 
Monroe County, N. Y. He has a fair complexion, hazel eyes, and is five feet, 
eight inches in height. He was a Private in Company F, 1st Illinois Light 
Artillery, during the Civil War. In 1855 he lived in Elkhorn Grove, 111. He waa 
Collector and Justice of the Peace for sixteen years, and Postmaster of Hitt, 111., 
from 1884 to 1893, when he still lived in that place and held that office, beside 
being a merchant in partnership with his son, Elmer E. Chaffee. 

Children : 

4260 i Elmer Edwards Chaffee, born in Elkhorn Grove, March 10, 1857; 

married Liby ; has a fair complexion, hazel eyes, and is five 

feet, eight inches in height; in 1893 was a farmer and merchant in 
partnership with his father in Hitt. 

4261 ii Liby Chaffee, born September 3, 1859; married Maria Luther. 

4262 iii Gertrude Chaffee, born June 2, 1863; married Buffingor. 

4263 iv Jessie Chaffee, born August 24, 1869. 

2092 Willard Sheldon 7 Chaffee (Charles,6 Charles,^ James,^ Joseph,3 Joseph, 3 
Thomas i) was born in Wysox, 111., April 2, 1862, and married in Lura, Minn., 
December 16, 1886, Sarah, daughter of John Haynes of that place. Mr. Chaffee 
has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, six inches in height. He is a 
farmer and in 1886 and 1893 lived in Lura. 

Children : 

4264 i Charles E.s Chaffee, born August 27, 1887; died May 28, 1888. 

4265 ii Roy L. Chaffee, born August 4, 1889. 

2093 John Leonard ^ Chaffee (Freeborn Moulton,^ Chadwick,^ James,* Joseph, » 
Joseph, 2 Thomas was born in Monson, Mass., May 2, 1816, and married there, 
January 3, 1838, Persis Pease of Monson, born there about 1810, died there March 7^ 



SEVENTH GENERATION 383 

1881, aged seventy-one. Their intention of marriage was entered December 6, 
1837. In 1890 Mr. Chaffee was still living in Monson. 

Children, born in Monson : 

4266 i John N.s Chaffee, born August 2, 1839; died in Monson, September 7, 

1843. 

4267 ii Betsey E. Chaffee, born June 2, 1842; died in Monson, October 7, 1843. 

4268 iii Harriet A. Chaffee, born November 23, 1843. 

4269 iv Fariana Chaffee, born August 4, 1845. 

4270 v John L. Chaffee, born in 1849; married in Monson, October 8, 1871, 

Ella L. Stacy. 

4271 vi Davis J. Chaffee, born in 1851 ; died in Monson, October 17, 1873. 

2094 Charles Elmer ^ Chaffee (Freeborn Moulton,6 Chadwick,^ James,* Joseph,^ 
Joseph, 2 Thomas was born in Monson, Mass., June 30, 1818, and died in Wind- 
sor Locks, Conn., November 2, 1907. He married in Somers, Conn., May 15, 1839, 
Abilena, daughter of Cyrus Dunbar. At that time both Mr. Chaffee and his bride 
were of Monson. 

"At the age of 20 years he removed to Rockville, Conn., where he entered the 
employ of George Kellogg, remaining with him thro' a period of five years. He 
then returned to Monson, engaging in the factory of Joseph Reynolds as a sorter 
of wool. For twenty-five years, in fact, he worked at the board as a sorter, becom- 
ing one of the most successful experts in that line of business. After three years 
in Mr. Reynolds' employ he removed to Thompsonville in this state, and has since 
been an honored resident of Connecticut. Mr. Chaffee spent seventeen years at 
Thompsonville, devoting himself with great assiduity to the vocation which he had 
selected. Associated with him in the Enfield company by which he was employed 
was the late W. G. Medlicott, the founder of the Medlicott company at Windsor 
Locks. When Mr. Medlicott established his company in 1863 he availed himself 
of the services of Mr. Chaffee, who removed from Thompsonville to his present 
place of residence, where he has since lived. He was connected with the company 
until Mr. Medlicott's failure in 1876. Mr. Chaffee's knowledge of the business and 
judgment were such that he was selected as assignee. A satisfactory settlement 
was effected, and the business was resumed, with Mr. Chaffee as treasurer, he being 
still the incumbent of the position. He was also the president of the company 
for a number of years, and the management of its affairs rested in his hands. The 
twenty-five years which President Chaffee spent at the bench as a sorter of wool 
afforded him an experience of the greatest value as a manufacturer of woolen 
goods. He was one of the most successful buyers of wool in the state, and his 
advantage in that direction was due principally to the long period of application 
and industry by which his early years were signalized. 

"Mr. Chaffee was the vice-president and one of the directors of the Windsor 
Locks bank, and a member of the board of directors of the Mercantile National 
Bank of Hartford. Was also president and a member of the board of directors 
of the Windsor Locks and Warehouse Point Bridge and Ferry Company. He held 
the office of first selectman at Windsor Locks through several terms, and was a 
member of the board of assessors. Mr. Chaffee was long a member of the Congre- 
gational church, in which he was honored with places of great trust and respon- 
siblity; a member of the church committee and society's committee for many 
years. When a young man in Monson he was associated with the old state militia 
service. His golden wedding was celebrated May 15, 1889. The two were old- 
time school mates, and the love of more than half a century ago was most radiantly 
exemplified in the union of heart and life that existed between them. Shadows 
crossed their way, three children having died along life's journey; but an adopted 
daughter took the place of the lost in their lives, making the home one of hope 
and light. The life of Mr. Chaffee was one of superb consecration to duty, and no 
greater treasure can be left with the community in which he lived so long than the 
example which he impressed upon all classes of men. It is a legacy of priceless 



384 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

value. As a christian in the community and the manager of great industrial and 
financial interests, his career has been in every way an honor to American 
manhood. 

"His honorable and successful life is an example of what industry, fidelity to 
duty, temperance, economy, and probity will do, not only toward the achieve- 
ment of material success, but toward the upbuilding of that character which is 
at the end the best monument to a man's memory, and the most precious legacy 
to his children." 

In the Fall of 1889 Mr. Chaffee gave $15,000 for a memorial building for the 
Windsor Locks Grand Army Post. 

At the time of his death Mr. Chaffee was still connected with the Medlicott Com- 
pany as President, and lived in Windsor Locks. 

Children : 

4272 i A child, 8 born November 1841, died, aged two days. 

4273 ii A child, born and died the same day. 

4274 iii (Adopted) Etta Caroline Chaffee, born in Springfield, Mass., Novem- 

ber 26, 1843. 

2096 James Monroe ^ Chaffee (James Austin, « Chadwick,^ James,* Joseph,^ 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Monson, Mass., February 10, 1820, died April 14, 
1908, in Staffordville, Conn.; married in Stafford, Conn., May 1, 1844, Mary E., 
daughter of Jasper Needham of Wales, Mass., who died about 1901. She was a 
member of the Baptist Church there. Mr. Chaffee was a member of the Congrega- 
tional Church in Staffordville, where he lived from 1841. He was Justice of the 
Peace for eight years. He was Chairman of the family reunion held yearly since 
1886, by the descendants of Chadwick Chaffee (295). He was five feet, ten inches 
in height and a merchant. He early learned the wool sorter's trade and became 
an expert in this line, and worked at this trade in the mills of the town. For 
many years he had a general store at Staffordville, being generally successful. 
About ten years ago the store and contents were destroyed by fire and Mr. Chaf- 
fee retired from commercial life. Mr. Chaffee was a republican, and was actively 
connected with the work of the party in the town. 

Children : 
+ 4275 i Sarah Amelia ^ Chaffee, born February 20, 1845; married William J. 
Butterfield. 

4276 ii Eliza J. Chaffee, born December 13, 1849; unmarried in 1890. 

4277 iii Charles A. Chaffee, born February 9, 1853; died September 16, 18.54. 
+ 4278 iv Ida Gerana Chaffee, born August 29, 1855; married Isaac M. Agard. 

4279 V Frank A. Chaffee, born June 14, 1858; died April 30, 1859. 
+ 4280 vi George Lincoln Chaffee, born February 28, 1860; married Ida B. 
Rogers. 

2105 Gilbert ^ Chaffee (Ira,9 Chadwick,^ James,* Joseph,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Monson, Mass., November 10, 1822, and married there, December 24, 
1843, Amanda C. Bradway of that place. 

Child: 
4281 i Laura A.s Chaffee, born in Monson, August 10, 1845. 

2108 Lewis ^ Chaffee (Ira,^ Chadwick,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born April 14, 1832, and married (1) in Stafford, Conn., January 18, 1852, 
Emeline, daughter of Chauncey Adams of that place. She died November 1, 1883, 
and was buried in Stafford Hollow, Conn. Mr. Chaffee married (2), March 31, 
1888, Carrie E. Corey of Springfield, Mass. He has a dark complexion, blue eyes, 



SEVENTH GENERATION 385 

and is five feet, seven and one-half inches in height. In 1852 he hved in Stafford, 
and in 1890 in Springfield. He is a carpenter. 

Children, by first wife: 

4282 i Julia E.s Chaffee, born December 23, 1853; died November 7, 1883. 

4283 ii George L. ChafTee, born March 15, 1856; residence, 1891, New London, 

Conn.; a machinist. 

2109 Reuben ^ Chaffee (Ira,^ Chadwick,^ James,* Joseph,^ Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Monson, Mass., May 18, 1839, and married (1) there, November 7, 
1860, Azubah E., daughter of Horace Childs of that place. She died in 1874, and 
was buried in Monson. Mr. Chaffee married (2) in 1877, Mary Brown, who died in 
1879. He married (3) Sarah Needham. He has a sandy complexion, blue eyes, 
is five feet, five inches in height, and of a jovial disposition. In 1860 he lived in 
Monson, and in 1890 in Stafford Springs, Conn. He was employed in a flockshop. 

Children, by first wife: 

4284 i Addie Eliza » Chaffee, born July 13, 1862. 

4285 ii Ida Elvira Chaffee, born in February, 1864; died in 1864, aged two weeks. 

2111 Benjamin Ohadwick 7 Davis (Orinda ^ Chaffee, Chadwick,^ James,* Jo- 
seph,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Middlebury, Vt., October 21, 1827, and 
married (1) in Ludlow, Mass., August 27, 1851, Tamson Charlotte, daughter of 
Isaac Plumley of that place. She died August 27, 1884, and was buried in Goshen, 
Mass. He married (2), April 7, 1888, Mrs. Lucy Ann (Knapp) Barnes. Mr. Davis 
has a light complexion, and is five feet, eleven and one-half inches in height. He 
served in the Civil War, enlisting as a Private, October 1, 1861, and being dis- 
charged as a Lieutenant, July 20, 1865. Among the many battles in which he 
fought was that of Roanoke Island. He has held various offices in the Baptist 
Church, with which he united at the age of twenty-two. He is a carpenter, in 1851 
lived in Monson, Mass., and in 1890 in Palmer, Mass. 

Children, by first wife : 

4286 i Oyro Benjamin « Davis, born May 21, 1852; married Fleda Miner. 

4287 ii Charlotte Maria Davis, born March 23, 1854. 

4288 iii Frank Isaac Davis, born January 8, 1856. 

4289 iv Arville Idell Davis, born September 2, 1858; died November 21, 1864. 

4290 V Willie Leroy Davis, born May 14, 1861; died November 15, 1864. 

4291 vi Idella A. Davis, born October 2, 1866; died November 7, 1871. 

4292 vii Alice C. M. Davis, born September 8, 1868. 

4293 viii Henry Charles Davis, born November 22, 1871. 

2120 Samantha Betsey ^ Chaffee (Stephen,^ Chadwick,5 James,* Joseph,3 Jq- 
seph,2 Thomas i) was born in 1830, and married Anthony N. Switzer. 

Child: 

4294 i A daughter,^ married (1) Duane Turner; (2) James Doolittle; has two 

sons and a daughter; residence, 1890, Bridgeport, Conn. 

2122 Stephen Franklin 7 Chaffee (Stephen," Chadwick,« James,* Joseph,^ 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Stafford, Conn., November 5, 1840, and married 
Annis Rosella 7 Chaffee (2143) (Almond,^ Chadwick,^ James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,' 
Thomas 1). 

Child: 

4295 i Burt Stephen s Chaffee, born in Stafford, September 19, 1870. 

2130 Abigail Jemima ^ GhaSee (Calvin,8 Chadwick,^ James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,' 



386 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Thomas i) was born May 7, 1845, and married in Palmer, Mass., March 30, 1865, 
Henry F. Merrick. In 1890 they lived in Monson, Mass. 

Children : 

4296 i Carrie J.s Merrick, born September 20, 1866. 

4297 ii Lena H. Merrick, born November 16, 1869. 

4298 iii Louie A. Merrick, born June 6, 1874; died March 14, 1875. 

4299 iv A child, born June 23, 1877; died June 23, 1877. 

2131 Philip M.7 Chaffee (Calvin, e Chadwick,^ James,^ Joseph,3 Joseph,^ 
Thomas i) was born July 14, 1847, and died in Wales, Mass., February 3, 1887. 
He married. 

Child: 

4300 i Effie Royce » Chaffee, born in Wales, December 15, 1876. 

2144 Francis Washburn ^ Chaffee (Almond,^ Chadwick,^ James, * Joseph,' 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Stafford, Conn., January 1, 1851, and married in 
Hampden, Mass., March 17, 1879, Nellie Maria, daughter of Thadeus Gaylor 
Carew, Jr., of Monson, Mass. Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion, blue eyes, and 
is five feet, ten and one-half inches in height. At the time of his marriage and 
in 1890 he lived in Stafford, where he was a farmer. 

Children : 

4301 i Lewis Everett « Chaffee, born July 7, 1880. 

4302 ii Wilbur Fiske Heustis Chaffee, born March 17, 1887. 

2148 Charles Aaron ^ Smith (Abigail Rebecca « Chaffee, Chadwick,^ James,* 
Joseph,^ Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born June 14, 1848, and married Sarah Jane 
Snow. In 1890 they lived in Ludlow, Mass. 

Children : 

4303 i Abbie Marion « Smith. 

4304 ii Bessie Olivia Smith. 

4305 iii Cora Elizabeth Smith. 

4306 iv Ellen Edna Smith. 

4307 V Ralph Jerome Smith. 

2151 Lydia Ann 7 Chaffee (Amasa Ladd,^ Stephen, s James,* Joseph,^ Joseph,' 
Thomas i) was born in Gowanda, N. Y., May 25, 1823, and died March 4, 1898. 
She married David E. Ellis, M. D. In 1884 they lived in Belvidere, 111. 

Child: 

4308 i Mary Kate » Ellis, married, and had two sons in 1884. 

2152 Amasa William Wallace 7 Chaffee (Amasa Ladd,^ Stephen, 5 James,* Jo- 
seph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas) was born in Gowanda, N. Y., July 21, 1826, and died De- 
cember 14, 1907. He married there, July 3, 1848, Jane Maria, daughter of Harlow 
Crandall of that place. Mr. Chaffee had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was 
five feet, eight and one-half inches in height. He united with the Methodist Church, 
of which his wife is also a member, at the age of twenty-five, and has been a Trustee 
in it. He was a merchant at one time in partnership with his brother. Nelson, and 
has lived in Otto, N. Y., Westfield, N. Y., and Gowanda. 

Children : 

4309 i Marvin Wallace s Chaffee, born August 12, 1851; died November 2, 
1852. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 387 

+ 4310 ii Clarence Milton Chaffee, born November 23, 1853; married Nancy H. 
Osborne. 
4311 iii Vernon Ellsworth Chaffee, born December 9, 1859; died December 12, 
1876, of typhoid fever. 

2153 James Harvey ^ Chaffee (Amasa Ladd,^ Stephen, 5 James, ^ Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born in Gowanda, N. Y., March 16, 1830, and died December 12, 
1897. He married there, August 2, 1851, Amarcia Minerva, daughter of Franklin 
Hammond of that place. Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion, black eyes, and is 
six feet, two inches in height. He joined the Methodist Church, of which his wife 
is also a member, at the age of eighteen, and was Trustee and Treasurer for three 
years. At one time he held the office of Postmaster. In 1851 he lived in Gowanda, 
and in 1884 and 1891 in Jamestown, N. Y. He is a commercial traveller. 

Children : 

4312 i Amasa Franklins Chaffee, born in Dayton, N. Y., February 23, 1855; 

married in Milburn, N. J., October 20, 1881, Maria Ann, daughter 
of Joshua Manners of that place, a farmer and local preacher; Doctor 
Chaffee has a fair complexion, gray eyes, and is five feet, eight inches 
in height; he united with the Methodist Church at the age of seven- 
teen, was Sunday School Secretary in Jamestown three years. Local 
Preacher four and one-half years; was graduated from the Drew 
Theological Seminary in 1881 with the degree of Bachelor of Divinity; 
joined the Wyoming Conference in 1882,' lived in Alton, N. Y., in 
1883, was at one time pastor of a church in Cooperstown, N. Y., in 
1893 of the Derr Memorial Methodist Church, Wilkesbarre, Pa., and 
since then has had charges in Owego, N. Y., Canon City, and Den- 
ver, Colo. ; has received the degree of Doctor of Divinity and is the 
author of a History of the Wyoming Conference. 

4313 ii Helen Josephine Chaffee, born February 26, 1857; married John L. 

White, a lawyer, and in 1884 had one daughter; residence, 1884, 
Jamestown. 

2155 Charles Warren 7 Chaffe (Amasa Ladd,*" Stephen, s James, ^ Joseph, 3 Joseph,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Gowanda, N. Y., July 13 (15), 1837, and died there, Feb- 
ruary 10, 1895. He married in Gowanda, in 1861, Lydia Anna, daughter of Homer 
Woodin of that place. She survived him, and in 1906 was living in Gowanda. Mr. 
Chaffe had a light complexion, brown eyes, and was six feet, two inches in height. 
He offered himself for enlistment during the Civil War, but was rejected as being too 
heavy. He was appointed by President Harrison, Postmaster of Gowanda, in 
which town he lived all his life. He joined the Methodist Church when a young 
man and was a Trustee in it. He had a very jovial disposition. He was a travel- 
ling salesman and a boot and shoe dealer. 

Children : 

4314 i Ida Elnora s Chaffe, born September 28, 1862; died July 17, 1868; 
buried in Gowanda. 
+ 4315 ii William Wallace Chaffe, born September 25, 1864; married Catherine 

Babcock. 
+ 4316 iii Dora Woodin Chaffe, born July 20, 1870; married Charles L. Popple. 

2156 Newton Adelbert ^ Chaffee (Amasa Ladd," Stephen, 8 James,* Joseph, 3 Jo- 
seph, 2 Thomas was born in Gowanda, N. Y., August 31, 1841, and married Luna 
Woodin. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, ten inches in height. 
He was an officer during the Civil War and was at one time Postmaster. In 1884 
he lived in Westfield, N. Y., where he was a merchant, having gone into business 
with his brother, Amasa. 



388 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Child: 

4317 i Lorena Rachel ^ Chaffee, married in Gowanda, March 11, 1891, Edwin 

Bertel, son of Ralph and Caroline (Blackney) Dewey; he was born 
July 31, 1867, lived in Otto until 1886, in Gowanda until October, 
1889, and then moved to Jamestown, N. Y.; he is a printer and has 
, been a member of the New York National Guard, serving two years 
as Private, and four years as Corporal; no children. 

2158 James Franklin 7 Chaffee (James Cady,« Stephen, s James,* Joseph,^ Jo- 
seph,2 Thomas i) was born in Dale, Wyoming County, N. Y., November 5, 1827, 
and married in Hebron, 111., July 11, 1849, Calista, daughter of Rufus Hopkins of 
Rhode Island. In the Civil War Reverend Mr. Chaffee was Chaplain of the 5th 
Minnesota Infantry, organized in Fort Snelling, Minn., from M^rcR 15 to April 30, 
1862, to serve three years. He fought in the Battles of Corinth, Red Wood and 
Fort Ridgely, was once taken prisoner, was taken ill and resigned June 23, 1862. 
At the age of thirteen he joined the Free Will Baptist Church, and at the age of 
eighteen the Methodist Church, of which his wife is also a member. He entered 
the Methodist ministry in 1848, and has twice represented his conference in the 
General Conference. In 1883 lived in Minneapolis, Minn., where he was Presiding 
Elder of that district, and in 1908 in Pasadena, Cal. He has a dark complexion, 
black eyes, and is six feet, one inch in height. 

Children : 

4318 i Mary Fletcher « Chaffee, born July 7, 1850; died December 20, 1859. 

4319 ii Lydia Adaline Chaffee, born August 10, 1852; died August 25, 1852. 

4320 iii Wilbur Fisk Chaffee, born November 15, 1853; died April 6, 1855. 

4321 iv Ahce Calista Chaffee, born August 25, 1856; died December 24, 1856. 

4322 V Carrie Chaffee, born March 9, 1860. 

4323 vi Benjamin Franklin Chaffee, born December 19, 1861; died Septem- 

ber 6, 1864. 

4324 vii William Albert Chaffee, born February 19, 1863; died July 13, 1864. 

4325 viii Charles Edward Chaffee, born May 18, 1865; died July 24, 1866. 

4326 ix Hugh Goheen Chaffee, born January 21, 1868. 

2159 Ambrose Lucrates 7 Chaffee (James Cady,^ Stephen, ^ James,* Joseph, 3 Jo- 
seph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in New York state, June 2, 1829, and died in De Witt, 
la., April 5, 1856. He married in Knoxville, 111., June 8, 1854, Mary B., daughter 
of Thomas Gilbut of that place. She survived him, and in 1884 was living in Knox- 
ville. Mr. Chaffee was a lawyer, and at the time of his marriage lived in Macomb, 
111. 

Child: 
-1-4327 i Henry Lucrates » Chaffee, born March 17, 1855, married Mary Vertuese. 

2161 Francis Marion ^ Chaffee (James Cady,^ Stephen, ^ James,* Joseph, 3 Jo- 
seph,2 Thomas 1) was bora in Wyoming County, N. Y., March 29, 1833, and died in 
Hollywood, Cal., about 1905. He married in Knoxville, 111., August 28, 1855, 
Dorcas, daughter of Enoch Patrick of that place. Mr. Chaffee studied for five 
years in Simpson College, Indianolia, la., graduating with the degree of M. A. He 
entered the ministry of the Methodist Church in 1854, and served fourteen years 
in the pastorate. For many years he was one of the Board of Trustees of Hedding 
College, and the Illinois Wesleyan University. In 1872 he was a member of the 
General Conference, which met in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1881 had a charge in Lexing- 
ton, 111., in 1883 he lived in Normal, 111., and was a member of the Central Illinois 




Rev. J. F. Chaffee, D. D. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 389 

Conference, in 1884 was editor of The Normal District Advocate, and Presiding 
Elder of the Normal District, and in 1889 was living in Wyckoff, Kan., to which 
place he moved on account of ill health. He was for eleven years Presiding Elder. 

Children : 
+ 4328 i Enoch Fletcher » Chaffee, born September 5, 1856; married Lucy J. 
Phinney. 

4329 ii Aristo Lucrates Chaffee, born July 15, 1858; died January 21, 1860. 

4330 iii Albert Benson Chaffee, born September 1, 1860; died August 29, 1862. 

4331 iv Lucy Chaffee, born January 18, 1863 ; died February 3, 1863. 

4332 V Orris Dickinson Chaffee, born February 21, 1868. 

2163 William 7 Neverson Chaffee (James Cady,^ Stephen,^ James,* Joseph, 3 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Bennington, N. Y., September 10, 1837, and mar- 
ried in Cameron, 111., November 3, 1863, Emily M., daughter of George McClure 
of that place. In 1883 they lived in Clarence, la., where Mr. Chaffee was a Metho- 
dist minister. 

Children : 

4333 i Ella D.s Chaffee, born July 3, 1865. 

4334 ii Franklin M. Chaffee, born February 14, 1867. 

4335 iii Rena J. Chaffee, born September 28, 1869. 

4336 iv William N. Chaffee, born October 4, 1871. 

4337 V Orlyn Lee Chaffee, born October 3, 1876. 

2164 Mary Alzina ^ Chaffee (James Cady,« Stephen, s James,'* Joseph,^ Joseph,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Wyoming County, N. Y., July 24, 1839, and married in 
Berwick, 111., August 25, 1858, William H. Cable, a farmer and stock raiser. In 
1884 they lived in Berwick. 

Children : 

4338 i Charles Homers Cable, born July 31, 1860; married, March 23, 1882, 

Jennie Baldwin. 

4339 ii Francis Emory Cable, born June 17, 1862, 

4340 iii Henry Grant Cable, born April 24, 1864; in 1S80 received a severe wound 

in the head from the bursting of a buzz saw; in 1884 was correspond- 
ing secretary in a wholesale house in Minneapolis, Minn. 

4341 iv Eddie Dewitt Cable, born April 6, 1866. 

4342 V Albert Benson Cable, born April 20, 1876. 

2165 AJburtis Belknap ? Chaffee (James Cady,6 Stephen, « James,* Joseph, 3 
Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born in Cattaraugus County, N. Y., September 28, 1841, 
and married in Warren, 111., August 29, 1867, Anna C, daughter of John Under- 
wood of Galesburg, 111. Mr. Chaffee served during the Civil War in Company G, 
1st Illinois Cavalry and as Color Sergeant in Company C, 83d Illinois Infantry. 
In the fall of 1861 he was captured in Lexington, Mo., at Mulligan's Surrender. 
In 1884 he lived in Concordia, Kan., where he was a loan and insurance agent. 

Children : 

4343 i John Franklin « Chaffee, born December 4, 1868. 

4344 ii Stella C. Chaffee, born March 31, 1870. 

4345 iii Arthur B. Chaffee, born December 22, 1872. 

4346 iv Anna R. Chaffee, born November 24, 1881. 

2167 Rachel Maria ^ Chaffee (James Cadyj^ Stephen,* James,* Joseph,3 Jo- 
seph, 2 Thomas 1) was born August 21, 1847, and married in Berwick, 111., Novem- 
ber 29, 1866, a farmer named Giddings. 



390 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 

4347 i Allie R.s Giddings, born in 1869. 

4348 ii Arthur D. Giddings, born in 1873; died in 1880. 

4349 iii Henry Giddings, born in 1878. 

2174 William Henry Harrison ^ ChafEee (William Cady,^ Joseph,^ James,* Jo- 
seph,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Dale, N. Y., May 22, 1837, and married in 
Eagle, N. Y., April 13, 1858, Louisa, daughter of Samuel Hughes of that place. 
She is a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion, blue 
eyes, and is five feet, ten inches in height. He is a joiner, and in 1890 lived in 
Oramel, N. Y. 

Children : 
+ 4350 i William Harrison » Chaffee, born January 3, 1859; married Lucy M. 
Johnson. 
4351 ii May Chaffee, born February 3, 1865; married William Wells of Oramel. 

2175 Clarissa Sophia ^ ChafEee (William Cady,^ Joseph, s James,* Joseph, 3 Jo- 
seph,2 Thomas i) was born March 29, 1839, and married Hiram Kellogg, a market 
gardener. In 1890 they lived in Rushford, N. Y. 

Child: 

4352 i Philander Harrison » Kellogg, born June 30, 1868. 

2176 Alsina P.^ ChafEee (Hiram,* Leonard,^ James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) 

was born September 13, 1826, and died April 5, . She married, October 20, 

1845, Sylvanus, Jr., son of Sylvanus and Amelia (Waldo) Hawley. He was born 
May 18, 1821, and is a woodturner. At the time of her marriage Alsina P. Chaffee 
lived in South Warsaw, N. Y. 

Children : 

4353 i Hamlin S.s Hawley. 

4354 ii Marietta M. Hawley. 

4355 iii Franklin Dexter Hawley. 

2182 Charles M.^ ChafEee (Hiram, « Leonard, ^ James,* Joseph,^ Joseph, 2 
Thomas was born in Alexander, N. Y., October 25, 1838, and married in Gaines- 
ville, N. Y., May 8, 1860, Phoebe, daughter of Milton C. Holly of that place. She 
is a member of the Free Will Baptist Church. Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion, 
gray eyes, and is five feet, six inches in height. He is a farmer and carpenter. 
At the time of his marriage he lived in Attica, N. Y., and in 1891 in Middlebury, 
N. Y. He has been Justice of the Peace. 

Children : 

4356 i Clarence F.s Chaffee, born July 2, 1863. 

4357 ii George A. Chaffee, born May 16, 1867. 

4358 iii Courtland D. Chaffee, born July 17, 1873. 

4359 iv Estelle B. Chaffee, born April 21, 1876. 

2198 George Michael ^ Hardendorf (Rachel 8 Chaffe, Henry,5 Samuel,* Jo- 
seph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Danube, N. Y., June 25, 1817, and married 
in Cpoperstown, N. Y., March 25, 1840, Sarah Maria, daughter of Stephen Sherman 
of Cherry Valley, N. Y. Mr. Hardendorf has a dark complexion, blue eyes, and is 
five feet, nine inches in height. At the age of eighteen he united with the Methodist 
Church, of which his wife is also a member, and in which he has for forty years 
been a Local Preacher, filling also various other church offices. In 1840 he lived in 
Cherry Valley, and in 1893 in Newark Valley, N. Y. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 391 

Children : 

4360 i Rial Duane » Hardendorf, born April 25, 1843; died September 3, 1864, 

in the Douglas Hospital, Washington, D. C, as the result of a 
wound received in the Civil War. 

4361 ii Oliver Hardendorf, born November 3, 1844; died October 27, 1857. 

4362 iii Celestia Jane Hardendorf, born July 5, 1851 ; died May 13, 1870; married 

Marcena Mclntyre. 

2202 Henry 7 OhafEee (Michael," Henry,5 Samuel,* Joseph,3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) 
was born about 1808, and died in Wacousta, Mich., May 29, 1883, aged seventy-five. 
He married Sally Strong of Farmersville, N. Y. He lived in Michigan, where he was 
a farmer. 

Children : 
+ 4363 i Ezra Brewster 8 Chaffee, married Mrs. Smith. 

4364 ii Ann Chaffee, married Suthern, a lawyer, who was in 1893 a 

banker in Harbor Springs, Mich. 

4365 iii Eleanor Chaffee, married Watts, and has one son; residence, 

1893, Wacousta. 

4366 iv Priscilla Chaffee, married (1) Mart Damon; (2) Vantice; lived 

in Michigan. 

2203 Harvey ^ OhafEee (Michael,^ Henry,5 Samuel,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born about 1811, and died in Farmersville, N. Y., January 14, 1890, aged 
seventy-nine. He married (1) Charlotte Rathburn; (2) Elizabeth Hudson, and 
lived in Farmersville. 

Children, by first wife : 

4367 i Elijah 8 Chaffee, residence, 1893, Farmersville. 

4368 ii Paulina Chaffee, died about 1889; married George Hudson and had 

three children; lived near Stanton, Mich. 
4-4369 iii Mary Chaffee, married (1) Chauncey Maulbee; (2) Charles Wheeler. 
-1-4370 iv Martha Chaffee, married William McClelland. 
Children, by second wife: 

4371 V Arabel Chaffee, married William Slocum and had two sons in 1893, 

when they lived in Farmersville. 

4372 vi Ada Cecelia Chaffee, married Ulysses Grant Crane, and had three 

children in 1893, when they lived in Cattaraugus County, N. Y. 

2204 Michael ^ Chaffee, Jr. (Michael," Henry,^ Samuel,* Joseph,3 Joseph,* 
Thomas ^), died in Burt, la., about 1888. He married near Barre Centre, N. Y., 
Betsey Bradner, and lived in Burt, where he owned a farm. Mrs. Chaffee survived 
him. 

Children : 

4373 i Alonzo 7 Chaffee, married twice; no children; in 1893 was a widower, 

and living in Howell, Mich. 

4374 ii Bradner Chaffee, married, and had children in 1893, when he lived in 

Howell. 

4375 iii Andrew Chaffee, married; residence, 1893, Burt. 

4376 iv Edwin Chaffee, married; residence, 1893, Burt. 

2205 Polly 7 Chaffee (Michael," Henry,^ Samuel,* Joseph,^ Joseph,^ Thomas i) 
was born about 1815, and died in Oramel, N. Y., in August, 1877, aged sixty-two. 
She married George Fields Dort, brother of Silas Dort, who married her sister, 
Catharine. He died in 1888, aged seventy. Polly (Chaffee) Dort and her husband 
were both members of the Baptist Church. They lived in Oramel, where Mr. Dort 



392 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

was a farmer and mason and ran a steam saw-mill. He survived the loss of hi§ son, 
Mahlon, only ten weeks. 

Children : 
+ 4377 i Newton Silas ^ Dort, married Emeline Doty. 

4378 ii Allen Levi Dort, married Phoebe Stocum of Stocum, N. Y.; residence, 

1893, Oramel; a farmer and mason. 

4379 iii Mahlon Dort, died in Washington, Pa., in 1888, killed by a fall of 

seventy-three feet from a derrick. 

4380 iv Orrin Crossman Dort, a coal miner; residence, 1893, Cherokee, Kan. 

4381 V Simon Carydon Dort, married Alice Carpenter; both church mem- 

bers; no children in 1893, when they lived in Oramel. 

4382 vi John Franklin Farge Dort, a grape grower; residence, 1893, Fre- 

donia, N. Y.; a church member. 

4383 vii Julia Ann Dort, residence, 1893, Oramel. 

2206 Catharine ^ Chaffee (Michael,'' Henry, ^ Samuel,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1), married Silas Dort, a brother of George Fields Dort, who married her 
sister Polly. In 1893 they lived in Oramel, N. Y. Catharine (Chaffee) Dort has 
blue eyes. 

Children : 

4384 i Mary s Dort, died aged thirty-six; when eighteen was badly burned 

and scalded, from the effects of which she suffered until her 

death ; had black eyes, and dark hair. 
4-4385 ii Luther Dort, married Laura Smith. 
+ 4386 iii Albert Dort, married Helen Carpenter. 
+ 4387 iv Elvira Dort, married Alfred Atherton. 

4388 V Wallace W. Dort, married Cora Mix; residence, 1893, Belfast, N. Y.; 

a jeweler. 

4389 vi Frank M. Dort, residence, 1893, Rushford, N. Y.; a jeweler. 

4390 vii Ida Nancy Dort, married Fred Johnson, a blacksmith, and has one 

daughter; residence, 1893, Oramel. 

2207 Denike ^ Chafee (Michael,^ Henry, 5 Samuel,* Joseph,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Lyons, N. Y., February 8, 1819, and married in Farmersville, N. Y. 
October 30, 1848, Delia, daughter of Samuel Wakefield of that place. She is a 
member of the Free Baptist Church. Mr. Chafee is a member of the Free Methodist 
Church, with which he united at the age of seventy. He is five feet, ten inches in 
height. For five years he was Excise Commissioner of his town. He is a farmer, 
and in 1848 and 1893 he lived in Farmersville. 

Children : 

4391 i Orren » Chafee, born September 10, 1849; married Eleanor Shaw. 

4392 ii Sybil E. Chafee, born September 20, 1854; married Charles Winchell. 

4393 iii Norton A. Chafee, born June 20, 1857; married Rosetta Frost. 

4394 iv Ida M. Chafee, born September 9, 1859; married Horace Crooker. 

4395 V Frank B. Chafee, born August 21, 1861; married Mary Ittner. 

2208 Silas 7 Gould (Beriah e Chaffee, Samuel,^ Samuel,* Joseph,^ Joseph,2 
Thomas 1) was born, April 15, 1803, and died before 1890. He married Almira 
Goodell. He was baptized in the First Congregational Church, Woodstock, Conn., 
May 3, 1807. 

Children : 

4396 Henry « Gould, died before 1890. 

4397 Albert Gould, in 1890 a Methodist minister. 

2215 Samuel B.^ Chaffee (Zelophehad,^ Samuel,^ Samuel,* Joseph,^ Joseph,2 



SEVENTH GENERATION 393 

Thomas i) was born in Woodstock, Conn., about 1814 or 1815, and died in Ashford, 
Conn., September 11, 1890, aged seventy-five. He married in Woodstock, March 27, 
1842, Rhoda Corbin, who died February 14, 1892, aged seventy-seven. They re- 
moved from Woodstock to Ashford. 

Children, born in Ashford. 

4398 i Charles L.s Chafi'ee, born in 1843; died in Ashford, in 1843. 
+ 4399 ii Lewis Franklin Chaffee, born in 1853; married Anna Chaffee (4424). 

2220 Sophronia ^ Chaifee (Artemus,^ Samuel, ^ Samuel,^ Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Thompson, Conn., April 24, 1817, and married Lafayette 
Waters, born in 1808. 

Children : 

4400 i George ^ Waters, residence, 1890, New York City; a watchmaker. 

4401 ii Sidney Waters, an Indian agent. 

4402 iii Mary Waters, residence, 1890, Colville, Wash. 

4403 iv Charles Waters, a boxmaker, residence, 1890, New York City. 

4404 V Martha Waters, died before 1890. 

4405 vi Ellen Waters, died before 1890. 

2221 Charles ^ Chaffee (Artemus,« Samuel, ^ Samuel,* Joseph,^ Joseph,^ 
Thomas 1) was born in Thompson, Conn., December 13, 1819, and died there, about 
1872, aged fifty-two. He married Sarah E. Green of Plainfield, Conn. At the time 
of his death he was living on the old farm with his father. 

Children : 

4406 i Maria 8 Chaffee, married Frank Prince, and has two sons; residence, 

1890, Danielsonville, Conn.; was at one time a school teacher. 

4407 ii Hester Chaffee, born in Woodstock, Conn., June 4, 1849; died before 

1890. 

4408 iii Eliza Chaffee, married George W. Carver, constable of Putnam, Conn., 

where they lived in 1890; had one child who died before 1890. 

2226 Lucy ^ Chaffee (Artemus,^ Samuel, ^ Samuel, ■* Joseph, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas 1) 
was born in Thompson, Conn., in 1827, and died September 4, 1870. She married 
William Hare, who died in the army. 

Children : 

4409 i A child, 8 died in infancy, 

4410 ii William Hare, Jr. 

4411 iii Arthur Hare. 

2230 Nancy ^ Chaffee (Levi," Thomas, s Samuel,* Joseph,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
married in Thompson, Conn., October 3, 1841, Elbridge H., son of Philander and 
Electa (Richardson) Reed. In 1890 they lived in Worcester, Mass. 

Children : 

4412 i Sarah Ann » Reed, born Julv 7, 1844. 

4413 ii Charles K. E. Reed, born July 13, 1857. 

2232 Lucian Morse 7 Chaffee (Joel,^ Thomas,^ Samuel,* Joseph,^ Joseph,^ 
Thomas 1) was born in Thompson, Conn., September 5, 1816, and married (1) 
there. May 3, 1841, Mary L., daughter of William Cargel of that place. After her 
death Mr. Chaffee married again. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is 
five feet, eight and one-half inches in height. In 1841 he lived in Thompson, and 
later in Newburyport, Mass., Plymouth Hollow, Conn., Willimantic, Conn., and 
Schuylerville, N. Y., finally returning to Willimantic. During this time he worked 



394 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

in the woolen mills in these places. In 1868 he settled in Oxford, Mass., where he 
became a farmer and was living in 1890. During the Civil War he trained for 
service several companies in Greenwich, R. I. He was at one time Selectman of 
his town. 

Child, by first wife : 
4414 i George Willard » Chaffee, born April 7, 1842; died in WilUmantic, June 4, 
1877; he started business with a panorama of New York City, then 
had a small circus in Boston, Mass., and later was a member of the 
firm of Cadwell and Chaffee, which had a circus known as a "com- 
bination troupe;" he was called "Professor" Chaffee, and is said to 
have performed some wonderful feats on the tight rope ; died of quick 
consumption at the home of his uncle, George B. Abbott; unmarried. 

2237 Otis Brainard ^ Chaffee (Joel,^ Thomas,^ Samuel,* Joseph,3 Joseph,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Thompson, Conn., December 8, 1828, and died in Oxford, 
Mass., November 4, 1886. He married in Charlton, Mass., September 11, 1855, 
Mrs. Sarah (Brown) Pratt, daughter of Jasper Brown of that place. She is a 
member of the Congregational Church and in 1890 lived in Oxford. Mr. Chaffee 
had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was six feet in height. He was a farmer, 
living in Charlton in 1855, and later in Oxford. He was buried in Thompson. 

Children : „ 

+ 4415 i Alfred Morse 8 Chaffee, born August 16, 1858; married Mary E. T. 
Brown. 

4416 ii Herbert Vernon Chaffee, born May 3, 1863; has a light complexion, 

blue eyes, and is six feet in height ;in 1892 hved in Oxford, where 
he was in partnership with his brother, Alfred M. Chaffee, in the 
coal and lumber business. 

4417 iii Ermina E. Chaffee, born April 8, 1866. 

4418 iv Walter B. Chaffee, died in infancy. 

2238 Abel Morse ^ Chaffee (Joel,^ Thomas,^ Samuel,* Joseph,3 Joseph,' 
Thomas was born in Thompson, Conn., December 28, 1832, and died in Oxford, 
Mass., January 22, 1888. He married there, Mary Jane, daughter of Amos P. 
Newton of Auburn, Mass. Mr. Chaffee had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was 
five feet, eight inches in height. He was a cotton manufacturer. At the time of 
his marriage he lived in Uxbridge, Mass., and later in Victory Mills, N. Y., where he 
was Supervisor in 1863. At one time he was Assessor in Oxford, where he died and 
was buried. 

Children : 

4419 i Nellie « Chaffee, born in 1859; died in 1864. 

+ 4420 ii George Elmer Chaffee, born April 11, 1862; married Mary B. Trainor. 

4421 iii Emma L. Chaffee, born March 11, 1865; married; residence, 1890, 

Oxford. 

4422 iv Almira M. Chaffee, born August 15, 1868; residence, 1890, Oxford. 

4423 v Walter A. Chaffee, born December 28, 1872; residence, 1890, Oxford. 

2239 Vernon 7 Chaffee (Joel,^ Thomas,^ Samuel,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Thompson, Conn., about 1834 or 1835, and married Elvira, daughter 
of Rial Corbin. She was of Webster, Mass. Mr. Chaffee served as a Private in 
Company G, 4th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry, being mustered in 
January 27, 1864, to serve three years. He was discharged May 28, 1865. At the 
time of his enlistment he was twenty-nine years of age, and was living in Webster, 
and in 1890 in Oxford, Mass. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 395 

Children : 

4424 i Anna » Chaffee; married Lewis Franklin Chaffee. (See 4399.) 

4425 ii Mary Chaffee, married in Oxford; no children in 1890. 

2247 Russell Joseph ^ Chafey (John C.,^ Jonathan Cady,^ Josiah,* Joseph,3 
Joseph,2 Thomas i), died in Fort Stevens, Washington, D. C, December 10, 1863. 
He married in Wolcott, Vt., in 1861, Hannah Satira, daughter of Joel Davenport of 
that place. She died December 3, 1874, and was buried in Wolcott. Mr. Chafey 
had a light complexion, blue eyes, was six feet, four inches in height, and had a 
jovial disposition. He was a farmer and a Republican in politics. He enlisted in 
Wolcott as a private in the 11th Vermont Infantry. It is said that "he left his 
scythe where he had been mowing and joined the army for the love of his country." 
His captain, Aldace F. Walker said of him " Chafey 's loss was one of the greatest 
the company has ever met. He was always faithful, never complaining, and a 
model soldier." He died of fever and his body was taken to Wolcott for burial. 

Children : 

4426 i John Russell « Chafey, born in Wolcott, September 5, 1861; has a light 

complexion and is six feet, two and one-half inches in height; is a 
manufacturer of blacking; politically, a Republican; residence, 
1891,, Boston, Mass. 

2250 Martha ^ S. Chafey (Hiram,^ Jonathan Cady,^ Josiah,* Joseph,3 Joseph,* 
Thomas i) was born in Brookfield, Vt., June 22, 1827, and married in Boston, 
Mass., April 19, 1852, Samuel, son of Job Cushing of Cohasset, Mass. In 1891 they 
lived in Albany, Vt. 

Children, born in Medford, Mass.: 

4427 i Hiram C.^ Cushing, born April 13, 1853; married in Arlington, Mass., 

January 18„ 1876, Mamie A. Cutter. 

4428 ii Roland F. Cushing, born September 18, 1854 ; died in Medford, March 1, 

1871. 
+ 4429 hi Walter F. Cushing, born September 15, 1857; married Carrie E. 
BuUard. 

2252 Hiram Wells 7 Chafey (Hiram,6 Jonathan Cady,5 Josiah,^ Joseph,3 Jo- 
seph,2 Thomas was born in Brookfield, Vt., October 21, 1830, and died in Albany, 
Vt., March 30, 1882. He married (1) in Brookfield, a daughter of Alvin Hovey of 
that place. She died and was buried there. He married (2) Agnes F. Stell of 
Craftsbury, Vt., who survived him, and in 1883 was living in St. Johns, Mich. Mr. 
Chafey was a merchant and farmer and at the time of his death lived in Albany. 

Child, by first wife : 

4430 i A child, 8 died. 
Child, by second wife : 

4431 ii M. Foster Chafey, born in Craftsbury, Vt., August 8, 1862; residence, 

1883, Lexington, Mass., 1891, Ithaca, Mich.; a grocer, and later a 
bank cashier. 

2258 Martin Beard ^ Chafey (Hiram,^ Jonathan Cady,^ Josiah,* Joseph,* Jo- 
seph,2 Thomas i) was born in Albany, Vt., May 11, 1842, and married there, Febru- 
ary 19, 1867, Jennie Wilson, daughter of Alexander Mitchell of Craftsbury, Vt. 
Mr. Chafey has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, ten inches in height. 
Has always lived in Albany, where he was Postmaster from 1866 to 1885, and 
Town Clerk from 1876 to 1891, when he still held that office. In 1890 he was a 



396 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

member of the State Legislature. He lived in 1883 on the farm formerly his 
father's. He is a merchant. 

Children : 

4432 i Don M.s Chafey, born January 26, 1869; died April 4, 1870. 

4433 ii Agnes O. Chafey, born March 29, 1871. 

4434 iii Roland E. Chafey, born December 24, 1876. 

4435 iv Maggie E. Chafey, born April 23, 1878. 

2261 Benjamin Robbins ^ Chafee (Josiah Williard,^ Josiah Williard,^ Josiah,* 
Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Providence, R. I., October 21, 1831, and 
died there, July 19, 1878. He married, March 13, 1852, Betsey Hale Mason of 
Warren, R. I., who survived him, and in August, 1887, was living in Providence. 
He had a dark complexion and eyes, was quite tall, and of a kind and pleasant dis- 
position; he had many friends. He was in the livery business, and was buried in 
the Swan Point Cemetery, Providence. 

Children, born in Providence : 

4436 i Josiah Anthony » Chafee, born in 1865; died in January, 1871. 

4437 ii Walter Benjamin Chafee, born November 15, 1872. 

2278 John ^ Smith (Eunice « Chafee, Josiah Williard,^ Josiah,* Joseph,3 Jo- 
seph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Woodstock, Conn., January 28, 1837, and married, 
December 22, 1879, Mrs. (Hastenbader) Boyer, widow of Edwin Boyer, by whom 
she had two children. She died March 16, 1881. Mr. Smith enlisted in Company K, 
13th Connecticut Volunteers, in January ,1862, and was discharged in New Orleans 
for physical disability in July, 1862. From August, 1852, he followed the sea for 
seven years, was a mason for the next fifteen years and later a farmer. At one 
time he lived in Fayette, 0., and in La Fayette, Mich. 

Child: 

4438 i A child,8 born February, 1881 ; died September 15, 1881 . 

2279 Emma Frances 7 Chaffee (Peter,8 Mollie,5 Josiah,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 
Thomas 1) was born in Woodstock, Conn., December 25, 1840, and married, 
May 28, 1867, Charles M. Palmer of Willimantic, Conn., where he died March 11, 
1895, aged fifty years and seven months. She has a light complexion, blue eyes, 
and is of medium height. She united with the Methodist Church at the age of 
nineteen. In 1890 and 1906 she lived in Willimantic. 

Child: 

4439 i Clarence C.s Palmer, born May 31, 1869. 

2280 Myron J.7 ChafEee (Peter,^ Mollie,^ Josiah,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Woodstock, Conn., June 15, 1842, and married (1), June 6, 1874, Ellen 
E., daughter of Julius Marble of East Hartford, Conn. She died September 10, 
1875, and he married (2) in South Manchester, Conn., October 24, 1877, Ellen C, 
daughter of Charles Bunce of that place. Mr. Chaffee has blue eyes, dark brown 
hair, and is five feet, eight and one-half inches in height. He united with the 
Methodist Church, of which his wife is also a member, when about thirty-five years 
of age, and was for a few years Steward in it. He served in the Civil War as a 
Private, enlisting in Company B, 18th Connecticut Infantry, July 21, 1862, and 
being mustered in, August 18, 1862. He was captured in Winchester, Va., June 15, 
1863 (his twenty-first birthday), held prisoner in Libby Prison and on Belle Isle, 
and paroled July 2, 1863. He was mustered out of service June 27, 1865. He was 



SEVENTH GENERATION 397 

for a number of years a school teacher, is skilled in the use of tools, and in 1890 was 
a real estate dealer and also a book publisher in Boston, where he was still living in 
1906. 

Child, by second wife : 
4440 i Ernest Bunce ^ Chaffee, born in South Manchester, December 30, 1879. 

2281 Elvina Anness ^ Chaffee (Peter,^ Mollie,^ Josiah,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Woodstock, Conn., May 14, 1845, and married. May 13, 
1864, Winthrop Chandler Aldrich, who died in Pomfret, Conn., June 13, 1905, 
aged sixty-two years and nine months. He served during the Civil War for three 
years as a Private in the 7th Connecticut Volunteers. Elvina (Chaffee) Aldrich has 
a light complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, and is of medium height. She united 
with the Methodist Church at the age of fifteen. Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich lived in 
Pomfret Landing, Conn., in 1890, and in 1906 the latter was living in East Wood- 
stock, Conn. 

Children, all but the first born in Pomfret : 
+ 4441 i Elmer Lincoln » Aldrich, born August 28, 1865; married Kathrena 
Beaubaum. 

4442 ii Lillian Emma Aldrich, born September 19, 1868; married in the 

home of her grandfather, Peter Chaffee, in East Woodstock, 
September 27, 1904, to Everett Edward May. 

4443 iii Myron Eddy Aldrich, born June 17, 1871; died in Los Angeles, Cal., 

January 9, 1902; buried there in Rosedale Cemetery. 

4444 iv Albert Hall Aldrich, born August 4, 1873; died in Pomfret, Au- 

gust 26, 1899; buried in East Woodstock. 

+ 4445 V Wallace Norman Aldrich, born October 19, 1877; married Ger- 
trude H. Edwards. 

+ 4446 vi Charles Chandler Aldrich, born November 15, 1880; married Lil- 
lian M. Hildreth. 

4447 vii Mabel Anice Aldrich, born ]\Iay 23, 1883. 

4448 viii Winthrop Chandler Aldrich, Jr., born April 20, 1887. 

2283 Ina Anna ^ Chaffee (Peter,6 Mollie,^ Josiah,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Woodstock, Conn., September 17, 1857, and married in East Wood- 
stock, Conn., June 8, 1882, Charles E. Bunce. In 1889 and 1906 they lived in 
'South Manchester, Conn. 

Children, born in South Manchester: 

4449 i Myrtice Alices Bunce, born April 15, 1883; died July 30, 1883. 

4450 ii Gertrude May Bunce, born May 29, 1885; married in Hartford, Conn., 

December 13, 1905, Aidwin D. Frink. 

4451 iii Edwin Chaffee Bunce, born August 15, 1887. 

4452 iv Zella Lillian Bunce, born August 5, 1889. 

4453 V Rena Emma Bunce, born February 5, 1891. 

4454 vi Florence Eva Bunce, born September 15, 1893. 

4455 vii Louis Charles Bunce, born July 19, 1897. 

4456 viii Laurence Francis Bunce, born March 10, 1902. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 

2286 Elizabeth Whiteford » Chafee (Nicholas .Underwood,^ Otis,^ Amos,^ 
Thomas, 4 Thomas, ^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Baltimore, Md., August 16, 
1830, and married, November 25, 1857, I. L. Long, who died October 17, 1866. 

Children : 

4457 i Adeline Chafee » Long, born November 24, 1859. 

4458 ii Bessie Whiteford Long, born February 3, 1863. 

2289 Emma Granbys Chafee (Otis Jacob,^ Otis,^ Amos,5 Thomas,* Thomas,^ 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Charleston, S. C, August 19, 1840, and married 
in Aiken, S. C, January 28, 1865, Benjamin Mathews Walpole of John's Island, 
S. C, a planter and bookkeeper. He was born in Charleston, in August, 1836, and 
died in Aiken, September 28, 1875. He was a Captain in the Engineer Corps of 
Rhett's Regiment during the Civil War. He joined the Episcopal Church at the 
age of twenty and was for several years a Vestryman in it. His wife was also a 
member of the same church. He had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and was five 
feet, two inches in height. In 1893 Mi's. Walpole lived in Aiken. She has a fair 
complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, four inches in height. 

Children : 

4459 i Mary Harriet » Walpole, born January 27, 1867; died January 20, 1868. 

4460 ii Otis Chafee Walpole, born August 8, 1868. 

4461 iii Benjamin Mathews Walpole, Jr., born September 18, 1869; died 

July 4, 1870. 

4462 iv Emma Granby Walpole, born February 18, 1871 ; died September 19, 

1891 ; married W. W. Muckenfuss. 

4463 V Nathaniel Chafee Walpole, born July 21, 1872. 

4464 vi Sarah Campbell WaljDole, born December 8, 1873; died December 11, 

1873. 

4465 vii Ella Kinlock Walpole, born October 24, 1874. 

4466 viii Benjamin Monroe Walpole, born June 8, 1876. 

2290 Nathaniel Green Bourne « Chafee (Otis Jacob, ^ Otis,^ Amos,^ Thomas,* 
Thomas,3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas 1) was born in Charleston, S. C, February 14, 1842, 
and married in Aiken, S. C, April 5, 1864, Rosa Clara, daughter of William Gregg of 
Virginia. Mr. Gregg was the founder of Graniteville, S. C, where the first cotton 
mill of any importance in the South was located. This mill was the main de- 
pendence of the Confederate Government for cotton goods during the Civil War. 
At the time of his marriage, Mr. Chafee was on a furlough ; he was a Private during 
the Civil War in the Confederate army, in the Charleston Light Dragoons of the 
Hampton Legion. In 1876 he was an aide to Governor Hampton of South Carolina. 
He was twice Intendant of Lancaster, S. C, and also Mayor of that place. In 1864 
he lived in Aiken, and in 1890 in Lancaster. He has a fair complexion, blue eyes, 
and is five feet, eleven inches in height. Both he and his wife are members of the 
Episcopal Church. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 399 

Children : 

4467 i William Gregg ^ Chafee, born in Edgefield County, S. C, January 29, 

1866; was private secretary to Senator M. C. Butler during the 
Forty-ninth Congress; has also been Alderman in Aiken, S. C, 
where in 1892 he was a lawyer; during the Spanish-American War 
served in the 10th Missouri Volunteers; has a fair complexion, blue 
eyes and is five feet, eleven inches in height; unmarried. 

4468 ii Otis Jacob Chafee, born January 24, 1868. 

4469 iii John Gregg Chafee, born March 11, 1870. 

4470 iv Marina Mary Chafee, born January 25, 1873. 

4471 V Charlotte Kinlock Chafee, born March 4, 1875. 

4472 vi Marie Chisolm Chafee, born November 13, 1879. 

4473 vii James Jones Chafee, born January 8, 1883. 

2293 John Williams Chafee (Otis Jacob,^ Otis,6 Amos,5 Thomas,* Thomas,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas was born in Charleston, S. C, May 1, 1848, and died in 
New York City, March 25, 1907. He married in Aiken, S. C, April 26, 1871, Caro- 
lina Arminda, daughter of Doctor Horatio Nelson Latham of Woonsocket, R. I. 
She is a member of the Episcopal Church, which her husband joined at the age of 
twenty-two. He enlisted at the age of sixteen during the Civil War as a Private in 
the Confederate army, and served until the close of the war. He had a dark com- 
plexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, nine and one-half inches in height. In 1871 
and in 1890 he lived in Augusta, Ga., where he was the treasurer of the Sibley 
Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of cotton goods, and capitalized at 
$1,000,000. He died suddenly of apoplexy while on a business trip, being stricken 
in the office of his son-in-law, J. H. Lane, in New York City. 

Children : 

4474 i Arminda Ruths Chafee, born February 25, 1872. 

4475 ii Mary Charlotte Chafee, born July 27, 1874. 

4476 iii Amy Butler Chafee, born February 20, 1877. 

4477 iv Henry Campbell Chafee, born November 9, 1879. 

4478 v Horatio Latham Chafee, born March 16, 1881. 

2295 George Kinlock « Chafee (Otis Jacob,^ Otis,« Amos,5 Thomas,* Thomas,^ 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Charleston, S. C, September 27, 1851, and 
married in Louisville, Ga., November 22, 1882, Margaret Eulalie, daughter of 
Roger Gamble, a planter of that place. She is a member of the Episcopal Church. 
Mr. Chafee has a fair complexion, blue eyes, dark hair, and is five feet, ten inches 
in height. He is an accountant. In 1882 and 1890 he lived in Charleston, and in 
1892 in Aiken, S. C. 

Children : 

4479 i Margaret Eulalie » Chafee, born December 11, 1883. 

4480 ii Mattie GaTnble Chafee, born December 22, 1885. 

2296 Mary Ella « Chafee (Otis Jacob,^ Otis,^ Amos,^ Thomas,* Thomas,3 Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas «) was born in Charleston, S. C, October 8, 1853, and married in 
Aiken, S. C, April 5, 1877, Doctor Theodore Gaillard Croft, Jr., son of a physician 
of Greenville, S. C, where Doctor Croft, Jr., was born July 10, 1845. He served in 
the Confederate army during the Civil War as Second Sergeant. He joined the 
Episcopal Church at the age of thirty-one and was for ten years Chairman of the 
Vestry, He has a fair complexion, gray eyes, and is five feet, eleven inches in 
height. Mary E. (Chafee) Croft has dark hair and blue eyes. She became a mem- 



400 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

ber of the Episcopal Church at the age of sixteen. At the time of her marriage and 
in 1893 she Uvecl in Aiken, where Doctor Croft practices. 

Children : 

4481 i George Williams Croft, born July 15, 1881. 

4482 ii Mary Chafee Croft, born October 1, 1883. 

4483 iii Theodore Gaillard Croft, Jr., born August 26, 1887. 

4484 iv Florence Ella Croft, born May 14, 1889. 

2297 Robert Alexander » Chafee (Otis Jacob,^ Otis," Amos,5 Thomas,* Thomas,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Charleston, S. C, November 19, 1855, and died 
in Aiken, S. C, December 14, 1892. He married there, October 23, 1879, Ida 
Black, daughter of William John Williams of that place. She is a member of the 
Episcopal Church. Mr. Chafee was a cotton buyer and railroad contractor and 
was at the time of his death Mayor of Aiken. He had a fair complexion, blue eyes, 
and was five feet, eleven and one-half inches in height. The following biographical 
sketch was published in the Aiken Journal and Review of October 26, 1892 : 

"Robert A. Chafee, Mayor of Aiken, and now filling his second term in that 
■capacity, was born in Charleston, S. C, thirty-seven years ago, one of the seven 
sons of Otis J. Chafee, a great merchant of that city in the olden time. The sub- 
ject of this sketch went to Augusta in 1874, where for five years he engaged in the 
cotton business. Then he settled in Madison, whence two years later, his health 
having been greatly impaired by a siege of typhoid fever, he came to Aiken for 
recovery in 1882. On his return to health a broad field, both in public and private 
affairs, appeared to present itself for his manifest energies, and it was not long 
ere he was elected to the City Council, where he served two terms marked by 
alertness, vigilance and originality. But not until Mr. Chafee was elected Mayor 
seemed he fully armed and warranted for results he must long have contemplated 
and coveted in behalf of the city's furtherance. In 1890, as Mayor, he immediately 
set out upon an official career which continues to be remarkable for varied and 
desirable results for the community. Truth to tell, some of his best achievements, 
however, notwithstanding the popularity of his projects, have been won unassisted 
if not at times despite a certain opposition or discouragement. Three thousand 
seven hundred feet of tile piping have been laid about Aiken under his supervision, 
thus supplementing the natural drainage and making the two combined the best 
in the country. Five miles of solid clay supersurface, level and hard, make the 
highways diverging from the city unsurpassable, while within its limits the streets, 
lanes, avenues, parks, sidewalks, etc., would be fit patterns for many pretentious 
corporations already boastful of their thoroughfares. To him, too, is due the ad- 
mirable system of electric lighting the result of which is to enliven and beautify 
the city by night with an illumination superior to that of many places where the 
electric system prevails. The dynamo power for the Aiken circuit is obtained 
eight miles from the city. A new and complete water-works system now under 
contract for prompt construction, the supply to equal 1,500,000 gallons daily, 
to be served through seven miles of main pipe into a storage reservoir 160 feet 
above the city's summit — this may be said to appropriately close the list of Mayor 
Chafee's more extensive and costly public improvements; but it does not by any 
means exhaust his versatile activities in many other directions. For several 
years several old-style bridges spanned the deep railway cut that divides the city 
near its centre. These, being low and in nowise secure, menaced the lives of those 
crossing above and proved more than once fatal to the trainmen who passed below. 
Mayor Chafee personally urged attention to the matter on the Legislature, the 
outcome being that a strong, modern, elevated truss bridge spans one point and 
the old structures are all to go by next April. He recently had removed bodily 
the well known Oakley house, in which he, with Mrs. Chafee and their two interest- 
ing daughters, are soon to dwell. No plastering was cracked nor were the chim- 
neys affected by the removal. Mr. Chafee married Miss Ida B. Williams of Aiken, 



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thirteen years ago. The family at present reside on Boulevard Coles. In brief, 
Mr. Chafee is everywhere regarded as a plucky, public spirited official and a model 
Mayor whose honors, having been thoroughly well won, are as thoroughly well 
worn." 

In the midst of this career of civic usefulness and success and in the prime of life. 
Mayor Chafee was cut off by the hand of a murderer. On December 12, 1892, 
while he and his Chief of Police were attempting to arrest Colonel Thomas G. 
Lamar, who was intoxicated, he was shot by the latter and died two days later. 
The funeral took place on December 15th at half past four o'clock. All the stores 
were closed and business of all kinds was suspended from twelve o'clock until after 
the services, the government in Washington ordering the Post Office to be closed 
also. The funeral was largely attended, many who wished to do so not being able 
to get into the church. The remains were interred in the Episcopal Cemetery. 

A special meeting of the Council and a mass meeting of citizens was held in the 
City Hall to take suitable action on the death of Mayor Chafee and the following 
resolutions were passed. 

"Whereas it has pleased God, in his all wise providence to remove from our 
midst the honored Mayor of the city of Aiken, R. A. Chafee; 

" Now therefore be it resolved, by the city council of Aiken in meeting assembled, 
and the citizens of Aiken in mass meeting assembled with this council; that in the 
sad and sudden death of Mayor R. A. Chafee, this entire community has received 
a severe loss and terrible shock. Young, manly, vigorous and progressive ; cheerful 
and energetic, he made a good mayor and was a public spirited citizen. And we 
gladly bear testimony to the faithful discharge of his official duties, and the more 
than faithful attention to the best interests of the town. That a copy of these 
resolutions be spread on the minutes of the council, and be engrossed at the ex- 
pense of the council, sealed with the seal of the corporation, and signed by the clerk 
and sent to Mrs. Chafee. That a blank page on the minutes of the council with 
the proper inscription be inscribed to the memory of Mayor Chafee. 

"That the fire bell of the town be tolled at the time of the funeral." 

Children : 

4485 i Elise Addison 9 Chafee, born August 16, 1880. 

4486 ii Sarah Adelaide Chafee, born September 16, 1882. 

2333 Zechariah » Chafee, Jr. (Zechariah,^ Zechariah,^ Amos,^ Thomas,^ Thomas,' 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i), was born in Providence, R. I., April 29, 1859, and married, 
February 10, 1885, Mary Dexter s Sharpe (3948) (Lucian ^ Sharpe, Sarah Adams « 
Chaffee, Samuel, ^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), born January 2, 1860. 

Mr. Chafee was educated in his native city, graduating from the University 
Grammar School in 1876, and from Brown University in 1880, with the degree of 
A. B. He was Secretary of his class in college, a member of the Alpha Delta Phi 
and Phi Beta Kappa fraternities, and has been associated with various under- 
takings for the welfare of his Alma Mater. On his graduation he became closely 
associated with the Builders' Iron Foundry of Providence, manufacturers of iron 
castings, architectural iron work, grinding machinery, Venturi meters for measuring 
large quantities of water, and government contractors for iron work to be used in 
coast defense. On his father's death in 1889, he succeeded him as President of 
this company. From 1887 to 1897 he was connected with the Brown & Sharpe 
Manufacturing Company of Providence, the largest of its kind in the country, 
makers of machine tools and small tools for machinists' use. He has also been 
Vice-President of the Barstow Stove Company, founded by Amos Chafee Barstow 
(1904), a Director of the What Cheer and Hope Mutual Fire Insurance Companies, 



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of the Mechanics' Savings Bank, the Union Trust Company, the Industrial Trust 
Company and later of the First National Bank of Providence. He suggested the 
establishment of departments for savings by the Trust Companies of Providence. 
At times his business activities have been restricted by continued ill health. As a 
citizen he has been connected with various movements, social, economic and politi- 
cal, for the benefit of the city and state. He lives with his family in Providence. 

Children : 

4487 i Zechariah^ Chafee, Jr., born in Providence, December 7, 1885; edu- 

cated there in the University Grammar School, the Hope Street 
High School, from which he was graduated with high honors in 
1903, and entered Brown University, graduating with the degree 
of A. B. in 1907; he was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi and 
Phi Beta Kappa fraternities and received the Gaston Scholarship 
for general high rank. 

4488 ii Henry Sharpe Chafee, born in Providence, October 11, 1887; educated 

in the Hope Street High School, Providence, and St. George's 
School, Newport, R. I., graduating from the latter with honor and 
entering Brown University in 1905; he is a member of the Alpha 
Delta Phi fraternity. 

4489 iii Elisabeth Chafee, born March 7, 1889. 

4490 iv John Sharpe Chafee, born July 11, 1896. 

4491 V Mary Sharpe Chafee, born August 24, 1897. 

4492 vi Francis Hasseltine Chafee, born December 12, 1903. 

2335 Albert Eddy s Chafee (Thomas Eddy,^ Zechariah,^ Amos,5 Thomas,* 
Thomas,3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Providence, R. I., March 28, 1848, 
and married in Cranston, R. I., September 1, 1869, Katie P., daughter of John S. 
Budlong of Warwick, R. I. In 1883 they lived in Providence, where Mr. Chafee 
was a stove mounter. 

Children : 

4493 i A daughter,^ born November 3, 1875; died November 3, 1875. 

4494 ii Lucy B. Chafee, born November 24, 1877; died February 16, 1878. 

2345 Eliza « Chaffee (Barney Bowen,^ William,^ Joseph,^ Thomas,* Thomas,3 
Nathaniel,^ Thomas 1), married James Marien. 

Children : 

4495 i Kittie » Marien. 

4496 ii Burt Marien. 

2347 Louisa s Chaffee (Barney Bowen,^ William,^ Joseph,^ Thomas,* Thomas,^ 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1), married Albert Lane, and in 1883 lived in Philadelphia, Pa. 

Child: 

4497 i Mina » Lane. 

2348 Charles Henrys Chaffee (Barney Bowen,^ William, « Joseph,^ Thomas,* 
Thomas,3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas was born in Owego, N. Y., November 22, 1852, 
and married in Philadelphia, Pa., May 5, 1881, Sally T., daughter of Isaac A. At- 
kins. They lived in Owego in 1885, where Mr. Chaffee was a bricklayer. 

Child: 

4498 i Lois C.a Chaffee, born November 22, 1883. 

2349 Sarah M.s Chaffee (William Marinda,^ William, 8 Joseph,^ Thomas,* 
Thomas,3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born November 16, 1834, and married Frank 



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Allen. She was for twelve years a clerk in the Treasury Department in Washing- 
ton, D. C. In 1884 she was living in Candor, N. Y. 

Children : 

4499 i Cora 9 Allen. 

4500 ii Jessie Allen, married William Bowen and had one child, which was a 

great-great-grandchild of William " Chaffee and whom he lived to see. 

2350 William Ambrose » Chaffee (William Marinda,^ William,^ Joseph, » 
Thomas,'* Thomas,3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born May 11, 1837, and died in 
Spottsylvania, Va., May 18, 1864. He married Ellen A. Corbin. He served during 
the Civil War in the Union army for one month, being killed in the Battle of 
Spottsylvania. He was a teacher and a farmer. 

Children : 

4501 i Myrtie Mary » Chaffee. 

4502 ii William A. Chaffee. 

2351 Edmond W.s Chaffee (Wilham Marinda,^ Wilham,^ Joseph,^ Thomas,* 
Thomas,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born in Warren, Pa., October 22, 1842, and 
married Harriett Cornell. He served during the Civil War in Company B, 14th 
Pennsylvania Volunteers, enlisting August 22, 1862. He was transferred to Com- 
pany F, 7th Veteran Reserve Corps, September 1, 1863, and was discharged 
June 28, 1865. He is a farmer. 

Children : 

4503 i Frank L.^ Chaffee. 

4504 ii Fred Chaffee. 

2352 James Polk » Chaffee (William Marinda,^ William,^ Joseph,^ Thomas,* 
Thomas, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Warren, Pa., November 13, 1844, 
and married Carrie Pitcher, who died before 1883. He served in the Civil War 
in Company B, 171st Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was discharged with his com- 
pany, August 7, 1863. He is a farmer. 

Children : 

4505 i Ralph 9 Chaffee. 

4506 ii Susan Chaffee. 

4507 iii Ross Chaffee. 

2353 Asa Dodge » Chaffee (William Marinda,^ William,^ Joseph,^ Thomas,* 
Thomas, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Warren, Pa., April 18, 1847, and 
married (1) Elsie Whittaker, who died. He married again and in 1884 lived in 
Warren Centre, where he was a blacksmith. 

Children, by first wife: 

4508 i Lillian » Chaffee. 

4509 ii Elsie Chaffee. 

2354 Esther P.s Chaffee (William Marinda,^ William,6 Joseph,^ Thomas,* 
Thomas,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born in Warren, Pa., December 8, 1849, and 
married E. Frasier Pendleton. 

Children : 

4510 i Fannie 9 Pendleton. / 

4511 ii Maude Pendleton. 

4512 iii George Pendleton, born in 1884. 

2357 Delphine A.s Chaffee (Caleb Jarvis;^ William,6 Joseph,^ Thomas,* 



404 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Thomas,3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born March 5, 1845, and died October 21, 
1880. She married George A. Hall. 
Child: 

4513 i George ^ Hall. 

2362 Charles E.s Chaffee (George Washington,^ Winiam,^ Joseph,^ Thomas,* 
Thomas, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1), married, lived in De Kalb, 111., in 1883, and in 
Courtland, 111., in 1886. 

Child: 

4514 i George » Chaffee. 

2370 Idell s Chaffee (Joseph B.,7 William,^ Joseph,^ Thomas,* Thomas,3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1), married Lester M. Hill, a farmer, and in 1883 was living in 
North Orwell, Pa. 

Child: 

4515 i Frank 8 Hill. 

2386 Carlos E.s Chaffee (Joel,7 Charles,6 Stephen,^ Thomas,* Thomas,3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Springville, N. Y., in 1851, and married. In 1890 
he lived in Springville. 

Child: 

4516 i Bessie 9 Chaffee. 

2392 William Henry s Baldwin, Jr. (Mary Frances Augusta ^ Chaffee, Jona- 
than,^ Stephen, 5 Thomas,* Thomas, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas ^), was born in Boston, 
Mass., February 5, 1863, and died in Locust Valley, N. Y., January 3, 1905. He 
married in Springfield, Mass., October 30, 1889, Ruth Standish, daughter of 
Samuel Bowles of that place (who was for many years the editor of the Springfield 
Republican). Mrs. Baldwin was graduated from Smith College in 1887, and after- 
wards pursued special studies there; the year before her marriage she was an in- 
structor in the college and private secretary to its President, L. C. Seelye. She 
survives her husband and lives with her children in New York City. Mr. Baldwin 
was a member of the Unitarian Church. He attained a position of much promi- 
nence and importance in the business world, though he died while still a young 
man. Under the heading "A Great Leader of Men," the Boston Transcript printed 
a tribute to his memory, portions of which we quote : 

"The death of William H. Baldwin, Jr., terminates one of the most remarkably 
successful careers ever achieved by a young man in a land noted for its self-made 
men. There is published in this city a 'Directory of Directors,' a sort of financial 
'Who's Who,' a list of the men who fill directors' chairs in the railroads, the trust 
companies, the banks and the industrial trusts. This Directory is arranged alpha- 
betically, giving the name of the man, and, below, a list of the corporations in 
which he is an officer. The book includes every man of sufficient importance to 
to have a director's voice in any one of the great corporations whose interests 
centre in Wall Street. To give a list of the score of names that are followed by 
the greatest number of corporations would be to name the little group of men 
who actually control, who compose the active, working, moving force of high 
finance and industry in the United States. On this list is Mr. Baldwin's name. 

"He began life without one cent of inherited wealth. He was not on those 
directorates because he had money, nor because he had relatives who had money. 
He was there, it is no exaggeration to say, because he was looked upon as possessing, 
more than any other man in the world of high finance, the sound judgment, the 
sterling integrity, the thorough common sense and the experience in affairs, the 
breadth of mind and length of vision which go to make up the ability to manage 



EIGHTH GENERATION 405 

in the best manner the most important finanical and industrial corporations in 
America. 

" Mr. Baldwin was either a president or a director in over 41 corporations. 

" In 1886 he was graduating at Harvard College. Less than eighteen years ago — 
how incredibly brief it seems for such a record of achievement — he was beginning 
his career without one iota of influence, just as the humblest and most obscure 
member of last year's class may be beginning it today, as a clerk in the freight 
department of the Union Pacific Railroad at Omaha. 

" For just one and only one bit of good fortune might Mr. Baldwin have thanked 
any man outside himself. He had the great good luck to be put in exactly the 
right place at the start. He was not compelled, as most youths are, to trust to his 
own judgment of his natural bent. And for this bit of good fortune, for the heaven- 
directed office of bringing the man and the opportunity together, Mr. Baldwin 
had to thank that man who is perhaps best fitted in America to gauge a youth's 
qualities and see where he belongs — President Eliot of Harvard. At that time, 
Mr. Charles Francis Adams had the same intimate relation that he still holds to 
Harvard. He was also president of the Union Pacific Railroad. 'I was then,' 
Mr. Adams has been quoted as saying, ' president of the Union Pacific. President 
Eliot of Harvard first called my attention to young Baldwin, then recently grad- 
uated. He said that he considered him a good man for the railroad business. We 
were always looking for first-class young men, so I found a place for him with the 
Union Pacific' 

"Doubtless that executive capacity which President Eliot noticed had been 
exhibited in young Baldwin's office as president of the Harvard Dining Association, 
the student body which manages the feeding of 1100 men at Memorial Hall — no 
small responsibility for a youth of college age. Baldwin was also leader of the 
Glee Club during his college course. At the end of it he entered the Law School, 
but after being there only a few months the chance to do railroad work came to 
him and he accepted it. 

"He spent but a short time in demonstrating his energy and his capacity for 
responsibility. While he was still at an age when most young men are in very 
inferior and subordinate positions, he was sent to Butte, Mont., as general manager 
of the Montana Union Railroad ; he was then called back to Omaha as assistant to 
the general manager of the entire Union Pacific system. In the spring of 1891, 
when the Union Pacific left the hands of its former owners to pass into the control 
of the Goulds, Mr. Baldwin left it. Already an active figure in railroad circles, 
he was called to the office of general manager of the Flint & Pere Marquette. In 
this position his work attracted the attention of the Morgan interests, and when 
that house undertook the reorganization of the Southern Railroad system, Mr. 
Baldwin, then but thirty years old, w^as called upon to do the active work of re- 
juvenating the road physically, and coordinating its loose-hanging parts. The 
conduct of the road before this event had been notorious. It was said at the time 
that the property ' had for years been scrimped and mismanaged to pay unearned 
dividends. Mr. Baldwin had to coalesce the various elements in what had been a 
loosely held system, formulate and carry into effect uniformity in every depart- 
ment of the service and practically rebuild a large part of the system. What he 
had to contend with and overcome may be appreciated when it is stated that there 
did not exist a repair shop on the whole line between Washington and Atlanta, 
and to turn the tire of a driving-wheel the engine had to travel six hundred miles. 
The transformation accomplished on the Southern Railroad during the first two 
years of its history was unparalleled in railroad management.' Two years later 
Mr. Baldwin was again sought for the task of bringing order out of the wreck of a 
mismanaged railroad. It is well known that the Long Island Railroad system 
had been 'milked' by the previous management, that its physical condition was 
wretched and that its service was an irritation to every resident along the line. 
Mr. Baldwin spent the first weeks of his presidency in going slowly over every 
yard of the line with a huge notebook in hand, marking down the repairs and 
changes to be made. What he effected in the way of increased satisfaction alike 
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406 • THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

if it were not too long to tell here. Subsequently he promoted the union of the 
Long Island and the Pennsylvania; and the stupendous engineering feat of con- 
necting the two systems by tunnels under the North and East rivers and under 
Manhattan Island is generally credited to him, as his original conception. When 
the time came for the actual beginning of this work, he was chosen for the general 
oversight of it. Indeed, the direction of this enormous work had been his chief 
care in recent years. 

" This is all a record of material achievement. It leaves out of account Mr. Bald- 
win's work as a reformer and philanthropist. The striking thing about Mr. Bald- 
win's record is that he was an original thinker, that his discernment and insight 
taught him the needs of certain portions of America, that his far vision suggested 
to him a cure, and that he had, with militant energy, gone about originating and 
bringing into being the means of cure. Some months ago a complimentary dinner 
to Mr. Baldwin was given by the executive officers of the Tuskegee Normal and 
Industrial Institute, and the outside of the menu card was inscribed ' To Our Best 
Friend.' This was a significant tribute. It indicates what is the truth, that those 
most intimate with the work of Tuskegee recognized Mr. Baldwin as, in a sense, 
the discoverer of Booker Washington and as the most efficient impulse behind the 
movement which Mr. Washington represents. 

"He once expressed it himself in a speech to a company of Southerners: 'My 
views regarding the education of the Negro are exactly those that are held in the 
South. For the Negro, I think that the best education is that which is given by 
Booker Washington at Tuskegee. I think the Negroes should be taught to work — 
to work at the trades and in the fields. A common-school education along with 
their trades is not only unharmful, but likely to be a great benefit to their employers 
and their neighbors. As for Greek, Latin and the higher steps in education, they 
are worthless so far as the Negro is concerned.' 

"Having given the tremendous impulse of his personality to the work at Tuske- 
gee, Mr. Baldwin turned his attention to the education of the Southern whites. 
He was the chairman of the General Educational Board, an organization of men 
who have the insight to know, and the disposition and means to give to the edu- 
cational needs of the South. 

"Mr. Baldwin was best known to the public as chairman of the Reform Com- 
mittee of Fifteen, which, in connection with Mr. Jerome, awakened the city [New 
York] and brought about the election of Mayor Low in 1901. 

"This record, remarkable as it is, leaves out of the count the distinction which 
Mr. Baldwin held among railroad men, among large employers of capital and among 
labor leaders — a distinction generally unknown to the public. Mr. Baldwin was 
held to be the most clear-headed, the most just, the most practical and the most 
effective settler of labor disputes in this country. It is one of the secrets of the 
more intimate circles of labor leaders and large employers that during every great 
strike of recent years Mr. Baldwin's advice had been sought to settle the vexed 
problems involved, and in some of the greatest of these strikes, although his name 
was never publicly mentioned, he was the principal agent in terminating the trouble. 
It would cause misconception to call him a 'strike breaker.' It was one of the 
elements of his success that he kept in mind the point of view of the laborer as well 
as of the employer, and without any weak yielding, using unflinching firmness 
whenever it is necessary, he ended the trouble by amicable adjustment rather 
than by any exertion of force which leaves bitterness on both sides. 

"Mr. Baldwin reached this unique ability through an abundance of experience. 
He fought the rioters on the Union Pacific in 1889 and slept on frontier station 
floors with a rifle by his side. Again, while general manager and vice president 
of the Southern Railway, he averted what threatened to be one of the greatest 
strikes in railroad history. One of the means used to express the fairness of his 
position to the strikers was the compilation of a pamphlet which dealt with the 
whole question and was mailed to every employee of the road." 

Editorially the Transcript also said : 

"The death of William H. Baldwin, Jr., of New York is a national loss. Few 



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men dying at the comparatively early age of forty-one take so much out of the 
higher activities and richer life of their time as has passed with him. The brief 
period of eighteen years was the span of his active career, as we speak of the time 
in men's lives that follows their educational preparation, but they were years of 
splendid achievement in which qualities of early promise developed and expanded 
into most gratifying fulfilment, both in character and in service. In another 
part of this paper the evidences of this fact are given at considerable length, but 
the full record is something that none but himself completely knew, something 
that the most appreciative tributes can but inadequately express. His executive 
ability was of the highest order and in the line of work which he selected he was 
continually being called to higher and still higher service and responsibility. But 
the most notable trait of his character was that he did not prize these talents 
simply as a means of acquiring wealth or securing personal advancement, but held 
them as a trust to be employed for the benefit of his generation. His aim was 
always constructive, but never to build himself or his enterprises up by pulling 
others down. He became interested not alone in the material possibilities of the 
communities and sections with which his manifold labors identified him, but with 
the human beings with whom these labors brought him in contact, their bodies and 
souls, their mental and material welfare. His public spirit, his broad and compre- 
hensive philanthropy were inherited qualities made strong and vital by excellent 
training and constant exercise. Though in his productive manhood his lot was cast 
elsewhere, it is a satisfaction to remember that he was a son of Boston and possessed 
and reflected some of the noblest and most admirable of New England qualities. 
With rare business ability was joined integrity that was above suspicion, while 
through it all ran a beautiful spirit of altruism that expressed itself in good works 
for his fellowmen." 

The following account of the funeral is from a Boston paper : 

"A funeral service was held in the cemetery chapel at Forest Hills, Jamaica 
Plain, Mass., in the presence of a large number of friends and relatives. It was 
conducted by Rev. Dr. Samuel A. Eliot, president of the American Unitarian 
association, assisted by Rev. Charles D. Billings of Lowell, a brother-in-law of 
Mr. Baldwin. Dr. Eliot pronounced a eulogy, saying in part: 

" 'No single voice can explain the depth of feeling that has drawn this company 
together. We are here to testify to the influence wdiich this brave, cheerful, tender- 
hearted, loving and high-minded man has had upon our lives. If it were possible 
for each one of us to utter in some single sentence the reason of our love for him 
there would be added to our presence the fitting memorial word. From the world 
of business, where his ability and integrity won cjuick respect and absolute con- 
dence; from the public service, wherein his capacity for self-effacing leadership 
was so remarkable; from the personal relationship of life, where his genius for 
friendship and buoyancy of spirits brought good cheer, there would come up in 
all the simplicity of a heartfelt grief, his worthiest eulogy. How his very physical 
presence inspired our confidence, how his abundant nature enriched us! We caught 
the contagion of his optimism, we grew more generous in contact wnth his radiat- 
ing good will. All our little meannesses and prejudices vanished when they touched 
his magnificent manliness. 

" 'Evfl spirits could not bear the light of his sunny soul. He inherited a keen 
sense of moral obligation. This was a quality that gave a cleanness to his speech, 
firmness to his decisions. There were never more than two ways of doing things — 
one the right, the other the wrong. He knew nothing of circuitous methods. He 
did not deal in smooth compromises. He never knew what it was to be timid or 
complacent. He never let the right wait on the expedient. He never trimmed, 
he never posed. He went straight to his point. He could not but be aware of the 
admiration he created, but he never lost his sense of right proportions. He had 
physical courage and the greater virtue of moral courage. He held himself in 
natural friendly intercourse with all sorts and conditions of men. He had the 
large manly common sense which we Americans demand of those we hold repre- 
sentative. He had a commanding personality, and we caught from him much 



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that has been beneficial to us all. His life has been a lesson to us, and we should 
seek to become more worthy of his friendship and not forget his great example.' 

"In the course of morning prayers at Harvard university Wednesday, Rev. 
Francis G. Peabody contributed a few words of testimony to the life of the late 
Mr. Baldwin. He took for a text Isaiah xxxii:2, 'A man shall be as an hiding 
place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as the shadow of a great 
rock in a weary land.' He said in part : ' He died of a lingering and obscure disease, 
at the age of 41 ; too soon, it seems to a host of friends, but not too soon to demon- 
strate what one plain, democratic, absolutely upright and thoroughly trained 
man can do and be in a nation like ours. The spirit of idealism bred here was set 
to work in the world, and the world — which often seems to give its prizes to 
trickery and greed — gave its obedience and loyalty to this young Harvard man 
whom it could absolutely trust.' 

"President Jesup formally announced the death of William H. Baldwin, Jr., 
at the monthly meeting of the New York Chamber of Commerce yesterday, and 
recalled the fact that Mr. Baldwin had served the city and the chamber as the 
chairman of the Committee of Fifteen. Jacob H. Schiff asked permission to pay 
a tribute of respect to the memory of Mr. Baldwin and the work he had done on 
the Committee of Fifteen. He said that when the matter of chairman for that 
committee came up there was some doubt as to whether Mr. Baldwin would accept 
the office, since it might interfere with his duties as president of the Long Island 
Railroad. Mr. Schiff said that Mr. Baldwin declared that he would accept the 
position, even if it became necessary for him to resign the presidency of the rail- 
road. Mr. Baldwin said at the time, according to Mr. Schiff: 'I shall always be 
able to earn a living for myself and family, but I shall never have another oppor- 
tunity, perhaps, to serve my city in this way.' 'But for him,' said Mr. Schiff, 'I 
do not believe our city would be as good as I believe it is to-day.' " 

Children : 

4517 i Ruth Standish « Baldwin, born in Montana, August 8, 1890. 

4518 ii William Henry Baldwin, third, born in Saginaw, Mich., September 17, 

1891. 

4519 iii Mary Chaffee Baldwin, born in Washington, D. C, February 17, 1896; 

died in Brooklyn, N. Y., March 21, 1897; buried in Boston. 

2401 Stephen Harrison « Chaffee (Stephen, ^ Stephen Harrison,^ Stephen,5 
Thomas,* Thomas,3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Mt. Holly, Vt., October 24, 
1831, and married there (1), May 25, 1856, Roxanna, daughter of Luther Tarbell 
of that place. She died April 20, 1870, and was buried in Mt. Holly. She was a 
member of the Advent Church. He married (2), March 15, 1876, Hattie E. Hart. 
He has been a Justice of the Peace, Selectman, Grand Juror and Lister, and also a 
Steward in the Methodist Church, which he joined at the age of fifty-five. He has 
a light complexion, and is five feet, nine inches in height. In 1856 he lived in Mt. 
Holly and in 1890 in Westminster, Mass., where he was a mechanic. 

Child, by first wife : 

4520 i Lilla Adell ^ Chaffee, born August 8, 1857. 
Child, by second wife : 

4521 ii Bessie Abigail Chafi'ee, born October 13, 1881. 

2404 Lucy Emily s Chaffee (Albigence,^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Jonathan, * Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Ashford, Conn., January 28, 1812, and 
died in Palermo, N. Y. She married, January 27, 1833, Smith Moss, born Febru- 
ary 12, 1806, died November 12, 1859. They lived in Palermo. 

Child: 

4522 i Mary^ Moss, born October 18, 1839; married (1) Lucian N. Moss, who 

died in Anderson vile Prison during the Civil War; (2) Thomas 
Clark of Palermo; residence, 1893, Gilberts Mills, N. Y.; no children. 



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2405 Lyman Albigence « Chaffee (Albigence,^ Josiah,8 Josiah,^ Jonathan,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Ashford, Conn., August 9, 1814, and 
died in Fabius, N. Y., November 5, 1882. He married, in Gilberts Mills, N. Y., 
February 10, 1836, Clarissa, daughter of Joseph H. Clark of Massachusetts. She 
was born in Tully, N. Y., December 28, 1815, and was a member of the Free 
Baptist Church, as was Mr. Chaffee, he having joined it at the age of seventeen. 
He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, six inches in height. 
At the time of his marriage he lived in Gilberts Mills, later in Schroeppel, N. Y., 
and at the time of his death in Fabius, where he was buried. He was a miller and 
cooper. 

Children : 

4523 i Fidelia 9 Chaffee, born November 9, 1836; died January 30, 1890; 
married Warren Waters; and had two sons. 
+ 4524 ii Cyrus F. Chaffee, born December 7, 1838; married (1) Maria L. 

Tenny; (2) Louisa J. Penny; (3) Mrs. Mary M. Hulbert. 
+ 4525 iii Lucy Elizabeth Chaffee, born September 5, 1840; married Rufus 

White. 
+ 4526 iv Stephen Albigence Chaffee, born January 30, 1842; married Eliza 

Harriet Calkins. 
+ 4527 V Richard Chaffee, born Feburary 3, 1844; married Sarah Buchanan. 
+ 4528 vi James Silas Chaffee, born December 9, 1846; married Mary R. Bates. 

4529 vii Levi Chaffee, born December 9, 1848; died June 12, 1869. 
+ 4530 viii Harvey Lyman Chaffee, born May 17, 1850; married Frances J. Way. 

2406 Minerva s Chaffee (Albigence,^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan.s 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i), died in Mexico, N. Y. She married Wilford Sweetland 
and lived in Mexico. 

Children : 

4531 i Lucy 9 Sweetland, married George Arthur; residence, 1893, Mexico. 

4532 ii Freddie Sweetland, died in Mexico, where he lived. 

2411 William Anthony » Martin (Fidelia ^ Chaffee, Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan,3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Warwick, R. I., January 22, 1836, 
and married, in Westerly, R. I., July 7, 1853, Emma Jane, daughter of Louis 
Viera of New York City. Both are members of the Broad Street Christian Church, 
Westerly, Mr. Martin' having joined at the age of twenty-eight. He has a dark 
complexion, gray eyes, and is five feet in height. At the time of his marriage and 
in 1893 he lived in Westerly, where he was a teamster. 

Children : 

4533 i Frank Herberts Martin, born April 3, 1857. 

4534 ii Lizzie Emma Martin, born June 8, 1860; residence, 1893, Westerly. 

4535 iii William Salsbury Martin, born May 12, 1862; married Lana Crandall; 

residence, 1893, Westerly. 

4536 iv Fred Louis Martin, born April 12, 1867. 

2415 Joel Palmer s Chaffee (Joel,^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, s 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Bridgewater, N. Y., May 23, 1820, and mar- 
ried in Gilberts Mills, N. Y., August 27, 1845, Hepzibah, daughter of Benjamin 
Chamberlin of Westerlo, N. Y. He is a house builder and farmer, and in 1884 
and 1893 lived in Gilberts Mills. 

Children, the first three born in Schroeppel, N. Y., the last four in Gilberts Mills: 
+ 4537 i Ellen Jerusha » Chaffee, born December 16, 1846; married Eli W. 
Martin. 



410 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

4538 ii Edwin J. Chaffee, born June 11, 1849; died in Gilberts Mills; lived 

there, unmarried. 

4539 iii Edward Benjamin Chaffee, a twin, born June 11, 1849; residence, 

1893, Gilberts Mills. 

4540 iv William Henry Chaffee, born April 21, 1850; married Lizzie Rude; 

no children in 1893, when they lived in Fulton, N. Y. 
+ 4541 V Sarah Elizabeth Chaffee, born June 23, 1851; married Herbert J. 

Bailey. 
+ 4542 vi Jay Eugene Chaffee, born March 7, 1855; married Sarah A. Stone. 
+ 4543 vii Lucy Annie Chaffee, born April 24, 1861; married Curtis L. Pratt. 

2416 Jerusha Emeline « Chaffee (Joel,^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Jonathan,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Volney, N. Y., April 9, 1822, and mar- 
ried. May 23, 1839, William Smith. In 1893 they lived in Hastings, N. Y. 

Children : 
+ 4544 i Cynthia ^ Smith, married William Church. 

4545 ii Addison Smith, married Ella Clark and had two children; residence, 

1893, Syracuse, N. Y. 

4546 iii Addie Smith, married Delos Hart; no children in 1893, when they 

lived in Hastings. 
+ 4547 iv Eugene Smith, married Ella Phillips. 

4548 V Laphene Smith, married Ada L. Davis; no children in 1893, when 

they lived in Hastings. 

2421 Harriet Melinda s Chaffee (Joel,^ Josiah,^ Josiah,5 Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas was born in Schroeppel, N. Y., September 2, 1839, and 
married, October 7, 1857, Hiram Sweet of Volney, N. Y. In 1893 she lived in 
Eastport, Mich. 

Children : 

4549 i Olive » Sweet. 

4550 ii Emma Sweet. 

+ 4551 iii Edwin Herbert Sweet, born May 4, 1862; married Mary Sainsbury. 

4552 iv Joel Bertie Sweet. 

4553 V Mary Elizabeth Sweet. 

4554 vi Clarence Sweet, a twin. 

4555 vii Hiram Sweet, a twin. 

4556 viii A son, a twin. 

4557 ix A daughter, a twin. 

2426 Lucius Dimock s Chaffee (Israel Dimock,^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Ashford, Conn., March 10, 1825, 
and married, in South Killingly, Conn., September 6, 1847, Mary A., daughter of 
Pearly Davis of Plainfield, Conn. She is a member of the Unitarian Church. 
At the time of his marriage he lived in Brooklyn, Conn., and in 1893 in Moosup, 
Conn. He has been Grand Juryman and a Town Committeeman. He is a mem- 
ber of the Episcopal Church. He is a carpenter, has a dark complexion, black 
eyes, and is six feet in height. 

Child: 
4558 i Louis D.9 Chaffee, born June 21, 1856; died June 3, 1875. 

2427 Celina Hayward « Chaffee (David, ^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Jonathan,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Susquehanna County, Pa., Decem- 
ber 26, 1820, and died in Kanosh, Utah, November 17, 1861. She married in 
Gilberts Mills, N. Y., October 6, 1839, Peter Robinson, born in Luzerne County, 
Pa., April 27, 1817. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints 



EIGHTH GENERATION 411 

[familiarly known as the Mormon Church], at the age of twenty-three, and was 
for forty years an Elder in it. He married a second wife, Mary Ashley, Febru- 
ary 29, 1850, and two of the last five children named below were by this wife, 
though which is not known. He fought in the Indian War in Utah in 1852, as a 
Private. He is a farmer and cooper, has a dark complexion, gray eyes, and is 
six feet, two inches in height. In 1893 he lived in Kanosh. Celina (Chaffee) 
Robinson was a member of the Baptist Church. She was buried in Fillmore, Utah. 
Children : 

4559 i Maryette" Robinson, born August 24, 1841; died September 10, 1847. 

4560 ii David Peter Robinson, born September 17, 1846; died May 23, 1847. 

4561 iii Cornelia Celina Robinson, born September 17, 1848, 

4562 iv Charles Robinson, born August 23, 1850. 

4563 V Joseph M. Robinson, born March 29, 1852. 

4564 vi Lucy Matilda Robinson, born April 2, 1854. 

4565 vii Sarah Joanna Robinson, born July 18, 1856; died Spetember 10, 1879; 

married John S. Lott. 

4566 viii James Robinson, born May 27, 1859. 

4567 ix George Samuel Robinson, born November 18, 1860. 

2429 Jane Elizabeth 8 ChaflEee (Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Jonathan, < Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in 1834, and married Dudley Fish. They 
lived in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1893. 

Children : 
-1-4568 i EUiot Dudley » Fish, married Lizzie Brandt. 

4569 ii Mary E. Fish, residence, 1893, Brooklyn. 

4570 iii Myrtis M. Fish, residence, 1893, Brooklyn. 

4571 iv Lawrence Chaffee Fish, born in Brooklyn, June 21, 1872; graduated 

from grammar school in Brooklyn and later attended the Co- 
lumbia and the New York Law Schools, graduating from the 
latter in 1893, and being admitted to the Bar the same year; 
is active in temperance work and was Grand Chief Templar in 
the Independent Order Grand Templars in 1893; is a member of 
the First Free Baptist Church of Brooklyn, where in 1893 he 
lived. 

2431 Newman Josiah « Chaffee (Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Josiah,5 Jonathan, * Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Schroeppel, N. Y., November 10, 1838, 
and married (1) in Clay, N. Y., June 15, 1864, Delia Ann Burleigh, born Octo- 
ber 13, 1836. She died in Clay, and he married (2) Mornelvia 0. Miller. In 1893 
he lived in Clay. 

Children, by first wife : 

4572 i Edith May^ Chaffee, born in Schroeppel, June 3, 1865; married Irv- 

.ing K. Loveless; no children in 1893, when they lived in Phoe- 
nix, N. Y. 
-t-4573 ii Clinton Burt Chaffee, born July 24, 1867; married Emehne A. J. 
Church (5893). 

4574 iii Frank Burleigh Chaffee, born in Lysander, N. Y., July 7, 1869; resi- 

dence, 1893, Phcenix, N. Y. 

4575 iv Josiah Newman Chaffee, born in Clay, September 10, 1877; residence, 

1893, Clay. 
Children, by second wife : 

4576 V Howard Warren Chaffee, residence, 1893, Clay. 

4577 vi Verne Leroy Chaffee, residence, 1893, Clay. 

2434 Emeline Jerusha s Chaffee (Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Josiah, ^ Jonathan,* Jona- 



412 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in 1850, and married L. Duane Streeter. 
In 1893 they hved in Fulton, N. Y. 
Children : 

4578 i Willis C.a Streeter. 

4579 ii Ruth Streeter. 

2435 Orwell Sydney s ChafEee (Frederick, ^ Frederick,^ Josiah,^ Jonathan,^ 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Ashford, Conn., June 13, 1815, 
and died in Mansfield Centre, Chaffeeville, Conn., April 2, 1887. He married 
(1) in Mansfield, Conn., December 9, 1834, Lucina Amelia, daughter of Captain 
Joseph Conant of that place. She was born August 30, 1814, and died February 28, 
1879. She was a woman of exalted character and a reputation for piety and 
benevolence. He married (2) Bertha, daughter of Samuel Perkins of Mansfield, 
who survived him. Mr. Chaffee moved to Mansfield from Ashford in youth, and 
always lived there except for a few years spent in Northampton, Mass. At the 
time of his death he was said to be the oldest New England silk manufacturer in 
business. He was engaged in the manufacture of sewing silk and twist for fifty 
years. He began business with his father-in-law, Captain Joseph Conant, and 
Mr. Dwight Smith in Northampton. Later he removed to Mansfield and took into 
partnership his oldest son, J. D. Chaffee, under the firm name of 0. S. Chaffee & 
Son. He served in the State Legislature as Representative. He was a member 
of the Masonic order and was a man of genial disposition, honesty and real worth. 
He died of Bright's disease and was buried with Masonic honors, April 5, 1887, 
his funeral being largely attended. 

Children, by first wife : 

4580 i Maria A. Chaffee, born May 8, 1836; died in Ashford, April 3, 1857. 
-1-4581 ii Joseph Dwight Chaffee, born August 9, 1846; married Martha W. 
Armstrong. 

4582 iii Alon S. Chaffee, born November 20, 1854; served as a Representative 
in the State Legislature. 

2440 Charles Edward « Chaffee (Daniel Knowlton,^ Frederick, ^ Josiah,^ Jona- 
than,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas, 1) was born in Providence, R. I., Decem- 
ber 17, 1830, and married (1) Eliza A., daughter of John G. Thurber. Mr. Chaffee 
married (2) Anna E. K., daughter of George P. Gladmin of Haddam, Conn. In 
1884 they lived in Providence, where Mr. Chaffee was a detective. 

Child, by second wife : 
4583 i Augusta E.a Chaffee, born April 30, 1872. 

2446 Anson D.s ChafEee (Anson, ^ Frederick,^ Josiah,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, s 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born in East Windsor, Conn., September 14, 1829, 
and married (1) in Hartford, Conn., December, 1850, Mary, daughter of Miner 
Harris of Seymour, Conn. She died January 16, 1860, and was buried in Derby, 
Conn. He married (2) in Monroe, Conn., June 19, 1871, Catharine B., daughter 
of William C. Hawley of that place. He served in the Civil War as a musician, 
enlisting April 23, 1861, in Company D, 2d Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He 
was mustered in May 7, 1861, discharged August 7, 1861, re-enlisted Septem- 
ber 2, 1861, in Company A, 10th Connecticut Infantry, being mustered in, Septem- 
ber 9, 1861, and promoted from musician of Company A, to principal musician, 
October 24, 1861. He was discharged September 12, 1862. At the time of his 
service, and in 1884 he lived in Derby, where he was a moulder. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 413 

Children, by first wife : 
+ 4584 i Charles H.s Chaffee, born March 14, 1853 ; married Sophia J. W. Webb. 
+ 4585 ii Minnie E. Chaffee, born June 18, 1858; married John W. Dunham. 

4586 iii Mary Chaffee, born January 6, 1860; died January 4, 1869; buried 

in Derby. 

Child, by second wife : 

4587 iv Millie H. Chaffee, born January 19, 1873. 

2447 Sarah M.s Chaffee (Anson,'' Frederick, « Josiah,^ Jonathan,'* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born December 7, 1831, and married, September 15, 
1850, Mansfield, son of Samuel Hull of Derby, Conn., where in 1884 she lived. 

Child: 
+ 4588 i Ella M.a Hull, born January 10, 1851 ; married Henry W. Gilbert. 

2448 Sanford Erasmus » Chaffee (Anson, ' Frederick,^ Josiah,^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Springfield, Mass., October 14, 
1833, and married (1) in Derby, Conn., July 29, 1859, Anna E., daughter of Wil- 
liam Boyce of that i^lace. She died December 22, 1861, and he married (2) in 
Fredericsburg, Va., October 21, 1869, Mary Elizabeth, daughter of James A. 
Turner of that place. Captain Chaffee served in the Civil War, enlisting in Derby, 
April 23, 1861, in Company D, 2d Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and was mus- 
tered in May 7, 1861. He served three months as First Lieutenant and was mus- 
tered out August 7, 1861. He re-enlisted in Derby, August 15, 1862, as Captain 
in Company B, 20th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered in Sep- 
tember 8, 1862. This regiment was organized in New Haven, September 8, 1862, 
to serve three years, and mustered in the same day. The original members were 
mustered out June 13, 1865, and the remaining men transferred to the 5th Con- 
necticut Veteran Infantry. But Captain Chaffee was wounded July 2, 1863, in 
the Battle of Gettysburg, and was discharged November 13, 1863. He was a 
machinist and later a ticket agent in a railroad oflrice. In 1884 he lived in Derby, 
and in 1893 in Washington, D. C, 

Child, by second wife : 

4589 i James S.a Chaffee, born August 11, 1870. 

2449 Charles S.s Chaffee (Anson, ' Frederick, ^ Josiah,^ Jonathan, * Jonathan,' 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born January 25, 1836, and married in Derby, Conn., 
September 2, 1858, Mary J., daughter of Benjamin Chalker of Durham, Conn. 
Mr. Chaffee is a machinist. He represented his district in the lower house of the 
Connecticut Legislature in 1886 and 1889. Later he was elected Selectman and 
Town Agent of Derby for several years and when the town was changed to a city 
he was elected President of the Board of Aldermen, and following this. Mayor, 
his term of the latter office expiring January 1, 1899. 

Child: 

4590 i Ida May » Chaffee, born May 3, 1859; married, November 16, 1881, Frank 

C, son of Alfred Hubbard of Middletown, Conn. 

2450 Frank W.s Chaffee (Anson, ' Frederick, « Josiah,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,' 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born February 23, 1838, and married in New Haven, 
Conn., December 24, 1859, Sarah A., daughter of Augustine S. Finch. In 1886 
they lived in Chicago, 111., where he was a bookkeeper. He was a sutler in the 
10th Connecticut Volunteers during the Civil War. 



414 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Child: 

4591 i Lottie N.9 Chaffee, born April 2, 1861 ; died March 22, 1879. 

2451 James W.s Chaffee (Anson, ^ Frederick, ^ Josiah,^ Jonathan, ^ Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born July 24, 1840, and married in Derby, Conn., 
December 7, 1861, Mary L., daughter of Jacob Zetler of Bavaria. At the out- 
break of the Civil War, he enlisted in Derby, April 23, 1861, as a Private in Com- 
pany D, 2d Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, for three months. He was mustered 
in May 7, 1861, and mustered out August 7, 1861. He re-enlisted in Derby, Octo- 
ber 8, 1861, for three years, as First Sergeant in Company B, 1st Connecticut 
Cavalry, was mustered in November 2, 1861, and discharged October 7, 1862. 
In 1884 he lived in Derby, where he was a machinist. 

Children, born in Derby: 

4592 i Myrtie L.9 Chaffee, born August 24, 1863. 

4593 ii Jennie R. Chaffee, born July 25, 1867. 

4594 iii Cora Belle Chaffee, born January 13, 1869; died in Derby, February 12, 

1871. 

2452 Eliza L.s Chaffee (Anson, ^ Frederick, ^ Josiah,^ Jonathan,'* Jonathan,' 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Springfield, Mass., August 29, 1843, and mar- 
ried in Derby, Conn., December 20, 1861, George A. Cargill of Redding, Conn. 
He served in the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery as a musician, during the Civil 
War. In 1884 they lived in Derby, where he was a clockmaker. 

Children : 

4595 i George S.s Cargill, born December 6, 1867. 

4596 ii Cora May Cargill, born April 2, 1874; died July 5, 1883; buried in Derby. 

2453 Harvey M.s Chaffee ( Anson, ^ Frederick,^ Josiah,^ Jonathan, ^ Jonathan,' 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born August 1, 1846, and married in Derby, Conn., 
November 17, 1869, Elizabeth, daughter of John I. Decker of Copake, N. Y. 
At the outbreak of the Civil War Mr. Chaffee enlisted in Company F, 10th Con- 
necticut Volunteer Infantry, as a musician, December 26, 1861, was mustered in 
December 31, 1861, in Annapolis, Md., re-enlisted January 1, 1864, and was 
mustered out August 25, 1865. In 1884 he lived in Derby, where he was a freight 
agent. 

Children : 

4597 i Eva N.9 Chaffee, born July 17, 1872. 

4598 ii Bessie Chaffee, born July 18, 1879; died February 8, 1881; buried in 

Derby. 

2457 Willard Dillingham « Chaffee (Ezra,^ Benjamin, ^ Thomas, ^ Jonathan*, 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Windham, O., March 24, 1812, and 
died between 1890 and 1891. He married in Palmyra, O., 1837 (1841), Mary, 
daughter of Phillip Shank of Portage County, O. She died September 2, 1887 
(1888), and was buried in Courtland, Mich. Willard D. Chaffee had a light com- 
plexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, eight inches in height. He was the first 
white male child born in Windham. At the time of his marriage he lived in Paris 
(Windham) and moved to Michigan in 1840. In 1890 he was living in Edgerton, 
Mich., with his daughter Harriet (Chaffee) Wolven. 

Children : 
-1-4599 i Ezra Messenger » Chaffee, born May 16, 1844; married Hannah Young. 
4600 ii Maria Y. Chaffee, born March 18, 1846; married John Long. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 415 

4601 iii Harriet M. Chaffee, born January 6, 1848; married Harvey H. 

Wolven; residence, 1890, Edgerton, Mich. 

4602 iv Sally Ervilla Chaffee, born November 20, 1849; died March 16, 1871; 

married George Wolven. 

4603 V Julia H. Chaffee, born June 8, 1853; married Samuel Driesbach. 

2461 Maria « Whitehead (Thirza ^ Chaffee, Benjamin, « Thomas,^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1), died in Newfield, N. Y., in 1840. She married 
James Cook. 

Children : 

4604 i Rufus^ Cook, residence, 1891, MinneapoHs, Minn. 

4605 ii Erastus Cook, died in Sioux City, la., in 1885. 

4606 iii Samuel Cook, residence, 1891, in the West. 

4607 iv William Harrison Cook, residence, 1891, Newfield. 

2462 Clarissa Ervilla » Chaffee (Benjamin, ^ Benjamin, ^ Thomas,^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Newfield, N. Y., March 13, 1813, 
and married John McDaniels. In 1891 her home was in Newfield, where she had 
lived all her life. 

Child: 

4608 i Miners McDaniels, residence, 1891, Newfield. 

2463 Benjamin Albert » Chaffee (Benjamin, ^ Benjamin,*" Thomas,^ Jona- 
than,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Newfield, N. Y., Novem- 
ber 11, 1814, and married (1) in Bath, 0., November 25, 1834, Caroline, daughter 
of George W. Story, formerly of Connecticut. She died in February, 1864, and 
was buried in Steuben County, Ind. He married (2), March 30, 1865, Mary Conley. 
He lived in Newfield until he grew to manhood, when he went to Ohio. In 1834 
he was living in Bath, in 1845 moved to Indiana, and in 1891 lived in Corunna, 
Ind., where he had served as Postmaster for eight years and Justice of the Peace 
for two years. He was express agent and for twenty years a merchant there, but 
meeting with a serious railroad accident in Corunna, has not since that time 
engaged in any active business. He has a light complexion, black eyes, and is 
five feet, six inches in height. He joined the Church of the United Brethren in 
Christ at the age of fifty-four. 

Children : 

4609 i Orlen » Chaffee, born in Bath, September 29, 1835; married in Corunna, 
November 9, 1865, Ellen Mary, daughter of William Conley of 
Salem, Ind.; no children; they have an adopted daughter, who 
married and moved to Ohio; both are members of the Church 
of the United Bretheren in Christ, which he joined at the age of 
thirty, and in which he has been Class Leader; has a light com- 
plexion, hazel eyes, and is five feet, five inches in height; he is 
a farmer and a sober, upright man; residence, 1865 to 1891, 
Corunna. 

+ 4610 ii Lovica Chaffee, born March 16, 1837; married William Hayward. 

+ 4611 iii Albert Orson Chaffee, born April 22, 1838; married (1) Mary E. 
Tinklepaugh; (2) Julia Ann Rowley. 

2464 Robert Charles s Chaffee (Benjamin, ^ Benjamin, « Thomas, ^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas >) was born in Newfield, N. Y., May 22, 1816, 
and died in Green, Kan., January 5, 1887. He married (1) in Newfield, Septem- 
ber 17, 1837, Sophia Russell of that place. She died March 4, 1857, and was buried 
in South Milford, Ind. She was a member of the Baptist Church. He married (2), 



416 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

June 27, 1857, Ann Shields. He lived in Newfield until 1841, when he moved to 
Ohio, and two years later to Indiana, where he made his home until 1872. He 
then moved to Kansas and finally settled in Green, where he lived from 1873 
until his death. He united with the Methodist Church at the age of twenty-eight. 
He was a farmer and held various church and town offices. He had a fair com- 
plexion, dark eyes, and was five feet, eight inches in height. 
Children, by first wife: 

4612 i Myron 9 Chaffee, born September 2, 1838; married Hattie Rosen- 

berry; served in the Union army during the Civil War. 

4613 ii Edward Andrew Chaffee, born July 31, 1840; married Magdalene 

Martin ; served in the Union army, during the Civil War. 

4614 iii Ezra Chaffee. 

4615 iv Russell Chaffee. 

+ 4616 V Joshua Robert Chaffee, born August 14, 1848; married (1) Lizzie 

Hoover; (2) Lovina Strow. 

4617 iv Thomas W. Chaffee, born June 3, 1850; married Love Godwin. 

4618 vii Matilda Chaffee. 

4619 viii Welcome M. Chaffee, born January 9, 1855; married Emma Shade. 

Children, by second wife : 

4620 ix Alice Chaffee, born May 20, 1858; married Frank Harner. 

4621 X Cyrus Chaffee, born December 9, 1860. 

4622 xi Alfred Chaffee. 

4623 xii Eugene Chaffee, born April 8, 1863; married Libbie Hilton. 

4624 xiii Miner Chaffee, born February 11, 1865. 

4625 xiv Mary Chaffee. 

4626 XV Spencer Chaffee, born July 19, 1868; residence, 1891, Green. 

4627 xvi Laura Chaffee, born January 23, 1872. 

4628 xvii Harriet Chaffee, born February 6, 1874. 

4629 xviii Grace Chaffee, born March 4, 1876. 

2465 Ezra Albertus s Chaffee (Benjamin, ^ Benjamin, « Thomas, 5 Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Newfield, N. Y., June 24, 1819, and 
died July 8, 1864. He married Sally Gellow, who was living in Green, Kan., in 
1891. They lived in Newfield until 1852, when they moved to Hector, N. Y. 
Here they lived until Mr. Chaffee entered the Union army in 1864, shortly after- 
ward dying in the service of his country. 

Children : 

4630 i Jacob 9 Chaffee, residence, 1891, Leonardsville, Kan. 

4631 ii Thirza Chaffee, married Joseph Horner, who was elected to the Kansas 

Legislature on the Farmers' Alliance ticket in 1891. 

2466 Sarah Alvira s ChafEee (Benjamin, ^ Benjamin, ^ Thomas,^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Newfield, N. Y., July 5, 1820, and 
died in Hector, N. Y., September 5, 1888. She married in 1841, William Rowley, 
and left Newfield to make her home in Hector, where she lived until her death. 

Child: 

4632 i Norman 9 Rowley, residence, 1891, North Hector, N. Y. 

2468 Jane Mirah » Chaffee (Benjamin, ^ Benjamin, « Thomas, ^ Jonathan, ^ Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Newfield, N. Y., May 9, 1824, and died 
there, January 2, 1889. She married Richard or John Russel and lived in New- 
field. 

Child: 

4633 i Jerome 9 Russel, residence, 1891, Poney Hollow, N. Y. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 417 

2469 Rufus 8 Chaffee (Benjamin, ^ Benjamin, « Thomas, ^ Jonathan,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Newfield, N. Y., August 14, 1826, and 
married (1) there, August 14, 1846, Eliza, daughter of George Beach of Newfield. 
She died February 19, 1873, and was buried there. He married (2) Maries Starks. 
He served during the Civil War as a Private in the Union army for two months 
in 1861. He has a light complexion, dark eyes, and is five feet, eight inches in 
height. He is a farmer, and in 1893 was living in Swartwood, N. Y. 

Children : 

4634 i Mary Ann » Chaffee, born May 6, 1847 ; died June 15, 1850. 

4635 ii Eliza Chaffee, born February 20, 1849; married Benjamin Esseltine. 

4636 iii Tafett Chaffee, born July 26, 1852; died June 18, 1861. 

4637 iv Nelson Chaffee, born August 27, 1855. 

4638 V David Chaffee, born October 31, 1861; married Alnora Brink; residence, 

1891, Swartwood. 

2470 Andrew « Chaffee (Benjamin, ^ Benjamin, ^ Thomas, ^ Jonathan,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Newfield, N. Y., July 31, 1828, and 
married (1) there, February 22, 1845, Marietta, daughter of Peter Beach of that 
place. She died April 8, 1885, and was buried in Newfield. She was a member 
of the Baptist Church. He married (2), July 15, 1886, Maria Louisa Dassance. 
He served in the Union army during the Civil War as an artificer in the Corps of 
Engmeers. He united with the Methodist Church at the age of twenty-two and 
has been a Deacon and Sunday School Superintendent. He has a fair complexion, 
hazel eyes, and is five feet, eight and one-half inches in height. In 1891 he was 
living in Newfield, where he was a farmer. 

Children, by first wife : 

4639 i Jason Albert » Chaffee, born January 14, 1846; married Amadell Millage. 

4640 ii Cherilla Chaffee, born March 2, 1850; died June 7, 1882; married Jacob 

Millard Bush. 

4641 iii Elnora Chaffee, born December 31, 1852; married Charles Bush. 

4642 iv Nelson Chaffee, born May 1, 1855; married Hattie Austin. 

4643 V Adelaide Chaffee, born May 27, 1858; married Myron Funis. 

2477 Williard Erwin » Chaffee (Seth,^ Benjamin, s Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas was born in Geneva, N. Y., April 12, 1828, and 
married in Newfield, N. Y., March 20, 1850, Phoebe, daughter of William Saver- 
cool of that place. He has a ruddy complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, eleven 
inches in height. He lived in Newfield at the time of his marriage, and in 1893 
in Cayuta, N. Y., where he was a shingle weaver. 

Children : 

4644 i Rhoda Ann ^ Chaffee, married Delos Mathews. 

4645 ii Mary Augusta Chaffee, married Joseph Grover. 

4646 iii Ellen Chaffee, married Freeman Dean. 

2490 Leonard Almon » Chaffee (Almon,^ Benjamin, « Thomas,^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in New York state, January 2, 1834, and 
died in Greenville, Mich., June 10, 1881. He married (1) Mary Ann VanPelt of 
Steuben County, Ind., and (2) Almira Smith, who survived him, and in 1891 was 
living in Greenville. Leonard A. Chaffee was a physician, having studied medicine 
in Philadelphia, Pa. He enlisted in the 12th Indiana Cavalry as Veterinary Surgeon 
and served in the Civil War for a year, when, his health failing, he resigned and 
went home. In 1867 he commenced active practice in Red Wing, Minn., later 



418 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

removed to Saranae, Mich., thence to Greenville, where he built up a large practice. 
He had a kindly, sympathetic disposition and was thoroughly upright in every 
way. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, nine inches in height. 
He united with the Advent Church at the age of forty-eight. He died of con- 
sumption and was buried in Greenville. 
Child, by first wife: 

4647 i Eva 9 Chaffee, born in Salem, Ind. 
Child, by second wife : 

4648 ii Harland A. Chaffee, born September 23, 1877. 

2493 Alonzo Joshua « Chaffee (Almon,^ Benjamin, 6 Thomas, ^ Jonathan, ^ 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born near Painesville, 0., September 17, 
1840, and died May 13, 1865. He married Mary Teeters, who, after his death, 
married (2) Miller and in 1891 was living in La Grange, Ind. 

Mr. Chaffee enlisted in Company B, 12th Indiana Cavalry, as a bugler and was 
captured in Vicksburg, Miss., and imprisoned in Andersonville, Ga., for about 
ten months. He was paroled and went home, but died the day after his arrival 
there. He was buried in Turkey Creek, Ind. He was five feet, eleven inches in 
height, weighed two hundred pounds, and was considered the finest man physi- 
cally in his regiment. He was of a kindly disposition, was a good singer and 
generally popular. 

Child: 

4649 i Laura ^ Chaffee, married. 

2495 Addison Harland s ChafEee (Almon,^ Benjamin, « Thomas, ^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Milford, Ind., May 21, 1849, and 
married in Albion, Ind., August 11, 1870, Rose Jane, daughter of Samuel Harrison 
Salladay of that place. Doctor Chaffee served in the Union army during the 
Civil War, first as Private, later as Lieutenant. He was taken prisoner near 
Harrison Landing, Va., and confined in Libby Prison for three weeks. He has a 
light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, nine and one-half inches in height. 
At the time of his marriage he lived in Steuben County, Ind., and in 1891 in Breck- 
enridge. Mo., where he was a physician. 

Children : 

4650 i Harry Alonzo » Chaffee, born September 21, 1877 ; died October 25, 1877. 

4651 ii Minnie Sylvia Chaffee, born July 22, 1879; died March 3, 1881. 

2496 Deliverence « Church (Nathan ^ Church, Deliverence ^ Chaffe, Thomas,^ 
Jonathan, 4 Jonathan, ^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born April 25, 1814, and mar- 
ried, November 18, 1841, Elijah Belcher. 

Child: 

4652 i Adlebert ^ Belcher, died in the army during the Civil War. 

2498 Lydia Ann s Church (Nathan 7 Church, Deliverence ^ Chaffe, Thomas,^ 
Jonathan, 4 Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Maine, N. Y., March 6, 
1818, and died in April, 1871. She married in Becket, Mass., in September, 1847, 
William E. Messenger. Both were members of the Baptist Church. 

Children, born in Becket: 
4053 i Adelbert William » Messenger, born May 15, 1848; married May 5, 1867, 
Mary Ann Sumner of Allegan, Mich., and had two children; served 
about a year and a half in the 37th Massachusetts regiment, during 
the Civil War; residence, Howard City, Mich. 




MELIOTYPE PR'NT'NG CO. BO; MASS. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 419 

4654 ii Elmer Nathan Messenger, born July 17, 1850; married, May 14, 1873, 

Elizabeth Knowles of Becket and had three children, one daughter 
only living; residence, Westfield, Mass. 

4655 iii Eva Ann Messenger, born May 31, 1857; married, November 18, 1875, 

Harvey B. Savery of Washington, Mass., and had four sons and a 
daughter; residence, Becket. 

2501 Adoniram Judson s Church (Nathan ^ Church, Deliverence ^ Chaffe, 
Thomas, 5 Jonathan, ■* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Maine, N. Y., 
January 1, 1831, and married, January 1, 1852, Irene Fuller. Both are members 
of the Baptist Church, which he joined at the age of twenty -eight. He has a 
dark complexion, and is of medium height. 

Children : 

4656 i Ida 9 Church, born in January, 1854; died November 14, 1863. 

4657 ii Ada Church, born September 19, 1858; married, May 28, 1879, Frank 

Warner. 

4658 iii Prentice Church, born September 7, 1868; married, September 12, 1885. 

2504 Frederick » Chaffee (Newman Keyes,^ Thomas,^ Thomas,^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Becket, Mass., March 17, 1823, 
and died in Rutland, Vt., April 21, 1891. He married there, October 31, 1850, 
Charlotte, daughter of Reuben Rose Thrall of that place. 

Mr. Chaffee received his early education in Becket. His first business venture, 
was a jewelry store in Pittsfield, Mass., which he conducted in partnership with 
Washington Root. In April, 1849, he went to Rutland to start a branch store; 
there he settled, and afterwards had a clothing store. He bought large tracts of 
timber land in the Green Mountains near Rutland, and about 1870 went into the 
lumber business, which proved a prosperous one; in 1882 his son, George T. Chaffee, 
became his father's pytner, the- firm name being F. Chaffee & Son. He was 
closely allied with the financial institutions of Rutland, being a director in the 
National Bank of Rutland and later in the Killington National Bank, besides 
several other business institutions. He was an independent, manly man who had 
courage of his convictions and was active and energetic. He was kind and im- 
ostentatious and his charity brought cheer to many a sorrowing heart. The 
Rutland paper in speaking of him said: 

"Mr. Chaffee was an honored and respected citizen and a thorough business 
man. Though cjuiet and unassuming he accomplished much in whatever he 
undertook." 

He died very suddenly in his place of business of heart failure, from which he 
had long been a sufferer. His funeral was largely attended, most of the business 
houses being closed in his memory. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery. 

Children : 

4659 i Katie Ehzabeth 9 Chaffee, born July IS, 1852; died October 9, 1869. 

4660 ii Frederic Gove Chaffee, born February 6, 1854; died October 31, 1855. 

4661 iii George Thrall Chaffee, born December 25, 1857. 

4662 iv Newman Keyes Chaffee, born July 4, 1868; attended the University of 

Vermont. 

2505 Wolcott 8 Chaffee (Newman Keyes, ^ Thomas, ^ Thomas, ^ Jonathan, * 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Becket, Mass., June 15, 1826, and 
married in Ravenna, 0., July 8, 1849, Jannette A., daughter of Howard Judd of 
that place. She was born in Ravenna, May 12, 1826, and died in January, 1895. 
She was a woman of untold sterling worth in her family, and an earnest, faithful 



420 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Christian worker. She joined the Congregational Church in Ravenna. In child- 
hood Wolcott Chaffee was adopted by his upcle, Wolcott ^ Chaffee (1010), whose 
namesake he was. At the time of his marriage he lived in Ravenna, but in 1851 
moved to Windham, O., where he was still living in 1884, a farmer. 

Children : 

4663 i George N.9 Chaffee, born July 17, 1850; died January 22, 1857. 

4664 ii Alva Baldwin Chaffee, born in Windham, April 22, 1853; married in 

Minerva, 0., March 9, 1882, Melvina V., daughter of Abner H. 
Hooker, of that place; residence, 1884, Canton, O. 

4665 iii Lucy C. Chaffee, born July 2, 1857. 

2506 Joseph Ghalker » ChaSee (Newman Keyes,'' Thomas,^ Thomas,^ Jona- 
than,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas was born in Becket, Mass., August 19, 
1828, and married Caroline L. Phelps, born in Lee, Mass., February 14, 1840. 
He lived in Lee, which he represented in the lower branch of the Massachusetts 
Legislature in 1887. He is an insurance agent. 

Children, born in Lee : 

4666 i Frederick K.9 Chaffee, born April 14, 1870. 

4667 ii Kate P. Chaffee, born November 9, 1875; died in Lee, February 6, 1885, 

of diptheria. 

2507 Elisabeth Ann s Chaffee (Newman Keyes,^ Thomas, ^ Thomas, ^ Jona- 
than,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Becket, Mass., October 5, 
1831, and married there, September 26, 1852, William Alson Messenger, a farmer, 
born in Windham, O., March 12, 1827. In 1858 and 1883 they lived in Windham. 

Children : 
+ 4668 i Arthur W.a Messenger, born October 3, 1853; married Velona S. Bel- 
den. 
+ 4669 ii Hattie E. Messenger, born June 22, 1856; married Perkins B. Higley. 
4670 iii Nettie E. Messenger, born December 8, 1862; married, August 29, 
1883, Frank B. Jagga. 

2510 Henry » Chaffee (Miner,^ Thomas,^ Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Becket, Mass., April 9, 1826, and married in 
Ravenna, O., May 10, 1870, Charlotte C, daughter of Howard Carter of that 
place. He went to Chicago, 111., in 1850, and was a commercial traveller until 
1857, when he went to Faribault, Minn., where he was living in 1890, a miller, 
farmer and merchant. He has a fair complexion, and blue eyes. He was for 
twenty years a Vestryman in the Episcopal Church. His wife is a member of 
the Congregational Church. 

Children, born in Faribault: 

4671 i Mary Graced Chaffee, born November 20, 1872. 

4672 ii Frederick Miner Chaffee, born August 16, 1874. 

4673 iii Thomas Knowlton Chaffee, born July 10, 1877. 

2511 Sarah 8 Chaffee (Miner,7 Thomas,^ Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Becket, Mass., February 4, 1829, and married 
there, August 15, 1850, Jonathan W., son of Calvin Wheeler of Sterling, Mass. 
He was of Becket, was born November 7, 1817, died July 22, 1889, and was buried 
in Becket, where, in 1890, his widow lived. 

Children, born in Becket: 

4674 i Mary Emmas Wheeler, born August 13, 1851; died September 26, 1859; 

buried in Becket. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 421 

4675 ii George Whitney Wheeler, born Fabruary 3, 1858. 

4676 iii Katie Lucy Wheeler, born October 10, 1859; died November 12, 1859; 

buried in Becket. 

2513 Thomas » Chaffee (Miner,^ Thomas,« Thomas/ Jonathan,^ Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Tyringham, Mass., December 31, 1838, and 
married in Brooklyn, N. Y., November 24, 1870, Martha Knowlton, daughter of 
William Watson Marcy of that place. Mr. Chaffee is in the insurance business. 
In 1858 and 1884 they lived in Flatbush, N. Y., and in 1904 in Miami, Fla. 

Child: 

4677 i Miner William Chaffee, born in Montelair, N. J., November 11, 1876; 

died in Brooklyn, N. Y., November 11, 1904, of typhoid fever; he 
was a member of the firm of Clark & Chaffee, bond dealers, 10 
Wall St., New York City; he was engaged to be married to a daughter 
of ex-Bridge Commissioner John L. Shea; the funeral was held in 
the Emanuel Baptist Church, Brooklyn. 

2520 Miner Thomas » Ames (Anna Harriet ^ Chaffee, Thomas,^ Thomas, s 
Jonathan, 4 Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Becket, Mass., July 20, 
1839, and died in Chicago, 111., January 13, 1890. He married (1) in Columbus, O., 
April 18, 1866, Emily, daughter of Lyman W. Rose of that place. She died May 4, 
1877, and was buried in Graceland, Chicago, 111. He married (2) in Baltimore, 
Md., February 13, 1883, Irene, daughter of Washington Cowen of Mansfield, 0. 

In 1856 Miner T. Ames started his business career as a travelling salesman 
and went West, but in 1857 became a brakeman and later a baggage master on a 
railroad, which position he held for five years. At the time of his death he was 
one of the Chicago directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. In 1862 he 
moved to Chicago and in 1866 went into the coal business, in which he was actively 
engaged at the time of his death, being then the owner of the coal mine and the 
tile factory in Minonk, 111. He was a genial, affectionate and provident husband 
and father. He had a dark complexion, brown eyes, and was five feet, ten and 
one-half inches in height. He united with the Presbyterian Church at the age 
of twenty-one. He lived in Chicago from 1862 until his death. He had been a 
farmer, miner, merchant and manufacturer. 

Children, by first wife, born in Chicago : 

4678 i Knowlton Lyman 9 Ames, born May 27, 1868; attended Princeton Uni- 

versity; united with the Presbyterian Church at the age of seven- 
teen; has a dark complexion, brown eyes, and is five feet ten inches 
in height. 

4679 ii Jane Rose Ames, born April 25, 1870. 

4680 iii Harriet Mize Ames, born May 14, 1872. 

Children, by second wife: 

4681 iv Emily Faithful Ames, born November 10, 1885. 

4682 V Miner Thomas Ames, Jr., born July 8, 1887. 

4683 vi Thomas Miner Ames, a twin, born July 8, 1887; died May 18, 1889. 

2523 Franklin s Ames (Anna Harriet ^ Chaffee, Thomas,^ Thomas,^ Jona- 
than,4 Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas was born in Becket, Mass., July 7, 1845, 
and married in Columbus, O., July 11, 1876, Emma, daughter of Washington 
Cowen of that place. From 1884 to 1890 he lived in Chicago, 111., where at the 
latter date he was in the employ of Marshall Field & Co., the large dry goods 
firm. He is a carpet jobber. 



422 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 

4684 i James Cowen » Ames, born March 30, 1880. 

4685 ii Germaine Honora Ames, born August 22, 1882. 

2525 Sherman Blair s Chaffee (Thomas Sherman,^ Thomas,^ Thomas,^ Jona- 
than,'* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas i) was born in Blandford, Mass., Septem- 
ber 2, 1844, and married in Fort Collins, Colo., November 20, 1882, AUce A., 
daughter of Ward S. Williams of Gallatin City, Mont. In 1884 they lived in 
Livermore, Colo., where Mr. Chaffee was engaged in stock raising. 

Child: 

4686 i Catharine W.9 Chaffee, born August 29, 1883. 

2535 George Lewis « Chaffee (Prentiss, ^ Thomas, ^ Thomas, ^ Jonathan,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Becket, Mass., September 30, 1834, 
and married in Lee, Mass., May 16, 1865, Constance, daughter of William Hender- 
son of that place. Mr. Chaffee is a paper manufacturer and in 1883 lived in Lee 
or Glendale, Mass. 

Children : 

4687 i Prentiss 9 Chaffee, born March 8, 1866; died April 26, 1866. 

4688 ii Bessie Cannon Chaffee, born March 11, 1867. 

46S9 iii Florence Henderson Chaffee, born November 21, 1868. 

4690 iv William Chaffee, born August 13, 1870. 

4691 V Lewis March Chaffee, born September 24, 1878. 

4692 vi Faye Mary Chaffee, born May 19, 1880. 

4693 vii Charles Dewey Chaffee, born January 11, 1882. 

2537 Charles S.s Chaffee (Knowlton Sampson, ^ Thomas,^ Thomas,^ Jona- 
than,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born December 18, 1838, and died 
December 16, 1878. He married. He was general manager of the Union Glass 
Company of Boston, Mass. 

Children, born in Somerville, Mass.: 

4694 i Hattie M.9 Chaffee, born July 19, 1866; residence, 1887, Boston. 

4695 ii Frank S. Chaffee, born July 20, 1870; residence, 1887, Boston. 

2540 Thomas Jefferson » Chaffee (Thomas B.,^ Jonathan, » Thomas,^ Jona- 
than,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Homer, N. Y., March 6, 
1841, and died in Syracuse, N. Y., August 7, 1879. He married in McGrawville, 
N. Y., December 27, 1866, Mary, daughter of Henry Hamilton of that place. 
During the Civil War, Thomas J. Chaffee served in the Union army as a Corporal. 
At the age of twenty-four he united with the Presbyterian Church, his wife also 
being a member. He was a Justice of the Peace. He had a dark complexion, 
black eyes, and was five feet, ten inches in height. He was a clerk, and at the time 
of his marriage lived in Owego, N. Y. 

Children : 

4696 i Harry Chatfield » Chaffee, born April 23, 1868; married in McGrawville, 

March 27, 1890, Grace Eloise Doud of that place, aged twenty; 
he is a mechanic, and in 1891 lived in McGrawville. 

4697 ii Louis Sheridan Chaffee, born April 28, 1870. 

4698 iii Frances Evangeline Chaffee, born August 20, 1871. 

4699 iv Thomas Jefferson Chaffee, Jr., born January 1, 1876; died February 17, 

1S77. 

2547 Cornelius ? Chaffee (Hiram,^ Nathan, ^ Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 



EIGHTH GENERATION 423 

Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Aurora, N. Y., September 24, 1839, and died 
in RepubHc, O., December 13, 1863. He married in Aurora, March 5, 1860, Sarah 
E., daughter of Lewis SaUsbury of that place. She died November 8, 1874, and 
was buried in Aurora. She was a member of the Presybterian Church. Cornelius 
Chaffee served as a Private in the Union army during the Civil War. We was a 
carpenter, and had a dark complexion, and black eyes. At the time of his mar- 
riage he lived in Aurora. 

Child : 
+ 4700 i Lewis H.a Chaffee, born April IG, 1861 ; married Ella C. Smith. 

2592 Mary D.s Putnam (William M.^ Putnam, Hannah « Chaffe, Thomas,^ 
Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born June 29, 1856, and married, 
May 10, 1876, Frank L. Rice of Becket, Mass., where they lived in 1890. 

Children : 

4701 i David » Rice. 

4702 ii Sidney Rice. 

4703 iii Harry Rice. 

2593 William Henry « Robinson (Diana ^ Chaffee, Zephaniah,^ Thomas, ^ Jona- 
than,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Scipio, N. Y., May 19, 1826, 
and married in Hinckley, O., June 15, 1851, Martha A., daughter of Adam Serls 
of that place. She died October 3, 1872, and was buried in Royalton, O. He 
united with the Christian Church at the age of thirty-five. At the time of his 
marriage he lived in Royalton and in 1892 in Brooklyn, O., where he was for 
six years Marshall. A distant cousin, Emily Dennison (2571), for some years 
lived in his family. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, seven 
and one-half inches in height. He is a farmer. 

Children : 

4704 i Charles Edgar » Robinson, born April 9, 1852; married Ella Gardner. 
+ 4705 ii Alice May Robinson, born March 6, 1857; married Frank Brainard. 

2594 Elizabeth s Robinson (Diana ^ Chaffee, Zephaniah,^ Thomas,^ Jona- 
than,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born January 6, 1830, and married 
Thomas Bolton, who died in August, 1870. She lived with her son in Santa Rosa, 
Cal. 

Child: 

4706 i A son,9 born November, 1851 ; married May Wilcox Cleveland; is a lawyer 

in Santa Rosa. 

2595 Charles » Robinson (Diana ^ Chaffee, Zephaniah,o Thomas,^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born April 30, 1832, and married Maria 
Bark. In 1892 he lived in Brooklyn, O. 

Children : 

4707 i Harry » Robinson, born November 6, 1869; a lawyer of the firm of Flick & 

Robinson in Cleveland, O., in 1892. 

4708 ii Lucina Robinson, born March 12, 1873; died December 29, 1878. 

2597 Daniel Close » Chaffee (Zephaniah ^ or Gilderoy, or Leroy, Zephaniah,8 
Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born in Hinckley, 0., 
August 22, 1833, and married (1) in Sulhvan, O., May 14, 1861, Almira W., daughter 
of Montravilla Gould of that place, formerly of Vermont. She died September 8, 
1867, and was buried in Sullivan. She was a Methodist and later a Congrega- 



424 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

tionalist. He married (2), April 11, 1868, Mrs. Olive M. (Close) Smith, whose 
grandfather, Benjamin Close, settled in Sullivan in 1817, and was the first settler 
to build a house there. 

Daniel C. Chaffee united with the Christian Church at the age of twenty-one. 
He was a dairy farmer, a school teacher, and for two years a member of the local 
Board of Education. In 1861 and in 1893 he lived in Sullivan. He has a fairly 
dark complexion, dark eyes, and is five feet, six and one-half inches in height. 

Child, by first wife : 

4709 i Nora May^ Chaffee, born May 14, 1864; married Benjamin Foulk. 
Children, by second wife: 

4710 ii Eugene Leroy Chaffee, born May 7, 1869. 

4711 iii Harvey Alonson Chaffee, born October 20, 1873. 

4712 iv Wilnie Eugenia Chaffee, born January 13, 1875. 

4713 v George Franklin Chaffee, born February 11, 1881. 

4714 vi Clarence Edwin Chaffee, born October 18, 1882; died July 29, 1883. 

2600 James Henry « Chaffee (Zephaniah ^ or Gilderoy, or Leroy, Zephaniah,^ 
Thomas,^ Jonathan,'* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Hinckley, O., 
June 7, 1841, and mari'ied (1) in Medina, 0., March 20, 1866, Margaret, daughter 
of Philip Space of Spencer, O. She died July 5, 1869, and was buried there. He 
married (2) Julia L. Burdick. He was a Private in Company E, 55th Indiana 
Volunteers, during the Civil War. He has a light complexion, brown eyes, and 
is five feet, seven inches in height. In 1866 he lived in Spencer and in 1893 in 
Medina, where he was a farmer. 

Child, by first wdfe: 

4715 i Sophronias Chaffee, born June 9, 1867; died July 12, 1885; married 

Owen Benton. 

Children, by second wife: 

4716 ii Lottie May Chaffee, born February 24, 1871 ; married Earnest Wolcott, 

4717 iii Rosa Dell Chaffee, born December 8, 1873; died May 13, 1881. 

4718 iv Bert Chaffee, born June 30, 1877. 

4719 V Eddie Chaffee, born March 3, 1882. 

4720 vi Belle Phena Chaffee, born April 23, 1886. 

4721 vii Reuben Chaffee, born July 25, 1888. 

2604 Charles Edwin » Chaffee (Caleb Judson,^ Caleb,^ Thomas,^ Jonathan,^ 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Binghamton, N. Y., August 7> 
1843, and died in Lowell, Ind., April 30, 1889. He married in NapoU, N. Y., 
August 4, 1865, Julia Lucinda, daughter of Justin B. Mclntyre of Villanova, N. Y- 
He served as a Sergeant in the Union army during the Civil War, enlisting in 
Randolph, N. Y., in September, 1861, in Company B, 9th New York Volunteer 
Cavalry. He served three years and three months and was wounded twice in 
Shepardstown, Va., August 25, 1864, disabling his right arm and leg. For these 
injuries he received a pension. He became a member of the Grand Army of the 
Republic, Post 276, Indiana Department, in December, 1883. At the age of 
thirty he became a member of the Methodist Church, of which his wife is also a 
member. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, eleven inches 
in height. In 1884 he lived in Lowell where he was a jeweler. 

Children : 

4722 i A child,9 died in infancy. 

4723 ii Esther Adda Chaffee, born September 26, 1868; married A. V. Wicklme. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 425 

4724 iii Roscoe Delmer Chaffee, born November 27, 1871. 

4725 iv Hattie Frances Chaffee, bora September 28, 1873; died August 1, 1875. 

4726 V Rosa Belle Chaffee, born June 24, 1875. 

2606 Thomas Davis Leroy s Chaffee (Caleb Judson,^ Caleb,^ Thomas,^ Jona- 
than, * Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Illinois, July 12, 1855, and 
married in Nevada, Mo., March 9, 1880, Mary Maude Pool of that place. Both 
are members of the Baptist Church, he having united with it at the age of twenty. 
He has a dark complexion, and is five feet, four and one-half inches in height. 
In 1891 they lived in Tabo, Mo. 

Children : 

4727 i Rillies Chaffee, born March 30, ISSl. 

4728 ii George Chaffee, born October 26, 1SS2; died October 23, 1890. 

4729 iii Robert Chaffee, born October 6, 1885. 

4730 iv Rosa Chaffee, born March 4, 1888. 

4731 V Lizzie Chaffee, a twin, born March 4, 1888. 

4732 vi Maude Chaffee, born June 25, 1891. 

2612 Nathan Orlando » Chaffee (Nathan Milton,^ Caleb,^ Thomas,^ Jona- 
than, ^ Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Washington, Mass., Janu- 
ary 31, 1841, and married there, December 11, 1867, Sarah E., daughter of Justin 
Morgan of that place. In 1884 they lived in Tolland, Mass. 

Children : 

4733 i George 0.9 Chaffee, born October 16, 1868. 

4734 ii Lorestine Centennial Chaffee, born January 1, 1876. 

2615 Edmund L.s Chaffee (Nathan Milton, ^ Caleb, « Thomas,^ Jonathan, * 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born April 12, 1849, and married, March 7, 
1875, Sophia F. Cables, born December 17, 1853. 

Children : 

4735 i Amelia Rosselle ^ Chaffee, born December 20, 1875. 

4736 ii Benjamin Edmund Chaffee, born July 22, 1877. 

4737 iii George Henry Chaffee, born December 23, 1879. 

4738 iv Jennie Orilla Chaffee, born August 19, 1881. 

4739 V Frank Arthur Chaffee, born April 16, 1884. 

2623 Loren Horatio » Reed (Horatio Pease ^ Reed, William ^ Reed, Han- 
nah 5 Chaffee, Jonathan, ^ Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Tolland, 
Conn., March 10, 1846, and married (1) there, November 5, 1867, Mary, daughter 
of Alfred Lincoln of Windham County, Conn. She died November 3, 1868, and 
he married (2) in Ellington, Conn., April 20, 1869, Susan, daughter of Andrew 
Pinney. She was born June 5, 1850. Loren H. Reed united with the Methodist 
Church at the age of thirty-two and has been Steward and Trustee in it. He has 
a light complexion, brown eyes, a kind and genial disposition, and is five feet, 
two inches in height. He is a farmer and in 1892 lived in Tolland. 

Child, by first wife: 

4740 i Arthur Loren » Reed, born in Tolland, August 18, 1868. 
Children, by second wife, born in Tolland : 

4741 ii Andrew Horatio Reed, born March 29, 1870. 

4742 iii Laila Eloise Reed, born August 2, 1872. 

4743 iv Clayton Charles Reed, born April 20, 1877. 

4744 V Raymond Pinney Reed, born January 11, 1886. 

2630 Martha Ann » Chaffee (Jose,^ Jonathan, 6 William, s Jonathan,^ Jona- 



426 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Bristolville, O., October 18, 1816, and 
married in Mecca, O., December 17, 1838, Samuel Davidson, a carpenter, born 
in Whitehall, N. Y., January 15, 1800. 

Children : 

4745 i Lurena^ Davidson, born March 11, 1840; married John A. Chaffee 

(See 4748.) 

4746 ii E. 0. Davidson, born November 30, 1845. 

4747 iii Flora Davidson, born October 25, 1849. 

2631 Joseph C.s Chaffee (Jose,^ Jonathan, » William, ^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Bristolville, O., July 6, 1818, and married in 
Mecca, O., December 24, 1838, Wealtha, daughter of John Cook of Freehold, 
N. Y. In 1883 they lived in Mecca, where Mr. Chaffee was a farmer. 

Children, born in Mecca: 
+ 4748 i John A.s Chaffee, born September 26, 1839; married Lurena David- 
son (4745). 

4749 ii Ann Eliza Chaffee, born May 15, 1841; married Jackson. 

4750 iii James Chaffee, born September 8, 1843; served in the Civil War three 

years, in the 6th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry as Corporal; wounded 
in Culpeper, Va. 

2638 Mary Charlotte » Chaffee (Billings,^ Jonathan, ^ William,^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born June 8, 1817, and died December 21, 
1846. She married Thomas J. Holmes. She was buried in Peninsula, O. 

Children : 

4751 i William Thomas ^ Holmes, married Ada Inskip; residence, 1883, Brook- 

lyn, la. 

4752 ii Charles Holmes, died young. 

4753 iii Lewis Holmes, died young. 

2639 Luna Maria » Chaffee (Billings, ^ Jonathan, « William, ^ Jonathan,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born January 9, 1820, and died January 19, 
1849. She married William Barnhart. She was buried in Boston, 0. 

Children : 

4754 i Laura 9 Barnhart, married Samuel Perry; residence, 1883, Columbus, 

Wis. 

4755 ii Henry Barnhart, married Cornelia Cole; residence, 1883, Columbus. 

4756 iii Helen Barnhart, married Augustus Curtis; residence, 1883, Columbus. 

4757 iv Mary Barnhart, married Lester Crittenden; residence, 1883, Columbus. 

2642 Almerin Billings « Chaffee (Billings,^ Jonathan, « William, ^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Simsbury, Conn., August 7, 1826, 
and married in Boston, 0., February 2, 1848, Mary Ann, daughter of Thomas 
McDaniel of Lubeck, Me., where she was born February 11, 1827. At the time 
of her marriage she lived in Richfield, O. She died in Hinckley, O., Novem- 
ber 2, 1882. Mr. Chaffee in 1859 went to Pike's Peak with his brother, Orson, 
in search of gold. In 1883 he lived in Hinckley, where he was a farmer. 

Children : 

4758 i Almerin Eugene ^ Chaffee, born December 28, 1848; died July 24, 1849. 

4759 ii Wilbur Chaffee, born February 18, 1852; died September 11, 1852. 

4760 iii Mary Eunice Chaffee, born July 3, 1853; married O. T. Meade, and in 

1883 had three children. 

4761 iv George Billings Chaffee, born October 17, 1854; married Ida Smith, 

and in 1883 had one son. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 427 

4762 V Frank Thomas Chaffee, born January 16, 1857; died August 10, 1860. 

4763 vi Almerin BilUngs Chaffee, Jr., born June 4, 1858; died August 30, 1860. 

4764 vii James Edward Chaffee, born in Iowa, June 9, 1860. 

4765 viii Jane EHzabeth Chaffee, a twin, born in Iowa, June 9, 1860. 

4766 ix Orson Arthur Chaffee, born May 11, 1862. 

4767 X Anna Bell Chaffee, born May 9, 1864. 

4768 xi Sherman Tecumseh Chaffee, born January 29, 1866. 

4769 xii Wilbur McDaniel Chaffee, born June 10, 'l868. 

2643 Orson Alpheus « Chaffee (Billings, ^ Jonathan, 6 William, ^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Simsbury, Conn., July 9, 1829, 
and died in Denver, Colo., October 15, 1859. He married (1) Frances Buell, who 
died October 16, 1847. He married (2) Ruby M., daughter of John Reese of 
Cuyhoga Falls, 0. After Mr. Chaffee's death his widow married (2) William 
Sheffield, and in 1883 was living in Cleveland, O. In 1859 Mr, Chaffee went with 
his brother, Almerin B. Chaffee (2642), to Pike's Peak in search of gold. He 
died on this expedition and was buried in Denver, He was a salesman. 

Child, by first wife : 

4770 i A child,9 died in infancy. 
Children, by second wife : 

4771 ii Ernest Reese, born in Mogadore, O., October 30, 1851 ; married, March 23, 

1880, Matilda, daughter of Frank Altmann of New Baltimore, 
Mich.; residence, 1883, Cleveland. 
Two other children, names unknown. 

2647 Justina C.s Chaffee (Henry Farnham,^ Jonathan, « William, ^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i), married in Bristol, O., August 18, 1868, Arthur 
E. Fenton, born there August 21, 1843. He is a farmer, and in 1887 lived in 
Amenia, N. D. 

Child: 

4772 i E. Lavergne » Fenton, born October 24, 1874. 

2649 Sydney Alvares s Chaffee (Truman Bibbins,^ Jonathan, ^ William, ^ Jona- 
than,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Bristol, O., August 2, 1830, 
and died in Indiana, June 6, 1860. He married, October 11, 1855, Nancy Jane 
Maxwell of Crawfordsville, Ind. She died in Rensselaer, Ind., June 15, 1860, 
surviving her husband only nine days. Both died of consumption. Mr. Chaffee 
was a member of the Methodist Church. He was a school teacher. 

Children : 

4773 i Graced Chaffee, born in Orwell, O., in November, 1856; died of lung 

fever, in February, 1857. 

4774 ii Winona Chaffee, born in Rensselaer, in February, 1859; married. 

2652 Sherburne Howard s Chaffee (Truman Bibbins,^ Jonathan,^ William,^ 
Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas was born in Bristol, O., July 15, 
1837, and married in Cortland, O., March 10, 1868, Esther S., daughter of Franklin 
Hayes, of Fowler, 0. Mr. Chaffee fought in the Civil War, enlisting in the 6th 
Ohio Cavalry in 1861. He re-enlisted in 1864, and was discharged in 1865. In 
1862 he was captured and confined in Libby Prison. In 1886 he was living in 
Greensburgh, O,, where he was a farmer. 

Children : 

4775 i Oren Dewitt » Chaffee, born in Coshocton, 0., March 2, 1869. 



428 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

4776 ii Abbie Grace Chaffee, born in Vernon, 0., March 26, 1871. 

4777 iii Theda Aramenia Chaffee, born in Green, O., July 14, 1878. 

2654 Adna Romanza » Chaffee (Truman Bibbins,^ Jonathan, 6 Winiam,^ Jona- 
than, * Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Orwell, O., April 14, 1842, 
and married (1) in Austin, Tex., September 19, 1867, Mrs. Kate (Hanie) Reynolds, 
widow of Captain Reynolds of the United States army and daughter of Doctor 
S. M. Hanie of Austin. She died in 1869, and was buried in Austin. He married 
(2) in Junction City, Kan., March 30, 1875, Annie Frances, daughter of George 
Rockwell of that place. 

Adna R. Chaffee was born on his father's farm in Ohio and as a lad in his 'teens 
worked on it, being an expert plougher for a boy of his age, and doing every task 
that was given him with a thoroughness and energy which has characterized his 
entire career. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted in Warren, 0., July 22, 
1861, as a Private in the regular army. Company K, 6th Cavalry, which regiment 
had just been organized, and which, as the advance guard, was to lead the army 
of the Potomac under McClellan from Yorktown up the Peninsula to the battle- 
fields around Richmond. In October of that year was made Sergeant and later 
First Sergeant. During this time he was engaged in the Battle of Williamsburg, 
action of Statesville, Battles of Mechanicsville, Hanover Court-House and Malvern 
Hill, actions of Sugar Loaf Mountain, Philamount, Uniontown, Upperville, Bar- 
bers Cross-Roads, Battle of Fredericsburg and General Stoneman's raid of April, 
1863. He was discharged as First Sergeant, May 12, 1863, to enable him to accept 
an appointment as Second Lieutenant. He was assigned to Troop I, 6th Cavalry, 
but was frequently detached for duty with other troops of the regiment, as the 
interests of the service required. He was engaged in the actions of Beverly Ford, 
Fairfield, Pa., July 3, 1863, in which he was severely wounded. Battle of Brandy 
Station, Va., October 12, 1863, in which he was again wounded, action of Todd's 
Tavern, in General Sheridan's raid and in the actions of Yellow Tavern, Salem 
Church, Battles of Trevillian Station, Deep Bottom, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, 
and Cedar Creek. He was brevetted First Lieutenant "for gallant and meri- 
torious services in the Gettysburg campaign." He was regimental adjutant 
from November, 1864 to 1866, and was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant, 
March 13, 1865. He engaged in the Battle of Dinwiddle Court-House, for gallant 
and meritorious services in which he was brevetted Captain, Five Forks, Sailors 
Creek, and the surrender of General Lee. From 1866 to October 12, 1867, he was 
Quartermaster, when he was promoted to the rank of Captain, and assigned to 
Troop I, 6th Cavalry. For more than twenty years as Captain he served at posts 
in Texas, Kansas, Mississippi, again in Kansas, Indian Territory, Arizona and 
New Mexico. His campaigns against the Indians were numerous and markedly 
successful, gaining for him on ]\Iarch 7, 1868, the brevet rank of Major "for gallant 
and efficient services in the engagement with the Comanche Indians at Paint 
Creek, Tex.," and that of Lieutenant-Colonel on February 27, 1890, "for gallant 
service in leading a cavalry charge over rough and precipitous bluffs held by the 
Indians on the Red River, Texas, August 30, 1874, and gallant service in action 
against the Indians at Big Dry Wash, Arizona, July 17, 1882." July 8, 1888, he 
was promoted to the rank of Major and assigned to the 9th Cavalry, joining his 
regiment which was stationed at Fort Duchesne, in September of that year. He 
held command of Fort Duchesne until about October 1, 1890, when he entered 




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EIGHTH GENERATION 429 

upon duty as Inspector General for a period of four years, at the Headquarters 
of General Alexander McD. McCook, commanding the Department of Arizona, 
Los Angeles, Cal. The headquarters were transferred to Denver, Colo., in July, 
1893, and on being relieved from duty as Inspector General, in October, 1894, 
he rejoined his regiment, stationed at Fort Robinson, Neb., and served thereat 
until August, 1896, when he reported as instructor of Cavalry at the Infantry 
and Cavalry School at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He was promoted to the rank 
of Lieutenant-Colonel, 3rd Cavalry, June 1, 1897. He was relieved as Instructor 
at the Infantry and Cavalry School, Fort Riley, Kan., in August, 1897. On the 
outbreak of the war with Spain, operations were suspended at all the service 
schools, the army being quickly assembled at points in the southern states for 
embarkation to Cuba. Lieutenant-Colonel ChafTee joined his regiment at Chica- 
mauga Park, Ga., April 2, 1898, and on May 4th he was appointed Brigadier- 
General of Volunteers. He was ordered to report for duty to Major-General 
Shafter, commanding the 5th Army Corps, at Tampa, Fla., and after some tem- 
porary assignments he was given command of the 3d Brigade, 2d Division, com- 
posed of the 7th, 12th and 17th regiments of Infantry. The troops composing 
this Brigade were first of the Fifth Corps to go aboard ship at Port Tampa, and 
loaded three ships, Cherokee, Iroquois and D. H. Miller. The Second Division, 
General Lawton commanding, landed at Banquiri, on the south coast of Cuba, 
about twenty-five miles east of Santiago, June 21, 1898, and led in the march to 
that city. General Chaffee received the highest praise for the reconnoissance 
he made previous to the Battle of El Caney. Of all the experienced officers in 
authority during this time, he was the only one who saw and acted upon the 
necessity of reconnoitering. Captain Arthur H. Lee, British Military Attache, 
who was sent over by his Government to view the Cuban campaign, spoke of this 
as follows: 

"The strong post had been carefully reconnoitered by Brigadier-General Chaffee 
in person on June 2Sth and 29th, and he had submitted a plan of attack which 
was carried out almost to the letter. 

"I feel it only just at this point to mention that however novel the absence of 
reconnoissance in other directions, nothing could have been more enterprising 
or systematic than General Chaffee's explorations of his own field of operations. 
I had the pleasure of accompanying him on more than one occasion, and derived 
much profit from a study of his methods. 

" Leaving his staff behind, he would push far to the front, and finally, dismount- 
ing, slip through the brush with the rapidity and noiselessness of an Indian. . . . 
On one occasion we approached so close to the Spanish j^ickets that we could hear 
the men talking over their suppers, and until I began to speculate on the probable 
efficacy of the British passport that was my sole defensive weapon. In this silent 
Indian fashion General Chaffee explored the entire district, and was the only man 
in the Army to whom the network of bridle-paths around El Caney was in any 
sense familiar." 

Senator Lodge in his book on the Cuban campaign says on this point : 

"There does not appear to have been any reconnoitering done at all except by 
General Chaffee, who, with the skill and coolness of an experienced Indian fighter, 
explored the ground in front of his command thoroughly, even to the Spanish 
lines at El Caney." 

It -is said that the only map of the locality in the possession of the general com- 
manding the American forces was one drawn by General Chaffee from his personal 
observations. 



430 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

General Chaffee's brigade attacked the strong Spanish position of El Caney 
at half past seven o'clock on the morning of July 1st. The enemy, about eight 
hundred to a thousand strong, were posted in six blockhouses, and in the build- 
ings of the town, which were constructed of brick and stone, the walls prepared 
for fire by infantry. General Lawton's Brigade also assisted in the attack, but 
the brunt of the fighting fell on that of General Chaffee. After eight hours of 
fighting the Spanish troops were thoroughly defeated and the town taken. The 
killed and wounded of General Chaffee's Brigade, the Third, exceeded ten per cent 
of its strength. The Spanish forces at and in the vicinity of Santiago surrendered 
July 17th. Many incidents are related of General Chaffee during this battle. 
One, by Colonel Lee, is as follows: 

"Wishing to see how they (the 7th Lifantry) were faring I crawled through the 
hedge into the field beyond, and incidentally into such a hot corner that I readily 
complied with Gen. Chaffee's abrupt injunction, 'Get down on your stomach, 
sir.' Indeed I was distinctly grateful for his advice, but could not fail to notice 
that he was regardless of it himself. Wherever the fire was thickest he strolled 
about unconcernedly, a half-smoked cigar between his teeth, and an expression 
of exceeding griraness on his face. The situation was a trying one for the nerves 
of the oldest soldier, and some of the younger hands fell back from the firing-line 
and crept toward the road. In a moment the General pounced upon them, in- 
quiring their destination in low, unhonied accents, and then taking them per- 
suasively by the elbow, led them back to the extreme front, and having deposited 
them in the firing line stood over them while he distributed a few last words of 
pungent and sulphurous advice. Throughout the day he set the most inspiring 
example to his men, and that he escaped unhurt was a miracle. One bullet clipped 
a button off his coat, another passed under his shoulder strap, but neither touched 
him and there must be some truth in the old adage that fortune favors the brave." 

Another is as follows: 

"General Chaffee saw one of his soldiers skulking behind a bush that could 
have afforded no shelter from even a pebble. 

" 'See here, my man,' said he going up to the soldier and exposing himself at 
full height to the hail of bullets, 'what do you mean by this?' 

" 'I'm — I'm afraid,' chattered the man with the gun. 

" 'Afraid!' stormed Chaffee, 'Why — ' Here he stopped. The man was only 
a boy. 

" 'I'd like to get hold of the man who enlisted you! You're too young. You've 
no business here.' Then, after a moment, 'Come out with me and I'll stand by 
you for a while.' 

"Together the general and the private went out further on the firing line. 

" 'Now lie down here,' said Chaffee, indicating a spot, 'and aim carefully and 
fire,' himself standing to the rear, straight as a rifle barrel, a shining mark for 
death. The boy recovered his composure and together they stayed until the boy 
got his grip. That's the kind of a man Chaffee is and his men know it." 

It was in this battle that General Chaffee earned his picturesque sobriquet 
"The Man in Shirt Sleeves," one of the surviving Spanish officers after El Caney 
having said: 

"I have never seen anything to equal the courage and dash of those Americans, 
who, stripped to the waist and led by the man in shirt sleeves were offering their 
naked breasts to our murderous fire, literally throwing themselves on our trenches 
on the very muzzle of our guns." 

After the battle General Lawton said of him : 

" I consider General Chaffee one of the best practical soldiers and I shall recom- 
mend him for special distinction for successfully charging the stone fort, the cap- 
ture of which practically ended the battle." 



EIGHTH GENERATION 431 

This General Lawton did, and on July Sth General Chaffee was promoted to 
the rank of Major-General of Volunteers. 

Wounded men in the military hospital at Montauk Point, Long Island, spoke 
glowingly of him, saying, "When he was wounded at Santiago he never left the 
field, but kept right on afoot, in great suffering, but more intent on the fighting 
than he was on the wound. He was always at the front, and his presence was an 
incentive to the men of his brigade." This wound was from a rifle bullet and 
was in his foot. 

After the Santiago campaign General Chaffee was assigned to command the 
First Division of the Fourth Army Corps, with headquarters at Huntsville, Ala., 
but upon the assignment of Major-General Brooke to command the Division of 
Cuba he reciuested General Chaffee's assignment as Chief of Staff for his com- 
mand, and he arrived in Havana, Cuba, December 25, 1898. On duty as Chief 
of Staff to the commanding General of the Division of Cuba until May, 1900, 
he returned to the United States to await further orders of the War Department. 
Due to a material reduction of volunteer troops in 1899 he was mustered out as 
Major-General September 13th, and appointed Brigadier-General of Volunteers 
the same day. June 20th he was summoned by telegraph to report to Honorable 
Elihu Root, Secretary of War, at Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y. At the time 
disquieting reports were being received almost daily from Peking, China, to the 
effect that the lives of foreign representatives in Peking and elsewhere in the 
Chinese Empire were endangered by the hostility of "Boxers" and Chinese troops, 
and it seemed necessary to take immediate steps for their protection. The Secre- 
tary of War informed General Chaffee of his wish that he proceed to Peking; 
that he take passage on the transport Grant, scheduled to sail from San Fran- 
cisco July 1st and report arrival at Nagasaki, Japan, for further orders. Leaving 
Washington the afternoon of June 24th with his aide-de-camp, he arrived in 
Oakland, Cal., at five o'clock on the afternoon of July 1st. A tugboat held in 
waiting conveyed him to the Grant, which sailed immediately. About fifteen 
hundred men were aboard the transport; the 6th Cavalry, with which General 
Chaffee served from 1861 to 1888, a battalion of marines and a detachment of 
recruits. On entering the port of Nagasaki, July 21st, two transports loaded with 
troops en route from Manila to China were met steaming slowly out of the harbor. 
The men cheered their comrades on the Grant, and gave news of the battle of 
Tien-Tsin, China, July 13th. Reporting to the War Department his arrival at 
Nagasaki, General Chaffee received instructions to proceed with dispatch to 
Toku Bay, disembark the troops aboard the Grant, assume command of all United 
States troops in China, and co-operate with commanders of troops of other na- 
tions for relief of the besieged Legations in Peking. He arrived in Tien-Tsin 
July 31st and immediately conferred with Lieutenant-General Yamagochi, com- 
manding a division of twelve thousand Japanese troops, with Lieutenant-Gen- 
eral Gazlee commanding three thousand British troops, with Lieutenant-Gen- 
eral Linevitch commanding four thousand Russian troops, with General Frey, 
commanding French troops, and with Field-Marshal Von Waldersee, command- 
ing the German forces. The French and German forces combined numbered less 
than one thousand. It was agreed that the advances of the co-operating forces 
should begin August 4th. The Chinese were defeated at Pitsang August 5th, at 
Yangtsun August 6th, at Yung Chow August 12th, and Peking was entered and 



432 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

the Legations relieved August 14th. The United States troops engaged in the 
operations were the 9th and 14th Infantry, 6th Cavalry, Reilly's Battery of Light 
Artillery, and two battalions of marines, twenty-five hundred men in all. Al- 
though the allied troops met severe trials and losses, General Chaffee and his 
command maintained the reputation of American arms. During their occupancy 
of Peking the allied troops, with the sole exception of the American forces, looted 
the city and showed great cruelty to the conquered Chinese. A New York paper 
in commenting on this fact editorially, speaks of General Chaffee as "the General 
who kept his troops so well in hand in China, in spite of the disgraceful examples 
of cruelty and savagery all around them," and continues: 

"In the whole history of the United States army there is no more glorious 
chapter than the performance of its expeditionary force which took part in the 
rescue of the legations. Every Chinese statesman knows that its military effi- 
ciency was not more remarkable than its complete abstinence from the outrages 
by which other of the allied forces were disgracing their respective countries in 
particular, and the names of Christianity and civilization in general. The Chinese 
Government has acknowledged our moderation. It was General Chaffee him- 
self, as the commander of one of the corps which effected the relief of the legations, 
who expostulated with the German commander so warmly upon the excesses of 
looting to which some of the German troops had delivered themselves, that Count 
Von Waldersee returned the remonstrance 'on account of its tone.' " 

In praise of General Chaffee's work in China the New York Press of Febru- 
ary 10, 1901, said: 

"At El Caney Chaffee had the eyes of America upon him. In China the eyes 
of Europe were turned toward this American to see what he would do. The farm 
boy of forty years ago was brought into contact with some of the finest soldiers 
with the allied Powers. There he proved that worth and fame 
"'. . . from no condition rise ; 
" 'Act well your part, there all the honor lies.' 

"Whether in diplomatic conference or on the field of battle Chaffee showed 
the stuff Americans are made of. He fell not before those men among whom a 
diplomatic blunder is a crime, and on the field he took his staff where foreign officers 
and newspaper correspondents alike feared to follow. Chaffee is cast for the com- 
mand of the Philippines, and if he lives long enough he will have the honor, barren 
though it may be, of ' commanding ' the United States army. But the beauty of 
it all is that it isn't 'Chaffee luck,' but plain American ability that put him where 
he is." 

February 9, 1901, General Chaffee was raised to the rank of Major-General 
of the regular army, alM the promotion was celebrated by his friends in Peking, 
as the following dispatch relates: 

"Peking, Feb. 14. The past week in Peking has practically been devoted 
socially to Gen. Chaffee, in honor of his promotion to the rank of Major-General 
in the regular Army. The officers of the American camp at the Temple of Agri- 
culture gave a reception in his honor at the club, at which nearly all the American 
officers and civilians in Peking were present to congratulate him. United States 
Minister and Mrs. Conger gave a dinner on February 9 in Gen. Chaffee's honor, 
after which there was a smoker at the American Club. Owing to the dinner, it 
was late before Gen. Chaffee put in his appearance — shortly after 11 o'clock. As 
soon as it was known that he was coming through the gates the preparations were 
made to receive him in style and an international guard of honor was formed, the 
commanding officer of which was the British General, Richardson, the band 
playing 'Hail to the Chief and afterward 'He's a Jolly Good Fellow.' Gen. Rich- 
ardson led the cheering which followed the music and which was long and pro- 
nounced. Fully four-fifths of the British officers from the Temple of Heaven were 
present, with quite a number of the German officers, including members of the 



EIGHTH GENERATION 433 

Field Marshal's staff, and a scattering of French and Japanese. The French 
Minister and Mme. Pichon gave a luncheon party in Gen. Chaffee's honor on 
Feb. 10, and several other dinners and receptions have been arranged. The en- 
listed men of the command are unfeignedly delighted over the promotion, for to 
them Gen. Chaffee is the exemplification of all that a good soldier should be. An- 
other reason is that the General was once an enlisted man himself. It is doubtful 
if there is any man in Peking to-day who is so much liked and respected by the 
people of all nations as is Gen. Chaffee." 

General Chaffee remained in Peking until May, 1901, when he was appointed 
Military Governor of the unpacified portion of the Philippines, relieving Major- 
General McArthur, July 4, 1901. Thus he came for the first time into inti- 
mate relations with Governor Taft, the civil head of affairs in the archipelago, 
the two men exercising a joint rule over the islands. The relations between 
them were exceedingly harmonious and have always remained so. General 
Chaffee's work in the Philippines had for its most important feature the sup- 
pression of the insurrection in the island of Samar, where he succeeded in 
capturing the famous guerilla Chieftain Lukban, thus putting an end to the war 
in that part of the archipelago. He also captured Malvar, another bandit of 
much celebrity, in Luzon, and by that means pacified an entire province. In 
fact it may be said that these two exploits put an end to the rebellion in the Philip- 
pines. He held command in Manila until September 30, 1902, being then trans- 
ferred to command the Department of the East, with headquarters at Governor's 
Island, New York Harbor. In October, 1903, he was detailed as member of the 
General Staff of the army and entered upon duty at the War Department as 
Assistant to the Chief-of -Staff, Lieutenant-General Young. Upon the latter 's 
retirement from active service, January 9, 1904, General Chaffee succeeded him 
as Lieutenant-General and Chief-of-Staff, the highest position in the American 
army. The day after this promotion, the New York Herald contained the 
following : 

"Adna R. Chaffee, who yesterday succeeded General Young as head of the 
United States Army, is just a plain fighting man. No courtier soldier he, but a 
grim warrior who has seen many a stricken field and the bulk of whose life has 
been spent in hard service on the frontier chasing bad Indians and leading the 
advance guard in the march of civilization across this continent. 

"There was no influence at Washington to help him scale the ladder of pro- 
motion. Such scant rewards as he enjoyed up to six years ago were hard earned 
and well won. At the time of the outbreak of the war v "th Spain he was only a 
lieutenant colonel, and the highest flight of his ambition was a colonelcy in the 
cavalry. If in the winter of 1897-98 anybody had told him that he would become 
a lieutenant general and occupy the place then held by General Nelson A. Miles, 
he would have laughed at the absurdity of the suggestion. 

"Chaffee's career might be said to represent the apotheosis of the enlisted man. 
In 1861, at the beginning of the civil war, he was a private in Company K of the 
6th Cavalry, and it was not until nearly two years had passed that he obtained 
his first commission, as second lieutenant in the same regiment. At the end of 
that memorable conflict he was only a first lieutenant and he did not become a 
major until July, 1888. It was the Spanish war that gave him his great oppor- 
tunity, enabling him to rise in less than six years to the very tip top of the military 
tree. . . . Chaffee is a highly educated man, but most of his schooling he 
obtained for himself after he had grown to manhood. Born in Ohio he had only 
a common school training, which was discontinued when he was eighteen years of 
age, but after the close of the civil war he studied hard, even taking a course in 
law. In the army he has always been respected for his brains as well as for his 
prowess as a fighter. He furnished the military ' problems ' for some of the recent 



434 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

manoeuvers, and it is an interesting fact that the map used by General Shafter 
in Cuba to guide his operations there — the only map that could be got — was 
drawn by Chaffee from a reconnoissance made by himself through the enemy's 
country, much of it by travelling on his hands and knees. . . . There was 
an occasion, twenty-one years ago, when he was one of a command under Gen- 
eral Crook, out in Arizona, when he was reported killed, together with all the rest 
of the party. 

"Having survived so much hardship and so many perils, General Chaffee finds 
himself to-day at the summit of military ambition. He lives in Washington with 
his charming wife in a luxurious apartment on Connecticut Avenue. He has a 
son at West Point, the elder of his two daughters is married to an army officer, 
Captain George F. Hamilton, and his little grandson, who is his special pride, is 
Adna, 3d. 

" One of the most popular men in the army, Adna R. Chaffee is still the unpre- 
tending soldier. A hard worker, he loves his home and a good cigar. Those are 
his pleasures in life." 

"General Chaffee is of the school of Grant and Lawton — quiet, unobtrusive, 
modest, but full of fight. He has never advertised himself or solicited others to 
do it for him. Although appointed from the ranks to a commission, no West 
Pointer could be more punctilious in all that pertains to a soldier and officer or 
more devoted to the traditions of the regular army than is General Chaffee. 

"General Chaffee is loved by his troops and respected by every officer with 
whom he is associated or who has ever heard of him. ... In all his long 
service not a breath of criticism has ever touched him, but the official records are 
replete with mention of his gallant work and bear testimony to his scrupulous 
honesty and fine executive ability. 

"If his advancement, brevets and promotions had depended upon his urging 
his own merits. General Chaffee would still be a lieutenant in the Sixth Cavalry. 
That sense of honor so strong in the old line officer that preferment must come 
without seeking is possessed to its fullest extent by General Chaffee. He is as 
innocent as a child of anything approaching log-rolling or "political pull." He 
despises anything of the sort and would not lift his little finger to secure the in- 
fluence of a man in power. These qualifications, united with his record as a fighter, 
organizer and executive pointed to him as the fittest officer in the service for the 
China command. 

" General Chaffee's record is part of the history and romance of the great Indian 
wars west of the Mississippi. He began his service there very shortly after the 
Civil War in frontier posts and trailing the Indians over the great West and South- 
west until the war with Spain opened and he went to make a new record in Cuba. 
General Chaffee does not like to be hampered in his operations and in his Indian 
fights he showed rare self-reliance and a disposition to cut loose from higher au- 
thorities when those authorities were not as well posted on the situation as he. 
Here is an anecdote which illustrates this characteristic: 

"When captain in the Sixth Cavalry he was ordered to look after some unruly 
Indians in Arizona. Just before starting one evening he dropped into the signal 
office and said to the operator in charge : ' Are there any orders for me from Wash- 
ington?' 

" 'No, sir,' said the operator. 

" 'Well,' responded Captain Chaffee, 'I am going out to look for some Indians. 
I wouldn't be surprised if your telegraph lines were cut. You will probably hear 
of some dead Indians, but will hardly get anything on the wires from Washington.' 

"Captain Chaffee and his band started out, and sure enough, the telegraph lines 
were cut, and sure enough there were several dead Indians next morning. There 
was no means by which Washington could telegraph the captain not to 'shoot 
first.' 

"According to General Lawton, the credit of the battle of El Caney and most 
of the maneuvers of the troops before Santiago belongs to General Chaffee. He 
was the most active of any of the officers, his wiry frame giving him strength and 



EIGHTH GENERATION 435 

endurance. Beside, he had the faculty of at once catching the saHent features of 
the surrounding country and his reconnoisances were accurate and of the greatest 
value. . . . 

"General Chaffee is intensely loyal to his friends and to his superior officers. 
While attending a banquet in St. Louis a short time after the Cuban campaign 
something was said derogatory of General Shafter. General Chaffee at once arose 
and resented the reflection. He said that General Shafter had been his com- 
mander in Cuba and had there carried out the most wonderful and effective cam- 
paign. He launched into a panegyric of his superior officer that aroused the 
wildest enthusiasm and had everybody at the banquet cheering for General Shaf- 
ter." [Philadelphia Press.] 

During the summer of 1905, General Chaffee was for a time Acting Secretary 
of War, in the absence of Secretary Taft, and Acting Secretary Oliver. Later, 
in the summer, accompanied by his wife and daughter, he went to France, where 
at the invitation of President Loubet of that country he witnessed the army 
manoeuvres. 

"LOUBET MEETS CHAFFEE 

"President of France Welcomes American on Field of Sham Battle 

"Chateau Brienne, Department of the Aube, France, Sept. 11. — President 
Loubet arrived on the field of the army manoeuvres to-day, accompanied by War 
Minister Berteaux and General Brugere. The President went from point to point 
in the vast theatre of operations. At Ville Hardouin he met Lieutenant General 
Adna R. Chaffee, Brigadier General J. Franklin Bell, Brigadier General William 
Crozier and their staffs. The Americans were presented to M. Loubet, and the 
latter, addressing General Chaffee, said France was glad to receive the American 
military mission and thus acknowledge America's reception of the French military 
mission, which attended the Rochambeau exercises. General Chaffee in reply 
paid a tribute to the splendid organization and eciuipment of the French army. 
The manoeuvres ended with a brillant banquet, at which President Loubet pre- 
sided. M. Casimir-Perier, former President of the Republic, sat at the President's 
right and Lieutenant General Chaffee at his left. 

"President Loubet, in proposing a toast to the heads of the states represented 
at the banquet, assured the foreign officers that their presence was heartily wel- 
comed by the army and people of France. 

"Minister Berteaux, in behalf of the French army, thanked the representatives 
of the foreign Powers for their attendance at the manoeuvres, making special 
reference to the presence of the American mission. 

"Lieutenant General Chaffee, in behalf of the President of the United States and 
the American Army, gave expression to their hearty recognition of the splendid 
reception which had been accorded the American mission by President Loubet 
and the French army." [New York Press.] 

February 1, 1906, he retired from the service of the country he had served 
so long and faithfully. Since then he has made his home in Los Angeles, Cal. 

"A SOLDIER 

"In the forty-fifth year of his service as an American soldier, Adna Romanza 
Chaffee, who has filled and honored every grade in the regular army, from pri- 
vate soldier to lieutenant-general, except that of brigadier-general, retires to-day 
from the chief command of the military forces of the United States, and from the 
service. 

"There have been few officers of high rank with whom the country has parted 
with more regret than it will part with Gen. Chaffee. He is one of the most sol- 
dierly soldiers who ever drew a saber in the country's service. An ideal cavalry- 
man, an ideal regular, his record for brilliant bravery is rivaled only by his record 
for hard, patient, unselfish work. 

"He is, we believe, the only chief commander of the United States army who 



436 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

rose from the ranks of the regular army. An Ohio country boy of nineteen, he 
enUsted in the Sixth Cavalry in 1861. He had been in the service less than two 
years when the material of a fine officer was recognized in him, and he was made a 
lieutenant. Twice during the civil war he was brevetted for gallantry in action, 
and twice afterward in Indian wars. 

"But for twenty-one years this brilliant soldier occupied the grade of captain 
of cavalry. The best of his life, from his twenty-fifth to his forty-sixth year, was 
spent in patient service in mere company command. These long years were the 
regular thing then. They won the captains the honorable title of 'the old man,' 
by which the soldiers knew them. 

" Days of more rapid advancement came for Capt. Chaffee, however. The Span- 
ish and Philippine wars brought him out as a commander, and the Pekin campaign 
proved that a very good diplomatist, as well as general, may be developed from a 
'high private in the rear rank.' 

"Through all this honorable career. Gen. Chaffee has been just a plain Ameri- 
can, democratic, quite without fuss or glitter, and a student as well as a fighter. 
The example of his record is worth a dozen military academies. 

"For West Point exists not to make something else, or something more orna- 
mental, than he, but to make men like him. As for Chaffee, he never needed West 
Point, yet never scorned or slighted it." [New York Evening Mail.] 

Children, by first wife, born in Fort Griffin, Tex.: 

4778 i A son,9 born in September, 1868; died about February, 1869, aged 

five months; buried in Austin. 

4779 ii A son, born in August, 1869; died in Fort Griffin, August, 1869, aged 

one day. 
Children, by second wife : 
+ 4780 iii Kate Grace Chaflfee, born February 4, 1876; married Captain George 
F. Hamilton. 

4781 iv Mabel, born in New York City, September 4, 1877; died there March 4, 

1877; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. 

4782 V Adna Romanza Chaffee, Jr., born in Junction City, September 23, 

1884; he was educated in the public schools until September, 
1898, when he was placed in St. Luke's School for Boys, Wayne, 
Pa., remaining there nearly four years; in the spring of 1901 he 
visited his father in command of the United States troops in 
Peking, China, and accompanied him to Manila, returning to 
the United States with his sister Helen in August of that year. 
He entered the United States Military Academy, West Point, 
N. Y., June 15, 1902, graduating June 12, 1906, ranking thirty- 
one in a class of seventy-two ; he was assigned Second Lieutenant, 
15th Cavalry, and on expiration of graduating leave joined his 
regiment at Fort Ethan Allen, Vt., very soon thereafter embark- 
ing with his regiment for service in Cuba. 

4783 vi Helen Valentine Chaffee, born in Junction City, February 14, 1888; 

she was a student in Mrs. Hazen's school for Girls, Pelham Manor, 
N. Y., for five years and for one year in Miss Somers' School for 
Young Ladies, Washington; in June, 1901, she accompanied her 
mother to Manila, returning with her brother to the United States 
in August of the same year; visited her parents in Manila in 
July, 1902, returning to New York via the Suez Canal in Octo- 
ber of that year; during the fall of 1905 accompanied her parents 
to France. 

2662 Gurdon Amos « ChaflEee (Amos,^ Amos,« William, s Jonathan,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Ashford, Conn., May 10, 1837, and 
died in Union, Conn., May 7, 1889. He married (1) Sarah S. F. Lyon of Union, 
Conn., (2) Caroline F. Capwell, who survived him. Mr. Chaffee enlisted for nine 
months in Company G, 9th Connecticut Volunteers. He also enlisted as a Private 



EIGHTH GENERATION 437 

m Company F, 22d Connecticut Infantry, in Eastford, September 10, 1862. He 
was mustered in September 20, 1862, and mustered out July 7, 1863. While with 
the army in Virginia he was wounded in the hand and contracted rheumatism. 
He received a pension of $50 a month for several years preceding his death. About 
1863 he settled in Union, where he spent the rest of his life. 

Children, by first wife : 
+ 4784 i Amos F.9 Chaffee, born in 1864; married Phoebe Capwell. 

4785 ii Elmer Elsworth Chaffee, born in 1866. 

4786 iii A son, died about 1867 in infancy. 

2663 Martha Susan » Chaffee (Amos,^ Amos,^ William, ^ Jonathan, < Jona- 
than, ^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Ashford, Conn., June 22, 1839, and died 
in Preston, Conn., May 30, 1879. She married S. H. Preston of Eastford, Conn. 

Children : 

4787 i Florence Emily ^ Preston, born in 1861; married in December, 1888, 

John Rathbone of Norwich, Conn.; residence, 1883, Boston, Mass. 
+ 4788 ii Mattie S. Preston, born in 1865; married E. G. Standish. 

2664 Annie Emily » Chaffee (Amos,^ Amos,^ William,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Ashford, Conn., June 11, 1840, and married 
Gordon S. Haven of Illinois, a jeweler. In 1883 they lived in Greenville, 111., 
and in 1889 in Altamont, 111. 

Children : 

4789 i Grant C.a Haven, born about 1866. 

4790 ii Curtis Chaffee Haven, born about 1874. 

4791 iii Artie C. Haven (a daughter), born about 1877. 

2666 Harriet Amanda » Chaffee (Amos,^ Amos,^ William, ^ Jonathan, < Jona- 
than, ^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Ashford, Conn., October 26, 1843, and 
married George A. Dennis, a stonecutter. In 1883 they lived in Waterbury, 
Conn., and in 1889 in Bridgeport, Conn. 

Children : 

4792 i Ernest Milton » Dennis, born about 1868. 

4793 ii Mary C. Dennis, born about 1872. 

2667 Esther Lurancie s Chaffee (Amos,^ Amos,^ William, ^ Jonathan, * Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Ashford, Conn., March 24, 1847, and 
married John A. Young, a farmer. In 1883 they lived in Eastford on the home- 
stead which had at that time been occupied by the Chaffee family for ninety 
years. 

Children : 

4794 i Mary Lillie » Young, born in 1865; married James Munson of Water- 

bury, Conn. 

4795 ii John Young, born in 1875. 

2670 John Milton s Chaffee (Amos,^ Amos,« William, s Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Eastford, Conn., March 13, 1851, and married 
in Killingly, Conn., May 1, 1873, Mary Evangeline, daughter of Israel Plummer 
of that place. In 1883 they lived in Putnam, Conn., and in 1889 in Norwich, 
Conn., where he kept a grocery store. He has also been a salesman. 

Children : 

4796 i Milton LeRoy^ Chaffee, born in Preston, Conn., May 1, 1874, 

4797 ii Mary Evangehne Chaffee, born in Norwich, July 10, 1877. 



438 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

4798 iii Ethel Maxwell Chaffee, born m Norwich, June 21, 1879. 

4799 iv Joseph Zane Chaffee, born in Putnam, April 18, 1881; died June 25, 

1881. 

4800 V Clarence Walter Chaffee, born in Putnam, May 22, 1882; died March 18, 

1889. 

4801 vi Ella P. Chaffee, died in infancy. 

4802 vii Eloise F. Chaffee, born in 1886. 

4803 viii Clara W. Chaffee, born in 1888. 

2671 Ellen Adelia » Chaffee (Amos,^ Amos,*" William,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Eastford, Conn., March 26, 1854, and mar- 
ried Gilbert S. Shippee of Rhode Island. In 1883 they lived in Roxbury Station, 
Conn., and in 1889 in Putnam, Conn. 

Children : 

4804 i Maro9 Shippee, born about 1873. 

4805 ii Edith Shippee, born about 1875. 

4806 iii Alfred Shippee, born about 1878. 

2673 Elmina Henrietta s Chaffee (Amos,^ Amos,^ William, ^ Jonathan,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Eastford, Conn., November 6, 1859, 
and married (1) E. W. Miller of that place, (2) William Munson of Waterbury, 
Conn. In 1889 she lived in North Ashford, Conn. 

Children : 

4807 i WilHs Russs Miller, born about 1876. 

4808 ii Andrew Munson, born about 1886. 

2682 Annie Maria s Fordham (Anna Bibbins ^ Chaffee, Amos,^ William, ^ Jona- 
than,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1), married in Salt Lake City, Utah, William 
Price Deakin, born July 11, 1832. 

Children : 

4809 i Anna Maria » Deakin, born September 7, 1864. 

4810 ii Emily Ann Deakin, born September 15, 1866; died December 16, 1876. 

4811 iii Mary Jane Deakin, born March 1, 1869. 

4812 iv John William Deakin, born February 19, 1871. 

4813 V Ehjah James Deakin, born October 4, 1873. 

4814 vi Sarah Minerva Deakin, born September 31, 1875; died June 4, 1876. 

4815 vii Robert Price Deakin, born April 19, 1877. 

4816 viii Lillian Delila Deakin, born November 24, 1879. 

4817 ix Serene May Deakin, born September 26, 1881. 

4818 X Joseph Amos Deakin, born October 18, 1883. 

4819 xi Charles Fremont Deakin, born October 6, 1885. 

2690 Amos Banta s Chaffee (Ephraim Pendleton,^ Amos,« Winiam,^ Jona- 
than,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 1842, and died about 1884. 
He married Elizabeth Brown, daughter of a lumber merchant. For eighteen 
years he held a position in the New York Custom House as liquor gauger. He 
was buried in Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Children : 

4820 i Henry B.9 Chaffee, born about 1864; residence, 1888, Brooklyn. 

4821 ii Ella Chaffee, born about 1878. 

4822 iii Amy Chaffee, born about 1884. 

2692 Albert Banta s Chaffee (Ephraim Pendleton,^ Amos,^ William,^ Jona- 
than,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born in New York City October 13, 



EIGHTH GENERATION 439 

1844, and married, about 1867, Mary, daughter of James Hewes of Brooklyn, 
N. Y., a lumber dealer. Mr. Chaffee served in the Union army during the latter 
part of the Civil War. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is of medium 
height. 

Children, born in Brooklyn: 

4823 i Mary Eliza » Chaffee, born January 3, 1869. 

4824 ii Alice Bertha Chaffee, born June 10, 1871. 

2694 Mary Eliza » Chaffee (Ephraim Pendleton, ^ Amos,^ William, ^ Jona- 
than,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born December 5, 1847, and mar- 
ried in Brooklyn, N. Y., February 2, 1865, Daniel E. Downing, an engineer, born 
there, February 18, 1842, died there, September 2, 1888. He was tall and dark. 
Mrs. Downing was living in Brooklyn in 1890. 

Child: 

4825 i Albert Chaffee 9 Downing, born October 22, 1867. 

2707 John » Chaffee (Stephen Mitchell,^ Jonathan, « Jonathan, ^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born December 29, 1845, and married in 
Robertsonville, N. Y. (now White Sulphur Springs), March 21, 1876, Frances 
Ida, daughter of Elias Dewitt of that place. She died June 19, 1892, and was 
buried in Liberty, N. Y. Mr. Chaffee is a farmer and a member of the Methodist 
Church, in which he was for ten years Steward. He has a dark complexion, black 
hair and eyes, and is six feet in height. In 1876 and in 1906 he lived in Liberty. 

Children : 

4826 i Mary Ann « Chaffee, born June 23, 1877. 

4827 ii Carrie Chaffee, born January 29, 1879. 

4828 iii Stephen E. Chaffee, born October 25, 1880. 

4829 iv Decker Chaffee, born December 6, 1885. 

4830 V Ferry John Chaffee, born June 13, 1892. 

2713 Susie Nieda 8 Chaffee (Ephraim Bound, ^ Reuben, ^ Jonathan, ^ Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born July 15, 1860, and married in Middle- 
town, Conn., October 6, 1885, James Yale, son of James Fairman. James Y. 
Fairman was born in New Haven, Conn., September 10, 1855, and died in Mid- 
dletown, January 13, 1899. He had a dark complexion, and was five feet, eight 
inches in height. He was at one time Colonel on the staff of Governor Buckley 
of Connecticut and was President of the Pittsburgh and St. Louis Smelting Co., 
Pittsburgh, Kan. Mrs. Fairman is a member of the Episcopal Church. 

Children, born in Middletown: 

4831 i Hortense Victoria » Chaffee, born June 21, 1888 (1887). 

4832 ii Ruth Lillian Chaffee, born February 13, 1890. 

2717 Juliana » Chaffee (Reuben, ^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born December 30, 1807, and married 

Covey. 

Child: 

4833 i Emily 9 Covey, married Benona Willey; residence, 1883, Westport, Vt. 

2719 Samuel Luther s Chaffee (Reuben,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas 1) was born in Berkshire, Vt., September 3, 1812, 
and died July 7, 1882. He married. May 21, 1835, Ursula S., daughter of Ira 
James of Richford, Vt. He was a farmer and mechanic, and lived on the old farm 
in Berkshire, Vt. 



440 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 

4834 i Ezra J.9 Chaffee, born November 16, 1836. 

4835 ii Pucinda G. Chaffee, born September 6, 1838; died August 30, 1857. 

4836 iii Matilda S. Chaffee, born in 1840. 

+ 4837 iv Reuben Chaffee, born June 21, 1843; married Mina N. Towle. 

4838 V Arthur F. Chaffee, born August 22, 1848. 

4839 vi Adelia J. Chaffee, born October 28, 1852. 

4840 vii Cortez S. Chaffee, born October 1, 1856. 

2720 Reuben » ChafEee, Jr. (Reuben,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i), was born in Berkshire, Vt., March 31, 1814, and 
married there, August 24, 1834, Lucy C, daughter of Alexander Brice, and sister 
of the wives of his brothers, Washington and Albert Chaffee. In 1883 Mr. and 
Mrs. Chaffee lived in Albany, Vt., where he was a farmer and a mason. 

Children, the first three born in Berkshire: 

4841 i Milo L.^ Chaffee, born April 6, 1835; married (1) there, January 21, 

1860, Eliza A., daughter of Robert Stretton of St. Armon, P. Q., 
Canada; she was of Franklin, Vt., and died April 3, 1862; he 
married (2) in Albany, Vt., January 18, 1863, Ellen L. daugh- 
ter of Joshua Way of that place ; Mr. Chaffee is a farmer. 

4842 ii Susan E. Chaffee, born September 27, 1836; married Garvin Alston 

of Craftsbury, Vt. 

4843 iii Sally Miranda Chaffee, born September 17, 1838; died August 3, 

1871 ; married Uriah Dingenan of Berkshire, and had two 
children, both dead. 
+ 4844 iv Edna Alsina Chaffee, born March 7, 1840; married Hanson S. Burle- 
son. 

4845 V William Henry Chaffee, born December 27, 1841 ; married, March 26, 

1865, Isabella Taylor of Berkshire; no children; is a farmer 
and dairyman. 

4846 vi Albert Chaffee, born December 12, 1843; died April 17, 1864. 

+ 4847 vii Marila Chaffee, born October 28, 1845; married Ezra C. Butler. 

(See 4884.) 
+ 4848 viii Lucy Chaffee, born October 10, 1847; married H. M. Jordan. 
4849 ix Celina Chaffee, born January 26, 1849; died October 8, 1850. 
+ 4850 X Fernando Cortez Chaffee, born November 2, 1851; married Capi- 
tola Maxfield. 

2721 Washington » ChafEee (Reuben,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Berkshire, Vt., August 12, 1815, and 
died there, April 12, 1881. He married Rachel, daughter of Alexander Brice of 
that place, and sister of the wives of his brothers, Reuben and Albert Chaffee. 
He was Constable in Berkshire for twenty years, and for many years Deacon in 
the Baptist Church. 

Children : 

4851 i Harry » Chaffee, a twin. 

4852 ii Hanson Chaffee, a twin. 

2723 Albert » ChafEee (Reuben, ^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born May 25, 1820, and married (1) in Berkshire, Vt., 
January 21, 1841, Nancy C., daughter of Alexander Brice of that place, and sister 
of the wives of his brothers, Reuben and Washington Chaffee. She was born 
March 10, 1821. He married (2) Mrs. Lucy » (Chaffee) Woodworth (2755) (John,^ 
Comfort, 8 Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nat/aniel,^ Thomas i), widow of 



EIGHTH GENERATION 441 

Hamilton Wood worth. In 1886 he hved in West Berkshire, where he was a 
farmer. 

Children : 
+ 4853 i Harvey A.a Chaffee, married (1) Ellen M. Whitehead; (2) Adelia A. 
Whitehead; (3) Edna M. Page. 
4854 ii Bianca G. Chaffee; married John McCarthy, Jr. (See 4873.) 
Four other children, died young, names unknown. 

2728 Polly « Kendall (Lucy ^ Chaffee, Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jona- 
than, ^ Nathaniel,- Thomas i). married Arnold Burt, brother of her brother Seth's 
wife. Mr. and Mrs. Burt lived in West Enosburg, Vt. 

Child: 

4855 i Franks Burt. 

2729 Seths Kendall, Jr. (Lucy 7 Chaffee, Comfort,6 Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1), died in Enosburg Falls, Vt. He married Polly 
Burt, sister of his sister Polly's husband. They lived in Enosburg Falls. 

Children : 

4856 i B. J.9 Kendall, a doctor, discoverer of a well-known remedy for spavin. 

4857 ii Milo Kendall. 

4858 iii Philo Kendall. 

2737 Anna s Chaffee (Jasper,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 1811, and died. She married Guy Clark, and 
lived in Berkshire, Vt. 

Children : 

4859 i Mary 9 Clark, married Joshua Booth. 

4860 ii Hanson Clark, married Burleson; residence, 1891, Abercorn, P. 

Q., Canada. 

4861 iii Guy Clark, Jr., married Delia Hull; residence, 1891, Berkshire. 

4862 iv Delia Clark, married William Scofield, who died before 1891, when she 

was living in Abercorn. 

2740 Hannah Fidelias Chaffee (Jasper,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 1818, and died before 1876. She 
married in Berkshire, Vt., Reverend James M. Beeman, a widower. He was a 
Baptist minister, born in Fairfax, Vt., September 11, 1811, and died in Three 
Mile Bay, N. Y., in 1876. After Hannah F. (Chaffee) Beeman's death he married 
Ann E. Hall. 

Children : 
-1-4863 i Jasper Chaffee » Beeman, born March 24, 1842; married (1) Betsey E . 
Reynolds; (2) C. E. Guthrie. 

4864 ii James M. Beeman, died in 1865, in the Civil War. 

4865 iii Eveline C. Beeman, died in 1863. 

-1-4866 iv Lucas Azro Beeman, born November 7, 1848; married Mary A. 
Remington. 

4867 V Hannah Fidelia Beeman. 

4868 vi Ann Eliza Beeman, died in 1863. 

4869 vii Alvah Sabin Beeman. 

2741 Cordelia s Chaffee (Jasper,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,' Nathaniel,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas 1) was born in 1820, and married Ebenezer Weld. 

Children. : 
4870 i Cass i us « Weld. 



442 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

4871 ii CortezWeld. 

4872 iii Emily Weld. 

Other children, names unknown. 

2743 Mary 8 Chaffee (Jasper/ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in 1825, and married John McCarthy. They 
lived in Berkshire, Vt. 

Child: 
+ 4873 i Johns McCarthy, Jr., married Bianca G. Chaffee (4854), 

2744 Azro Buck » Chaffee (Jasper, ^ Comfort, « Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Berkshire, Vt., April 4, 1830, and died 
in Montreal, Canada, November 1, 1891. He married in Frosh Village, Canada, 
March 22, 1854, the daughter of Doctor S. S. Foster of Knowlton, P. Q., Canada. 
Mr. Chaffee was the executor of his father's estate. The following biography 
is from the Montreal Railway Journal of February 10, 1883: 

"In recommencing our series of j^ortraits of 'Celebrities,' it is scarcely possible 
that we could have presented the face of a more representative man than the 
subject of our sketch. Mr. Chaffee is so widely known that his picture scarcely 
needs a word of introduction, and certainly no lengthened notice; he is a good 
type of the best side of the activity of the American character, and beneath a 
certain quickness of reply which almost amounts to brusqueness, those who have 
the best opportunities of judging well know that an immense amount of extreme 
courtesy and kindness of heart is to be found. As to Mr. Chaffee's business energy, 
if we might hazard an attempt at a joke, we would say he is the A. B. C. of every 
enterprise to which he puts his hand. Mr. Chaffee was born at Berkshire, Vt., on 
April 4th, 1830, and entered on his life career after finishing his education. He 
studied law under the guidance of Judge Aldis, but later on, entering upon a com- 
mercial training, we hear of him as filling an important position in the Customs 
Department of Burlington under Judge Smalley. Mr. Chaffee removed to Canada 
in 1861, and from that time to the present has been identified with many impor- 
tant business enterprises, until to-day no more representative man can be found 
amongst us. On his first arrival in Canada, he entered upon an insurance business 
for some years. At length the Railway interest growing in importance, Mr. Chaffee 
turned his active mind in that direction, becoming associated with the late Hon. 
A. B. Foster as Secretary-Treasurer of the old Canada Central and South Eastern, 
until a few years back, when the Hon. Bradley Barlow joining the enterprise, 
Mr. Chaffee came even more prominently before the community. One feature 
in our Canadian railway men of to-day cannot escape notice, viz., their almost 
ubiquity, and to this peculiar feature the subject of our sketch is no exception. 
In addition to the position of Secretary-Treasurer to the South Eastern Railway 
Company, Mr. Chaffee is connected with several other enterprises either as 
President, Vice-President, or simply on the Board of Directors. We might enu- 
merate the Atlantic and North-west, Quebec and Ontario, Montreal, Portland and 
Boston, Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence Junction Railways, the Longueuil Nav- 
igation Company, and some other projects. The ice bridge rail across the St. 
Lawrence, which has now been in operation three winters, is in a great measure 
due to his energy. Notwithstanding all these many calls upon his time, Mr. Chaffee 
is one of those men who apparently rises from his desk daily with a sigh, that there 
is no more work to do. 

Children : 

4874 i Stephen Sewell « Chaffee, born in 1855. 

4875 ii Frances D. Chaffee, born in 1857. 

4876 iii Azro Buck Chaffee, Jr., born in 1861. 

4877 iv Miriam Jane Chaffee, born in 1865. 

4878 V Bessie Foster Chaffee, born in 1867. 

4879 vi Hiram Foster Chaffee, born in 1869. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 443 

4880 vii Hannah Zeda Chaffee, born in 1872. 

4881 viii George Edwin Chaffee, born in 1876. 

2746 Stephen « B. Chaffee (Warren, ^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jona- 
than, ^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas >) was born February 10, 1819, and died in Jay, Vt., 
June 7, 1876. He married, December 23, 1851, Martha Shannon. He lived in 
Jay, where he was a farmer, and bought land June 11, 1855, 

Children : 

4882 i Herbert E.9 Chaffee, residence, 1893, Jay. 

4883 ii Delia Chaffee, married McCholster. 

2748 Sally » Chaffee (Warren,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,^ 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born November 16, 1822, and died in Jay, Vt., Febru- 
ary 14, 1880. She married Sydney Butler. 

Children : 
+ 4884 i Ezra C.a Butler, married Marila Chaffee (4847). 

4885 ii Charles Butler, residence, 1893, Derby, Vt. 

4886 iii Fannie Butler, married Percy; residence, 1893, Barton, Vt. 

4887 iv Gardner Butler, a clergyman; residence, 1893, Massachusetts. 

2749 Electa s Chaffee (Warren,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born January 25, 1826, and died in Chicopee, Mass., 
March 22, 1874. She married William H. Andrus. 

Children : 

4888 i Charles H.^ Andrus, an artist; residence, 1893, Enosburgh Falls, Vt. 

4889 ii Mary M. Andrus, married Gilbert; residence, 1893, Burlington, Vt. 

2750 Ruby Lucy » Chaffee (Warren,^ Comfort, « Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jona- 
than, ^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born June 1, 1829, and married in Franklin, 
Vt., January 26, 1852, William Prescott Ewins, born there, December 12, 1823, 
died in Jay, Vt., August 5, 1880. He was a railroad contractor and was superin- 
tendent in the government mills during the Civil War. He had a light complexion, 
blue eyes, and was six feet in height. She was a member of the Baptist Church, 
and in 1893 lived in North Troy, Vt. 

' Children : 

+ 4890 i Almeda Alida » Ewins, born October 7, 1853; married Ezra T. Seaver. 
+ 4891 ii Clarence Prescott Ewins, born September 23, 1855; married Elnora H. 
Ford. 
4892 iii Blanche Mabel Ewins, born April 30, 1867. 

2753 Cornelius Perness « Chaffee (Warren,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan,3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Berkshire, Vt., March 25, 1836, and 
married (1) there, May 25, 1859, Catharine, daughter of Patrick Gallon of St. 
Albans, Vt. She died and was buried in Newport, Vt., and he married (2), Au- 
gust 13, 1887, Lenora Boyce. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is six 
feet, four inches in height. He united with the Universalist Church at the age of 
twenty. He is a farmer and in 1893 lived in Newport. 

Children, by first wife: 

4893 i Amos 9 Chaffee, born April 8, 1861. 

4894 ii Emmett Chaffee, born August 24, 1863. 

4895 iii James Chaffee, born July 20, 1867. 

4896 iv Erdine Chaffee, born October 8, 1869. 

4897 V Enea Chaffee, born May 24, 1872. 



444 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Child, by second wife : 

4898 vi Cornelius Chaffee, born October 8, 1888. 

2757 Homer S.s Chaffee (John, 7 Comfort,6 Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i), married Mary R., daughter of Daniel B. and Electa (Haw- 
ley) Burleson of Berkshire, Vt. Mr. Chaffee is a farmer. In 1886 they lived in 
West Berkshire, Vt., and in 1891 on the Chaffee homestead in Berkshire. 

Children : 

4899 i Gertrude E.a Chaffee, born March 11, 1873. 

4900 ii Homer Chaffee, born May 20, 1875. 

4901 iii Wilbur Chaffee, born April 8, 1878. 

2764 Polly Hill » Chaffee (Aaron Stowe,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas i) was born in Berkshire, Vt., August 13, 1824, 
and died in Fletcher, Vt., November 11, 1897. She married in Berkshire, May 30, 
1847, Lucius B. Elliot, born in Salem, Vt., January 25, 1825, died in Fletcher, 
March 2, 1896. Both were members of the Baptist Church. In 1883 they lived 
in Fletcher, where Mr. Elliot was a farmer. 

Children : 

4902 i Welcome Lucius » Elliot, born January 26, 1849; died August 16, 1854. 
+ 4903 ii Ursula Filinda Elliot, born April 25, 1850; married Stanley J. Scott. 

4904 iii Polly Ann Elliot, born September 8, 1854; died September 27, 1858. 

4905 iv Aimer Judson Elliot, born April 30, 1867; married, September 5, 1900, 

Hattie May Fawfaw; in 1891 was connected with the Cambridge 
(Vt.) Transcript. 

2765 Comfort s Chaffee (Aaron Stowe,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas ^) was born in Berkshire, Vt., February 17, 1826, 
and died in Barton, Vt., November 23, 1906. He married in Fletcher, Vt., Eliza- 
beth B., daughter of Elisha Dike (Dyke) of that place. Mr. Chaffee was a mem- 
ber of the Baptist Church, as is also his wife. In 1883 they lived in East Charles- 
ton, Vt., where Mr. Chaffee was a farmer. He was buried in Charleston. 

Children : 

4906 i Ella M.9 Chaffee, born August 26, 1851. 

4907 ii Gusta A. Chaffee, born March 24, 1853. 

4908 iii Edson C. Chaffee, born March 17, 1855. 

+ 4909 iv Esther Emily Chaffee, born February 7, 1857; married Charles T. 
Morse. 

4910 V Melvin T. Chaffee, born April 21, 1864. 

4911 vi Luna Leora Chaffee, born July 4, 1866; married Charles Rollins. 

+ 4912 vii Lizzie Alma Chaffee, born September 11, 1868; married Homer W. 
Burnham. 

4913 viii Arthur Leander Chaffee, born June 4, 1870; married, December, 

1893, Mabel Tilloton. 

4914 ix Benonie W. Chaffee, born February 2, 1874. 

2766 Elvira Rebecca » Chaffee (Aaron Stowe,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Na- 
thaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Berkshire, Vt., May 6, 
1828, and died in Westfield, Vt., September 11, 1905. She married (1) S. Hamilton 
Redding, born in February, 1828, died in Worcester, Mass., November 12, 1871. 
Both he and his wife were members of the Baptist Church. She married (2), 
November 16, 1892, Lucius H. Wheeler of Johnson, Vt., who died there. May 1, 
1900, aged seventy-three. In 1883 they lived in Milbury, Mass. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 445 

Child: 

4915 i Julia Elvira Wheeler, died in Troy, Vt., March 26, 1902; married 

Davis. 

2767 Lovina Felton s ChafEee (Aaron Stowe,^ Comfort," Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Berkshire, Vt., February 22, 1830, 
and married there, on the Chaffee homestead, February 24, 1852, Curtis Wheeler, 
born in Enosburgh, Vt., December 19, 1826 (1828), died March 3, 1905. 

Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler settled in Enosburgh, and moved to Fairfax, Vt., in 
1855, where they lived on their place, the Maple Grove Stock Farm. In 1877 they 
celebrated their Silver Wedding and in 1902 their Golden Wedding. At this time 
they had lived on the same farm for forty-seven years. Mr. Wheeler died in 
1905 and in 1907 Mrs. Wheeler was still living in Fairfax. She is a member of 
the Baptist Church. 

Children : 

4916 i. Alice 0.9 Wheeler, born May 22, 1853; married in Fairfax, Decem- 

ber 18, 1878, Doctor Thomas Marsh Emery; residence, 1883, 
Troy, Vt. 

4917 ii Altha Viola Wheeler, born August 19, 1855; died January 4, 1863, 

of diphtheria. 

4918 iii Henry H. Wheeler, born June 4, 1860; died January 4, 1863, of diph- 

theria. 
+ 4919 iv Homer Curtis Wheeler, born March 3, 1864; married Lu M. Leavens. 

4920 v Mary L. Wheeler, born November 21, 1868. 

4921 vi Effie V. Wheeler, born May 6, 1872. 

2768 Sylvester Aaron s ChafEee (Aaron Stowe,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Na- 
thaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,- Thomas 1) was born in Berkshire, Vt., April 2, 
1832, and died in Michigan, June 17, 1902. He married (1) in Berkshire, in 1854, 
Plantina O., daughter of John Pitcher of Vermont. He married (2), in 1872, 
Mrs. Jean G. (Pocock) Sergei, widow of J. H. Sergei and daughter of Lloyd Pocock. 
Mr. Chaffee was the state agent for a fire insurance company and in 1883 lived 
in Mansfield, 0. 

Children, by first wife : 

4922 i Rosa R.a Chaffee. 

4923 ii William H, Chaffee. 

4924 iii Gibson A. Chaffee. 

4925 iv A son, died. 

4926 V A daughter, died. 

Child, by second wife: 

4927 vi Lillian A. Chaffee, born in July, 1874. 

2769 James Hill s ChafEee (Aaron Stowe,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Berkshire, Vt., May 14, 1834, and 
married there, ]\Iarch 8, 1857, Laura, daughter of William W. Waite of Fair- 
field, Vt. Both Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee are members of the Baptist Church, and 
in 1882 lived in Enosburgh, Vt., where Mr. Chaffee was a farmer and a dealer in 
cattle. 

Children : 

4928 i Mertons Chaffee, born November 19, 1857; died in January, 1858. 

4929 ii Addie Belle Chaffee, born January 31, 1859; married (1), February 8, 

1881, Henry William Saddler, a farmer, and had two children, 
both of whom are dead; they lived in Bakersfield, Vt., where 



446 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

he died March 29, 1888, aged thirty-seven; she married (2) in 
Worcester, Mass., January 9, 1899, Lewis Hawley Scott. 
+ 4930 iii Emma Etta Chaffee, born April 10, 1861; married Hollis N. Sher- 
wood. 

4931 iv William Merton Cliaffee, born March 14, 1863; died May 13, 1906; 

married in Worcester, Gertrude Bessey. 

4932 V Carrie Elvira Cliaffee, born September 27, 1866; died June 8, 1889; 

married, November 21, 1888, Ernest D. Herrick. 

4933 vi Lucy P. Chaffee, born October 6, 1869; married in Worcester, June 20, 

1905, L. W. Pennington. 

4934 vii Ermina Gertrude Chaffee, born June 6, 1872; married, October 25, 

1904, Irving Scott Woodruff. 

4935 viii Hamilton R. Chaffee, born May 19, 1878; married in Worcester, 

November 14, 1904, Nellie Pratt and has one child. 

2770 Lovell Stowe s Chaffee (Aaron Stowe,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,^ 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Berkshire, Vt., December 19, 1835, 
and married in Westfield, Vt., April 22, 1860, Emma Frances, daughter of Newton 
Hitchcock of that place. Both are members of the Baptist Church, with which 
Mr. Chaffee united at the age of twenty-five. He has a light complexion, blue 
eyes, and is five feet, five inches in height. He is a farmer and in 1890 lived in 
Troy, Vt. 

Children : 
+ 4936 i Frank Newton ^ Chaffee, born September 26, 1861; married Emo- 

gene A. Perkins. 
+ 4937 ii Fannie Evelyn Chaffee, born May 17, 1863; married Ernest A. Allbee. 

4938 iii Henry Herbert Chaffee, born September 9, 1865. 

4939 iv Charles Clayton Chaffee, born August 3, 1871 . 

4940 V George Burton Chaffee, born March 5, 1876. 

4941 vi Pearl Stowe Chaffee, born October 24, 1878. 

2771 Ransom Nathaniel » Chaffee (Aaron Stowe, ^ Comfort, ^ Nathaniel, ^ Na- 
thaniel,^ Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Berkshire, Vt., Novem- 
ber 22, 1837, and married in Fletcher, Vt., November 20, 1858, Eunice Lucy, 
daughter of Amasa and Sarah (Aylesworth) Walker of that place. She was born 
January 31, 1841, and died in Mansfield, O., August 31, 1884. In 1883 Mr. Chaffee 
lived in Mansfield, where he was a carpenter. 

Children : 

4942 i Etta M.9 Chaffee, born April 14, 1867. 

+ 4943 ii Virgie Estella Chaffee, born January 27, 1871 ; married Bert Bonham. 

4944 iii Blanche V. Chaffee, born May 29, 1879. 

2772 Palmer Edson » Chaffee (Aaron Stowe,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,^ 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Berkshire, Vt., July 21, 1840, and 
married in Fairfax, Vt., January 4, 1866, Elizabeth B., daughter of Willis D. 
Leach of Fletcher, Vt. Both are members of the Baptist Church, with which 
Mr. Chaffee united at the age of twenty-eight. He has a sandy complexion, blue 
eyes, and is five feet, four inches in height. He is a farmer, and in 1891 lived in 
Barton's Landing, Vt. 

Children : 

4945 i Clayton W.s Chaffee, born May 24, 1869; died October 15, 1870. 

+ 4946 ii Ida E. Chaffee, born November 5, 1871; married Clarence E. Hawes. 

2773 Bethuel Meritt « Chaffee (Aaron Stowe,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,^ 



EIGHTH GENERATION 447 

Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Berkshire, Vt., April 23, 1842, 
and married in Troy, Vt., March 9, 1867, Alma H., daughter of Chester V. Coburn 
of Westfield, Vt. Both Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee are members of the Baptist Church. 
They lived in 1883 in Westfield, where Mr. Chaffee was a farmer. 

Children : 
+ 4947 i Myron Howard ^ Chaffee, born April 11, 1869; married Florence M. 
Marston. 

4948 ii Bertha Gertrude Chaffee, born June 14, 1874; married, March 13,. 

1893, Roy Martin. 

4949 iii Grace Alma Chaffee, born July 24, 1878; married Ralph Fairbanks. 

2777 John F.s ChafEee (Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas '), married Eunice Sherman. He fought in the Civil 
War. 

Child: 

4950 i Calvin C.9 Chaffee, residence, 1893, New Haven, Vt. 

2779 Henry Dean » ChafEee (Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas 1) was born in Hinesburgh, Vt., November 5, 
1826, and died between 1892 and 1902. He married in Starksborough, Vt., Sep- 
tember 17, 1851, Juliette C, daughter of Milo William Kingsley of Monkton, Vt. 
She died January 25, 1890, and was buried in Starksborough. Both husband and 
wife were members of the Free Baptist Church, he having joined at the age of 
thirty and in 1892 being a Trustee in that church in Monkton, where he was then 
a farmer, living on the farm which had for years been his home and where his 
father and grandfather Chaffee had lived before him. He sold this after his wife's 
death and lived with his children in Starksborough and New Haven, Vt. He had 
a light complexion, blue eyes, and was six feet in height. 

Children : 

4951 i Helen E.a Chaffee, born August 2, 1854; died May 13, 1857. 

4952 ii Ellen A. Chaffee, born January 3, 1858; married Harvey Newton Hin- 

man; residence, 1892, New Haven. 

4953 iii Frank E. Chaffee, born July 6, 1860; died January 29, 1862. 

4954 iv Kate S. Chaffee, born April 13, 1864; married Franklin M. Hill; resi- 

dence, 1892, Starksborough. 

4955 V George H. Chaffee, born October 2, 1876; married Luella Boardman; 

residence, 1892, Middlebury, Vt. 

2785 Henry Allen s Chaffee (Henry,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Vermont, and married in Bishop 
Hill, 111., Frances, daughter of Robert Duncan of Baltimore, Md. Mr. Chaffee 
united with the Methodist Church when young. He has a fair complexion, gray 
eyes, and is of medium height. In 1857 he lived in Gallatia, la., and in 1906 in 
Oklahoma City, Okla., where he was a contractor. He has been a member of the 
local School Board, and in politics is a Republican. 

Children : 

4956 i George W.s Chaffee, married Nettie Willoughby; residence, 1906^ 

Sidney, la. 

4957 ii Laura Chaffee, married William Bradley. 

4958 iii Mary Chaffee, married (1) George Gurney; (2) George Blackaller; 

residence, 1906; San Francisco, Cal. 
+ 4959 iv Helen Eliza Chaffee, married William O. Mitchell. 
4960 v Emma Chaffee, married Harry Aukeny. 



448 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

4961 vi Jessie Chaffee, married Raymond May. 

4962 vii Gertrude Chaffee, unmarried in 1906. 

2799 Dexter s Chaffee (Daniel,^ Daniel,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Warren, Pa., February 19, 1830, and married 
Maria, daughter of Richard Bowen of that place. He has a light complexion, 
gray eyes, and is five feet, nine and one-half inches in height. He united with the 
Baptist Church at the age of forty-one. He is a farmer and in 1893 was living 
in Wapasening, Pa. 

Children : 

4963 i Ella Maria » Chaffee, born October 25, 1863; married, February 18, 1886, 

John Franklin Julson, a widower; she united with the Methodist 
Church at the age of twenty-three. 

4964 ii Cora Acelia Chaffee, born September 17, 1865; married D. H. Beckwith. 

4965 iii Albert Chaffee, born December 10, 1867. 

4966 iv Edgar Chaffee, born March 29, 1869. 

4967 V Mary Sabrina Chaffee, born April 13, 1871. 

4968 vi Franklin Chaffee, born August 4, 1875. 

2801 Preserved B.s Chaffee (Daniel, ^ Daniel,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Warren, Pa., September 10, 1834, and 
married in Orwell, Pa., Elizabeth T.s Chaffee (3088) (Orvilla,? Noah,6 Ephraim,5 
Ephraim,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas i)- In 1876 they lived in Potterville, 
Pa., where Mr. Chaffee was a farmer. 

Children : 

4969 i Telford » Chaffee, born November 18, 1859; died November 2, 1863. 

4970 ii Etta M. Chaffee, born April 25, 1861; married, March 20, 1880, Ran- 

som Marcus; residence, 1884, Binghamton, N. Y. 

4971 iii Merle Chaffee, born December 9, 1870. 

2806 Sarah » Chaffee (Newman, ^ Daniel, ^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in April, 1830, and married in May, 1856, George 
A. Smith of Smithfield, R. I. 

Child: 

4972 i A son,9 drowned about 1886. 

2809 Esther A.s Chaffee (Newman,^ Daniel,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in July, 1837, and married Evans Mowry. 
In 1891 they lived in Providence, R. I. 

Child: 

4973 i Adahne F.a Mowry, born in 1876. 

2813 Noah Fuller » Chafee (Daniel,^ Benjamin,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Pittsford, Vt., February 6, 1833, and 
niarried in Ypsilanti, Mich., Josephine McMath. He graduated from the Medical 
School of Michigan University, and during the Civil War was Assistant Surgeon 
in the 14th Illinois Infantry, organized in Jacksonville, 111., May 24th and 25th, 
1861, to serve three years. Doctor Chafee was discharged November 12, 1864. 
He was captured and held in Libby Prison. In 1888 he lived in Shelby ville. 111. 

Children : 

4974 i Caroline V.a Chafee, residence, 1888, Shelbyville. 

4975 ii Lura J. Chafee, residence, 1888, Shelbyville. 

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than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born hi Pittsford, Vt., July 11, 1836, and died 
in Shelbyville, 111., February 6, 1887. He married, in 1858, Augusta Sweet. He 
served in the Civil War as Sergeant in Company G, 9th Pennsylvania Reserve 
Corps, and was wounded in three places during the Battle of Antietam. 

Children : 

4976 i Alma ^ Chafee, married Albert Nixon of Laingsburgh, Mich. 

4977 ii Alpha Chafee, a teacher in Shelbyville in 1888. 

2815 George Daniel » Chafee (Daniel, ^ Benjamin, ^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Pittsford, Vt., July 2, 1839, and 
married in Shelbyville, 111., May 14, 1868, N. Maria, daughter of Addison and 
Nancy (Hicks) Smith of Royalton, Vt. Addison Smith's mother was sister of 
Dudley Chase, United States Senator from Vermont, and of Philander Chase, 
first Bishop of Illinois. Mr. Chafee lost his right arm in a threshing machine in 
Milan, Mich., in 1855. In 1861 he graduated from the Law School of Michigan 
University and immediately located in Shelbyville, where he formed a law part- 
nership with S. W. Moulton, which he still continued in 1895. He was United 
States Assistant Collector in his district for several years, during and soon after 
the Civil War. He represented it also in the Thirty-Second Illinois General As- 
sembly, being elected on a minority ticket, and was also State Senator. He was 
a Presidential Elector in 1876 for Rutherford B. Hayes and was subpoenaed to 
appear in Washington before the Electoral Court. He was sent before Proctor 
Knott's committee, the Democrats claiming that he was not eligible to the office 
of an Elector, having been once United States Commissioner for a short time. 
This claim was not, however, sustained and he cast one of the one hundred and 
eighty-five electoral votes that elected Hayes. In 1906 Mr. Chafee still lived in 
Shelbyville. 

Children, all but the second born in Shelbyville: 

4978 i Lucia L.^ Chafee, born May 20, 1871; married Professor Frank Vogel, 

and in 1905 had two children, and lived in Jamaica Plain, Mass. 

4979 ii Dudley Chase Chafee, born in Peoria, 111., August 9, 1872; an architect; 

residence, 1905, Memphis, Tenn. 

4980 iii George Dexter Chafee, born January 17, 1874; a Doctor of Osteopathy; 

residence, 1905, Appleton, Wis. 

4981 iv Olivia Kate Chafee, born July 14, 1875; married Maurice Le Bosquet, 

and in 1905 had two children and lived in Chicago, 111., where 
Mr. Le Bosquet was the head of the School of Domestic Economy, 
Armour Institute. 

2819 Ellen Azubah s Chaffee (Joel,^ Simeon,6 Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born January 29, 1841, and died December 12, 
1904. She married in Madrid, N. Y., April 17, 1865, Charles Melvin Gillette, 
born in Bridgeport, Vt., February 6, 1841. In 1893 they still lived in Washing- 
ton, D. C, where he was a clerk in the United States Pension Office, still holding 
the same position in 1907. He is a member of the First Congregational Church, 
of which Mrs. Gillette was also a member and of which he was for three years 
Clerk and Treasurer. Mrs. Gillette died of hemorrhage of the brain and was 
buried in Madrid. 

Children : 
+ 4982 i Gertrude Frances » Gillette, born May 1, 1866; married Truman 
Graves. 



450 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

4983 ii Charles Joel Gillette, born August 30, 1867. 

4984 ill Chauncey Melvin Gillette, born October 7, 1868. 

4985 iv Cora Eugenia Gillette, born July 11, 1871. 

2831 Henry s Chaffee (Carpenter,^ Simeon, ^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,^ Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Union City, Mich., November 8, 1833, 
and married Adeline, daughter of Ira Holcomb. She was born March 24, 1838. 

Children, born in Union City: 

4986 i Mary 9 Chaffee, born September 4, 1863. 

4987 ii William Holcomb Chaffee, born September 30, 1867; married in No- 

vember, 1892, Mary Paterson, born October 12, 1873. 

2833 Edwin Richmond s Chaffee (Carpenter,^ Simeon, ^ Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Union City, Mich., October 10, 
1838, and married (1) there, November 9, 1862, Melissa, daughter of Frank Wat- 
kins of that place. She died August 26, 1873, and was buried in Union City. He 
married (2), April 23, 1874, Ellen Wilson. He is a farmer and has a light com- 
plexion, blue eyes, and is six feet in height. 

Children, by first wife : 

4988 i Frank 9 Chaffee, born March 22, 1866. 

4989 ii Carrie Chaffee, born September 3, 1868; married Elmer Howard. 

4990 iii Charles Chaffee, born March 11, 1872. 

Children, by second wife: 

4991 iv Elva Chaffee, born April 29, 18SS; died December 18, 1888. 

4992 V Nellie Chaffee, born October 4, 1890. 

2835 Oliver Newberry s Chaffee (Amos,^ Simeon, « Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Detroit, Mich., July 6, 1835, and 
married there, October 18, 1871, Jeannie C, daughter of Eldridge G. Merick of 
that place. She is a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Chaffee has a fair 
complexion, gray eyes, and is five feet, eleven and one-half inches in height. He 
is a special agent of a life insurance company. In 1883 he lived in Quincy, 111., 
and in 1892 in Detroit. 

Children : 

4993 i Melzar Merick » Chaffee, born July 6, 1872. 

4994 ii Alice Ermina Chaffee, born December 15, 1873. 

4995 iii Walter Crane Chaffee, born September 19, 1875. 

4996 iv Mary Elizabeth Chaffee, born May 17, 1877; died December 3, 1883. 

4997 V William Ninde Chaffee, born January 31, 1879. 

4998 vi Oliver Newberry Chaffee, Jr., born January 23, 1881. 

4999 vii Amos Edward Chaffee, born January 4, 1886. 

2837 Maria L.s Chaffee (Amos, ^ Simeon,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,^ 
Nathaniel,^ Thomas 1) was born April 12, 1839, and died before 1893. She mar- 
ried in Detroit, Mich., April 20, 1858, George N. Chase. In 1883 they lived in 
Chicago, 111. 

Children, born in Detroit: 
+ 5000 i Clara Manda « Chase, born July 20, 1860; married William A. Graham. 

5001 ii George Chaffee Chase, born October 26, 1862; died in Cleveland, 0., 
August 12, 1873. 

2840 Francis Miles » Strong (Sophronia ^ Chaffee, Simeon, 6 Nathaniel,^ Na- 
thaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Pittsford, Vt., Septem- 
ber 16, 1829, and married (1), July 7, 1848, Sarah M. (or O.) Clark of Cincinnati, 0., 



EIGHTH GENERATION 451 

born in Danville, Vt., April 15, 1834, died in Vergennes, Vt., January 19, 1882. 
He married (2), July 10, 1883, Adelia A. Beach of Decatur, 111., born in Ferris- 
burgh, Vt., February 17, 1845. 

Children, by first wife : 

5002 i Herman Charles » Strong, born in Connati, April 2, 1849. 

5003 ii Herbert William Strong, twin, born April 2, 1849; married, May 29, 

1869, Ella Irene, daughter of Jabez Rogers of Vergennes. 
+ 5004 iii Frances Caroline Strong, born September 30, 1861; married David E. 
Simmons. 

2842 Salome Ann » Strong (Sophronia ^ Chaffee, Simeon, ^ Nathaniel, ^ Na- 
thaniel, •* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Pittsford, Vt., May 22, 
1833, and married in Brandon, Vt., August 10, 1854, James T. Graham of Pitts- 
ford. In 1893 they were living in Rockford, 111. 

Children : 
-1-5005 i Walter Strong a Graham, born June 20 (30), 1855; married Ida D. 
Wilson. 

5006 ii Caroline Ann Graham, born June 18, 1861. 

5007 iii Francis Miles Graham, born September 16, 1863. 

2850 Warren Eugene s Chaffee (Warren, ^ Simeon, ^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel, ^ 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Pittsford, Vt., November 8, 1848, 
and married (1) in Stockbridge, Vt., February 27, 1872, Olive M. Earet; (2) Maggie 
. In 1892 he lived in Chittenden, Vt. 

Children, by first wife : 

5008 i Charles M.a Chaffee, born October 13, 1874. 

5009 ii Clarence Chaffee, born June 21, 1876. 

Child, by second wife: 

5010 iii Carrie Bessie Chaffee, born March 11, 1887. 

2853 Mira Adelaide s Chaffee (Heman,^ Simeon, e Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Poultney, Vt., June 25, 1843, and 
married, October 14, 1875, Francis Melton Wardall of Tolono, 111., born in Mt. 
Carmel, Ind., and of English descent. They lived in Tolono for some years and 
in 1891 moved to Tuscola, 111. September 5, 1900, they moved to Urbana, where 
they hved in 1907. 

Children, born in Tolono : 

5011 i Edna Annettas Wardall, born December 23, 1877. 
4-5012 ii Lillian Mira Wardall, born April 4, 1879; married Alfred H. Sluss. 

5013 iii Frank Chaffee Wardall, born March 30, 1881. 

2855 Annetta s Chaffee (Heman,^ Simeon, ^ Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel, ■* Jona- 
than,3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas 1) was born in Troy, N. Y., November 2, 1847, and 
married in Tolono, 111., October 24, 1871, Warren Maxwell Hill, born in Shelby- 
ville, Ky., September 17, 1845. In 1893 they lived in Tolono. In 1907 Mr. Hill 
was a postal clerk on the Wabash Railroad. 

Children : 

5014 i Annetta Adelaide » Hill, born November 30, 1872; lives with her 

parents. 
4-5015 ii Warren Walter Hill, born August 1, 1876; married Estella G. Creamer. 
5016 iii Clarence Chaffee Hill, born May 7, 1882; died August 21, 1891. 

2859 Thomas Grover s Chaffee (Bosworth,^ Ezra,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,*^ 



452 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Seekonk, Mass., September 19, 
1837, and married (1) Mary Hawkins of Glasgow, Scotland. She died and he 
married (2), June 26, 1875, Laura Amanda Payne, who died October 7, 1888. 
He married (3) in East Providence, R. I., May 11, 1889, Nancy Simpson West. 
He is a member of the Congregational Church, which he joined at the age of forty- 
nine. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is six feet in height. In 1890 he 
lived in East Providence, where he was a farmer. 

Children, by second wife : 

5017 i Samuel Burgess » Chaffee, born October 28, 1876. 

5018 ii Harry Stone Chaffee, born May 24, 1878. 

5019 iii Henrietta Louise Chaffee. 

5020 iv Nettie Frances Chaffee, born April 10, 1882. 

5021 V Thomas Chaffee. 

5022 vi Clinton C. Chaffee. 

2871 Helen Hathaway s Chaffee (Ezra,^ Ezra,^ John,5 Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Boston, Mass., and died. She married Charles 
M. Noyes. She was buried, in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, near Boston. 

Child: 

5023 i Charlotte 9 Noyes; married Charles H. Whiting. 

2876 George Tew Barkers Chafee (Stephen, ^ Stephen,^ Levi,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Bristol, R. I., May 27, 1816, and 
died in Middletown, Conn., in 1891. He married (1) in Bristol, March 18, 1839, 
Harriet Newell, daughter of Samuel Austin of North Kingston, R. L She died 
July 29, 1856, and was buried in Bristol. He married (2) in Swansea, Mass., 
March 3, 1859, Mrs. Susan (Hathaway) Hoar, born August 15, 1829, died Febru- 
ary 22, 1884. 

Mr. Chafee was baptized in St. Michael's Church, Bristol, December 15, 1816. 
He served as a sutler in the Union army during the Civil War. He was a mechanic 
and restaurant keeper. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, a jovial disposition, 
and was five feet, four inches in height. In 1883 he lived in Middletown, where 
he died of pneumonia at the age of seventy-five in the home of his son, Stephen 
B. Chafee. He was buried in the family lot in Bristol. 

Children, by first wife: 
+ 5024 i Stephen Barkers Chafee, born October 22, 1839; married Mrs. Eliz- 
abeth (Dane) Shaw. 
+ 5025 ii George Austin Chafee, born December 14, 1840; married Matilda 

Pitt. 
+ 5026 iii Lucinda Thomas Chafee, born May 1, 1842; married William Allen. 

5027 iv A daughter, a twin, born May 1, 1842; died May 7, 1842. 
+ 5028 V Samuel Russell Chafee, born July 7, 1844; married Laura Munroe. 

5029 vi Harriet Melorah Chafee, born July 15, 1847; died October 30, 1848. 

5030 vii William Clark Chafee, born November 26, 1853. 

Children, by second wife: 
+ 5031 viii Ida Versey Chafee, born January 31, 1860; married James A. Bos- 
worth. 

5032 ix Cyril Newell Chafee, born October 1, 1866. 

5033 x Lena Rivers Chafee, born in April, 1869; died August 5, 1869. 

2881 Thomas Diamond s Chafee (Stephen,^ Stephen, o Levi,5 Nathaniel,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born June 23, 1826, and died after 1888. He 
married (1) Julia Eddie; (2) in Connecticut, Mercy Pierce, daughter of George 



EIGHTH GENERATION 453 

Read of Bristol, R. I. She was a member of the Methodist Church, as was her 
husband. He married (3) Abbey Macomber of Berkley, Mass., formerly of Taun- 
ton, Mass., where she was living in 1889. Mr. Chafee was baptized in St. Michael's 
Church, Bristol, June 15, 1827, and was buried in Bristol. In 1888 he lived in 
Taunton. 

Children, by second wife: 

5034 i Montemon Le Baron » Chafee, born in June, 1849; died in Bristol, 
July 24, 1849, aged one month. 
+ 5035 ii Lyman Morrow Chafee, born April 23, 1850; married Marion G. Kirke. 

5036 iii Alice Chafee, died young. 
+ 5037 iv Emma Jane Chafee, born November 13, 1855; married George W. 
Simmonds. 

5038 V Clara Leah Chafee, born May 15, 1859; married July 28, 1881, George 

L. Southworth, in 1889, a street car driver. 

5039 vi Anna Cora Chafee, born December 25, 1863; unmarried in 1889. 

2885 Lamanda Maria » Chafee (Sanford,^ Stephen, » Levi,^ Nathaniel,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born July 28, 1817, and married in Clinton, 
Mich., 1835, Horace Booth of Elk Grove, Wis., born in Springfield, N. Y., Au- 
gust 2, 1802, died in Cahfornia, May 2, 1872. He had a fair complexion, blue 
eyes, and was five feet, six inches in height. He was a farmer, and in politics a 
Republican. They lived in Pueblo, Colo., and after her husband's death Mrs. 
Booth went to live with her daughter, Mrs. Ury, in Cloverdale, Cal. She is a 
member of the Methodist Church. 

Children : 

5040 i Mary Elizabeths Booth, born June 25, 1838; married I. G. Ury, whose 

first wife was Almira Pearce Chafee (2890) ; he is a merchant ; resi- 
dence, 1890, Cloverdale. 

5041 ii Sarah Celinda Booth, born April 21, 1842; married John B. Smith. 

5042 iii Harriet Lillian Booth, born April 21, 1845; married Swain Jasper Gra- 

ham, and has one son. 

2888 Mary Sanford s Chaffee (Sanford,^ Stephen, 8 Levi,^ Nathaniel,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas was born August 28, 1825, and died February 23, 
1858. She married James M. Otis, a merchant of Lancaster, Wis., who died of 
consumption before 1858. 

Children : 

5043 i Charles Sanforda Otis, born November, 1846; died October 14, 1863, of 

pulmonary trouble. 

5044 ii Carrie Otis, married M. T. Carson. 

2890 Almira Pearce » Chafee (Sanford,^ Stephen, « Levi,^ Nathaniel,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Leicester, Mass., September 20, 1829 
(1828), and died October 2, 1855. She married I. G. Ury, a merchant and for a 
time a partner of his brother-in-law, William H. Chafee (2889). After his wife's 
death he married (2) her niece, Mary Elizabeth Booth (5040), and in 1890 hved 
in Cloverdale, Cal. Almira P. (Chafee) Ury was a consistent Christian. 

Children : 

5045 i A daughter, 9 married Percival Busby of Philadelphia, Pa., who was a 

bank teller there in 1890. 

5046 ii A daughter, married William Powers of Yankton, S. D., where they 

lived in 1890. 

2898 Adaline A. » Perry (Lucy B.7 Chaffee, Martin,« Noah,^ Nathaniel,* Jona- 



454 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

than, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i), married Doctor Henry A. Mix, and in 1891 lived 
in Oregon, 111. 

Child: 

5047 i Morton P.9 Mix, born in 1873; died in 1890. 

2905 Joseph Henry s Chaflee (William Henry,^ Martin,^ Noah,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born May 12, 1839, and married. In 1885 
he lived in Providence, R. I. 

Child: 

5048 i Mary E.a Chaffee, born in 1868. 

2906 Albert Howard s Chaffee (William Henry,^ Martin,^ Noah,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas i) was born in Sturbridge, Mass., October 5, 
1845, and married in Providence, R. I., October 21, 1868, Ella Kane, daughter 
of Samuel J. Ladd of that place. In 1883 he lived in Worcester, where he was 
a manufacturer of woolens and worsteds. 

Child: 

5049 i Howard Ladd » Chaffee, born in Providence, June 20, 1874. 

2907 Luther Aten s Chaffee (Orrin,? Martin,6 Noah,5 Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Alton, 111., January 12, 1841, and married in 
Girard, 111., December 25, 1865, Hattie, daughter of Bluford Bethel of that place. 
In 1884 they lived in Springfield, 111., where he was a machinist. 

Children, the first born in Jerseyville, 111., the last four in Springfield : 

5050 i Lutie B.^ Chaffee, born January 12, 1867; died in Springfield, Octo- 

ber 27, 1869. 

5051 ii Nellie B. Chaffee, born June 5, 1869. 

5052 iii E. E. Daisy Chaffee, born January 5, 1871. 

5053 iv Louie L. Chaffee, born May 19, 1872. 

5054 ' V Hattie May Chaffee, born January 14, 1875. 

2912 Reuben Harry s Chafee (William Banfield,^ William,^ Noah,5 Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Harlansburgh, Pa., June 17, 1835, 
and married in Brownington, Pa., January 1, 1858, Sarah Jane, daughter of 
Charles McQuiston. During the Civil War Mr. Chafee served for two years in the 
Union army as a Private. At the age of twenty-three he joined the Methodist 
Church, in which he was for two years a Class Leader. His wife is also a member 
of this church. He has a florid complexion, blue eyes, dark hair, and is five feet, 
ten and one-half inches in height. In 1892 he lived in Greenville, Pa., where he 
was a steam engineer. 

Children : 

5055 i Ellis Rebecca » Chafee, born December 9, 1858; married Adam Miller. 

5056 ii Agnes Eunice Chafee, born December 19, 1860; married Seymour 

Davis Ellis. 

5057 iii Mary Wallace Chafee, born December 19, 1862; married Patterson 

Grogan. 

5058 iv John Harry Chafee, born January 2, 1866; married Mary Lefever. 

5059 V Annie Virginia Chafee, born December 30, 1867; married Charles 

Clockner. 

5060 vi Charlotta Ada Chafee, born November 24, 1869; married William H. 

Stump. 

5061 vii Elizabeth Birdilla Chafee, born September 3, 1871. 

5062 viii Cora Alma Chafee, born May 30, 1874. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 455 

5063 ix Josie Pearl Chafee, born July 14, 1876; died December 22, 1878. 

5064 X Flora Jem Chafee, born April 15, 1882. 

2913 John Ellis s Chaffee (William Banfield,^ William," Noah,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas was born in Lawrence County, Pa., June 7, 
1838, and married in Pine Creek, Pa., October 26, 1863, Juliana Flora, daughter 
of Peter Smith of that place. She is a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. 
Chaffee served in the Union army during the Civil War as a Private, was wounded 
in the left thigh in the Battle of Gettysburg, also captured there and held prisoner 
for two days. He joined the Wesleyan Methodist Church at twenty years of age. 
He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, ten inches in height. In 
1863 he lived in Pine Creek, and in 1892 in Wellsboro, Pa., where he was a work- 
man. 

Children : 

5065 i Frank E.a Chaffee, born December 16, 1864; died in 1882. 

5066 ii Hattie P. Chaffee, born April 23, 1869; died in 1869. 

5067 iii Ida May Chaffee. 

5068 iv Eda Belle Chaffee. 

5069 V Bessie Rebecca Chaffee. 

5070 vi George L. Chaffee. 

5071 vii Walter Chaffee. 

2920 Oliver Nelsons Chaffee (Amos Wells,^ William,^ Noah,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Gaines, Pa., July 27, 1840, and 
married there, in May, 1862, Sarah Angeline, daughter of Ira Surdam of Sunderlin- 
ville, Pa. He fought in the Civil War, enlisting in the Union army in Addison, 
N. Y., and serving fifteen months, receiving his discharge in Tallahassee, Fla. 
He was a Private and later Corporal in the 161st New York Infantry. He has a 
light complexion, brown eyes, and is five feet, ten inches in height. He owns 
land in Hector, Pa., and in 1S93 lived in Sunderlinville, where he was a farmer. 

Children : 

5072 i Fred » Chaffee, born January 3, 1864; died January 27, 1882. 

5073 ii Nellie F. Chaffee, born December 29, 1866; died February 3, 1882. 

5074 iii Nora J. Chaffee, born January 3, 1869; a teacher in the Sunderlinville 

public school in 1893. 

5075 iv Eugene N. Chaffee, born February 16, 1875; died January IS, 1882. 

2923 Laura Lucretia « Chaffee (Amos Wells,^ AVilliam," Noah,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,- Thomas 1) was born August 30, 1847, and died. She mar- 
ried in Rochester, Minn. (Cascade, Minn.), October 18, 1866, Elisha Winslow Sloan 
of that place, an engineer, born in Hardwick, Mass., March 18, 1837, and served 
in the Union army during the Civil War for three years and ten months. He 
was a horse farrier in Company H, 5th Iowa Cavalry, and was wounded in the 
right hand, October 10, 1863, in the Battle of Sugar Creek (Ala.). He is a member 
of the Grand Army of the Republic. He is five feet, five inches in height, and in 
1893 was living in Rush City, Minn. Laura L. (Chaffee) Sloan was a member of 
the Seventh Day Advent Church. She was buried in Fort Ridgeley, ]\Iinn. 

Children : 

5076 i Thera .\lma Sloan, born August 25 (23), 1867; married B. G. Turner of 

Little Falls, Minn. 

5077 ii Ayra Nancy Sloan, born March 23 (25), 1869. 

5078 iii Julia May Sloan, born in Cascade, May 1, 1870. 



456 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

5079 iv Amos Willard Sloan, born in Rochester, May 13, 1S72. 

5080 V Laura R. Sloan, born Februar\- 26. 1877. 

5081 xi XellieL. Sloan, born April 19^1880. 

2925 Hiram Sawyer » Chaflee (Amos Wells,^ William,^ Xoah,^ Xathaniel,^ 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was bom in Tioga County, Pa., AprU 30, 1851, 
and married in BjTon, ^linn., Februar}- 16, 1873, Fanny, daughter of Thomas 
Cummings of New York state. Both are members of the Seventh Day Advent 
Church, which Mr. Chaffee joined at the age of thirty-one and in which he has 
been an Elder three years. He has a dark complexion, brown eyes, and is five 
feet, eleven inches in height. In 1873 he hved in Kalmar, Minn., and in 1893 in 
B^Ton, where he was a farmer. 

Children : 

5082 i Ra\'mond » Chaffee, bom February 28, 1874. 

5083 ii Bessie Chaffee, born Mav 14, 1877*. 

5084 iii Vemon Chafifee, bom May 26, 1879. 

5085 iv Ina Chaffee, bom September 26, 1884. 

5086 V Ida Chaffee, bom June 9. 1886. 

5087 ^d Ella Chaffee, bom June 28, 1891. 

5088 \-ii A child, bom August 10, 1893. 

2938 William Reuben s ChaSee (Origen TViUiam,' Reuben, ^ Noah.s Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan. 3 Nathaniel,- Thomas 1) was bom August 13, 1854, and married, Febru- 
an,' 16, 1875, Ehzabeth Brockbank. 

Child: 

5089 i -Alice Bessie ^ Chafi'ee, born January- 8, 1876. 

2939 Charles Washington « Chaffee (Origen WUham," Reuben, « Noah.^ Na- 
thaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born April 23, 1S56, and married, 
February" 8, 1880, Emma Rousseau. 

Children : 

5090 i Emma Louise » Chaffee, bom April 15, 1884. 

5091 ii Irene Madeline Chaffee, bom June 24, 1886. 

2940 Frank Burt s Chafiee (Origen William,^ Reuben,^ Noah,5 Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was bom February- 14, 1858, and married, 
October 26, 1880, Jennie Risley, bom July 9, 1856. They Uve in Meriden. Conn. 

Children : 

5092 i Frances Burt » Chaffee, born Mav 26. 1SS2. 

5093 ii Robert Nichols Chaffee, born June 17. 1884. 

5094 iii Henrj- -Arthur Chaffee, bom August 17, 1885. 

2941 Lillian AugTista s Chafiee (Origen WiUiam." Reuben, « Noah.s Nathaniel.* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,- Thomas 1) was bom November 20, 1859, and married, 
October 22, 1878, Arthur Cooley. 

Children : 

5095 i Bertrand Luman a Coolev, bom Jime 9, 1880. 

5096 ii Howard Chaffee Cooley, bom March 14, 1883. 

2949 Harry Andrews « Chaffee (Henr>- Reuben,' Reuben, ^ Noah,* Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel.- Thomas i) was bom in Hartford, Conn., June IS, 18.53, and 
died in Bridgeport, Conn., November 2, 1880. He married in New Haven, Conn., 
October 13, 1875, Ida NeUie, daughter of Samuel Churchill of that place. She is 



EIGHTH GENERATION 457 

a member of the Baptist Church. He had a hght complexion, gray eyes, and was 
five feet, seven inches in height. He united with the Methodist Church at the age 
of fifteen. At the time of his death he Uved in Bridgeport, where he was a 
mechanic. 
Children : 

5097 i Herbert Almon » Chaffee, born August 2G, 1876. 

5098 ii Hattie May Chaffee, born October 4, 1877; died March 13, 1890. 

2950 Edward Everett s Chaffee (Henry Reuben,^ Reuben,6 Noah,5 Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas i) was born in Hartford, Conn., December 9, 
1854, and married in Bridgeport, Conn., May 23, 1878, Carrie Belle, daughter of 
Thomas C. Niblo of that place. She is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. 
Chaffee joined the Methodist Church when nineteen years of age, and held the 
office of Steward in it for eight years. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and 
is five feet, six inches in height. In 1891 he lived in Bridgeport, where he was a 
grocer. 

Child: 

5099 i William Edward » Chaffee, born May 8, 1882. 

2953 Almira Marias Durkee (Hannah ^ Chaffee, John,^ William,^ Dan,* Jona- 
than, ^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in 1832, and married, November 12, 1853, 
Reverend Albert, son of Elisha and Sophronia (Ryder) Brigham, born in Fayston, 
Vt., October 17, 1832. He is a farmer and also preaches. He is a Second Ad- 
ventist. They moved from Fayston, where Almira Maria Durkee had lived before 
her marriage, to Grant, Mich. 

Children, born in Fayston: 

5099a i A daughter,^ died young. 
+ 5099b ii Albert Erwin Brigham, born February 24, 1855; married Almeda 

Harper. 
+ 5099c iii Glen Alcott Brigham, born January 15, 1862; married Kate Coates. 

2968 William Henry s Ormsbee (Laura ^ Chaffee, John,6 William,^ Dan,* Jona- 
than, ^ Nathaniel,- Thomas i) was born in Brasher, N. Y., September 20, 1853, 
and married in Dayton, Mich., in October, 1876, his cousin, Alice Florence » 
Chaffee (2977) (John,^ John,8 Winiam,5 Dan,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i), 
born in Ogdensburg, N. Y., February 5, 1855. In 1890 they lived in Ogdens- 
burg, N. Y. 

Children : 
5099d i John C." Ormsbee, born in 1877. 
5099e ii Mabel L. Ormsbee, born in 1879. 
5099f iii Florence L. Ormsbee, born in 1881. 
5099g iv Jessie E. Ormsbee, born in 1883. 
5099h V Alice Ormsbee, born in 1886. 

2969 Helen Adelaide » Chaffee (William Hill,^ John,6 William,^ Dan,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Fayston, Vt., February 3, 1846, and 
married in Flint, Mich., July 1, 1865, Henry Gould Perry of Toymonth, Mich. 
In 1890 they lived in Montrose, Mich. 

Children : 
50991 Charles » Perry. 
5099 j Fred Perry. 
5099k Nellie Perry. 
50991 William Perry. 



458 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

2971 William Henrys Chaffee (William Hill,' John,6 William,5 Dan,* Jona- 
than,3 Nathauiel,2 Thomas i) was born in Penfield, N. Y., May 26, 1849, and 
married, April 29, 1871, Alice A. Moses of Flint, Mich. He is a lumberman and 
in 1890 lived in Pine City, Cal., where he was then Postmaster. 

Children : 
5099m Ida a Chaffee. 
5099n Lois Chaffee. 
5099o Herbert Chaffee. 

2973 Edwin Elisha s Chaffee (John,' John,6 William,^ Dan,* Jonathan, s Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Chelmsford, Mass., May 25 (26), 1846, and mar- 
ried in October, 1885, Mary E. Perry. In 1890 they hved in Dayton, Mich., and 
later in Maysville, Mich. 

Children : 
5099p i Edwin » Chaffee, born in Maysville, in 1889. 
5099q ii Ada Chaffee, born in 1893. 
5099r iii Atha Chaffee, died young. 

2974 Oscar Herbert » Chaffee (John,' John,8 William,^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Fayston, Vt., September 13, 1848, and married 
(1), in 1872, Annie Jane Hodge (or Griger) ; (2) May 26, 1886, Emma M. Chaffee, 
In 1890 they lived in West Haven, Mich., and later in Maysville, Mich. 

Children, by first wife: 
5099s i George A.9 Chaffee, born in 1873. 
5099t ii Charles A. Chaffee, a twin, born in 1873; died in 1875. 
5099u iii Arthur Chaffee, born in 1874; died in 1875. 
5099 V iv Mary M. Chaffee, born in February, 1876. 

Child, by second wife : 
5099w V Clara A. Chaffee, born February 10, 1891. 

2979 Henry Lincoln s Chaffee (John,' John,6 William,^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas ») was born in Flint, Mich., December 21, 1864, and married 
in April, 1887, Ida A. Worth. In 1890 they lived in Dayton, Mich. 

Child: 
5099x i Mary » Chaffee, died young. 

2987 Cornelius Julius » Chaffee (Warren,' Josiah,6 William,^ Dan,* Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Roxbury, Vt., December 1, 1828, and mar- 
ried in Lawrence, N. Y., Mahalah Julia, daughter of Cyrus Flint of Brasher Iron 
Works, N. Y. At this time Mr. Chaffee lived in Lawrence, but in 1891 in Boston, 
Mass., where he was a carpenter. He has a light complexion, and is of medium 
height. Mrs. Chaffee is a member of the Methodist Church. 

Children : 

5100 i Alson Elverton « Chaffee, born December 11, 1858; married Mary 
Millerd. 
-fSlOl ii Henry Wesley Chaffee, born December 28, 1861; married Esther 
Norwich. 

5102 iii Imogene Chaffee, born in 1869; died young. 

2993 John Nelsons Chaffee (Warren,' Josiah,^ William,^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Brasher, N. Y., June 15, 1844, and married 
in Lawrence, N. Y., August 29, 1865, Celia Lenora, daughter of Cyrus Flint of 
Brasher Iron Works, N. Y. He fought in the Civil War from 1861 to 1865, serv- 
ing three years and nine months as Corporal in Company I, 60th New York Volun- 



EIGHTH GENERATION 459 

teer Infantry. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, seven inches 
in height. He owns the old family Bible. In 1865 and 1891 he lived in North 
Lawrence, N. Y. He is a workman. 
Children : 

5103 i Lillian Celestia » Chaffee, born July 5, 1871 ; died October 6, 1871. 

5104 ii Leona Dora Chaffee, born March 22, 1878. 

2995 Erie Lyman a Ditty (Emily 7 Chaffee, Josiah,^ William,5 Dan,^ Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Brookfield, Vt., December 31, 1839, and 
married in Montpelier, Vt., October 16, 1866, Harriet Emeline, daughter of Ralph 
Freeman of Brookfield, where in 1884 they lived. Mr. Ditty is a farmer. 

Children : 

5105 i Susan Augusta » Ditty, born June 22, 1868; died July 6, 1869. 

5106 ii Leon Erie Ditty, born May 31, 1870. 

5107 iii Grace Adalaide Ditty, born March 3, 1877. 

2997 Joel Washington s Chaffee (Joel,^ Josiah,^ William,^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born August 25, 1834, and died in Strasburgh, Va., 
September 19, 1864. He married Artimissa Susannah Hammond of Greensboro, 
Vt., who was living in Lowell, Mass., in 1884. He served in the Union army dur- 
ing the Civil War as Private in the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery, 11th regiment, 
and was killed in battle. He lived in Greensboro. 

Children : 

5108 i Nemenia « Chaffee. 

5109 ii Onia F. Chaffee. 

5110 iii Abbie Chaffee. 

2999 Oliver W. » Chaffee (Joel,^ Josiah,^ Winiam,^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,3 
Thomas i) was born February 4, 1836, and married IVIelissa Kinder of Somerset, 
Ky. He enlisted in the Union army at the outbreak of the Civil War in the 12th 
Kentucky regiment and served until its close. He was twice captured by the 
Confederates. In 1884 he lived in Flat Rock, Ky. 

Child: 

5111 i James C.9 Chafi^ee. 

3000 Laura E.a Chaffee (Joel,^ Josiah,« William,^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ 
Thomas i) was born August 19, 1837, and died August 2, 1869. She married 
Charles Derosia. 

Children : 

5112 i Warren 9 Derosia, residence, 1884, Fergus Falls, Minn. 

5113 ii Elbert Derosia, residence, 1884, Fergus Falls. 

5114 iii Maria Derosia, residence, 1884, Lowell, Mass. 

3001 Arnold Ela 8 Chaffee (Joel,^ Josiah,^ William,^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Hopkinton, N. Y., September 14, 1839, and mar- 
ried (1) in Ogdensburg, N. Y., March 27, 1866, Lydia, daughter of Ashman Stod- 
dard of Stockholm, N. Y. She died February 8, 1882, and was buried in Maple 
Grove Cemetery, North Lawrence, N. Y. She was a member of the Methodist 
Church. He married (2), October 10, 1882, Sarah E. Barrett. He enlisted as a 
Private in Company E, 14th New York Heavy Artillery, and was promoted to 
the rank of Corporal. He served from 1861 to 1865. He has been Commander 
of the Grand Army of the Republic, Post 631 in North Lawrence, and has held 
the state office of Fire Warden. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five 



460 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

feet, nine and one-half inches in height. In 1866 and in 1892 he Hved in North 
Lawrence, his mother, Abigail (Flint) Chaffee, living with him. He is a barber. 

Children, by second wife : 

5115 i Katie Mayo Chaffee, born December 24, 1883. 

5116 ii Charles Ela Chaffee. 

5117 iii Elsie Sarah Chaffee, born August 27, 1888. 

3006 Elmer Asahel s Chaffee (Joel,^ Josiah,6 William,^ Dan,^ Jonathan,3 Na- 
thaniel, 3 Thomas i) was born in Stockholm, N. Y., April 5, 1849, and married, 
November, 1873, Mary Patten of Lawrence, N. Y. He lived in North Lawrence 
from the age of three years until his marriage, when he moved to Brushton, N. Y., 
where he was still living in 1884. He was educated in the North Lawrence public 
schools, and April 7, 1865, at the age of sixteen, enlisted in Company K, 193d 
New York Volunteers, serving until January 16, 1866, when he was discharged 
with the regiment in Albany, N. Y. In June, 1870, he commenced the study of 
law in the office of N. P. Hays of Lawrence, and was admitted to the Bar in No- 
vember, 1873, since when he has continued the practice of law in Brushton. He 
organized the Grand Army of the Republic post there, April 23, 1883, and was 
made Adjutant of it. In politics he is a Republican. 

Children : 

5118 i Naomi Alice a Chaffee, born August 26, 1874. 

5119 ii Elmer Albert Chaffee, born September 22, 1875. 

5120 iii Martha May Chaffee, born May 22, 1878. 

5121 iv Lydia Sarah Chaffee, born May 17, 1882. 

3010 Matilda Lucy s Chaffee (John,^ Josiah,^ William,^ Dan,^ Jonathan,3 Na- 
thaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born October 25, 1839, and married in Moira, N. Y., Au- 
gust 31, 1864, Martin Flint, a farmer, born in Brasher, N. Y., May 16, 1839. In 
the Civil War he served in the Union army as a Private, in 1862. Matilda Lucy 
(Chaffee) Flint is a member of the Methodist Church. In 1884 they lived in Pots- 
dam, N. Y. 

Children : 

5122 i Eugene Grovers Flint, born November 18, 1867. 

5123 ii Stewart John Flint, born June 5, 1870. 

3012 Marshall John « Chaffee (John,^ Josiah,^ William,^ Dan,^ Jonathan,^ 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Roxbury, Vt., May 19, 1845, and married (1) 
in Lawrence, N. Y., November 14, 1865, Maria Louisa, daughter of Joseph Page 
of Stockholm, N. Y. She died in Roxbury, May 7, 1880, and was buried in Brasher, 
N. Y. She was a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. He married (2), 
May 3, 1882, Julia A. Ellis of Roxbury. He served in the Union army as a Private 
in 1862, and was wounded by a shell. In 1864, while living in Attleboro, Mass., 
he again enlisted as a Private in Company C, 58th Massachusetts Infantry, for 
three years, was mustered in February 20, 1864, and was discharged July 14, 
1865, at the close of the war. At the time of his first marriage he lived in North 
Lawrence, N. Y., and in 1891 in Roxbury, Vt., where he was a farmer. He is a 
member of the Methodist Church, has a light complexion, blue eyes and is five 
feet in height. 

Children, by first wife : 

5124 i Effie Louisa » Chaffee, born December 2, 1866; married, September 25, 

1883, Alden Richardson. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 461 

5125 ii Eri Erwin Chaffee, born December 15, 1871. 

5126 iii Alson C. Chaffee, born July 1, 1876. 

Children, by second wife: 

5127 iv Jessie Otis Chaffee, born April 5, 1883. 

5128 V Guy Chaffee, born April 28, 1884. 

3014 Harriet Emeline « ChaflEee (John,7 Josiah,^ Winiam,^ Dan,* Jonathan,^ 
Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born May 27, 1849, and married in North Lawrence, 
N. Y., August 11, 1881, Sylvester Tracy, a farmer of Roxbury, Vt., born there 
in December, 1837, died there. May 26, 1888. He was a member of the Universalist 
Church, had a dark complexion, light blue eyes and was six feet, three inches in 
height. 

Children : 

5129 i Perley Lloyds Tracy, born April 21, 1882. 

5130 ii Leon Hurbert Tracy, born October 16, 1888. 

3020 Maria Whipple « ChafiEee (Samuel,^ William,^ William,^ Dan,* Jonathan.a 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Boston, Mass., July 25, 1828, and married in 
Vassalboro, Me., February 27, 1851, Doctor Ira Allen Salmon, a dentist of Port- 
land, Me. They lived there until 1855, then settled in Boston. Doctor Salmon 
was born in Monterey, N. Y., February 10, 1830, and died in Dorchester, Mass., 
April 10, 1896. He had a light complexion, gray eyes, and was five feet, nine and 
one-half inches in height. At the age of nineteen he went to Hallowell, Me., to 
study dentistry with his uncle, Doctor David H. Goodno. After moving to Bos- 
ton he carried on the manufacture of gold and silver plate work in connection 
with his dentistry. He instructed students, and on the opening of the Harvard 
Dental College he was appointed one of the lecturers. In this capacity he served 
for seven years and then resigned, pressure of work forbidding his retaining the 
position longer. He invented and patented several appliances for use in dental 
work, some of which have given him a reputation throughout this country and 
Europe. He united with the Methodist Church in 1850 and on going to Boston 
connected himself in succession with the old High Street Methodist Church in 
Charlestown, the Bromfield Street Methodist Church, Boston, the Tremont Metho- 
dist Church, Boston, the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church and the Methodist Church 
in Allston, Mass. In all these church relations he filled at various times the office 
of Class Leader, Sunday School teacher, Sunday School Superintendent, Steward, 
Trustee and Treasurer. He was active in both church and business and believed 
that whatever was worth doing at all was worth doing well. 

Maria Whipple (Chaffee) Salmon has a dark complexion, dark eyes, and is 
five feet in height. She was educated in the Vassalboro High School and the 
Pawtucket (R. I.) Normal School. She united with the Methodist Church in the 
fall of 1856. She survives her husband. 

Children, first two born in Portland, the last in Charlestown: 
+ 5131 i George Aliens Salmon, born July 19, 1852; married Mary L. Pope. 

5132 ii Herbert Salmon, born August 28, 1854; died in Medford, Mass., 

April 22, 1855. 

5133 iii Charles Herbert Salmon, born October 13, 1860; a member of the 

Methodist Church; has a light complexion, gray eyes and is five 
feet, seven inches in height; in the crockery and later the sta- 
tionery business. 



462 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

3021 Frances Jenks s Chaffee (Samuel, ^ William, ^ William, s Dan,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Boston, Mass., April 21, 1830, and married in 
Vassalboro, Me., October 11, 1855, Lathrop Chase Keith of Winslow, Me., born 
there, August 3, 1826. He taught school in Maine and Massachusetts until 1864, 
when he entered the Union army and served until the close of the Civil War. 
While in the service he held various offices of trust. He sold his farm in Winslow 
and bought one in East Braintree, Mass., to which place he moved. Later he sold 
this and moved to Norfolk, Mass., where he purchased another farm. He has 
held various town offices and has been a Deacon in the Congregational Church, as 
well as a Sunday School teacher. He is a man of unswerving Christian character 
and is highly esteemed by aU who know him. Frances Jenks (Chaffee) Keith is 
also a member of the Congregational Church. She has a dark complexion, dark eyes 
and is five feet in height. 

Children, the first three born in Winslow, the next three in Braintree, last in 
Norfolk: 

5134 i Edward James ^ Keith, born December 26, 1856; married in Medway, 

Mass., July 6, 1882, Louise Jones of that place. 

5135 ii Phihp Sidney Keith, born November 20, 1857; went West when a 

young man. 

5136 iii Mary Frances Keith, born May 4, 1858; died in Braintree, August 19, 

1860. 

5137 iv Annie Frances Keith, born July 5, 1861; married, March 21, 1883, 

Elwin Fales Pond of North Attleboro, Mass. 

5138 V Charles Lathrop Keith, born October 24, 1863; died in Braintree, 

August 14, 1865. 

5139 vi Oliver Lathrop Keith, born November 28, 1867 ; died in Norfolk, June 21, 

1879; drowned in the Charles River. 

5140 vii Ellen Maria Chaffee Keith, born August 30, 1872; a member of the 

Congregational Church; has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is 
five feet, one and one-half inches in height. 

3022 James Henry « Chaffee (Samuel,^ William,^ Wilham,^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Boston, Mass., June 30, 1832, and married 
in Bangor, Me., September 16, 1857, Elizabeth, daughter of Benjamin Furber 
of Winslow, Me., where she was born January 5, 1835. She is a member of the 
Congregational Church, has a dark complexion, black eyes, and is five feet, three 
inches in height. Mr. Chaffee has a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and is five feet, 
five inches in height. He is a farmer, and in 1887 lived in Winslow. 

Children, born in Winslow: 

5141 i Samuel H.^ Chaffee, born November 18, 1858; married in Oakland, Me., 

December 24, 1885, Etta Belle, daughter of Joseph E. Sturte- 
vant; she was born in Oakland, June 24, 1865, and is a member 
of the Baptist Church; she has a light complexion, hazel eyes 
and is five feet, six inches in height; he has a dark compexion, 
hazel eyes, and is five feet, eight inches in height; is a farmer. 

5142 ii William E. Chaffee, born November 21, 1861 ; died May 17, 1862. 
+ 5143 iii Mary Elizabeth Chaffee, born March 7, 1863; married Charles W. 

Pond. 
5144 iv Benjamin F. Chaffee, born October 17, 1870; has a dark complexion, 
hazel eyes, and is five feet, eight inches in height. 

3024 Oscar Samuels Chaffee (Samuel, ^ William,« William,^ Dan,* Jonathan, ^ 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Vassalboro, Me., August 17, 1838, and married 
in Charlestown, Mass., August 31, 1865, Ellen Theodocia, daughter of Oliver 



EIGHTH GENERATION 463 

Taylor Knight of that place. She was a teacher before her marriage and is pos- 
sessed of uncommon intellectual ability. 

Mr. Chaffee left home when about eighteen years of age to study dentistry 
with his brother-in-law, Doctor Ira A, Salmon, in Boston, Mass. He later gave 
up this profession and returned to Vassalboro to relieve his father of the responsi- 
bility of his farm, and in 1887 was living in North Vassalboro. He has a dark 
complexion, dark eyes, black hair, and is five feet, five inches in height. 

Children, born in Vassalboro: 

5145 i William Oscar ^ Chaffee, born May 4, 1880; has a light complexion, and 

gray eyes. 

5146 ii Mary Louise Chaffee, born March 13, 1884; has a dark complexion, and 

gray eyes. 

3029 Betsey Ormsbee s Chaffee (Caleb, ^ Jonathan,^ Jonathan, ^ Dan,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Seekonk, Mass., June 23, 1817, and was 
married there, September 16, 1840, by Reverend John Allen, to William Henry 
Armington, a farmer, born in Seekonk, September 14, 1817. Mr. and Mrs. Arming- 
ton celebrated their Golden Wedding at their home in Seekonk, September 16, 
1890, many friends and relatives gathering for the occasion, among the latter 
being a great-grandchild. Mr. and Mrs. Armington are members of the Second 
Baptist Church of East Providence, R. I., both having joined at the age of twenty- 
three. Mrs. Armington was a teacher in the Sunday School of this church. She 
has a light complexion, black eyes, and is of medium height, while her husband 
has a dark complexion, gray eyes, and is also of medium height. In 1873 and 
1874 they lived in Taunton, Mass., and since then in Seekonk. 

Children : 
+ 5147 i Eliphalet Ide » Armington, born June 30, 1841; married Abbie M. 
Jenks. 

5148 ii Eleanor Armington. 

Another child, name unknow^n. 

3031 Jonathan s Chaffee (Caleb, ^ Jonathan,^ Jonathan,^ Dan,* Jonathan,* 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Seekonk, Mass., April 8, 1821, and died there, 
August 22, 1895. He was married (1) in Seekonk, October 23, 1843, by Rever- 
end John C. Welch, to Abbie Peck, daughter of Atiel Luther of that place. She 
died in November, 1847, and he was married (2) in Seekonk, January 16 (8), 
1849, by Reverend James O. Barney, to Charlotte Anna, daughter of Davis and 
Alpha (French) Carpenter. She was born in Seekonk, April 4, 1824. Mr. Chaffee 
was married (3) in Seekonk, September 5, 1893, by A. N. Medbury, Esq., to Mrs. 
Eunice (Hall) Reed of that place, daughter of Andrew Hall of that place. Mr. 
Chaffee was for several years Town Clerk and also Selectman of Seekonk, and 
held the office of Deputy Sheriff in that place and in Fall River, Mass., for twelve 
years. He moved to the latter city in 1876, and was living there in 1887. 

Child, by first wife : 
+ 5149 i Charles 9 Chaffee, born about 1846 or 1847; married (1) Louie Gard- 
ner; (2) Harriet Roberts. 
Children, by second wife, born in Seekonk: 
+ 5150 ii Edward Davis Chaffee, born February 6, 1850 ; married Ella S. Gregory . 
5151 iii Mary Eliza Chaffee, born September 27, 1851 (1852); died m See- 
konk, November 27, 1873; unmarried. 

3032 Olivers ChafEee (Caleb,^ Jonathan,^ Jonathan,5 Dan,* Jonathan,* Na- 



464 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

thaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Seekonk, Mass., December 18, 1822, and died 
in East Providence, R. I., May 8, 1883. He was married in Seekonk, June 13, 
1848, by Reverend James O. Barney, to Abby Maria, daughter of Church Gray 
of that place. Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee Uved in Seekonk for many years and later 
in East Providence, where, in May, 1876, Mr. Chaffee was elected State Senator, 
being re-elected in 1878. In 1879, 1881 and 1882 he was elected Representative, 
and in the latter year Judge of the Probate Court. He was a farmer. 

Children, born in Seekonk : 

5152 i Clarence Franks Chaffee, born June 2, 1849; died in East Providence, 

January 2, 1890; married in Seekonk, June 14, 1877, by Rev- 
erend S. W. Butler, to Hattie L., daughter of William H. Hop- 
kins of Providence; she died June 28, 1879, aged twenty-one; 
Mr. Chaffee was a clerk; he died of pneumonia; residence, 1883, 
East Providence. 

5153 ii Abby Maria Chaffee, born September 14, 1851. 

5154 iii Oliver Church Chaffee, born November 13, 1853; died February 5, 

1855. 

5155 iv Caleb Church Chaffee, born August 6, 1855; died October 10, 1856. 
+ 5156 V Fred Ide Chaffee, born August 8, 1857; married Inez Griswold. 

+ 5157 vi Jonathan Irvin Chaffee, born January 3, 1861; married Bessie W. 
Marvel. 
5158 vii Lizzie Gray Chaffee, born August 15, 1862. 

3056 Willie Loren s Chaffee (Loren,^ 01iver,« Jonathan,^ Dan,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Lyndon, Vt., September 7, 1859, and married 
in St. Johnsbury, Vt., March 11, 1885, Minnie A., daughter of Josiah Bruin. She 
was a member of the Methodist Church in East Lyndon. Mr. Chaffee has a light 
complexion, and blue eyes. He is a shoemaker and in 1885 lived in Lyndon, but 
shortly after moved to Cochituate, Mass., where he was living in 1891. 

Children : 

5159 i Reginald R.9 Chaffee, born in Cochituate, Feburary 2, 1887. 

5160 ii Pearle Chaffee, born February 3, -l-^-^.' 

3062 Henry s Chaffee (Jonathan Bowen,^ Abel,^ Jonathan, s Dan,* Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Seekonk, Mass., November 5, 1848, and mar- 
ried in Providence, R. I., May 13, 1875, Emily S., daughter of Benjamin D. Sabin 
of that place. Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion. In 1875 and in 1890 he lived 
in Providence, where he was a machinist. 

Children : 

5161 i Ida F.9 Chaffee, born July 15, 1877. 

5162 ii Maude S. Chaffee, born September 14, 1878. 

3064 Maria Helen » Chaffee (Jonathan Bowen,' Abel," Jonathan,' Dan,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Seekonk, Mass., April 23, 1852, and 
married. May 10, 1876, Manning W. Keach. In 1889 they lived in Providence, 
R. I. 

Children : 

5163 i George A.9 Keach, born April 29, 1877. 

5164 ii Helen Augusta Keach, born in 1883. 

5165 iii Clinton Narel Keach, born in February, 1886. 

3085 Benjamin Leighton s Chaffee (Orvilla,^ Noah,^ Ephraim,^ Ephraim,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas i), married Helen Van Winkle of Potterville, Pa. 




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EIGHTH GENERATION 465 

Both are members of the Presbyterian Church in that place, where they Uved in 
1895. Mr. Chaffee served in the Civil War as a Private in Company D, 162d Penn- 
sylvania Volunteers. He was in the hospital June 16, 1865, when the regiment 
was mustered out. He is a harness maker and farmer. 
Children : 

5166 i Ediths Chaffee, married Walker T. Newman; residence, 1895, Wilkes- 

barre, Pa. 

5167 ii Melissa Chaffee, died aged two years. 

5168 iii Harry Leighton Chaffee, born in Potterville, November 12, 1864; 

married in Wilkesbarre, February 24, 1891, Clara Phoebe, daughter 
of Samuel Fuller of Sheshequin, Pa.; both are members of the 
First Baptist Church of Wilkesbarre, where in 1895 they lived; 
Mr. Chaffee is a grocer. 

5169 iv Arthur Preston Chaffee, born in 1866; married Rogers. 

5170 V Carrie Emeline Chaffee, married Conklin; residence, 1893, 

Tennessee. 

5171 vi Dennie C. Chaffee. 

5172 vii Ray Earnest Chaffee. 

3093 Mary E. a Chaffee (Samuel Butterworth,^ Noah,6 Ephraim,^ Ephraim,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas ^) was born June 26, 1832, and married. May 5, 
1857, J. Allen Bowen of Warren, Pa., a widower with four children, John, Calvin, 
Edward and a daughter. He was a farmer and also owned a saw-mill. He lost one 
arm in a threshing machine and died in Warren in the fall of 1889. In 1892 Mrs. 
Bowen lived in Warren. 

Children : 

5173 i Edna Maria » Bowen, born about 1860. 

5174 ii Agnes Bowen, born about 1869. 

3094 Martha R. » Chaffee (Samuel Butterworth,^ Noah,8 Ephraim,5 Ephraim,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born October 3, 1834, and married, Au- 
gust 1, 1858, Willis G. Bostwick, a merchant, who died in Warren, Pa., their 
home, in the fall of 1890. 

Children : 

5175 i Beulah Carrie Lena ^ Bostwick, born July 3, 1866. 

5176 ii Rufus Albert Bostwick, born October 2, 1868. 

3096 Cornelia E.s Chaffee (Samuel Butterworth,^ Noah,^ Ephraim,^ Ephraim,* 
Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born September ^, 1839, and died in War- 
ren, Pa., November 28, 1875. She married there, December 13, 1865, Theodore 
Coburn, a farmer, who in 1891 lived in Warren. 

Child: 

5177 i Roswell Augustus » Coburn, born September 13, 1870. 

3100 Cordis Monroe « Chaffee (Samuel Butterworth,^ Noah,^ Ephraim,* 
Ephraim,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in South Warren, Pa., 
August 10, 1850, and married there, February 14, 1872, Lucinda Jeannette, 
daughter of Chauncey W. Arnold of that place. She was born in South Warren, 
November 23, 1852. Mr. Chaffee is a farmer and in politics a Republican. In 
1891 he lived in South Warren. 

Children : 

5178 i Leah Gertrude » Chaffee, born in South Warren, May 21, 1875. 

5179 ii A daughter, born April 15, 1882; died May 7, 1882. 

5180 iii Torrance Odell Chaffee, born March 3, 1886. 



466 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

3106 Emma Jane » Chaffee (Albert,^ Noah,6 Ephraim,^ Ephraim,* Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Warren, Pa., July 19, 1842, and married in 
Le Reysville, Pa., Albert A. Allen, a farmer, born in Warren, August 14, 1840. She 
has a dark complexion, black hair and eyes, and is five feet, five inches in height. 
She joined the Congregational Church when about thirty-five years of age. In 
1895 she lived in Orwell, Pa. 

Children : 

5181 i Miles L.o Allen, born October 28, 1864. 

5182 ii Fred A. Allen, born September 13, 1867; died July 31, 1880; drowned 

while bathing in Potterville mill pond. 

5183 iii Ettie E. Allen, born February 5, 1871; died February 14, 1883. 

5184 iv Clara B. Allen, born April 23, 1874. 

5185 v Flora J. Allen, born August 19, 1876. 

3110 Herbert Wellins Chaffee (Albert, ^ Noah,6 Ephraim,^ Ephraim,^ Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Orwell, Pa., December 20, 1849, and 
married there, July 4, 1872, Ida Diademia, daughter of William Spencer of that 
place. Mr. Chaffee is a farmer and stone mason. In politics he is a Republican. 
He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, eight and one-half inches 
in height. In 1891 he lived in Orwell. 

Children : 

5186 i Earl Rupert 9 Chaft'ee, born July 17, 1874. 

5187 ii Carl Albert Chaffee, born April 21, 1879. 

5188 iii Mabel Caroline Chaffee, born July 8, 1882. 

5189 iv Scott Bruce Chaffee, born April 28, 1884. 

5190 V Fay Herbert Chaffee, born December 14, 1887. 

5191 vi Gay SjDencer Chaffee, a twin, born December 14, 1887. 

3143 Philo 8 Chaffee (Ebenezer,^ Abner,6 David,^ David,^ David, 3 Nathaniel, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Ashford, Conn., August 5, 1826, and died January 28, 
1881. He married in Ashford, August 30, 1851, Mary A. H. Cady. In early life 
he was a school teacher and later a farmer. He was a Selectman and an Assessor 
in his town. March 6, 1853, he united with the Warrenville, Conn., Baptist Church. 
He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet in height. He was buried 
in Mansfield, Conn. 

Children : 

5192 i Eva 9 Chaffee, born March 20, 1860; married. May 24, 1883, David 

Mathewson of Ashford; residence, 1884, New Britain, Conn. 

5193 ii Ella Mary Chafi"ee, born November 25, 1863; died June 10, 1865. 

5194 iii Henrietta Chaffee, born August 4, 1864; a member of the Warrenville 

Baptist Church. 

3146 Philips Corbin, Jr. (Lois 7 Chaffee, Abner,^ David,^ David,4 David, » 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i), was born in WiUington, Conn., October 26, 1824, and 
married, June 21, 1848, Francina T., daughter of Henry W. Whiting. He re- 
ceived his early education in the West Hartford (Conn.) Academy. In 1888 he 
was elected a Connecticut State Senator. He is a manufacturer of hardware, 
with factories and general offices in New Britain, Conn., and branch offices in 
New York, Philadelphia and Chicago. 

Children : 

5195 i Charles F.s Corbin. 

5196 ii Nellie F. Corbin; married William Beers. 




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EIGHTH GENERATION 467 

3154 Ann Hasselton » Chaffee (William,^ Abner,^ David,^ David/ David,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born August 3, 1833, and married in Hartford City, 
Ind., January 18, 1853, Andrew J. Neff, a journalist, born in Ohio, November 30, 
1825. In 1884 they were living in Marysville, Tenn. 

Children : 

5197 i Jay H.9 Neff, born July 6, 1854. 

5198 ii William T. Neff, born October 16, 1856. 

5199 iii Theodore Lee Neff, born October 14, 1858. 

5200 iv George North Neff, born June 6, 1861. 

5201 v Walter P. Neff, born June 12, 1866. 

5202 vi Frank C. Neff, born August 1, 1872. 

5203 vii Nellie Neff, born December 23, 1873. 

3183 David Judson s Chaffee (Abner,^ David.s David,^ David, * David,3 Na- 
thaniel, ^ Thomas i) was born in Palermo, N. Y., May 6, 1835, and married there, 
March 4, 1863, Louisa, daughter of Henry Broadwell of Oswego Falls, N. Y. In 
1883 they lived in Rochester, N. Y., where Doctor Chaffee was a homeopathic 
and magnetic physician. 

Child: 

5204 i Cora Alida 9 Chaffee, born in Palermo, October 9, 1865. 

3184 Willis Gaylord » Chaffee (Abner,^ David,^ David, ^ David, ^ David,^ Na- 
thaniel, ^ Thomas i) was born in Palermo, N. Y., November 4, 1838, and married 
in Bernhard's Bay, N. Y., September 2, 1868, Martha T., daughter of William 
P. Dickinson of that place. In 1884 he lived in Oswego where he was the pro- 
prietor of Chaffee's Phonographic Institute. 

Child: 

5205 i Harmon B.a Chaffee, born November 16, 1870. 

3187 Sarahs Chaffee (Guy,7 David,^ David,^ David,^ David, 3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born January 24, 1841, and married Frank Irish. In 1884 they 
lived in North Denver, Colo. 

Child: 

5206 i Dana » Irish, born about 1867. 

3188 Marys Chaffee (Guy,7 David,^ David,^ David, * David, ^ Nathaniel,2 
Thomas '-) was born February 25, 1844, and married Silas Hanchett. In 1884 
they lived in Empire City, Colo. 

Children : 

5207 i Lafayette » Hanchett. 

5208 ii Myra Hanchett. 

3202 Guthrie » Sprague (Eunice ^ Chaffee, David,« David,^ David,* David,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Oswego County, N. Y., March 4, 1853, and 
married Frankie Warner. 

Children : 

5209 i Gail a Sprague. 

5210 ii Etta Sprague. 

3203 Burritts Chaffee (Joshua,^ David,^ David, s David,* David, » Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born in Navarino, N. Y., March 13, 1850, and married in Fair- 
mount, N. Y., December 21, 1870, Laura Elma, daughter of Guy Terry of that 



468 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

place. She is a member of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Chaffee has a light com- 
plexion, brown eyes, and is five feet, eleven inches in height. At the time of his 
marriage he lived in Fairmount, and in 1890 in Syracuse, N. Y., where he was 
the superintendent of Oakwood Cemetery. 
Children : 

5211 i Florence Mauds Chaffee, born October 2, 1871. 

5212 ii Guy Joshua Chaffee, born April 16, 1874. 

5213 iii Mae Goodelle Chaffee, born March 8, 1876. 

5214 iv Robert Chaffee, born September 1, 1877; died April 2, 1882. 

5215 V Clinton Burritt Chaffee, born June 25, 1881 ; died January 2, 1882. 

5216 vi Harloe Smith Chaffee, born October 22, 1888. 

3206 Gerrit Hiram s ChafEee (Dan,? Amos,6 David,5 David,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born in Westford, Ashford Township, Conn., August 26, 1851, 
and died in Colorado, July 22, 1891. He married in Hartford, Conn., April 2, 
1878, Jennie L., daughter of Ebenezer Weldon of Wethersfield, Conn. In early 
youth he united with the Westford Congregational Church, and later with the 
church of the same denomination in Wethersfield. He had a light complexion, 
blue eyes, and was over six feet in height. In 1884 he was a farmer in Wethers- 
field, and seven years later died of consumption in Colorado, where he had gone 
for his health. 

Children : 

5217 i Abbie Pitkin » Chaffee, born January 8, 1879; died January 30, 1879. 

5218 ii Norman Pitkin Chaffee, born February 1, 1880, 

5219 iii Dan Gerrit Chaffee, born April 15, 1881. 

5220 iv Ralph Pease Chaffee, born July 11, 1882. 

3207 Mary Louise s ChafEee (Dan,? Amos,® David,^ David,* David,3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i) was born April 28, 1856, and married, January 5, 1883, Edward F. 
Farrar. She has a dark complexion, dark eyes, and is medium in height. In 1879 
she was a student in South Hadley (Mass.) Academy. At the age of twenty she 
united with the Baptist Church in Westford, Ashford Township, Conn., and in 
1884 was a member of the State Street Baptist Church, Springfield, Mass., where 
in 1900 she was still living. 

Child: 

5221 i A daughter,^ born March 22, 1884. 

3208 Daniel ChafEee « Kenyon (Julia ? Chaffee, Daniel,6 David,5 David,* David,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Otisco, N. Y., September 5, 1829, and married 
in Somerset, N. Y., April 21, 1857, Mary Louisa, daughter of Charles Dugar. She 
was born in Palmyra, N. Y., September 16, 1838. At the time of his marriage 
and in 1893 Mr. Kenyon lived in Yates, N. Y., where he was a farmer. 

Children, born in Yates: 

5222 i Lucy Ella^ Kenyon, born February 16, 1858; married Howard Johnson, 

5223 ii Charles Benjamin Kenyon, born August 13, 1859; married Jessie Slade, 

5224 iii Clay C. Kenyon, born June 9, 1862; married Mary Edmons. 

5225 iv Ward Kenyon, born October 8, 1866, 

3229 Mary Emeline « ChafEee (Lynds,? William,^ Atherton,5 Atherton,* David,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Morristown, Vt., February 3, 1831, and mar- 
ried in Stowe, Tt., March, 1850, George Rice, son of Stephen Atwood of that 
place. At the time of her marriage she lived in Stowe and in 1891 in Morristown. 
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Child: 
5226 i Emily Jane » Atwood, born October 25, 1853. 

3230 Dana Lynds s OhafEee (Lynds/ William,6 Atherton,5 Atherton,* David,3 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Morristown, Vt., August 28, 1833, and mar- 
ried (1) in 1856, Susan, daughter of Abel Bagley of Brookfield, Vt. She died 
March 20, 1870, and he married (2), January 28, 1873, Maria Stevens. Mr. Chaffee 
has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is six feet in height. He is a farmer and in 
1891 lived in Morristown. 

Children, by first wife : 

5227 i Willis Orson a Chaffee, born February 21, 1857; died September 15, 
1867. 
+ 5228 ii Charles Dana Chaffee, born August 7, 1859; married Mertie Terrill. 

5229 iii Jane Chaffee, born July 31, 1862. 

5230 iv Cora Ellen Chaffee, born April 8, 1865; died February 5, 1887. 

5231 V Mina Chaffee, born April 11, 1867. 

3232 Robinson Josephs ChafEee (Lynds,^ William,6 Atherton,^ Atherton,* 
David, 3 Nathaniel, 3 Thomas i) was born in Morristown, Vt., August 6, 1839, and 
died there. May 15, 1882. He married in Stowe, Vt., March 22, 1867, Maria L., 
daughter of Curtis S. Davis of Morristown. He was a farmer, had a dark com- 
plexion, blue eyes, and was six feet in height. 

Children : 

5232 i Murton Robinson a Chaffee, born March 17, 1869. 

5233 ii Hattie Maria Chaffee, born August 27, 1878. 

3233 Orson William s ChafEee (Lynds,^ William,^ Atherton,^ Atherton,^ David,3 

Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Morristown, Vt., April 7, 1845, and married 
there, June 1, 1881, Clarinda J., daughter of Louis Wakefield of that place. At 
the time of his marriage and in 1891 Mr. Chaffee lived in ^lorristown, where he 
was a farmer. He has a dark complexion, blue eyes, and is six feet in height. 

Children : 

5234 i Martin Wakefield a Chaffee, born April 14, 1883. 

5235 ii Maud Martha Chaffee, born June 20, 1886. 

3236 Mary E. s ChafEee (Hiram,^ William,^ Atherton,^ Atherton,^ David,3 Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas i) was born July 21, 1860, and married, May 13, 1878, Edwin A. 
Foster, a farmer, born September 12, 1850. They live in Moretown. 

Children : 

5236 i Gerald 9 Foster, born April 6, 1880. 

5237 ii Elmer Foster, a twin, born April 6, 1880. 

3237 Jackson 8 ChafEee (William,^ William,6 Atherton,^ Atherton,* David, 3 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas i) was born in Morristown, Vt., October 26, 1836, and mar- 
ried in Stowe, Vt., January 4, 1868, Marion M., daughter of Darwin E. Shaw of 
that place. She is a Universalist. Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion and blue 
eyes. He is a member of the Methodist Church. At the time of his marriage he 
lived in Morristown, and in 1891 in Stowe, where he was a farmer. 

Children : 

5238 i Orpha Anna 8 Chaffee, born June 1, 1869; married Frank Strong. 

5239 ii Grace Cora Chaffee, born January 12, 1875. 

3245 Edwin Horace » Chaffee (Horace,^ William,6 Atherton,^ Atherton,* Da- 



470 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

vid,3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Morristown, Vt., July 2, 1837, and mar- 
ried there, June 22, 1876, Mary I., daughter of Abraham Ling of England. She 
is a member of the Congregational Church, with which her husband united at the 
age of fifty. He has a florid complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, six inches in 
height. In 1891 he lived in Morristown, where he was a farmer. 

Child: 

5240 i Edna Ellens Chaffee, born January 23, 1880. 

3248 Marcus » Chaffee (Nathan Robinson,^ William, e Atherton,^ Atherton,* 
David, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Morristown, Vt., September 30, 1847, 
and married (1) Frances, daughter of John Horner of Hyde Park, Vt. She died 
February 20, 1874, and was buried in Morristown. He married (2) in South 
Wayne, Mich., September 30, 1877, Ella A. Russell. At this time he was living 
in South Wayne, but in 1891 his home was in Stowe, Vt., where he was a farmer. 
He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is six feet in height. 

Child, by first wife : 

5241 i Claude R.9 Chaffee, born January 19, 1874. 
Children, by second wife: 

5242 ii Ward E. Chaffee, born August 11, 1879. 

5243 iii Viva E. Chaffee, born March 1, 1885. 

5244 iv Isabel F. Chaffee, born February 8, 1888. 

3253 Annas Chaffee (JefTerson,^ Atherton,6 Atherton,^ Atherton,* David,3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born July 27, 1863, and married, November 17, 1883, 
James G. Oliver. 

Child: 

5245 i Olives Oliver, born November 9, 1884. 

3259 Sarah Isabellas Chaffee (Constant,^ Atherton,^ Atherton,^ Atherton,* 
David, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born August 1, 1845, and married, January 1, 
1864, Alva B. Fairfield of East Charlemont, Mass. 

Child: 

5246 i Ethel Chaffee » Fairfield, born March 27, 1884. 

3260 Emma Frances s Chaffee (Constant,^ Atherton," Atherton,^ Atherton,^ 
David, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born February 18, 1847, and married in Brattle- 
boro, Vt., October 11, 1865, George R. Tower of Putney, Vt., born in Westminster, 
Vt., January 8, 1844. He served as a Private in the Civil War, was captured be- 
fore Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864, and held a prisoner two hundred and forty- 
five days. He united with the Congregational Church at the age of twenty-five. 
He has a sandy complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, eight inches in height. At 
the time of his marriage he lived in Brattleboro, and in 1891 in Saxton's River, 
Vt., where he was a contractor and builder. 

Children : 

5247 i Annie Celia 9 Tower, born December 2, 1867; died July 12, 1878. 

5248 ii Belle Drusilla Tower, born December 18, 1868. 

5249 iii Eloise Frances Tower, born January 1, 1871; married in Saxton's River, 

July 27, 1892, Rollin C. Fairchild of Sunderland, Mass. 

3262 George Luther » Chaffee (Constant,^ Atherton,^ Atherton,^ Atherton,^ 
David, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Westminster, Vt., May 12, 1850, and 



EIGHTH GENERATION 471 

married in Greenfield, Mass., January 29, 1881, Melissa A. Pratt of Putney, Vt. 
At this time he was living in Buckland, Mass., where he was a butcher. 
Children : 

5250 i Dorr Constanta Chaffee, born in Buckland, December 24, 1881. 

5251 ii Lena Belle Chaffee, born September 4, 1884. 

3265 Almira A. s Chaffee (Lynds Damey,^ Atherton,^ Atherton,^ Atherton,^ 
David,3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born August 13, 1844, and died September 30, 
1870. She married, January 7, 1861, Israel Baldwin, born in 1838. 

Child: 

5252 i Scott Door 9 Baldwin, born January 26, 1863. 

3285 George Clifford « Chaffee (James Carlyle,^ Calvin,^ Clifford,^ Atherton,* 
David, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Westminster, Vt., August 4, 1845, 
and married in Whitewater, Wis., July 3, 1867, Harriet Louisa Richmond, born 
May 25, 1846. At the time of his marriage and in 1896 he lived in Whitewater, 
where he was a furniture dealer and undertaker. 

Children, born in Whitewater: 
+ 5253 i Hubert Richmond 9 Chaffee, born July 7, 1868; married Ella C. Elting. 

5254 ii Emma May Chaffee, born November 13, 1871. 

5255 iii Clifford Lawrence Chaffee, born July 28, 1890. 

3288 Will Curlis s Chaffee (James Carlyle,^ Calvin.e Clifford,5 Atherton,-* Da- 
vid, ^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Athens, Vt., June 28, 1856, and married 
in Clinton, la., March 4, 1876, Rena M., daughter of William H. Baker of Fre- 
mont, 0. At this time Mr. Chaffee lived in Clinton, and in 1893 in Topeka, Kan., 
where he was a clothing merchant. 

Children : 

5256 i Maud Irene 9 Chaffee, born March 27, 1879; died June 27, 1879. 

5257 ii Florence Baker Chaffee, born July 4, 1885. 

3313 Hannah Amanda « Allen (Permelia Anna ^ Chaffee, Philander,^ Clifford,^ 
Atherton,4 David,3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Trowbridge, Mich., March 11, 
1850, and married, September 22, 1885, Charles A. Ransom, born in Putney, Vt., 
February 14, 1834. They live in Plainwell, Mich. 

Child : 
5257a i Allen Ransom, born in Kalamazoo, Mich., August 5, 1888; died there, 
August 9, 1888; buried in Kalamazoo. 

3314 Philander Chaffee « Allen (Permelia Anna ^ Chaffee, Philander,^ Clifford,^ 
Atherton,4 David, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Trowbridge, Mich., June 14, 
1853, and died there, January 7, 1885. He married in Covert, Mich., December, 
1876, his cousin, Clara Blanches Seymour (3311) (Ruth Orpha 7 Chaffee, Phi- 
lander,6 Clifford,^ Atherton," David,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1), born in Weymouth, 

0., June 1, 1852. He was buried in Trowbridge. His widow married (2) 

Wait and in 1890 was living in Hinckley, O. 

Child: 
5257b i Permelia 9 Allen, born in Allegan, Mich., July 13, 1881; graduated from 
the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 1905, took a year of post- 
graduate work, and taught the violin two years in western con- 
servatories; in August, 1907, she went to Leipsic, Germany, to con- 
tinue the study of the violin. 



472 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

3323 Amasa Otis « Amidown (Anna Lovejoy ^ Chaffee, Amasa,^ Constant,* 
Atherton,* David, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Gilsum, N. H., Decem- 
ber 31, 1843, and married Sarah C. Black. He served in the Union army during 
the CivU War. 

Children : 

5258 i Lucius E.^ Amidown, born in 1871. 

5259 ii Emma C. Amidown, born in 1876. 

5260 iii Nellie M. Amidown, born in 1883. 

3357 Fannie Josephine » Chaffee (Jerome B.,^ Warren, ^ Otis,^ Atherton,^ Da- 
vid, s Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Adrian, Mich., January 16, 1857, and 
married in New York City, November 1, 1880, Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., born in 
Bethel, 0., July 22, 1852, son of the famous General and President of the United 
States, Ulysses S. Grant. At the time of their marriage Miss Chaffee and Mr. 
Grant both lived in New York City. Since 1893 they have lived in San Diego, 
Cal., where Mr. Grant is a lawyer and real estate owner. They have a beautiful 
country home in Salem Centre, Westchester County, N. Y., given them by Mrs. 
Grant's father. Senator Chaffee, and where he died. Mrs. Grant has a light com- 
plexion, gray eyes, and is five feet, three inches in height, while her husband has 
a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, eight inches in height. He was 
Delegate at Large from California to the Republican National Conventions of 
1896 and 1900. Both attend the Methodist Church. 

Children : 
+ 5261 i Miriam 9 Grant, born September 26, 1881; married Lieutenant U. S. 
Macy. 

5262 ii Chaffee Grant, born September 28, 1883 ; married in Washington, Pa., 

June 5, 1907, Helen Dent Wrenshall of that place; residence, 
1907, San Diego. 

5263 iii Julia Dent Grant, born April 15, 1885. 

5264 iv Fannie Grant, born August 11, 1889. 

5265 V Ulysses S. Grant, fourth, born May 23, 1893. 

3410 Adelbert Horace » Whaite (Mary Elizabeth ^ Chaffee, Horace Hill,6 Crean 
Bush, 5 Atherton,* David, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Sergeant Bluff, la., 
May 17, 1859, and married in Colorado Springs, Colo., December 2, 1880, Carrie 
Augusta, daughter of Jesse B. Newman of Mount Pleasant, N. J. She is a mem- 
ber of the Episcopal Church, with which her husband united at the age of fourteen 
years, and in which he has served as Treasurer for four years. He has a fair com- 
plexion, gray eyes, and is five feet, eight inches in height. In 1880 and in 1896 
he lived in Colorado Springs, where he was a merchant. ' 

Children : 

5266 i Beulah Ostranders Whaite, born December 7, 1881. 

5267 ii Hazel Chaffee Whaite, born October 19, 1883. 

5268 iii George Nicholas Whaite, born July 29, 1885; died February 12, 1888. 

5269 iv Odette Taylor Whaite, born April 10, 1891. 

3411 Estella Lilia s Whaite (Mary Elizabeth 7 Chaffee, Horace Hill,6 Crean 
Bush,5 Atherton,* David, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas 1) was born February 15, 1861, 

and married (1) ; (2) in Colorado Springs, Colo., September 16, 1890, Seth 

Baker, a widower, born in Hyannis, Mass., March 30, 1837. He is an under- 
taker, but was formerly a sea captain, at the age of twenty-three being in com- 
mand of the City of Boston, a large sailing vessel. He was for five years Secretary 



EIGHTH GENERATION 473 

of the Unitarian Church, with which he united at the age of fifty-one. He has a 
dark complexion, brown eyes, and is five feet, five inches in height. In 1896 they 
lived in Colorado Springs. 

Child, by first husband: 

5270 i Arthur,9 born September 2, 1SS2; became known as Arthur Baker after 

his mother's second marriage. 

Child, by second husband : 

5271 ii Edith Lovell Baker, born August 4, 1892. 

3418 Sidney Larkin « Chaffee (Luther,^ Darius,^ Joseph,^ Joseph,^ John,3 Jo- 
seph,2 Thomas was born in Danville, N. Y., May 17, 1819, and married in Tippe- 
canoe City, O., September 13, 1849, Barbara, daughter of Gordon Cecil of that 
place. Mr. Chaffee is a farmer, and in 1883 lived in Tippecanoe City. 

Children : 

5272 i Mary 9 Chaffee, born July 12, 1850; died July 26, 1850. 
+ 5273 ii Charles Bernard Chaffee, born April 26, 1852; married Alina A. Freet. 

5274 iii Emma Chaffee, born June 6, 1854. 

5275 iv Nettie Chaffee, born July 14, 1857. 

5276 V Jennie Chaffee, born August 18, 1859; died September 21, 1872. 

5277 vi Nannie Chaffee, born February 18, 1861 ; died July 7, 1861. 

5278 vii S. L. Blanch Chaffee, born June 9, 1863. 

5279 viii Lutie Chaffee, born July 2, 1865; died July 22, 1873. 

5280 ix Sidney Tenney Chaffee, born August 30, 1867; died June 19, 1868. 

5281 X Jay Ward Chaffee, born May 26, 1869. 

5282 xi Willie Cecil Chaffee, born October 28, 1872; died August 15, 1873. 

3422 John Edwin » ChafEee (Luther,^ Darius,^ Joseph,5 Joseph,* John, 3 Jo- 
seph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Wayne County, Pa., August 28, 1828, and married 
in Wyandot County, O., February 6, 1851, Sarah Ann, daughter of John Bright 
of that county. Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is a farmer. 
He is a member of the Masonic order. In 1884 he lived in Neapolis, O., and in 
1890 in Toledo, 0. 

Children : 

5283 i Edwin Philanders Chaffee, born December 1, 1851. 

5284 ii Harriet S. Chaffee, born September 3, 1853; died June 6, 1859. 

5285 iii Henry Chaffee, born November 13, 1854. 

5286 iv Luther D. Chaffee, born June 15, 1856; died September 10, 1862. 

5287 V William Riley Chaffee, born January 3, 1858; residence, 1883, Toledo. 

5288 vi Luther Highland Chaffee, born September 18, 1859; residence, 1883, 

Toledo; in 1884 was a soldier in the United States army, stationed 
in Michigan, and in 1888 at Fort Crawford, Colo. 

5289 vii Mary Matilda Chaffee, born March 2, 1862. 

5290 viii Martha Emma Chaffee, born February 9, 1864. 

5291 ix John B. Chaffee, born August 15, 1866. 

5292 x Burt Chaffee, born May 13, 1869. 

5293 xi Anna Belle Chaffee, born August 27, 1871. 

5294 xii Frank B. Chaffee, born January 29, 1875. 

3423 William Morgan » Chaffee (Luther,^ Darius,^ Joseph, s Joseph,* John,3 
Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born in Pennsylvania, October 30, 1830, and probably 
died in Brownville, Neb., December 12, 1871. He married (1) in Cary, O., Au- 
gust 15, 1850, Mary Eliza, daughter of William Smith of that place. She was 
born February 7, 1828, died February 19, 1865, and was buried in Tippecanoe 
City, 0. He married (2) in Dayton, 0., June 28, 1866, Helen G., daughter of 



474 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

George S. Eraser of St. Catharine's, Canada. She married, after Mr. Chaffee's 
death, Edward S. Roggen of Lincoln, Neb. In 1871 Mr. Chaffee lived in Brown- 
ville and on the night of December 12th disappeared and nothing has since been 
heard of him. It is supposed that he perished in trying to cross the Missouri River. 

Children, by first wife : 

5295 i William Highland ^ Chaffee, born in Gary, June 15, 1851 ; married in 

Toledo, 0., May 10, 1882, Annie B., daughter of Jacob Braum- 
schweiger of that place; residence, 1883, Toledo; an artisan. 

5296 ii Lucy Ella Chaffee, born February 20, 1854; died April 30, 1855. 

5297 iii Charles Fremont Chaffee, born August 31, 1856; died January 5, 

1862. 
+ 5298 iv Mary S. Chaffee, born March 28, 1859; married Jacob Haukenhof. 

5299 v Franklin Henry Chaffee, born March 25, 1862; died December 5, 1863. 

Children, by second wife: 

5300 vi Frank Eraser Chaffee, born June 1, 1867. 

5301 vii Anna Rebecca Chaffee, born 1868; died before 1890. 

5302 viii Harry Gordon Chaffee, born March 20, 1871. 

3429 Orlin Eustis s Converse (Esther 7 Walker, Esther e Chaffe, Joseph,5 Jo- 
seph,4 John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born March 13, 1815, and died March 6, 
1875. He married, April 9, 1843, Lavia Ford, who died October 9, 1848. 

Child: 
+ 5303 Grove W.^ Converse, married A. B. . 

3435 Leonora « ChafEee (Joseph, ^ Joseph,^ Benjamin, s Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,^ 
Thomas 1) was born in Marcellus, N. Y., December 31, 1815, and married, Octo- 
ber 1, 1835, Lasell Kimball, born December 10, 1811. In 1884 they lived in Round 
Top, Pa. 

Children : 

5304 i Joseph C.9 Kimball, born June 19, 1836; died March 2, 1842. 

5305 ii Hannah C. Kimball, born January 25, 1838; married. May 10, 1852, 

John E. Henry. 

5306 iii Eliza T. Kimball, born January 12, 1840; died March 27, 1844. 

5307 iv Wesley W. Kimball, born December 30, 1842; died March 15, 1844. 

5308 V Mary E. Kimball, born January 11, 1848; married, October 3, 1867, 

Leroy S. Butler. 

5309 vi EHza I. Kimball, born March 5, 1850; married, June 14, 1873, Cicera E. 

Mills. 

5310 vii Joseph D. Kimball, born September 19, 1852; married, November 24, 

1875, Delia A. Colegrove. 

5311 viii Sarah Delphene Kimball, born July 26, 1856; died March 18, 1859. 

5312 ix Electa L. Kimball, born April 19, 1859; married, July 3, 1875, Raymond 

I. Pope. 

5313 X Clark T. Kimball, born June 28, 1861. 

3437 Walter « ChafEee (Joseph,? Joseph, 6 Benjamin,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas 1) was born in Marcellus, N. Y., July 15, 1821, and married there, Octo- 
ber 14, 1846, Mary E., daughter of Horace Davis of Otisco, N. Y. Mr. Chaffee 
bought land in Marcellus in 1844 and 1845 from his father. He has a medium 
complexion, hazel eyes, and is five feet, six inches in height. In 1884 he lived in 
Colon, Mich., where he was a farmer. 

Children : 

5314 i Franklin A.9 Chaffee, born November 14, 1848; residence, 1884, Colon. 

5315 ii Willis M. Chaffee, born February 7, 1851; residence, 1884, Colon. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 475 

3438 Comfort Tyler » Chaffee (Joseph,^ Joseph,^ Benjamin,^ Joseph/ John, 3 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Marcellus, N. Y., March 24, 1838, and married in 
Jefferson, O., October 8, 1862, Hattie E., daughter of Zebediah Dennison of that 
place. Doctor ChafTee has a medium complexion, hazel eyes, and is five feet, 
two inches in height. He served in the Civil War as Adjutant and First Lieu- 
tenant of the 29th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, organized in JefTerson, from Au- 
gust 14, 1861, to March 13, 1862, to serve three years. Doctor Chaffee was dis- 
charged April 15, 1862. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar, March 29, 1859, and 
practiced law until 1864, except the year that he served in the army. He was 
at one time Justice of the Peace. He united with the Baptist Church at the age 
of twenty-one, and in June, 1864, was ordained a minister of that church. His 
first pastorate was in Three Rivers, Mich., in that same year, and he later had 
charges in Hudson, Mich., Akron, O., Centreville, Mich., South Bend, Ind., La 
Porte, Ind., Lincoln, Neb., and Saginaw, Mich. During his ministry he has bap- 
tized hundreds of people. June 11, 1884, when living in Lincoln, the Central 
University of Iowa conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Divinity. While 
pastor of the church in Centreville, he was also from 1873 to 1875 President of 
the First National Bank there. 

Children : 

5316 i Hattie Cornelia ^ Chafltee, born July 29, 1863; in 1884, a school teacher; 

residence, 1889, La Porte. 

5317 ii Walter Dennison Chaffee, born August 4, 1865; educated in Central 

University ; united with the Baptist Church at the age of ten ; has a 
dark complexion, hazel eyes, and is five feet, five inches in height; 
residence, 1889, South Bend; a homeopathic physician. 

5318 iii Frank Chaffee, born January 22, 1868; united with the Baptist Church 

at the age of nine; has a light complexion, light hazel eyes, and is 
five feet, five inches in height; residence, 1889, La Porte; an allo- 
pathic physician. 

5319 iv Grace Chaffee,'born November 6, 1870 ; a school teacher in La Porte, 1889. 

5320 V Paul Chaffee, born September 29, 1880. 

5321 vi Comfort Tyler Chaffee, Jr., born January 7, 1883. 

3450 Henry C.s Chaffee (Norman L.,7 Joseph,^ Benjamin, s Joseph,^ John,3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Jefferson, 0., November 26, 1844, and married 
in Austinburg, 0., February 25, 1868, Lottie E., daughter of Henry G. Rider of 
that place. In 1SS4 they lived in Manhattan, Kan., where Mr. Chaffee was a 
farmer. 

Children : 

5322 i Ernest H.9 Chaffee, born April 3, 1869. 

5323 ii Gaius W. Chaffee, born July 5, 1871. 

5324 iii Henry M. Chaffee, a twin, born July 5, 1871; died August 24, 1871. 

3465 Floyd Perry » Baker (Lois Comfort Chaffee ^ Baxter, Comfort « Chaffee, 
Ephraim,5 Joseph, * John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas was born in Fort Ann, N. Y., 
November 16, 1820, and married (1) in Amsterdam, N. Y., February 14, 1844, 
Eliza F., daughter of John Wilson of that place. She died June 3, 1849, and was 
buried in Racine, Wis. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. 
Baker married (2) in Racine, March 7, 1850, Orinda Searle. He was formerly a 
member of the Congregational and Presbyterian Churches, but since 1845 has been 
a Spiritualist. He has been Postmaster in two places, Commissioner of Forestry 
for three years. County Attorney, County Superintendent of Schools, and member 



476 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

of the Legislature, one term each, Clerk of the District Court of Hawaii, Sand- 
wich Islands, and Crown Attorney of the same court about two years. He has a 
fair complexion, blue-gray eyes, and is five feet, six and one-fourth inches in 
height. In 1844 he lived in Troy, N. Y., in 1849 in Racine and in 1892 in Topeka, 
Kan., where he was a publisher. 
Child, by first wife: 

5325 i Floyd Perry » Baker, Jr., born July 10, 1847; died January 5, 1853. 
Children, by second wife : 

5326 ii Albert Searle Baker, born January 25, 1851; died April 26, 1852. 

5327 iii Nestor Reuben Baker, born near Hilo, Hawaii, in a smallpox hospital 

in the crater of an extinct volcano; married (1) Jennie Carico; 
(2) Susa Green. 

5328 iv Clifford Coan Baker, married Hattie Jordan Eager. 

5329 V Isaac Newcomb Baker, married Mary Du Buy. 

5330 vi Minnie Louisa Baker, married Henry Wager. 

3472 Edwin Marcus » Chaffee (Daniel, ^ Jonathan, « Asa,^ Joseph, ^ John, 3 Jo- 
seph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., September 23, 1806, and 
died August 16, 1872. He married, May 23, 1830, Sarah A. Simpson of Boston, 
Mass., born November 23, 1814, who died August 20, 1878. Both were buried 
in the Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R. I. Mr. Chaffee was baptized in the 
South Wilbraham Congregational Church, June 7, 1807, and later joined the 
Methodist Church there. Still later he was a member of a Presbyterian Church. 
For some years after his marriage he lived in Roxbury, Mass., and the records 
show that he bought land there in 1834, and sold land in 1835. At one time he 
lived in Middletown, Conn. Even as a boy he was very ingenious; he was at first 
in the patent leather business and spent the years from 1830 to 1835 experiment- 
ing in the making of India rubber goods. August 31, 1836, a patent was granted 
to him for his process of applying rubber to cloth and other articles without the 
use of a solvent. Formerly it required to dissolve a pound of crude rubber, a 
gallon or more of spirits of turpentine or other suitable solvent, costing more than 
$.50 a gallon. By the use of Mr. Chaffee's machinery all solvents were rendered 
unnecessary, the rubber being reduced to a paste. This process rendered the 
goods more durable and reduced their market price, labor, time and material, 
being saved and the cost of the manufacture being reduced one-half. 

Children, the first four born in Roxbury: 

5331 i Edwin Marcus » Chaffee, Jr., born December 25, 1830; residence, 

1883, Monroe, Conn.; unmarried. 

5332 ii William Daniel Chaffee, born June 27, 1833; died in Para, South 

America, June 6, 1855, of yellow fever; he had just graduated 
from college at the time of his death and was unmarried ; a mem- 
ber of the Episcopal Church. 

5333 iii Sarah Chaffee, born March 14, 1835; died in Roxbury in 1837. 

+ 5334 iv Sarah Annie Chaffee, born November 17, 1837; married Colonel Wil- 
liam W. Lamb. 
5335 V Eliza Jane Chaffee, born in 1839; died in 1843; buried in Naugatuck, 
Conn. 
+ 5336 vi Catherine Maria ChafTee, born in May, 1843; married Doctor George 
L. Porter. 
5337 vii Charles Lindsey Chaffee, born in 1845; died in 1845; buried in Provi- 
dence. 

3473 Daniel Davis » Chaffee (Daniel,^ Jonathan, ^ Asa,^ Joseph,^ John, 3 Jo- 



EIGHTH GENERATION 477 

seph,2 Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., September 29, 1808, 
and died in Hampden, Mass. (formerly South Wilbraham), September 26, 1878. 
He married in South Wilbraham, May 9, 1833, Sarah Flynt,^ daughter of Ed- 
ward,7 Jr., and Mercy (Flynt) Morris of that place and Belchertown, Mass. (Ed- 
ward « Morris (573), Sarahs Chaffee, Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i), born 
in South Wilbraham June 19, 1810, died there, June 4, 1884. Their marriage in- 
tention, dated April 13, 1833, and entered in South Wilbraham, calls him Daniel D. 
Chaffee of Roxbury, Mass. In a deed dated October 20, 1835, he calls himself 
"merchant, of Wilbraham." At that time he bought for $2,000 land and build- 
ings in Roxbury. Mrs. Chaffee died of paralysis June 4, 1884, aged seventy-four 
years, and was buried in the South Wilbraham burying-ground, as was her hus- 
band. She was a member of the Congregational Church. Mr. Chaffee was bap- 
tized in the South Wilbraham Congregational Church, February 26, 1809, and 
later became a member of the Methodist Church of that place. At one time he 
was in the rubber business and was also a farmer and shingle manufacturer. 

Children, born in South Wilbraham : 

5338 i Catherine Newell » Chaffee, born January 25, 1835; died November 12, 

1873; buried in South Wilbraham burying-ground. 

5339 ii Lucy Morris Chaffee, born November 20, 1836; married in Hampden, 

July 15, 1890, Lucius D. Alden of Enfield, Conn., formerly of Cali- 
fornia; they live on her father's homestead in Hampden (formerly 
South Wilbraham) ; she studied for a year in Monson (Mass.) Acad- 
emy, taught school for twenty years and was for three years a mem- 
ber of the school board in her native town; she is an author of note. 
"Her poetic and far more numerous prose writings have ap- 
peared in various newspapers in Springfield, Boston, Chicago and 
Minneapolis, in several Sunday-school song-books, and in quarterly 
and monthly journals. One doctrinal pamphlet of hers has lately 
been translated by a British officer and missionary in Madras into 
the Hindustani tongue, and many copies printed. Copies of another 
were voluntarily distributed by a county judge in Florida among 
members of his state legislature, two years ago, under an appro- 
priation made by an association whose confines reach from Maine 
to California, to be distributed among writers of meritorious ar- 
ticles; Mrs. Alden was selected to write for Massachusetts." 

3474 Olive « Chaffee (Daniel,^ Jonathan,^ Asa,5 Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,* 
Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., May 26, 1811, and died in Elling- 
ton, Conn., in 1846. She married in South Wilbraham, June 22, 1836, William 
Lathrop of Tolland, Conn., their marriage intention being entered in the former 
place. May 7, 1836. She was baptized in the South Wilbraham Congregational 
Church, July 29, 1811, and in later life joined the Methodist Church there. She 
was buried in Ellington. 

Children : 

5340 i Gardiner 9 Lathrop, born November 20, 1837; died in September, 1839. 

5341 ii Olive Elizabeth Lathrop, born July 10, 1839; died July 11, 1849. 

5342 iii William Lathrop, born June 20, 1841 ; died in Iowa City, la., February 27, 

1859. 

5343 iv Mary Ellen Lathrop, born in 1843; died in October, 1845. 

3479 Nelson Eaton « Chaffee (Jonathan, ^ Jonathan,* Asa,* Joseph,* John,3 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., March 7, 1807, and 
died in Ellington, Conn., February 6, 1870. He married in South Wilbraham, 



478 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

September 12, 1830, Lydia, daughter of Benjamin Hills Russell of Wilbraham, 
their marriage intention being entered in South Wilbraham, August 21, 1830. 
They lived there until 1831, when they moved to Ellington, where Mr. Chaffee 
was a joiner and carpenter, and owner of a steam cutting shingle mill. 
Children, born in Ellington : 

5344 i Frances Louisa ^ Chaffee, born October 14, 1831; died in April, 1832; 
buried in Ellington. 
+ 5345 ii Edward Chaffee, born November 12, 1836; married Evelina Goodrich. 
5346 iii Frederic Chaffee, born August 12, 1851; died March 31, 1884; married 
Mary Hunter; no children; employed in the United States Ar- 
mory in Springfield, Mass. 

3480 Sophronia s ChafEee (Jonathan, 7 Jonathan,^ Asa,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., November 5, 1811, and died 
January 21, 1876. She married there, November 23, 1834, Hiram Pease of Somers, 
Conn., their marriage intention being entered in South Wilbraham, October 27, 
1834. They settled in Somers, where Mr. Pease was a farmer, and later moved 
to Springfield, Mass., where he went into the real estate business. 

Children, born in Somers: 

5347 i Sophronia Clarinda ^ Pease, born September 5, 1835; married. May 18, 

1856, Henry M. Wood, a grocer, formerly of Somers; residence, 
1883, Springfield. 

5348 ii Maria Cordelia Pease, born October 22, 1836; married James L. Thomp- 

son of New York City, a cabinet maker. 

5349 iii Eliza Elvira Pease, born November 9, 1839; died September 21, 1872; 

married, November 11, 1862, Watson J. Prentice of Somers, a car- 
penter. 

5350 iv Hiram Clark Pease, born March 4, 1841; died in Somers, December 7, 

1861. 

5351 V Jane Elizabeth Pease, born March 16, 1850; married in 1870, C. Randall 

Kibbe of Somers, a farmer. 

5352 vi Franklin Wesley Pease, born October 8, 1852; died August 11, 1870. 

3481 Erasmus Darwin s ChafEee (Jonathan, ^ Jonathan, e Asa,^ Joseph, * John, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., January 15, 1814, and 
married in East Longmeadow, Mass., December 14, 1837, Panthea, daughter of 
Micah King of that place. Mr. Chaffee is a carpenter. In 1850 he moved to Cali- 
fornia, where he was still living in 1883. 

Children, born in South Wilbraham: 

5353 i Mary Ellen » Chaffee, born January 12, 1840; died in Springfield, Mass., 

May 30, 1874; was a member of the Congregational Church. 
+ 5354 ii George Edgar Chaffee, born February 9, 1850; married Elizabeth F. 

Billings. 

3490 Mary Nash « Chaffee (Asa,7 Asa,^ Asa,^ Joseph, < John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 
was born in Washington, Mass., March 11, 1807, and died. She married, April 10, 
1850, Clemence. 

Children : 

5355 i Joseph » Clemence. 

5356 ii Albert Clemence. 

5357 iii George Clemence. 

5358 iv Charles Chaffee Clemence. 

3491 Daniel « Chaffee (Asa,7 Asa,6 Asa,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Westfield, Mass., May 13, 1813, and died in Agawam, Mass., July 26, 



EIGHTH GENERATION 479 

1885. He married in Springfield, Mass., August 17, 1847, Margaret, daughter of 
Joel Miller of that place. Mr. Chaffee was a merchant in New York City, where 
he lived in 1885, and where his widow and children were still living in 1889. 
Children : 

5359 i Stanley 9 Chaffee, born January 17, 1849; died May 16, 1854. 

5360 ii William Chaffee, born September 22, 1853; died May 24, 1855. 

5361 iii Frank Chaffee, born in Augusta, Ga., November 18, 1854; died in Aga- 

wam, December 28, 1906, of consumption; residence, 1906, New 
York City; author and bookseller. 

5362 iv Emma Chaffee, born September 22, 1858; died April 3, 1859. 

5363 V Anna Chaffee, born June 15, 1861. 

5364 vi Harry Chaffee, born February 7, 1864. 

3493 Alvena « ChafEee (Asa,^ Asa,^ Asa,5 Joseph, ^ John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Westfield, Mass., March 1, 1819, and married in Suffield, Conn., 
July 12, 1848, Elijah J. Townsend of Westchester, N. Y. 

Children : 

5365 i A daughter, 9 died. 

5366 ii Fanny Elmer Townsend. 

5367 iii Elmer Chaffee Townsend. 

3494 Lydia Lucetta » ChafEee (Newbury,7 Asa,<' Asa,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,^ 
Thomas 1) was born March 9, 1811, and married Charles Ledyard. 

Child : 

5368 i ^lary Jane ^ Ledyard. 

3496 Elmer Williams » ChafEee (Newbury,' Asa," Asa,^ Joseph, ■* John, 3 Joseph,^ 
Thomas 1) was born September 21, 1817, and died in Plymouth, Mich., Janu- 
ary 4, 1853. He married in Liberty, Mich., January 15, 1838, Melinda L. Shat- 
tuck, born November 13, 1813. She is a member of the Baptist Church, and was 
living in 1895. Mr. Chaffee had a fair complexion, dark eyes, and was six feet, 
one inch in height. He was at one time Town Treasurer. In 1838 he lived in 
Plymouth, where he died fifteen years later of consumption. He was a miller. 

Children : 

5369 i Mary Elizabeths Chaffee, born August 18, 1840; died September 23, 

1840. 

5370 ii Albert Wellington Chaffee, born August 10, 1841; married Wealthy 

Pettingill. 

5371 iii Theodore Newbury Chaffee, born October 15, 1844; died December 7 

(2), 1844. 

5372 iv Theodore Worthington Chaffee, born March 24, 1846; married IMary 

Murden. 

5373 v Albert Williams Chaffee, born in Plymouth, June 16, 1848; married there, 

October 21, 1873, Jennie Phillips; no children; he has a fair com- 
plexion, dark eyes, and is five feet, five inches in height; is a sales- 
man; residence, 1873 and 1895, Plymouth. 

5374 vi Elmer Wadsworth Chaffee, born April 19, 1851; married Ella Smith; 

in 1895, was Secretary and Treasurer of the Markham Air Rifle 
Company, Plymouth. 

3501 William s ChafEee (Elem,^ Cyril, s Asa,5 Joseph,-* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 
was born on Armory Hill, Springfield, Mass., October 2, 1809, and died in Somers- 
ville, Somers Township, Conn., February 7, 1874. He was married in Somers, 
October 29, 1835, by Reverend R. G. Dennis, to Belinda, daughter of Alexander 



480 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

and Abigail (Daniels) Reed. (See Appendix H.) She was born in Tolland, Conn., 
May 8, 1813, died in New York City, August 29, 1894, and was buried beside her 
husband in the family lot in Somers burying-ground. 

Mr. Chaffee moved with his father from Springfield to Somersville in 1819. 
He had a common school education. At one time during his boyhood he took 
toll in Hartford, Conn., at the Hartford Bridge. He was also a clerk in Loren 
Sexton's store in that city, in that of Timothy Pitkin in Ellington, Conn., and 
of his imcle, Chester Spencer, in Somersville. In 1828 he was a member of a 
military company in Hartford. In 1835, he, with his brother James and Chester 
Spencer, formed a partnership under the name of "Spencer and Chaffees," con- 
ducting a general store for the sale of dry goods, groceries, etc., and owning and 
operating a grist and saw mill, all being in Somersville (formerly called Billing's 
Mills). They also built there on the Scantic River a factory for the manufacture 
of satinets, woolen and cotton goods. This building was completed in 1837, and 
in that year a stock company, known as the "Somersville Company," and capital- 
ized at $30,000, was formed to carry on the business. At one time Mr. Chaffee 
sold in Vermont palm-leaf bonnets made in Somers Street by Jonathan and Ebe- 
nezer Clark. About 1840 he went to Pennsylvania where for three years he travelled 
with a wagon, successfully selling dry goods and notions. At the end of this time 
he went to Huron County, 0., with his wife, to visit her parents. He took with 
him a number of palm-leaf bonnets, which he sold, buying with the proceeds 
goose feathers. Upon his return east he sold these at a profit sufficient to defray 
all the expenses of the trip. About 1843 he became a wholesale jobber of dry 
goods and notions in Philadelphia, the firm, Chaffees, Stout and Company, being 
located on Market Street. A stroke of paralysis in 1870 caused his retirement 
from business activities. Soon after this he went for treatment to a sanitarium 
in Bay City, Mich., accompanied by his wife. Later he returned to Somersville 
and lived on the old Chaffee homestead until his death. His widow thereafter 
made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Mary E. (Chaffee) Mixter, in Philadelphia 
and with her son, William H. Chaffee, in New York City, at which latter place she 
died. The following obituary of her was published September 6, 1894: 

"The body of Mrs. Belinda (Reed), widow of William Chaffee, was brought 
from the residence of her son, William H. Chaffee, New York, to Somersville, 
where funeral services and interment took j^lace on Sunday afternoon. She united 
with the Broad-st. Baptist church in Philadelphia June 14, 1857, in which church 
she bore an active part for many years. During the war of the rebellion she 
interested herself (often times to the sacrifice of many pleasures) in the soldiers' 
hospital of Philadelphia. It was no uncommon sight to find sitting at her noon- 
day table from five to six convalescent union soldiers, to whom a generous invi- 
tation had been given to partake of a home-made meal, of which some had been 
so long deprived. So much did these brave men appreciate her kind acts that upon 
their return home many sent pictures of themselves and families, together with 
letters of gratitude, the correspondence being continued for a long time afterwards 
by their wives and children. It is not necessary to add that these tokens of loyal 
friendship were greatly cherished. Mrs. Chaffee no doubt inherited to some ex- 
tent the love of country and patriotism so prominent in her character from her 
grandfather, Samuel Reed, a Revolutionary soldier of Tolland, and for whom 
she always bore a tender affection. From her father, Alexander Reed, heredity 
showed itself in that quick perception so noticeable in both. Her mother, Abigail 
(Daniels) Reed, filled with a soul of love and sacrifice, imparted much of the same to 
her daughter. Her husband, William Chaffee, was born upon Armory Hill, in 
Springfield, Mass., Oct. 2d, 1809, and removed when a boy with his father, Elam, 




Mrs. Belinda (Eeed) Cpiaffee 



EIGHTH GENERATION 481 

to what is now known as Somersville, Conn., where he became acquainted with 
and married the deceased. They removed to Philadelpliia about 1842." 

Cliildren, born in Philadelphia: 
+ 5375 i William Henry » Chaffee, born June 21, 1843; married EHza S. Piatt. 
5376 ii Ehzabeth Maria Chaffee, born December 2, 1849; died in Philadelphia, 
December 7, 1850, at 7:30 A. M. and was buried in the family 
lot of William and James Chaffee, Monument Cemetery, Phila- 
delphia, the body being later transferred to the family lot in 
Somers. 
+ 5377 iii Mary Ella Chaffee, born January 24, 1853; married George W. Mixter. 

3502 James » Chaffee (Elam,^ Cyril,6 Asa,^ Joseph,^ John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 
was born on Armory Hill, Springfield, Mass., August 21, 1811, and died in Union, 
N. J., November 12, 1880. He married in Somersville, Conn., September 10, 1834, 
Harriet Sophia, daughter of Alpheus Billings of that place, a member of the 
Connecticut Legislature in 1836. She lived in Franklin, Ind., IMarch 19, 1889. 
Both Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee were of Somersville at the time of their marriage. He 
had a florid complexion, gray eyes, and was five feet ten inches, in height. He 
was employed in the United States Armory in Springfield from April, 1829, to 
February, 1830, his work being the cutting and fitting of bayonets. In 1834 he 
lived in Somersville and later moved to Philadelphia, where for many years he 
was a wholesale dry goods merchant. He united with the Broad Street Baptist 
Church there at about the age of forty, and was a Trustee of it for many years. 
At the time of his death he lived in Union. 

"Mrs. Harriet Sophia Chaffee, widow of James Chaffee, and daughter of Alpheus 
Billings, Esq., in the evening of life, was called to her eternal abiding place. She 
died at the home of her youngest son. Prof. A. B. Chaffee, Franklin, Indiana, in 
the seventy-sixth year of her age. In the full fruition of a well spent life she has 
gone to her reward. With pleasant earthly surroundings, still she longed for the 
far more pleasant heavenly associations. Her life has been one of usefulness. 
In the home circle the hallowed influence of a christian wife and mother was always 
felt. As an active member of the church she was a power for good. For many 
years a teacher in the Sunday school in the various places of her residence — 
Philadelphia, Saratoga Springs and elsewhere — she, by her thorough knowledge 
of the scripture, pointed those under her charge unerringly to the road which 
leadeth heavenward. With a pure, childlike faith she react God's holy word and 
upon it were based all her hopes of immortality. When called, as she had often 
been, to pass through deep waters of affliction, she rested upon her Saviour who 
would not leave or forsake her. She realized that under jath were the everlast- 
ing arms to sustain and comfort. Her sorrows were always sanctified to a higher 
spiritual advancement. Her God, while He was a God of justice, was a God of 
love and compassion, and she rejoiced in the redemptive power of a Saviour which 
made it possible for her to attain a blissful future. She had been for years a care- 
ful and prayerful student of the inspired word, and her faith was not founded upon 
a superficial knowledge of its teachings. She needed no writer of fiction to formu- 
late a system of theology for her adoption, offering in place of 'thus saith the Lord' 
some delightful pabulum of the word shorn of its force and power and tendered 
as a palliative for a condemning conscience. She realized that for humanity in 
its sins heroic measures were a necessity or else a Saviour to suffer and die would 
not have been provided. She would often exclaim, 'Alas! that there should be 
even one for whom He had died in vain.' She was ever ready to give a reason, an 
intelligent, Bible-founded reason for her faith. She reared a high standard of 
life for her sons, three in number. How near they have approximated the line 
so marked for them must be for other lips to tell and other pens to write. Suffice 
it to say that the memory of that sainted mother is precious, and her children rise 
up and call her blessed. On Friday, 22d ult., after a brief religious service, the 



482 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

lifeless form was borne by her sons and a nephew to her last resting place by the 
side of her husband, who had gone home nearly a decade before. She was a native 
of Somers, Conn., and now lies buried there. 

Children : 
+ 5378 i Edward James » Chaffee, born August 1, 1836; married (1) Mary E. 

Young; (2) Mrs. Mary C. (Baker) Drake. 
+ 5379 ii Theodore Spencer Chaffee, born December 21, 1840; married Ellen W. 

Spittall. 
+ 5380 iii Arthur Billings Chaffee, born June 19, 1852; married Laura C. Putnam. 

3503 Spencer s Chaffee (Elam,7 Cyril,6 Asa,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Armory Hill, Springfield, Mass., June 21, 1813, and died in Somers- 
ville. Conn., May 20, 1854. He was married in Longmeadow, Mass., August 1, 
1844, by Reverend Mr. Bachelor, a Baptist minister, to Cindonia, daughter of 
Micah and Ruth (Spencer) King, the eleventh of their twelve children. She was 
born there July 2, 1820, and died in Wapping, Conn., January 18, 1907. Mr. and Mrs. 
Chaffee lie buried together in the family lot in the Somers (Conn.) burying ground. 

"Cindonia King, widow of the late Spencer Chaffee, of Somers, Conn., died at 
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clayton Grant, of Wapping, Friday morning, 
Jan. 18, 1907, aged 86. 

"Such is the formal statement of the outgoing of a single life. We commonly 
call it the end. But if we take the larger and happier view of life, believing its 
vicissitudes merely incidental to the development of the divine in us, then cer- 
tainly the going of those we call ' full of years ' is really a springing into new life, — 
a glad valedictory. 

"Say not good-night, but in some brighter clime, bid me good-morning." 

"Cindonia King, the eleventh of the twelve children of Micah King and Ruth 
Spencer, was born in Longmeadow, Mass., July 2nd, 1820. She was married to 
Spencer Chaffee, Aug. 1st, 1844. They made their home in Somers, Conn., where 
]Mr. Chaffee conducted a farm. Later he was engaged, with his brother, in selling 
goods by team through the Southern states. He was a man of more than usual 
ability, a fine type of the men who, a half century ago, gave New England its 
reputation for ability and integrity in the business world. He was, however, 
early a victim of consumption and died at 41 years of age, just as the material 
fruits of his labors seemed about to be realized, leaving the young wife with one 
little girl to face life's battle alone. 

"Mrs. Chaffee spent a year or two in Springfield, then returned to Somers and 
upon the marriage of her daughter, Harriet Eliza, to Clayton Grant, of South 
Windsor, went to live with them. She has been, for many years, a member of the 
Congregational church at Somers. Her last illness was only a fading away of the 
physical. The end came in perfect peace. Her life was and her death is, a bene- 
diction. 

"Mrs. Cindonia Chaffee, one of Wapping's oldest and most highly respected 
residents, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clayton Grant, Friday. The 
deceased was 86 years old, and had lived in this town many years. She was born 
in Somers in 1820 and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. King. She was the last of 
a family of twelve. When a young woman she was married to Spencer Chaffee. 
Mr. Chaffee died several years ago. Mrs. Chaffee leaves one child, Mrs. Hattie 
Grant, of this place and one grandchild, Mrs. Gertrude P. Boynton of Manchester. 
Mrs. Chaffee was well known and was affectionately called 'Grandma Chaffee' 
by all who knew her. Funeral was held Sunday at 1 : 30 at the home of the daugh- 
ter of the deceased in Wapping. The services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. 
Hurlbut. Burial was in Somers on Monday. The pall bearers were Chester Grant, 
Clayton Grant, Henry Grant and Frank Grant." 

Child: 
+ 5381 i Harriet Elizabeth » Chaffee, born April 25, 1848; married Clayton 
Grant. 




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EIGHTH GENERATION 483 

3512 Emeline M.s Burt (Olive ? Chaffee, Ephraim,6 Asa,5 Joseph,4 John, 3 Jo- 
seph,2 Thomas was born in Monson, Mass., August 19, 1810, and married in 
South Wilbrahara, Mass., May 5, 1830, Hiram King, a farmer, born in Monson, 
March 8, 1804, and where in 1883 they hved. 

Child: 

5382 i Whitney B.9 King, born January 29, 1836; died March 10, 1862; married, 

December 7, 1860, Hattie Eldred. 

3520 George Bancroft s Newell (Lois ^ Chaffee, Ephraim,^ Asa,^ Joseph,^ John, 3 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Hartford, Conn., November 19, 1823, and died 
in Springfield, Mass., April 15, 1854. He married there, October 7, 1850, Mary 
Ambridge of Saco, Me. 

Child: 

5383 i Lois Ambridge a Newell, born in Bellows Falls, Vt., October 20, 1851; 

married in Hartford, December 25, 1873, Frank Butler, a widower 
with a daughter. 

3524 Ann Eliza » Newell (Lois ^ Chaffee, Ephraim,^ Asa,^ Joseph,^ John,3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Springfield, Mass., February 29, 1840, and mar- 
ried there, December 25, 1865, David Edward Childs of Worcester, Mass. 

Children, first two born in New Haven, Conn.: 

5384 i Harry Linwood » Childs, born March 13, 1873. 

5385 ii Frank Childs, born August 6, 1877. 

Three other children died in infancy, names unknown. 

3526 Nabby Elvira s Chaffee (Norman,^ Calvin, " Asa,^ Joseph,^ John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., August 14, 1814, and died Febru- 
ary 14, 1888. She married in South Wilbraham, March 31, 1836, John Lacey of 
Springfield, Mass., their marriage intention being entered in South Wilbraham, 
March 12, 1836. 

Children : 

5386 i Charles » Lacey, died before 1883. 

5387 ii Dwight Lacey, died before 1883. 

+ 5388 iii John Norman Lacey; married Catharine Woods. 

3528 Edmund Dwight « Chaffee (Norman, ^ Calvin, e Asa,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Jo- 
seph,2 Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., March 6, 1818, and mar- 
ried there, April 7, 1841, Sarah Seymour, daughter of Robert Harris of Winton- 
bury. Conn. She was of Stafford, Conn., and Mr. Chaffee of South Wilbraham 
at the time of their marriage. They lived for many years in South Wilbraham, 
and then moved to Enfield, Mass., where they were living in 1886. Mr. Chaffee 
is a farmer. 

Children, born in South Wilbraham : 

5389 i Huldah Matildas Chaffee, born September 1, 1842; died in South 

Wilbraham, February 2, 1843. 
+ 5390 ii Noah Davis Chaffee, born January 22, 1844; married Sarah E. Weath- 

erby. 
+ 5391 iii Robert Dwight Chaffee, born July 21, 1846; married (1) Mary E. 

Knowles; (2) Emma J. Hoisington. 
+ 5392 iv Norman Seymour Chaffee, born Januarv 1, 1848; married (1) Juliette 

E. Cadwell; (2) Anna Jane Lanphe"ar (5396). 
+ 5393 v Sarah Amanda Chaffee, born January 16, 1854; married Eugene C. 

Bartlett. 



484 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

3529 Amorette Jane « Chaffee (Norman, ^ Calvin, ^ Asa,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Jo- 
seph,2 Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., April 25, 1820, and mar- 
ried there, November 6, 1840, Stephen Gaylord Lanphear of Monson, Mass., their 
marriage intention being entered in South Wilbraham, October 17, 1840. He 
was born in Monson in 1819, and in 1887 they still lived there. He is a carpenter 
and joiner. 

Children, born in Monson: 
+ 5394 i Nabby Davis ^ Lanphear, born July 12, 1841; married Charles H. 
Lanphear. 

5395 ii Ralph Chaffee Lanphear, born August 7, 1844; died September 3, 

1847. 

5396 iii Anna Jane Lanphear, born December 21, 1846; married Norman 

Seymour Chaffee. (See 5392.) 

5397 iv Frank Gaylord Lanphear, born October 11, 1849; married in Mon- 

son, June 30, 1875, Ella M. Lowe of that place. 
+ 5398 V Sarah Amorette Lanphear, born December 13, 1854; married Lester C. 

Stebbins. 
5399 vi Alanson Eugene Lanphear, born April 19, 1858; died April 30, 1858. 
+ 5400 vii Mary Elvira Lanphear, born November 1, 1859; married Milo A. 

Gold. 

3531 Ralph Tyler s Chaffee (Norman,^ Calvin, e Asa,^ Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., November 14, 1823 (Decem- 
ber 20, 1823, December 19, 1824), and died in Monson, Mass., March 23, 1878. 
He married (1) in Springfield, Mass., October 9, 1845, Sarah Jane, daughter of 
Peter Hulst of Newtown, L. I. She died in Windsor Locks, Conn,, February 14, 
1853, and was buried in New Lots, L. L He married (2) in Springfield, Novem- 
ber 23, 1853, Alletta Ann, also daughter of Peter Hulst. After Doctor Chaffee's 
death she married (2), May 3, 1879, John T. Giles of Brooklyn, N. Y., and in 1907 
was living, a widow, with her son, George M. Chaffee, in Ridgewood, N. J. 

"Dr. Ralph T. Chaffee was the first homeopathic physician in Windsor Locks, 
Conn. After practising a short time in Granby he removed to Windsor Locks, 
Conn., in 1850 but did not make use of the homeopathic method until 1857. In 
1865 he removed to Hartford, Conn., but stayed there only 2 years, returning to 
Windsor Locks where he remained until 1871, when he again removed to Hartford. 
In 1875 he sold his practice to Dr. P. D. Peltier and took up his residence at Put- 
nam, Conn., living there ciuietly and not attempting to practice. Later he re- 
moved to Brooklyn, N. Y. where he practised until his death in 1878." [Memorial 
History of Hartford, Conn.] 

While living in Windsor Locks he was baptized by Doctor Ives and became 
a member of the Suffield (Conn.) Baptist Church. While living in Hartford he 
was a member of the First Baptist Church there, being prominent both in the 
church and in the city. On his removal to Brooklyn he became a member of the 
Centennial Baptist Church. It has been said of him: 

" He was a man of mark in any congregation. Never shall we forget the support 
his presence gave us from his first coming to his last appearance in our sanctuary. 
He was fitted to die for he had nobly lived. Many of his friends in Massachusetts 
and Connecticut accompanied his remains to our city, and attested to his worth 
by their tears of grief and words of praise. He was one of 'God's Noblemen.' " 

He died suddenly of heart disease at the home of his brother, Alanson N. Chaffee, 
and was buried in New Lots, L. I. 

Child, by first wife: 
+ 5401 i Emma Jane » Chaffee, born April 10, 1847; married Everett C. Towne. 








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EIGHTH GENERATION 485 

Children, by second wife, the last two born in Hartford : 

5402 ii John William Chaffee, born in Brooklyn, July 27, 1855; died April 6, 
1856. 
+ 5403 iii Ellen Amanda Chaffee, born June 28, 1857; married Frederick D. 

Green. 
+ 5404 iv Ralph Giles Chaffee, born March 16, 1865; married Grace Hosford. 
5405 V George Mason Chaffee, born November 1, 1871; residence, 1907, 
Ridgewood ; engaged in business in New York City. 

3532 Betsey Samantha » Chaffee (Norman, ^ Calvin, 6 Asa,^ Joseph,* John,3 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., September 9, 1825, 
and died May 3, 1849. She married in South Wilbraham, December 10, 1844, 
Jonathan Wood, Jr., of Monson, Mass., their marriage intention being entered 
in South Wilbraham, December 21, 1843. 

Child: 
+ 5406 i Ellen Samantha ^ Wood, born Januarv 24, 1849; married Lafayette 
Gilligan. 

3533 Amanda Holly « Chaffee (Norman, ^ Calvin, e Asa,^ Joseph,* John,3 Jo- 
seph,2 Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., October 2, 1827, and died 
June 30, 1851. She married, March 15, 1846, Edmund Wood of Monson, Mass., 
their marriage intention being entered in South Wilbraham, February 25, 1846. 
In 1881 he was in the hay, grain and fertilizer business with his son, Merrick L. 
Wood, in Chicopee, Mass. 

Children : 
+ 5407 i Elliott Edmund ^ Wood, born December 17, 1846; married Jennie 

Hulst. 
+ 5408 ii ]\Ierrick Lyman Wood, born November 5, 1848; married Emma C. 

Hubbard. 

3542 Minerva « Chaffee (Thomas Elmer,^ Calvin, « Asa,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Jo- 
seph, 2 Thomas 1) was born January 17, , and died in the fall of 1882. She 

married (1) King; (2) Ivus Brooks; (3) Van Volkinburgh. 

Children : 

5409 i Ellen King, died before 1883. 

5410 ii Charles Brooks. 

3543 Lydia Payne s Chaffee (Thomas Elmer,^ Calvin, « Asa,^ Joseph,* John, 3 

Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born September 18, , and died in 1885. She married 

in Somers, Conn., May 1, 1848, Benjamin T. Harwood, a butcher. In 1883 they 
lived in Enfield, Mass. 

Children : 
+ 5411 i Charles Elmer a Harwood, born January 27, 1851; married Elizabeth 
Ayers. 
5412 ii Clara Jane Harwood, born January 23, 1853. 
+ 5413 iii George Sandford Harwood, born March 9, 1856; married Fannie 
Taylor. 
5414 iv Willard Irving Harwood, born September 14, 1860. 

3544 Augusta Harmonia ' Chaffee (Thomas Elmer,^ Calvin, « Asa,5 Joseph,* 
John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1), married in Somers, Conn., in 1845, Philander H. Pike, 
born in Petersham, Mass., September 9, 1825, died in IMichigan, September 4, 
1888. He was a carpenter and joiner, had a light complexion, gray eyes, and was 
five feet, six inches in height. He served as a Private in the Civil War, and was 



486 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

wounded in the left side. Mrs. Pike is a member of the Congregational Church. 
In 1896 she was living in Colrain, Mass. 
Children : 

5415 i Anna » Pike. 

5416 ii Elizabeth Pike, married Rhodes; has one daughter. 

5417 iii Eugene Pike, married Jones. 

5418 iv Delbert Pike. 

5419 V Ella Pike, died before 1883. 

3554 Jerome s Chaffee (Dan,^ Calvin,^ Asa,^ Joseph,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 
was born in Monson, Mass., October 2, 1824, and died in Springfield, Mass., July 3, 
1861. He married there, February 12, 1855, his cousin, Harriet Atwood » Newell 
(3521) (Lois 7 Chaffee, Ephraim,^ Asa,^ Joseph, * John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas ^), born 
in Hartford, Conn., December 7, 1825. She survived her husband and in 1883 
lived in Springfield with her daughter, Lois A. Chaffee. Mr. Chaffee was a printer. 
Some three years before his death he was injured in a printing establishment, 
his clothing catching in the machinery and drawing him into it. He died of con- 
sumption. 

Children, born in Springfield: 

5420 i Lois Augusta ^ Chaffee, born April 17, 1857; residence, 1883, Springfield. 

5421 ii George Jerome Chaffee, born November 17, 1859; died February 3, 1866. 

3555 Edward Brooks « Chaffee (Dan,^ Calvin, s Asa,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Monson, ]\Iass., in 1830, and died in Rossville, N. Y., about 
1873. He married (1) in Mansfield, Pa., Martha Jane, daughter of Ebenezer 
Miles of Mansfield, Conn. She was born in Connecticut, died in Mansfield aged 
twenty-nine, and was buried in the family lot in Rutland, Richmond Township, 
Pa. She was a member of the Disciples Church. Mr. Chaffee married (2) in 
Springfield, Mass., in 1858, Melissa H., daughter of Lyman Crawford of Oakham, 
Mass. Mr. Chaffee was an engineer. In 1886 his widow was living in Fair Haven, 
Conn., with her son, Walter S. Chaffee. 

Children, by first wife, born in Richmond Township: 

5422 i Henry .Jerome 9 ChafTee, died before 1886. 
+ 5423 ii Charles Wilber Chaffee, born February 16, 1851; married (1) Louisa 

Evans; (2) Nellie E. Allen. 
+ 5424 iii Mary Melissa ChafTee, born August 22, 1852; married William Wheeler. 

Children, by second wife : 

5425 iv Aliday T. Chaffee, born in Meriden, Conn., June 27, 1859. 

5426 V Walter S. Chaffee, born in Branford, Conn., January 9, 1862; resi- 

dence, 1886, Fair Haven; an oysterman; unmarried. 

3561 Cyril Ephraim » Chaffee (Ephraim Cleveland, ^ Abiather,^ Asa,^ Joseph,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas was born in Italy, N. Y., January 9, 1832, and died in 
Canandaigua, N. Y., May 11, 1893. He married in Middlesex, N. Y., May 22, 
1852, Olive, daughter of James Couse of that place. She is a member of the Dun- 
kelite Church. Mr. Chaffee had a dark complexion, dark gray eyes, and was five 
feet, four inches in height. He united with the INIethodist Church at the age of 
thirty, and was Steward for a number of years. He was Town Assessor and School 
Officer. He was a farmer, but had retired before his death. In 1852 he lived in 
Middlesex and in 1891 in Canandaigua. 

Children : 
5427 i Charlotte Rebecca ^ Chaffee, born December 26, 1853; married Fred D. 
Crouch. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 487 

5428 ii William Orville Chaffee, born February 14, 1857. 

5429 iii James Couse Chaffee, born July 19, 1862; married Minnie L. Borroughs. 

3581 Martha Stranahan « Chaffee (Enoch Hyde,^ Walter,^ Asa,5 Joseph,* 
John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born June 19, 1833, and married in Peterboro, 
N. Y., February 9, 1861, Emmon Downer, born in Smithfield, N. Y., Septem- 
ber 7, 1805, the first child born there, and died in Peterboro, December 23, 1879. 
He had a fair complexion, gray eyes, and was five feet, five inches in height. He 
made a large fortune in coal speculation and later bought several farms in Madison 
County, N. Y. He was a member of the School Board and was for ten years 
Justice of the Peace. He was temperate, peaceful and kind to all. It is said of 
him that when he was Justice of the Peace he often hired the disputants who 
came before his court to settle their disputes, he paying them out of his own 
pocket. 

Children : 

5430 i Emmona 9 Downer, born August 18, 1853; married Doctor William J. 

Packwood. 

5431 ii Amy Jarvis Downer, born August 14, 1854; died September 28, 1866. 

5432 iii Stranahan Downer, born February 12, 1856. 

5433 iv Doctor Louise Downer, born August 10, 1858. 

, 3590 Florence ^ Chaffee (Ichabod Sherman, ^ Walter, ^ Asa,^ Joseph, * John, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas!) was born July 11, 1846, and died November 26, 1888. She 
married. May 6, 1865, Cyrus Butler Hoyt, a widower, born in Whitestown, N. Y., 
September 20, 1827. In 1869 they lived in Oriskany Falls, N. Y., where he was 
a jeweller. 

Children : 

5434 i WiUiams Hoyt, born April 4, 1866. 

5435 ii Horace Hoyt, born January 20, 1868. 

5436 iii Smith Hoyt, born July 30, 1869. 

3594 Emmon Dewitt s Chaffee (Ichabod Sherman,^ Walter,^ Asa,^ Joseph,* 
John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Peterboro, N. Y., September 24, 1854, 
and married. In 1890 he lived in Syracuse, N. Y. 

Child: 

5437 i Arthur Burney F.a Chaffee, died young. 

3604 Charles Andrew « Donelly (Margaret ^ Chaffee, Walter,^ Asa,^ Joseph,* 
John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Peterboro, N. Y., in 1851, and married 
in Syracuse, N. Y., January 19, 1879, his cousin, Cora Elizabeths Chaffee of that 
place (3596) (Ichabod Sherman,^ Walter,^ Asa,5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), 
born December 7, 1858. She is a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Donelly 
has a dark complexion, blue eyes, and is six feet' in height. He is a painter and 
decorator, and in 1890 lived in New York City. 

Child: 

5438 i Maude Elizabeths Donelly, born November 10, 1880. 

3623 Edwin Newell s Chaffee (Rodolphus,^ Comfort,^ Comfort,^ Joseph,* John, 3 
Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born in Wilbraham, Mass., August 1, 1834, and married 
in Ada, Mich., June 14, 1856, Mary Adelia, daughter of David Cole of Schoharie, 
N. Y. She was born in Geneseo, Livingston County, N. Y., and is a member of 
the Baptist Church. Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five 



488 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

feet, nine inches in height. He served as a Private in the Civil War. In 1891 he 
lived in Ada, where he was a farmer. 

Children : 

5439 i Elva E.9 Chaffee, born December 19, 1857; died April 8, 1861. 

5440 ii Olive Sacrina Chaffee, born February 6, 1860; married John F. Doyle. 

5441 iii Maria Olivia Chaffee, born May 26, 1862; married William J. Robinson. 

5442 iv Clark S. Chaffee, born March 21, 1864; died May 14, 1864. 

5443 V Cyrus S. Chaffee, a twin, born March 21, 1864; died May 21, 1864. 

3631 Jonathan Russell s Chaffee (Jonathan Skinner, ^ Comfort," Comfort, ^ 
Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., Au- 
gust 31, 1833, and married in Brecksville, 0., October 7, 1854, Lucy Jane, daughter 
of Charles B. Rich of Lebanon, N. Y. Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion, blue 
eyes, and is five feet, eight inches in height. He served as a Private in the Civil 
War from 1861 to 1865. In 1891 he lived in Brecksville, where he was a farmer. 

Children : 

5444 i Mary Lillians Chaffee, born May 18, 1856; married Frank R. Marshall. 

5445 ii Henry W. Chaffee, born April 2, 1859; married Martha L. Oaker. 

5446 iii Charles C. Chaffee, born November 7, 1862; married Mary M. Boyd. 

5447 iv Eva May Chaffee, born August 2, 1871. 

5448 V Lottie Jane Chaffee, born May 9, 1873. 

3632 Frances Drusilla § Chaffee (Jonathan Skinner, ^ Comfort, ^ Comfort, 5 
Joseph,'* John, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born June 27, 1836, and married in Brecks- 
ville, O., March 6, 1862, Asa Reynolds, born in Schroon, N. Y., January 12, 1830. 
He was Postmaster in Brecksville under President Lincoln, and for ten years 
held the same office in Grand Haven, Mich., where he was also Justice of the 
Peace, and from 1889 to 1891 City Recorder. He has a florid complexion, gray 
eyes, and is five feet, eight and one-half inches in height. Frances Drusilla (Chaffee) 
Reynolds is a member of the Congregational Church. 

Children : 

5449 i Willie Willet 9 Reynolds, born October 26, 1862; died August 8, 1864. 

5450 ii Fred Emerson Reynolds, born December 20, 1867. 

5451 iii Grace Maud Reynolds, born December 4, 1871; died July 18, 1874. 

5452 iv Ernest Ray Reynolds, born March 10, 1875. 

3633 Comfort Emerson « Chaffee (Jonathan Skinner, ^ Comfort, " Comfort, ^ 
Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Brecksville, 0., June 1, 1840, 
and married (1) there, January 4, 1865, Louise Willet, daughter of Alexander 
Snow of that place. She died January 1, 1882, and was buried in Blairstown, la. 
He married (2), February 1, 1883, Mrs. Cora L. (Richardson) Van Metre. Mr. 
Chaffee has a fair complexion and blue eyes. He served as Private in the Civil 
War, was taken prisoner in Mumfordsville, Ky., in the fall of 1862, and detained 
eight months. He has served as Alderman four years and County Commissioner 
two years. He lived in Brecksville in 1865 and in 1891 in Ankona, Fla., where 
he was a grower of pineapples and other tropical fruits. 

Children, by first wife: i 

5453 i Fred S.a Chaffee, born January 9, 1870. 

5454 ii Frank R. Chaffee, born September 26, 1875. 

3648 Anna Maria Eugenie ^ Chaffee (Comfort Jackson, ^ Comfort,^ Comfort,^ 
Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born May 22, 1848, and married. May 8, 



EIGHTH GENERATION 489 

1872, Doctor F. M. Coates. In 1891 they lived in Berea, O., where Mrs. Coates 
had been educated in Baldwin University. She is an accomiilished musician. 
Child: 

5455 i Frank Mozart » Coates, born October 29, 1883. 

3649 Nelson Vennor s Chaffee (Lathrop Vennor,^ Comfort,^ Comfort,^ Jo- 
seph,4 John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., Decem- 
ber 14, 1856, and married in Somers, Conn., November 25, 1874, Isabel J., daughter 
of Marcus Kibbe of that place. Mr. Chaffee was a farmer in Hampden, Mass. 
(formerly South Wilbraham), in 1883. 

Children, born in Hampden: 

5456 i Lathrop Vennor » Chaffee, Jr., born November 26, 1875, 

5457 ii Alfred Augustus Chaffee, born February 16, 1877. 

5458 iii Jennie Augusta Chaffee, born September 24, 1882. 

3651 Jarvis Sexton s Chaffee (Comfort Bliss,^ Nathaniel Bliss," Comfort,^ 
Joseph, 4 John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Warren, Pa., April 4, 1824, and 
died in Orwell, Pa., February 10, 1891. He married there, December 25, 1846, 
Ann Maria, daughter of Hiram Frost of Rome, Pa. She is a member of the Metho- 
dist Church. Mr. Chaffee had a sandy complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, 
ten inches in height. He lived in Warren and Orwell, the latter being his home 
at the time of his death, which occurred suddenly and unexpectedly. The funeral 
services were held in the Methodist Church, and the interment was in the Rome 
Cemetery. He was a stock dealer. 

Children : 
+ 5459 i Celestia Rosalie ^ Chaffee, born December 21, 1847; married EHph- 

alet M. Clark. 
+ 5460 ii Dora Parmelia Chaffee, born December 6, 1849; married (1) Har- 
vey E. Dimmock; (2) John Ackley. 
5461 iii Mary Mornilva Chaffee, born March 4, 1852; married Edgar Loren 
"Chaffee. (See 4019.) 
+ 5462 iv Ida May Chaffee, born July 12, 1855; married John Hamill. 

5463 V Eveline Amelia Chaffee, born January 8, 1858; married Henry 

Parks, a stage driver, born in Orwell; residence, 1891, Le Rays- 
ville, Pa. 

5464 vi A son, born July 10, 1860; died July 10, 1860. 

5465 vii Sarah Jane Chaffee, born November 6, 1862; married James Dudley 

Chaffee. (See 4026.) 

5466 viii Emma Maria Chaffee, born November 13, 1864; married Wallace 

Gore ; residence, 1891, Sayre, Pa. 

3652 Nathaniel BUss « Chaffee (Comfort Bliss, ^ Nathaniel Bliss,6 Comfort,* 
Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Warren, Pa., April 1, 1826, and 
died near Petersburg, Va., January 22, 1865. He married in Pike, Pa., Septem- 
ber 20, 1848, Tamar Abigail, daughter of Harmon Warner of that place. She is a 
member of the Methodist Church. ]\Ir. Chaffee had a fair complexion, dark blue 
eyes, and was five feet, six inches in height. He united with the Congregational 
Church at the age of twenty-six. At the time of his marriage he lived in Orwell, 
Pa. He was a farmer and dealer in live stock. He fought in the Civil War as a 
Corporal and died in a field hospital near Petersburg. 

Children : 
+ 5467 i Olive Rosetta » Chaffee, born November 6, 1849; married Robert 
Arnold. 



490 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

5468 ii Myron William Chaffee, bom April 8, 1855; married Carrie Northrup. 

5469 iii George Mervin Chaffee, born March 3, 1857; married Lucretia Titus. 

5470 iv Phoebe Gertrude Chaffee, born August 1, 1860; married James R. 

Titus. 

5471 V Lincoln Elliot Chaffee, born May 13, 1863; married Sarah Titus. 

3655 William Douglas » OhafiEee (Comfort Bliss,^ Nathaniel Bliss.e Comfort,^ 
Joseph,^ John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Orwell, Pa., February 14 (16), 
1832, and married (1) in Potterville, Pa., in May, 1855, Henrietta Chaffee of that 
place (3087) (Orvilla,^ Noah,6 Ephraim,^ Ephraim,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,2 
Thomas i). She died in April, 1857, and was buried in Orwell. He married (2) 
in 1860, Mary E., daughter of C. H. Upson of Orwell. Mr. Chaffee has a light 
complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, eleven and one-half inches in height. At 
the age of thirty he united with the Presbyterian Church, of which he was a Trustee. 
During the Civil War he was a Private in the Union army. He is a blacksmith, 
in 1892 he lived in Orwell and in 1895 in Potterville, his home at the time of his 
first marriage. 

Child, by first wife : 
+ 5472 i Merton Douglass Chaffee, born October 25, 1856; married Ida M. 
Nobles. 

Child, by second wife : 

5473 ii Charles Elmer Chaffee, born June 10, 1863; died in New York City, 
in 1894; married Clara . 

3657 Solomon Arthiton « Chaffee (Comfort Bliss,^ Nathaniel Bliss,^ Comfort,6 
Joseph, -i John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Orwell, Pa., Dceember 5, 1836, 
and married in Meshoppen, Pa., March 28, 1860, Savannah, daughter of Ellis 
Dunlap of that place. She is a member of the Orwell Methodist Church. Mr. 
Chaffee has a dark complexion, brown eyes, and is five feet, nine inches in height. 
He served as a Private during the Civil War from September, 1864, till June, 
1865. He has been School Director six years, Assessor two terms, and Commis- 
sioner of the Poor six years. He contributes to the support of both the Methodist 
and Presbyterian Churches. He is a school teacher and farmer. In 1860 he lived 
in Potterville, Pa., and in 1891 in Orwell. 

Children : 

5474 i Norman A.9 Chaffee, born in Orwell, June 4, 1861 ; married in Waverly, 

N. Y., April 16, 1884, Josephine, daughter of Samuel M. Beckwith 
of Orwell; he graduated from the Poughkeepsie Commercial Col- 
lege, December 29, 1882; has a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and is 
five feet, eight inches in height; in 1889 he was an employee of the 
Third Avenue Street Railway. 

5475 ii Ellis D. Chaffee, born November 13, 1867; married Estella Towner. 

5476 iii Solomon Oly Chaffee, born February 3, 1870. 

5477 iv Emanuel Bliss Chaffee, born August 16, 1876. 

3658 Comfort Jerome » Chaffee (Comfort Bliss,^ Nathaniel Bliss,^ Comfort,^ 
Joseph, 4 John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Orwell, Pa., July 7, 1838, and 
married, about 1865, Emily, daughter of IMarvin IMcCreery of Warren, Pa. She 
was born about 1840. Mr. Chaffee served as a Private in the Civil War, and in 
1891 was a farmer in Empire City, Colo. 

Children : 

5478 i Zella 9 Chaffee. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 491 

5479 ii Marvin Chaffee. 

5480 iii Myrtle Chaffee. 

3660 Mary s Chaffee (Solomon Bliss, ^ Nathaniel Bliss,^ Comfort, ^ Joseph, < 
John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Virgil, N. Y., August 20, 1837, and married 
in Richland City, Wis., April 2, 1856, Nicholas L., son of Abijah Sweet of Canada. 
Both Mr. and Mrs. Sweet are members of the Baptist Church, in which the former 
is a minister. In 1884 they lived in Spencer, Wis., where Mr. Sweet had a pastorate. 

Children : 

5481 i Dora Tennie » Sweet, born August 21, 1840; died September 17, 1840. 

5482 ii A daughter (adopted), married G. H. Clark; residence, 1884, Viroqua, Wis. 

3673 Merrick Joel s Chaffee (Joel,^ Nathaniel Bliss,^ Comfort,^ Joseph,* John,3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Rochester, N. Y., September 28, 1834, and died 
in Detroit, Mich., May 5, 1907. He married there. May 6, 1857, Annie Love, 
daughter of Thomas Clark of Malpeck, Prince Edward's Island, Canada. She 
was born July 14, 1838, and is a member of the Baptist Church, as was also Mr. 
Chaffee. He joined it at the age of forty-two, and was Clerk for two years. He 
had a light complexion, blue eyes, was five feet, five inches in height and of a 
jovial disposition. He was a builder, and in 1890 lived in Detroit. 

Children : 

5483 i George Otis 9 Chaffee, born May 4, 1860; died in 1864. 

5484 ii William Frederick Chaffee, born December 26, 1861. 

5485 iii Merrick Joel, Jr., born February 24, 1864; died in 1876; drowned. 

5486 iv Annie Maria Chaffee, born September 5, 1866; united with the Bap- 

tist Church in Detroit. 

5487 v Eugene Francis Chaffee, born December 28, 1868; died in infancy. 
+ 5488 vi Charles Herbert Chaffee, born April 11, 1870; married Mary C. 

Fraunfelder. 

5488a vii Ida Florence Chaffee, born December 17, 1872; united with the 
Baptist Church in Detroit. 

5488b viii Mary Belle Chaffee, born January 13, 1875; united with the Baptist 
Church in Detroit; residence, 1907, Detroit, where she is con- 
nected with the Public Library. 

5488c ix Grace Aurelia Chaffee, born June 27, 1877; died in infancy. 

3679 Maria 8 Pease (Elizabeth ^ Chaffee, William,^ Isaiah,5 Joseph,* John,' 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Enfield, Conn., November 30, 1807, and married, 
March 25, 1826, Alvan Clark, born in Ashfield, Mass., March 8, 1804, died in 
Cambridge, Mass., August 19, 1S87. He was the famous maker of telescopes, his 
factory being in Cambridgeport, Mass. 

" He was attacked on the Wednesday preceding his death by a stomach trouble 
which his advanced age rendered him unable to throw off. Up to his last illness, 
Mr, Clark had followed the course of his business closely, and even after he turned 
seventy seemed to lose little or none of his extraordinary skill of eye and hand or 
patience. 

"Alvan Clark was born on a farm at Ashfield, Mass. He received an ordinary 
education, but at an early age showed a great taste for drawing and engraving. 
He removed to Lowell in 1826 and obtained a situation as a calico engraver in a 
mill. Nine years afterward he became a portrait painter, and settled in Boston. 
About 1843 his son Alvan G. Clark became interested in the study of optics, and 
the father also began to study mechanics and astronomy. They experimented 
together a good deal and finally succeeded in making a reflecting telescope. Mr. 
Clark and his son spent nearly ten years in the study of optics and the art of teles- 
cope making, and in the making of small optical instruments, before their claims 



492 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

in this general department of astronomical science were recognized. The Rev. 
W. R. Dawes, of England, celebrated for his measurement of double stars, hearing 
that Mr. Clark was constructing instruments of superior jDurity and power or- 
dered a glass for his own use, which was duly sent him in the fall of 1853. This 
was the starting point in Mr. Clark's career as a maker of telescopes, for the per- 
formance of this glass so greatly excited the admiration of English astronomers, 
that Mr. Clark found himself suddenly famous and rapidly received orders for 
telescopes both at home and from abroad. Through his efforts he has given to 
the world the largest and most powerful astronomical instruments ever made, 
the results being the discovery of celestial bodies heretofore unknown. From 
New York to St. Petersburg, and in every civilized country of the world, the name 
of Alvan Clark is a familiar one among scientists. 

"The famous instrument in the Washington Observatory was made by him 
and required four years of labor. That presented to the Washington and Lee 
College, of Virginia, by Mr. McCormick of Chicago, costing $40,000, came also 
from the careful hands of Clark & Sons. The great telescope in California be- 
queathed by Mr. Lick, was made in the workshop of the Clarks, and also the famous 
telescope made a few years ago for the Pulkowa Observatory in Russia. He is 
also the inventor of a double eye-piece, an ingenious and valuable method of 
measuring small celestial arcs. 

"On the night of January 31, 1862, he and his son, Alvan G., while making 
some observations with a newly finished telescope, discovered the companion of 
Sirius, for which the French Academy of Sciences bestowed on him the Lalande 
Medal." [Neiv York Tribune.] 

"Mr. Alvan Clark's personal qualities so strongly influenced his achievements 
that they form an interesting subject of study. Most remarkable was his aversion 
to advertising himself or his telescopes in any way whatever. He never sought 
an order. He could never be induced to place specimens of his handicraft on ex- 
hibition; even the Centennial at Philadelphia had nothing to show from his hands. 
Astronomers the world over applied in vain for a price-list of the productions of 
Alvan Clark & Sons. The firm would not jjrint anything of the kind. Nowhere 
was anything arranged for display. Visitors to his workshop, whatever their 
rank, position or objects, were received with the same unstudied courtesy, and 
found everybody, from the head of the firm down, in his working garb. No pre- 
tensions to a secret art were ever made. When, in travelling abroad, members 
of the firm found their foreign colleagues afraid to show how they worked, the 
only impression conveyed was that human nature had its weaknesses. Never 
before was an art or manufacture built up on so admirable a moral basis." [New 
York Nation.] 

Children : 

5489 i George Bassett » Clark, born February 14, 1827; died December 30, 

1891; educated in Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.; a partner 
of his father and brother in the telescope business in Cambridge- 
port, Mass.; was the mathematician and mechanician of the firm. 

5490 ii Maria Louisa Clark, born October 27, 1829; died before 1887. 

5491 iii Alvan Graham Clark, born July 10, 1832; died July 9, 1897; a partner 

of his father and brother in the telescope business in Cambridge- 
port, Mass., his specialty being the making of the lenses. 

5492 iv Caroline Amelia Clark, born May 27, 1835; died before 1887. 

3680 Beulah » Pease (Elizabeth 7 Chaffee, William,^ Isaiah,^ Joseph,* John, 3 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born October 13, 1809, and died in Mountain Cove, Va., 
July 6, 1839. She married, December 29, 1830, Josiah, Jr., son of Josiah, Jr., and 
Sarah (Hartwell) Dwight. He was born November 29, 1803, and died in Moun- 
tain Cove, April 20, 1862, where he was a merchant. 

Child: 

5493 i Josiah a Dwight, Jr., born December 2, 1831. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 493 

3698 Isaiah Manning « ChafEee (William/ William,^ Isaiah,^ Joseph,* John, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Enfield, Conn., September 9, 1826, and married 
in Hartford, Conn., August 5, 1858, Emily Frances, daughter of Thomas Roan 
of London, England. She died December 30, 1891, and was buried in Zumbrota, 
Minn. Mr. Chaffee had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, seven 
and one-half inches in height. At the age of thirty he joined the Fourth Con- 
gregational Church of Hartford, of which his wife was also a member. In 1858 
he lived in Hartford and in 1893 in Zumbrota, where he was a carpenter. 

Children : 

5494 i Cornelia Louisa 9 Chaffee, born April 28, 1861. 

5495 ii Kate Corydon Chaffee, born March 17, 1863; married Ralph Clifford 

Nickerson. 

5496 iii Frederick Manning Chaffee, born February 14, 1866; married Bessie 

Larsen. 

5497 iv Thomas William Chaffee, born March 15, 1868; married Daisy Hurley. 

5498 V Charles Derby Chaffee, born January 27, 1873. 

^ 3699 Cornelia Van Dyke « ChafEee (William, 7 William,^ Isaiah,^ Joseph, * John, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born January 9, 1828, and married in Ellington, Conn., 
January 9, 1850, William Coridon Edwards Derby, a house carpenter, born in 
Vershire, Vt., April 16, 1822, died there, November 23, 1884. Both Mr. and 
Mrs. Derby were members of the Congregational Church, which the former joined 
at the age of thirty-five, and in which he was at one time a Sunday School Superin- 
tendent. He had a dark complexion, black eyes, and was five feet, ten inches 
in height. He served as a Private in the Civil War and was taken prisoner in 
Portsmouth, Va. He was confined in Andersonville Prison eight months and 
twenty days, being the longest, time any man was imprisoned there. He was a 
sedate, honest and faithful man. Mrs. Derby lived in Thompson, Conn., at the 
time of her marriage, and in 1893 in Hartford, Conn. 

Chrld: 

5499 i Emily Augusta <» Derby, born about 1860; died October 24, 1864, aged 

four years; buried in Enfield, Conn. 

3702 Samuel Whipple « Chaffee (Samuel,^ William, » Isaiah,^ Joseph,* John,3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Enfield, Conn., March 21, 1830, and married 
there, September 2, 1851, Almira, daughter of Osee Phelps of that place. He is 
over six feet tall, and weighs over two hundred pounds. He moved to Red Wing, 
Minn., with his family after the death of his father. He was a contractor and 
builder for twenty-four years and many of the finest residences and public build- 
ings there were erected by him. In 1887 he lived on Glenwood Farm, near Shel- 
don, N. D., having become a farmer. At that time he was a Democrat. In 1900 
he lived in Minneapolis and in 1905 moved to California. 

Children : 

5500 i Charles Gilbert ^ Chaffee, born in Enfield, May 4, 1856; died May 3, 

1857. 

5501 ii Alice E. Chaffee, born May 10, 1858; died August 6, 1870. 

5502 iii Harriet Amelia Chaffee, born December 1, 1860; attended a school of 

stenography in Chicago, 111., and afterwards accepted a position 
in Minneapolis, Minn., where in 1893 she was in the employ of the 
New England Furniture and Carpet Company. 

3710 Harriet Cornelia « Chaffee (Samuel,^ Wihiam," Isaiah,5 Joseph,* John, 3 



494 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Enfield, Conn., October 13, 1846, and married in 
St. Peter, Minn., July 20, 1867, Doctor Henry W. Stauffer of Mankato, Minn., 
born near Wooster, Wayne County, 0., November 6, 1842, died in Santa Barbara, 
Cal., January 9, 1894. He had a dark complexion, dark brown eyes, and was 
five feet, five and one-half inches in height. He joined the Presbyterian Church, 
of which his wife is also a member, at the age of twenty-four, and sung in the 
choir. At the outbreak of the Civil War, although only fourteen years of age, 
and at boarding school, he enlisted in the Union army in a company composed 
of his school fellows, and commanded by one of his professors, but on learning 
of his enlistment his parents had his name stricken from the roll, to his great 
disappointment. The following year a married brother enlisted, and in response 
to the combined entreaties of his wife and younger brother, the latter was al- 
lowed to go in the elder's place. He was enrolled as Sergeant in Company H, 
120th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, August 19, 1862, in East Union, 0., and was 
mustered in for three years, October 14, 1862, in Mansfield, 0. He fought in the 
Red River Campaign and was taken prisoner on Red River. He was confined 
in Camp Ford, Texas, for thirteen months; six months of this time he and his 
fellow prisoners were without any kind of shelter from sun or storm, but finally 
they were allowed to go from the stockade and bring in logs, from which they 
constructed little huts. A stream of good water flowed through the stockade, 
thus making the situation a little less unbearable than it would otherwise have 
been. Many died, but Doctor Stauffer came through the long, weary trial, and 
was discharged at the close of the war, in the spring of 1865. He went to Fari- 
bault, Minn., in 1867, to i^ractice dentistry, and there met, in musical circles, 
Harriet C. Chaffee. They lived in Mankato until the winter of 1880-81, when 
they moved to California, locating in Santa Barbara, where Doctor Stauffer died 
of Bright's disease. He was warm-hearted, had a genial disposition, and had 
hosts of friends in all classes of society. 

Harriet Cornelia Chaffee moved from Enfield to Red Wing, Minn., when she 
was ten years old, and soon after the death of her father. In speaking of the 
trip she says: 

"When my mother with her three younger children moved from Connecticut 
to Minnesota, we went from La Crosse, Wis., to Red Wing, Minn., by the steamer 
'City Belle.' Our new home was near the river, and we used to watch to see that 
boat once more, but we never saw it. Later we learned that the Government was 
using it as a transport; still later, I found that the 'City Belle' was sunk at Red 
River, from which my husband, with many others, had to swim to rebel shores." 

Mrs. Stauffer lives with her daughter in Los Angeles, Cal. 

Children : 

5503 i A son,9 died aged two days. 

5504 ii A son, died aged three hours. 

5505 iii A son, died at birth. 

5506 iv Myra Elizabeth Stauffer, born February 12, 1876; residence, 1907, 

Los Angeles. 

5507 V AUce Chaffee Stauffer, born October 18, 1879; died January 10, 1881. 

3711 William » Chaffee (Samuel, ^ William,^ Isaiah,^ Joseph,^ John,3 Joseph,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Enfield, Conn., November 29, 1848, and married in Red 
Wing, Minn., January 19, 1876, Christina, daughter of Joseph Place of St. George, 
Vt. In 1887 Mr. Chaffee lived in Minneapolis, Minn. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 495 

Children : 

5508 i Samuel W.a Chaffee, born September 27, 1876. 

5509 ii Hattie A. Chaffee, born April 11, 1878. 

5510 iii William H. Chaffee, born June 4, 1880. 

5511 iv Charles E. Chaffee, born November 3, 1884; died March 29, 1886. 

5512 V Clinton E. Chaffee, born May 31, 1887. 

3715 Joseph « Wadsworth (Hannah ^ Chaffe, Joseph, 8 Isaiah, s Joseph,* John, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Erieville, N. Y., and died in Chittenango Falls, 
N. Y. He married (1) Sylvia Spear; (2) May Campbell; (3) Jane Coon, who died. 
He was a carpenter and millwright and lived for several years in the oil region 
of Pennsylvania, at the time when oil was first discovered there. He was buried 
in Chittenango Falls. 

Children : 

5513 Charles «> Wadsworth . 

5514 Evaline Wadsworth, married Wormouth of Chittenango Falls, 

where they lived in 1890. 

3719 Charlotte « Brown (Betsey ^ Chaffe, Joseph, « Isaiah,5 Joseph,-* John,3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Erieville, N. Y., May 8, 1814, and died there, 
August 10, 1882. She married, February 10, 1836, William Richardson of Erie- 
ville, where they lived and where she was buried. 

Children, born in Erieville: 

5515 i Loretta^ Richardson, born September 14, 1840; married E. Gaston of 

Morrisville, N. Y., where they lived in 1906. 

5516 ii Gertrude Richardson, born April 30, 1846; died in Dundee, 111., June 6, 

1899; married (1) in Erieville, in 1870, Albert F. Burges, a civil 
engineer, who died there, April 26, 1890; he was for twenty years 
a railroad constructor; she married (2), March 18, 1894, James W. 
Morse, and moved to Dundee. 

5517 iii Eva Richardson, born August 10, 1852; in 1899 was sent by the Woman's 

Baptist Home Mission Society as a missionary to the colored people 
of Vicksburg, Miss., where she still lives, unmarried, and enjoys 
her work. 

3728 Sarah « Chaffe (William, ^ Joseph, 6 Isaiah,5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas 1) was born in Erieville, N. Y., February 14, 1814, and died May 11, 
1899. She married, in 1836, Jonathan Wellington of Erieville, where they lived. 

Children : 

5518 i George ^ Wellington, married. 

5519 ii Lewis Wellington, married. 

3731 Lucys Chaffe (William,^ Joseph,^ Isaiah, » Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born January 14, 1820, and married, in November, 1841, David 
Hamilton of Erieville, N. Y. In 1890 they lived in Nelson Flats, N. Y. 

Children : 

5520 i Irwin 9 Hamilton, born in August, 1842; married in January, 1865, 

Emma Everts; has two sons and a daughter. 

5521 ii Harriet Hamilton, born February 14, 1844; married Henry English; 

has three sons and a daughter, living in Erieville. 

5522 iii Louisa Hamilton, born in 1846; married L. D. English, brother of 

Henry English; has two sons and a daughter. 
+ 5523 iv Levert Hamilton, born in March, 1850; married Harriet Ransom. 

5524 V Frank Hamilton, born in December, 1857; married Brown 

of Erieville; no children. 



496 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

3732 Francis N.s ChafEe (William,^ Joseph,6 Isaiah,5 Joseph,^ John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born February 17, 1822, and married Milo Jennie. In 1890 they 
were living in Erieville, N. Y. 

Children : 
+ 5525 Frank Leroy ^ Chaffe, married May Humphrey. 
Three other children, died, names unknown. 

3735 Thomas Grant » Chaphe (Joseph Manning,^ Joseph,« Isaiah,^ Joseph,* 
John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Westmoreland, Oneida County, N. Y., 
August 14, 1822, and died in Morrisville, N. Y., January 23, 1897. He married, 
October 19, 1848, Cassandria Wells, daughter of Hiram and Sylvia Stone of Erie- 
ville, N. Y. She was born September 21, 1831, and died in Morrisville, June 11, 
1905. She was small in stature, of delicate health, and of a retiring, lovable dis- 
position. She was a consistent member of the Methodist Church. 

Thomas Grant Chaphe received his education in the district school in Erie- 
ville, and in that near the farm north of Morrisville, on which he lived with his 
father until his marriage. In 1849 he was living on a farm near Erieville, and 
spent the seven years following in farming and running a saw-mill north of Morris- 
ville. In October, 1856, he and his brother Joseph moved with their families to 
Richmond, Bay County, Mo., on their way stopping to visit their brother Andrew 
in Rochester, N. Y. Thomas and Joseph w^orked as carpenters, painters and 
builders in Richmond. The latter died in 1858, and the following year his wife 
and son returned to New York state. At the outbreak of the Civil War Thomas 
was arrested as a suspected spy and was kept in prison for a day until he was 
identified by a prominent citizen and released. Soon after this he returned with 
his wife and three children to New York state, where he settled in Valley Mills, 
where he was employed by Armour, Black & Wilder. Later he worked as a car- 
penter for Mr. Stringer in Munsville, N. Y., and for several years following as a 
farmer for Captain Strong. He finally settled on the Wilson farm between Stock- 
bridge and Munsville, where he lived for five years, and later bought the Grove 
farm, south of the latter town. This property he sold in 1878 to his son Hiram E. 
Chaphe, moving to the farm of his brother-in-law near Morrisville. Here he lived 
for some time, finally buying a home on Union Street in Morrisville, where he 
spent his declining years. He was a great sufferer for many years from asthma, 
but worked when he was able, principally in a cheese factory. He was tall and of 
a commanding presence, firm, temperate and honorable. He and his wife are 
both buried in Morrisville. 
Children : 

5526 i Cassandria Gertrude » Chaphe, born in Erieville, July 29, 1849; died 
in Morrisville, July 22, 1883; married, October 7, 1879, Morris 
Edwards of Morrisville, where they lived until her death of 
typhoid fever; in 1856 she moved with her parents to Rich- 
mond, Mo., where she attended school near her home; when 
they returned to New York she went to school in Munsville, 
later learning the dressmaker's trade in Morrisville, where she 
worked until her marriage; she had a kind and pleasant dis- 
position, always doing good and helping others; she had no chil- 
dren. 
+ 5527 ii Hiram Eugene Chaphe, born July 19, 1851; married A. E. Annie 

Hinman. 
+ 5528 iii Thomas Francis Chaphe, born September 18, 1855; married (1) 
Mary S. Fisher; (2) Mary Cooney. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 497 

5529 iv Melvin Chaphe, born in Richmond; died there aged four weeks. 
+ 5530 V Anna Sylvia Chaphe, born November 28, 1862; married Dwight 
Graham. 

3737 George Franklin s Chaphe (Joseph Manning,^ Joseph,^ Isaiah,^ Joseph,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas was born in Whitestown, N. Y., August 28, 1826, 
and died in Morrisville, N. Y., April 2, 1855. He married in Hamilton, N. Y., 
November 3, 1852, Fla villa M., daughter of Hiram and Sylvia Stone of Erieville, 
N. Y. She was born May 14, 1834, and after Mr. Chaphe's death moved to Eaton, 
N. Y., where she married (2), October 31, 1860, Isaac M, Johnson. Since his 
death she has lived with her daughter in Huron, S. D., Tacoma, Wash., and in 
1906 in Los Angeles, Cal. 

George F. Chaphe moved with his parents to Erieville in 1830, and the follow- 
ing year to a farm near Morrisville. Here he attended school, being bright and 
ambitious. After leaving school he continued to study the higher mathematics 
without the aid of a teacher. He was helpful and intelligent in his farm work, 
living with his father until 1850, when he bought the Lumbard farm, adjoining 
his father's on the west. This he cultivated successfully until his death of brain 
fever, after an illness of two days. He was tall and well built, with a good dis- 
position and a keen intelligence. He was buried in Morrisville. 
Children, born near Morrisville: 

5531 i Elizabeth M.9 Chaphe, born May 1, 1854; married in Cazenovia, N. Y., 
June 18, 1878, Charles O., son of Joseph E. and Mary (Holmes) 
Morgan of Hamilton, N. Y. [See Appendix K.] C. 0. Morgan 
was born in Smithfield, N. Y., May 7, 1854; he went to school and 
worked on a farm until the age of nineteen, when he met with an 
accident through which he lost his left arm; he then took the 
scientific course in Madison University, Hamilton, graduating 
in June, 1879; lived in Earlville two years, in Morrisville three 
years; admitted to the Bar in November, 1882, and the following 
year moved to Huron, Beadle County, Dak. (now S. D.), where 
he was Deputy Register of Deeds until January 1, 1887, Deputy 
County Treasurer until January 1, 1889, County Auditor until 
1891, when he removed to Tacoma, Wash., where he lived until 
1894; he then moved to Los Angeles, Cal., where in 1906 he was 
an attorney and Notary Public ; there he was for four years Judge 
of the Municipal Court and also engaged in the oil business; he has 
a kind and cheerful disposition and is admired and honored by his 
associates ; Elizabeth (Chaphe) Morgan was left fatherless when an 
infant and moved with her mother to Eaton, N. Y., where she re- 
ceived her education ; she is a talented musician, devoting herself 
to vocal music; she has sung in public and is a successful music 
teacher, her ambitions in that direction, however, being limited by 
her lack of physical strength; she has no children. 
+ 5532 ii Franklin George Chaphe, born October 29, 1855; married Flora Buell. 

3738 Joseph Babcock « Chaphe (Joseph Manning,^ Joseph,^ Isaiah,^ Joseph,* 
John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born near Whitestown, N. Y., August 20, 1827, 
and died in Richmond, Bay County, Mo., July 31 (29), 1858. He married, July 4, 
1852, Caroline M. Childs. After his death she married (2) Alonzo Hopkins, and 
lives near West Eaton, N. Y. 

Joseph B. Chaphe lived in Erieville, N. Y., and near Morrisville, N. Y., in early 
life, being educated in the district schools. At the age of twenty-one he learned 
the carpenter's trade and worked in Morrisville until his marriage, afterward 



498 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

working in Dunkirk, Morrisville and vicinity. In 1856 in company with his brother 
Thomas he moved to Richmond, Mo., where he became a house builder. He was 
a hard and energetic worker, but never largely profited by his labor. He was 
temperate, kind-hearted and always ready to help others. He died of a fever 
after twenty days' illness and was buried in Richmond. His wife and son re- 
turned in 1859, to Eaton, N. Y., where they lived with Joseph Manning Chaphe, 
until Caroline (Childs) Chaphe remarried. 

Children : 

5533 i Irving Joseph » Chaphe, born near Morrisville in July, 1853; died in 

Golden, Colo., December 19, 1879; went with his parents to Missouri 
in 1856, later returning to live with his grandfather Chaphe; on his 
mother's second marriage he made his home with her, afterwards 
living with his aunt, Mrs. Short; here he went to school for two 
years, being fond of reading and study and being said by his teacher 
to have had "the greatest mind and keenest ideas" of any scholar 
she had ever taught; at the age of fourteen his stepfather forced 
him to return home, where he lead an unhappy life, working hard, 
and receiving little reward; he left home and went out into the 
world to make his way, becoming a coal miner in Illinois at the age 
of nineteen; here he stayed for two years, then became a laborer 
in Missouri for a like period, in May, 1876, going to Denver, Colo., 
and in the following month to Georgetown, Colo., where in partner- 
ship with another man, he staked a claim and drove a tunnel four 
feet by six and eighty feet in length; not finding paying ore, the 
claim was abandoned and Mr. Chaphe mined for others; later he 
returned as far as Golden, where he died of pneumonia: a local 
paper said of him : "He was a well known and highly respected miner, 
who had resided here for sometime, making friends of all with whom 
he became acquainted. In the death of Mr. Chaphe we suffer the 
loss of one of our best citizens." 

5534 ii Ellen Caroline Chaphe, born in Eaton; died in De Ruyter, N. Y., in 

April, 1855. 

3741 Andrew Jackson « Chaphe (Joseph Manning, ^ Joseph, « Isaiah, ^ Joseph, ^ 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born near Morrisville, N. Y., June 14, 1834, and 
married in New York City, November 1, 1858, Mary A. Condon. 

Mr. Chaphe 's recollections of a long life are best told in his own words: 

" I was born on a hill in a large red farm house surrounded with shade and fruit 
trees, where the sun shone brighter and the birds sang sweeter than in any other 
place. My mother had a mild nature — I never saw her angry. She was kind- 
hearted, assisting those less fortunate, never wishing others to know of it. She was 
sick with consumption for two years, patient, resigned, never complaining, and 
died when I was ten years old. She was of Holland descent; her parents were burnt 
out in New Jersey during the Revolutionary War. I remember hearing them tell 
of seeing their furniture broken up and used as fuel for cooking the British officers' 
food. 

" I was a weak child, could not stand alone until many months older than other 
children, was slow of speech, could not talk plain and did not attend school until 
seven years of age. I was considered dull, was fat and when I attempted to run 
would fall. I seldom took an active part in the sports and plays of other boys. 
At about the age of fifteen I grew tall and slim. Although brought up on a farm 
I was not a farmer, my father and older brothers doing the farm work while I 
worked in the house. I attended district school and did housework until I was 
fifteen, then went to school and did farm work until I was eighteen. The two 
following winters I attended school at Morrisville with my younger brother Henry. 
I inherited a taste for reading, a weakness for poetry, but no knowledge of music. 




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EIGHTH GENERATION 499 

I was thankful I came on earth after ShakesjDeare and Byron. At the age of 
eighteen I went into a machine shop and served a hard apprenticeship. During 
this time I read and studied mechanical works, but had little time or attention for 
amusements. I did stable work, cleaned castings, cut screws by hand, etc., with 
no chance to learn or practice good machinist's work. Finally in 1855 I went 
away among strangers, — a tramp. I begged for employment before it was obtained, 
and when secured, exerted myself to the utmost. One day's wages did not pay 
for two days' board. I never had to ask for employment or influence after that. 
My first work was for C. S. Hall, in Rochester, N. Y., building rollers for gold foil 
instead of 'gold beating.' Later I did heavy mill work to connect the water wheels 
of a flouring mill with a steam engine; before this work was cjuite completed I 
was chosen by Messrs. Green and Hunter, who had arrived from Hartford, Conn., 
to assist them in erecting a 24x60 inch upright condensing engine (the first in 
Rochester) to be used during low water of the Genessee river, in the 'Model Mills' 
owned by Joseph Hall, father of C. S. Hall. My relations with Green and Hunter 
were pleasant, my services satisfactory, and when the engine was completed and 
running, I did the firing for it. The following summer, 1856, I was assistant to 
the engineer, J. S. Hunter, and generally hacT charge at night. The friendships 
formed at this time have continued for fifty years. When not required on the 
engine, Hunter and I worked in the machine shop of Joseph Hall. This year I 
joined the Rochester Light Guards, D. M. Dewey, Commander. In the summer of 
1857, Messrs. Thompson, Hart and others arrived from Hartford to erect a 42x90 
inch beam engine for S. P. Ely's flouring mill, near Hall's, and during the autumn 
I had charge of running this engine, the largest built by Woodruff & Beach at that 
time. During the following winter I visited relatives in Central New York and 
later New York City and Philadelphia. In the spring of 1858 I began work for 
Woodruff & Beach of Hartford, Conn. Here I learned my trade. I was given a 
good chance in the shop, which I improved by learning much and taking a great 
interest in my work; for five months I lost no time, improving every moment. 
I did much work on the pumping engine and also on a 14 inch W. & B. built for 
the Fair of the American Institute, working on it many nights, without charge for 
time. This engine was well built and highly finished ; it was burnt during the Fair 
in the fire of the Crystal Palace, New York City, October 5th, 1858. I assisted in 
the erection of the pumping engine at Cypress Hills, L. I., during the winter of 
1858-59, a hard winter's work, performed with credit, and followed by a volimtary 
raise of wages on returning to the shop. In 1859 Woodruff & Beach built the 
engines for the sloop of war Mohican; I worked on them in the shop and in the 
summer was sent to the Kittery (Portsmouth) Navy Yard to assist in placing 
them in the vessel, being given important work which I executed satisfactorily. 
I visited Portsmouth and the surrounding country. I went on the Mohican on 
her trial trip, arriving in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, after being eleven days at sea. 
The vessel sailed to join the African Squadron, January 19th, 1860, and I returned 
to Hartford, having been on the Mohican five months. In the spring of 1860 
I had charge of building and erecting an engine in Brooklyn, N. Y., and on return- 
ing to Hartford began housekeeping, having purchased a house and fruit garden. 
That summer I did much important work for my employers. I had charge of 
building an IS inch engine and erecting it in a factory in Providence, R. I. On 
my return to Hartford in the fall a son was born. The winter of 1860-61 I helped 
to erect the second pumping engine at Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, doing other large 
and important work. In the spring of 1862 I had charge of erecting a new set of 
pumps and making important improvements in the plant at Prospect Park, Brook- 
lyn Water Works. When completed the engine was run on a trial for five days 
and nights without a stop, obtaining the highest 'duty' ever made by a Wood- 
ruff & Beach pumping engine. My next work was buikling two nine inch portable 
segmental engines, the invention of that genius of the steam engine, William 
Wright; when they were completed and tested Mr. Wright pronounced them 
perfect, the only one of all his inventions that proved so on the first trial. In the au- 
tumn of 1862 I built a nine inch segmental stationary engine for shop use, doing 
the work nearly alone. I nearly loved the little machine. It ran several years 



500 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

requiring no repairs. That year I did some of the best work on the Kearsarge 
engines. Following this I had charge of erecting a pair of twenty-two inch engines 
for the factory in Hartford of Colt's Revolving Fire Arms. They drove the entire 
factory, one of the largest works of the country. In the summer of 1863 I was 
given the charge of building of a pair of segmental engines for the gun boat Pequoit. 
In the autumn I put the engines in the boat at the Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston. 
I received many compliments from the officers and men in the Navy Yard for my 
manner of handling the work, and the rapidity with which the engines were put 
together, though my force of men was small. By earnest appeals from Messrs. 
Lane and Hart, I was prevailed upon to remove to the Brooklyn Water Works, 
as first assistant engineer, running the pumping engines. My employers sought 
to have me remain with them but personal friendship prevailed; I left the shop 
after five and a half years of hard work and varied experience. A few months 
after I entered the shop the foreman remarked that ' Chaphe is the only man who 
ever came and gained a leading jDosition without backing; he came here a stranger 
and to-day there is not a man in the shop that Mr. Woodruff (president of the com- 
pany) has more confidence in than Chaphe.' I was chosen by Mr. Wright, super- 
intendent of the works, to build his inventions, having the ability to make the 
first without a model. Years later, a mechanic from a distant city, through ac- 
quaintance and friendship for me, called on Mr. Wright at Newburg, N. Y., and 
was told by him that ' of all the boys who grew up under me, Chaphe was the only 
one who remembered me after getting out in the world,' to which the visitor re- 
plied 'Never heathen worshipped his idol more than Chaphe did Wright.' I was 
always loyal to Woodruff & Beach and ever exerted myself in their interest, being 
trusted by them in important affairs where honesty and mechanical knowledge 
were required. I required of myself and others good work in and out of the shop, 
and realized the importance of satisfying customers. I began working for the City 
of Brooklyn, November 1st, 1863, and continued until March 1st, 1870. Life 
seemed very quiet compared with my previous experiences. In my new work 
I was not idle but it was monotonous compared with the old. I read and studied, 
reviewing the mechanical studies of former years and going deeper into them. I 
industriously cultivated a fruit and vegetable garden at my home in East New 
York [part of Brooklyn] a mile from the Ridgewood Engine House, Brooklyn 
Water Works. Then at the earnest solicitation of my friend T. J. Whitman, 
brother of Walt Whitman, I accepted the arduous duty of taking charge of the 
erection of four large pumping engines built by the Knap Fort Pitt Foundry Co., 
Pittsburg, Pa., for the new Water Works, 8t. Louis, Mo. I began this work 
March 1st, 1870, calling at Pittsburg to look the shop over, then proceeding to St. 
Louis. I found the situation very unfavorable, no buildings, a lack of proper tools 
for doing the work, the engines and pimip not built in a steam engine shop, and last 
but not least an entire lack of help used to that class of work. A less energetic 
man would have been discouraged, but I only realized that here I must have even 
more than my old energy and will power and I nerved myself to the task. I 
worked, worked hard, mentally and physically. A year of great care and labor 
passed, the work of three men done by one. March 2nd, 1871, the following tele- 
gram was sent from St. Louis to J. M. Knap in Pittsburg by J. G. Knap: 

" 'Steam was let into No. 1 H. S. this morn 10.30 for the first time. At 4.30 she 
was pumping with full load like clock work, making 10 revolutions. Always bet 
on Chaphe when you wish to win. All four engines are now running. What day 
can I set for the opening?' 

"In April, 1871, the engines being finished we began to supply the city with 
settled water, a welcomed change from the former mud from the Mississippi 
River. I was appointed Chief Mechanical Engineer of the St. Louis Water Works, 
J. F. Steele being my 1st assistant. I continued in charge of the Water Works 
for sixteen years, until May 31st, 1887, when I voluntarily resigned; my mechanical 
work was finished and I had been steadily employed for thirty-two years, virtually 
having had but four situations in that time. On the occasion of my resignation 
the Water Commissioner sent a communication to the Mayor concluding as follows : 
" 'As regards the value to the City of the services of Mr. Chaphe in the position 




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EIGHTH GENERATION 501 

of Chief Mechanical Engineer of the pumping department, I desire to put myself 
on record as stating in the most unqualified terms that his 16 years administra- 
tion of the pumping department has been thoroughly honest, that he possesses 
exceptional skill as a mechanic and as an engineer, and that the success of the 
works up to the present time is largely due to his energy and ability. 

[Signed] " 'Thos. J. Whitman. 

" 'Water Commissioner.' 
"I had been associated with Mr. Whitman for nearly thirty years and we were 
closer than brothers. During several years of my active mechanical life I was a 
member of the Engineers' Club of St. Louis and also of the American Society of 
Civil Engineers. I became interested in this genealogy in 1SS3, and have main- 
tained an interest in it since, laboring and writing much, that the family history 
might be more complete. I attended the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, and took 
a great interest in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904, being in attendance 
thirty days. In September and October, 1905, I went six thousand miles by rail 
to Yellowstone Park, Spokane, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, where I visited the 
Exposition, thence by steamer to San Francisco, returning by way of Los Angeles, 
Salt Lake City, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver. I especially enjoyed Southern 
California and took many notes. I am extremely interested in the Panama Canal 
and have been furnishecl from AVashington with many reports and maps relating 
to it. Were I a younger man, I should probably see it." 

Children : 
+ 5535 i James Manning 9 Chaphe, born September 30, 1860; married Nannie 

Gertrude Chaphe (5543). 
+ 5536 ii George Allen Chaphe, born November 28, 1862; married Elizabeth H. 

Lewis. 
+ 5537 iii Ada Mary Chaphe, born November 15, 1864; married William R. 

Chivvis. 

5538 iv Gertrude Susan Chaphe, born in East New York, Brooklyn, July 6, 

1866; died in Rochester, September 24, 1870. 

5539 V Julia Chaphe, born in East New York, February 2, 1868; died there, 

February 10, 1868. 

5540 vi Andrew Jackson Chaphe, Jr., born in East New York, February 8, 

1869; died in St. Louis, November 17, 1900; removed with his 
parents to St. Louis when one year old and was educated in 
the public schools of that city; learned the machinist's trade, 
which he followed for a number of years; for some years worked 
for railroads in different capacities and was a member of the 
"Order of Railway Clerks of America;" he was a member of 
the Branch Guards, which at the outbreak of the Spanish War 
became Company G, 1st Missouri Regiment, and started for 
Cuba; the regiment only went as far as Chickamauga, Tenn., 
where it was encamped through the summer; in the autumn 
he returned with his regiment, and with them was mustered out 
of service, his health having suffered severely; two years later 
he died and was buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery. 
+ 5541 vii Byron Chaphe, born April 6, 1871; married Bertha M. Burs. 
5542 viii Henry Elmer Chaphe, born in St. Louis, August 3, 1873; died there, 

May 17, 1875. 
3743 William Henry ^ Chaphe (Joseph Manning, ^ Joseph, ^ Isaiah, ^ Joseph,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Eaton, N. Y., January 8, 1838, and mar- 
ried, August 25, 1858, Peggy, daughter of Abram Bennett of Corning, N. Y. She 
died October 9, 1904. Mr. Chaphe has lived in Corning since 1852, from which 
time until May, 1899, he was purchasing agent of the Fall Brook Railroad Com- 
pany. At the latter date this company was absorbed by the New York Central & 
Hudson River Railroad Company and since then Mr. Chaphe has been book- 
keeper for a large wholesale confectionery firm in Corning. 



502 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 

5543 i Nannie Gertrudes Chaphe, born August 2, 1859; married James 
Manning Chaphe. (See 5535.) 
+ 5544 ii Wilham Henry Chaphe, Jr., born September 23, 1865; married Emma 

S. Schad. 
+ 5545 iii Charles Chester Chaphe, born October 10, 1867; married Martha 

Avery. 
+ 5546 iv Robert Brown Chaphe, born November 23, 1872; married Wilhelmina 
H. Peters. 
5547 V Allen Bennett Chaphe, born February 15, 1878; married, October 5, 
1904, Nellie Thompson of Corning; residence, 1905, Passaic, N. J. 

3745 Gertrude Lovina » Chaphe (Joseph Manning,^ Joseph, « Isaiah, ^ Joseph, * 
John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born near Morrisville, N. Y., January 7, 1843, 
and married in Corning, N. Y., March 7, 1865, Franklin E., son of Bela Ward and 
Eliza (Wheeler) Short of Eaton, N. Y. He was born November 16, 1865. 

Gertrude Chaphe was born on a farm near Morrisville. Her mother died when 
she was less than two years of age, and in 1854 she moved with her father to 
Eaton. In the autumn of 1864, after a severe attack of typhoid fever and the 
death of her sister Susan, she visited her brother Henry in Corning, where the 
following March she was married. She was educated in the district school near 
Morrisville and in Eaton. She has gray eyes, a clear skin and as a child had a 
great wealth of golden-brown hair. She possesses much executive ability, and 
is very clever with her needle, doing much fine embroidery and lace-making. 
To the sick and unfortunate she is always a friend, and many have been helped 
and comforted by her cheering presence. She is a great lover of flowers, and has a 
beautiful garden. Mr. Short purchased a place near Eaton and was for many 
years a farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Short united with the Baptist Church in Eaton in 
1882, and have since been active members of it. In 1904 they moved into the 
town of Eaton, and the same year Mrs. Short visited her brother, Andrew J. Chaphe, 
in St. Louis, Mo., where many delightful days were spent in viewing the Louisiana 
Purchase Exposition. 

Child: 
+ 5548 i Lillian Gertrude ^ Short, born August 24, 1867; married George A. Cole. 

3763 Mary J.s Sweet (Esther 7 Chaffe, Joseph,^ Isaiah,^ Joseph,^ John,3 Jo- 
seph,2 Thomas i) was born October 9, 1832, and married, December 28, 1853, 
Alva H. Long. 

Child : 
+ 5549 i Ambrose S.^ Long, born October 13, 1854; married Jennie E. Lonkins. 

3767 Enoch J.» Holdridge (Anna 7 Chaffe, Joseph,^ Isaiah,5 Joseph,* John, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born April 22, 1827, and married in Virgil, N. Y., Novem- 
ber 10, 1850, Clarissa Turpening. In 1890 they lived in Harford, N. Y. 

Children : 

5550 i Betsey Medora^ Holdridge, born February 23, 1856; married, Decem- 

ber 20, 1875, Grinnell. 

5551 ii Abram Eugene Holdridge, born June 23, 1864. 

3768 Aurilla Jennette » Holdridge (Anna ^ Chaffe, Joseph,6 Isaiah,^ Joseph,* 
John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born November 11, 1829, and married, May 2, 
1851, Eli Sweet. They live in Canistea, N. Y. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 503 

Children : 
+ 5552 i Ambrose ^ Sweet, born August 20, 1852; married Flora Rieley. 

5553 ii Anna C. Sweet, born January 30, 1855; died August 27, 1863. 
+ 5554 iii Emma Sweet, born February 7, 1857; married Peter Holland. 

5555 iv Eben Sweet, born March 28, 1859; died January 11, 1860. 

5556 V Eli J. Sweet, born December 8, 1860; married, July 12, 1884, Lottie 

Baker. 

5557 vi Eri Sweet, born July 26, 1865; died May 17, 1874. 

5558 vii Annie Sweet, born April 24, 1868. 

3773 Albert Henry » Chaphe (Stephen Fisk,7 Joseph,8 Isaiah,5 Joseph,* John, 3 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Erieville, N. Y., September 20, 1833, and mar- 
ried in De Ruyter, N. Y., October 26, 1853, Susan, daughter of Samuel Jillson 
of that place. She was born March 10, 1836. Mr. Chaphe has a florid complexion, 
light blue eyes, and is five feet, nine inches in height. In 1859 he went to Pike's 
Peak, being one of the first to make the trip. He is a miller and lives in Cazenovia, 
N. Y. 

Children : 
+ 5559 i Franks Chaphe, born September 1, 1854; married Mary Wilcox. 
+ 5560 ii Charles Chaphe, born October 6, 1855; married Fannie Partello. 

5561 iii Josephine Chaphe, born August 10, 1858; died August 20, 1858. 

3774 Rebecca Armstrong « Chaphe (Stephen Fisk,^ Joseph,^ Isaiah,^ Joseph,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas was born in Erieville, N. Y., September 2, 1835, and 
married in Kirkville, N. Y., November 26, 1861, Oliver C. Mabie, a farmer, 
born April 4, 1826. She has a light complexion, light blue eyes, and is five feet, 
four inches in height. She lives in Kirkville. 

Children : 

5562 i A son,9 born August 4, 1862; died August 19, 1862. 

5563 ii David Seymour Mabie, born July 30, 1863; died October 4, 1865. 

5564 iii Joel Warner Mabie, born May 13, 1867; died April 15, 1881. 

5565 iv John Henry Mabie, a twin, born May 13, 1867; died September 15, 

1881. 
+ 5566 V Catherine Josephine Mabie, born September 18, 1870; married Jacob A. 

Lynk. 
+ 5567 vi OHver Chaphe Mabie, born September 4, 1872; married Flora J. Bull. 

3776 Rankin » Chaphe (Stephen Fisk,7 Joseph, e Isaiah,^ Joseph, * John,3 Joseph,^ 
Thomas i) was born in Erieville, N. Y., November 3, 1839, and married in Wood- 
stock, N. Y., November 22, 1882, Emma, daughter of Horace Ferry of Erieville. 
She was born November 7, 1850. Mr. Chaphe has a light complexion, dark blue 
eyes, and is of a methodical turn of mind. In 1887 he was a lumber dealer ia 
Cazenovia, N. Y. 

Child : 
5568 i Stephen Fisk » Chaphe, born April 24, 1887; died in Cazenovia, July 21, 

1887. 

3778 Elmer s Chaphe (Stephen Fisk,7 Joseph, e Isaiah,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born in Eaton, N. Y., December 2, 1846, and married in Cypress 
Hills (now a part of Brooklyn), N. Y., June 20, 1872, Sarah Grace, daughter of 
James Hall of that place. 

Mr. Chaphe was educated in the schools of Cazenovia, N. Y. December 15, 
1863, he enlisted as a Private in Company E, 22d New York Volunteer Cavalry, 



504 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

for three years, but was discharged from the service May 14, 1864, being so 
ill that he was sent home, it was thought to die. Having learned the machinists' 
trade, he helped to build and erect a pumping engine in the Ridgewood engine 
house, Brooklyn Water Works. He is a good mechanic and with the exception 
of a few years spent in the granite and marble monument business, has been 
employed in the pumping department of the Brooklyn Water Works since 1868, 
being now engineer in charge of the Spring Creek pumping station. At the time 
of his marriage and in 1883 he lived in Cypress Hills, and in 1890 in Brooklyn. 
He has a light complexion, dark blue eyes, and is five feet, four inches in height. 
He had the sterling qualities of honesty, loyalty and trustworthiness. 

Children : 
+ 5569 i Jennie (Annie) May » Chaphe, born July 26, 1881; married Charles 

Hudson. 
+ 5570 ii Blanch Ethel Chaphe, born April 21, 1885; married Herman Peterson. 

3779 Ellen » Chaphe (Stephen Fisk,^ Joseph, ^ Isaiah, s Joseph,* John, 3 Jo- 
seph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Eaton, N. Y., December 2, 1846, and married in 
Cazenovia, N. Y., June 20, 1871, Irwin Allen Forte, born April 21, 1844, died 
May 20, 1903. He was editor of the Chjde (N. Y.) Times. Mrs. Forte has a light 
complexion, dark blue eyes, and is five feet in height. She is cheerful, witty and 
of a happy disposition. She united with the Episcopal Church at the age of eight- 
een. 

Child: 
+ 5571 i Muguettes Forte, born July IS, 1873; married Doctor Dafydd L. 
Edwards. 

3780 Jabin Joseph » Chaphe (Stephen Fisk,^ Joseph, ^ Isaiah, s Joseph, * John, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Cazenovia, N. Y., July 7, 1851, and married in 
St. Mary's, O., April 15, 1874, Adaline Jewell, daughter of James L. Jillson of that 
place. Mr. Chaphe has a dark complexion, gray eyes, and much perseverance, to 
which is due in a large degree his success as an engineer. In 1883 he lived in 
Cazenovia. 

Child: 

5572 i James Lawrence » Chaphe, born in Cazenovia, July 17, 1877. 

3782 George Whitfield » Chaffee (Luther,^ Joel Israel,6 Joshua,^ Joel,* John, 3 
Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born in Ellsworth, Conn., July 11, 1812, and married 
there, February 10, 1841, Rhoda Ann, daughter of Walter and Abigail Skiff. She 
died in Waverly, N. Y., in October, 1876. Mr. Chaffee is a merchant and auctioneer. 

Children, born in Ellsworth: 

5573 i Isabel Maria « Chaffee, born May 12, 1842; died in Ellsworth, May 30, 

1845. 

5574 ii Avis Lavinia Chaffee, born February 11, 1848; married in Waverly, 

August 12, 1868, Samuel Brown Rose of that place. 

5575 iii Ella Elmina Chaffee, born November 12, 1852. 

3784 Calvin Peck « Chaffee (Luther,^ Joel Israel,^ Joshua,5 Joel,* John, a Jo- 
seph,2 Thomas 1) was born in Ellsworth, Conn., February 11, 1820, and died in 
Eyota, Minn., March 2, 1875. He married (1) in Sharon, Conn., September 4, 
1844, Elizabeth « Lovell (3792) (Clarissa ^ Chaffee, Joel Israel,^ Joshua,^ Joel,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 0, born in Sharon, October 26, 1820, and died October 5, 
1851. Both she and her husband are buried in Ellsworth. He married (2), Octo- 



EIGHTH GENERATION 505 

ber 19, 1852, Clarissa Gold, daughter of John Barlow and Catherine (Gold) Lovell, 
and half-sister of his first wife, born in Sharon, March 13, 1830. She was living 
in Flint, Mich., in 1907, Mr. Chaffee was a farmer, had a fair complexion, dark 
blue eyes, and was five feet, eight inches in height. He united with the Con- 
gregational Church at the age of thirty-two. 

Children, by first wife, born in Ellsworth : 
+ 5576 i Clarence Luther » Chaffee, born February 18, 1849; married (1) Alice E. 
Roberts; (2) Ida B. Hazen. 

5577 ii John Lovell Chaffee, born June 10, 1851; residence, Chicago, 111, 

3796 Lucy s Chaffee (Chauncey Matthew,^ Joel Israel, 6 Joshua,^ Joel,^ John, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born June 19, 1832, and married in New Haven, Conn., 
Isaac Kinney. In 1884 they lived in that city, where Mr, Kinney owned a livery 
stable. 

Children : 

5578 i Frank ^ Kinney, 

5579 ii William Kinney, 

3800 Eugene « Chaffee (Chauncey IMatthew,^ Joel Israel, ^ Joshua,^ Joel,* John,3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Ellsworth, Conn., May 11, 1837, and married in 
South Amenia, N, Y,, December 14, 1861, Mellissa, daughter of Simeon Oakes, 
She has a light complexion, gray eyes, and is five feet, three inches in height, 
while Mr, Chaffee has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, seven inches 
in height. Both are members of the Methodist Church, she having joined in 1889 
and he at the age of twenty-two. In 1884 they lived in Birmingham, Conn, 

Children : 

5580 i Carrie M,9 Chaffee, born October 11, 1862; died September 23, 1863. 

5581 ii Lilhas R, Chaffee, born February 24, 1864, 

5582 iii Martha A, Chaffee, born November 14, 1866. 

3805 Joshua Bignall » Chaffee (Joel St, John,^ Joel Israel, ^ Joshua,^ Joel,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Ellsworth, Conn,, March 27, 1834, and 
married, March 23, 1863, Betsey Ann, daughter of William and Hannah (St, John) 
Whitney. She was born in Ellsworth. Mr. Chaffee is a farmer. 

Child: 

5583 i William St. John 9 Chaffee, born in Ellsworth, December 31, 1865. 

3807 James Stuart « Chaffee (Jerome Seymour,^ Joshua Bignall," Joshua, ^ 
Joel,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas was born in Sharon, Conn., October 3, 1846, 
and married in Kent, Conn., September 17, 1872, Lydia, daughter of Edward 
Mathew and Laura (Cartwright) Judd of that place. She was born in Kent, Decem- 
ber 16, 1850, and became a member of the Congregational Church there. Mr. 
Chaffee has a dark complexion, brown eyes, and is five feet, five inches in height. 
He lived at one time in Wassaic, N. Y., where he was a member of the firm of 
Tanner and Chaffee, dealers in grain, flour, feed and plaster. He has been Com- 
missioner of Highways, Justice of the Peace, and in 1896 was Supervisor of the 
town of Amenia, Dutchess County, N, Y. He is a farmer and in 1902 lived on 
Rillside Ranch, Amenia Union, N, Y, 

Children, the first two born in Wassaic, N, Y, : 

5584 i Jerome Stuart ^ Chaffee, born November 6, 1873; in 1902 was Assistant 

Surgeon with the rank of Lieutenant in the United States army, 
stationed in Washington, D. C, 



506 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

5585 ii Edward Judd Chaffee, born August 6, 1875. 

5586 iii Aritta Chaffee, born August 22, 1877. 

5587 iv Everitte Chaffee, born November 15, 1879. 

5588 V Rollo Chaffee, born February 28, 1882. 

3809 Florence Adele » Chaffee (Eben Whitney,^ Joshua Bignall,^ Joshua,^ 
Joel,4 John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Ellsworth, Conn., February 4, 1849, 
and died April 9, 1881. She married, September 22, 1870, John Horace, son of 
Newton and Anna (Van Dyke) Reed of Amenia, N. Y., where he was born Sep- 
tember 24, 1846. Florence Adele (Chaffee) Reed was buried in Ellsworth. 

Children, first two born in Ellsworth: 

5589 i Walter Russell « Reed, born July 2, 1871. 

5590 ii Robert Birdsey Reed, born July 23, 1874. 

5591 iii Catharine I. Reed, born September 11, 1877. 

5592 iv Henry R. Reed, born April 5, 1881. 

3811 Caroline » Howlett (John 7 Howlett, John « Howlett, Rebecca ^ Chaffee, 
Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i), married Charles Bosworth. 

Children : 

5593 Elizabeth « Bosworth. 

5594 Stephens W. Bosworth. 

5595 Albert Bosworth. 

5596 Caroline Bosworth. 

3812 Eliza s Howlett (John ^ Howlett, John « Howlett, Rebecca ^ Chaffee, 
Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i), married Lewis Holden. 

Children : 

5597 Charles » Holden. 

5598 Julia Holden. 

5599 Henry Holden. 

3813 Lucia s Howlett (John "> Howlett, John « Howlett, Rebecca ^ Chaffee, 
Ebenezer,^ John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i), married Henry Tucker. 

Child: 

5600 i William Henry Harrison ^ Tucker. 

3815 Rosella s Howlett (John ^ Howlett, John « Howlett, Rebecca ^ Chaffee, 
Ebenezer,'* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), married Emory Pike. 

Children : 

5601 Emory 9 Pike, Jr. 

5602 Emory Jacob Pike. 

3819 Ann EUura « Thomson (Nancy ^ Howlett, John e Howlett, Rebecca 5 
ChafTee, Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1), married Hiram . 

Child: 

5603 i Frances A.9 . 

3832 Levi Marvin « Chaffee (Chester,^ David,^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 Jo- 
seph,2 Thomas 1) was born in Boston, N. Y., October 1, 1819, and married in 
Pike, N. Y., December 11, 1843, Rosina, daughter of William Campbell of that 
place. In 1883 they lived in Pike, where Mr. Chaffee was a farmer. 

Children : 
+ 5604 i Ezra J.s Chaffee, born March 24, 1845; married Florence B. Farr. 
+ 5605 ii Albert A. Chaffee, born July 11, 1847; married Rosalia Helmer. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 507 

3840 Nason L.s Chaffee (Alva,^ David, ^ Ezra,5 Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born in Belvidere, Vt., November 14, 1823, and married in John- 
son, Vt., June 7, 1850, Rachel, daughter of David Willey of Waterville, Vt. Mr, 
Chaffee is a farmer and has been a town officer for fourteen years, holding the 
offices of Selectman, Constable and Collector of Taxes of Waterville, where he 
was living in 1891. He was State Representative in 1872 and 1873. 

Children : 

5606 i Hubert B.9 Chaffee, born June 10, 1851 ; residence, 1891, Vermilion, S. D. ; 

a printer. 

5607 ii David Willey Chaffee, born October 23, 1853; residence, 1891, Living- 

ston, Mont. 

5608 iii Susie A. Chaffee, born July 19, 1855; residence, 1891, Waterville. 

5609 iv Ned F. Chaffee, born May 22, 1868; residence, 1891, Waterville. 

3841 Arnold Wrights Chaffee (Alva,^ David,6 Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Jo- 
seph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Belvidere, Vt., January 2, 1826, and married (1) 
there, March 19, 1854, Melissa A., daughter of Charles B. Weston of that place. 
She died March 23, 1885, and was buried in Belvidere. He married (2), May 2, 
1886, Mrs. Lydia J. (Larkey) Weston, born in Swanton, Vt., in 1829, daughter 
of Simeon Larkey. ]\Ir. Chaffee has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five 
feet, eleven inches in height. He was at one time State Representative. He is a 
farmer, and in 1891 lived in Belvidere. 

Children, by first wife: 

5610 i Elsa^ Chaffee, born April 24, 1855; married Isaac Bryant. 

5611 ii Frank W. Chaffee, born August 20, 1858; married Ella Herington. 

5612 iii Albina Chaffee, born July 18, 1863; married George Cheney. 

5613 iv Sumner Chaffee, born April 20, 1867; married Emma Boreta. 

5614 V Eva M. Chaffee, born October 10, 1869; died January 8, 1888; married 

Orlin Thompson. 

5615 vi Mary Chaffee, born February 27, 1872; married Edgar Potter. 

5616 vii Sylva Chaffee, born May 13, 1879; residence, 1893, Belvidere. 

3842 David Wright « Chaffee (Alva,^ David, s Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas 1) was born in Belvidere, Vt., November 14, 1827, and married in Water- 
ville, Vt., February 15, 1858, Susan H., daughter of Elisha P. Davis of Belvidere. 
In 1883 Mr. Chaffee lived in Fletcher, Vt., where he was a farmer. 

Child : 

5617 i Willie S.9 Chaffee (adopted), born November 13, 1863; residence, 1884, 

North Cambridge, Vt. 

3847 Heber « Chaffee (Ezra,^ David, « Ezra,^ Ebenezer,^ John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas 1) was born in Boston, N. Y., April 17, 1836, and married in Oneida, 
N. Y., April 18, 1861, Melissa M.s Chaffee (3887) (Abiel Evans,^ Ezra,6 Ezra,5 
Ebenezer,^ John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i)- She has written for the local papers many 
essays and poems, dealing mostly with the reform movements of the day. Mr. 
Chaffee has a sandy complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, nine inches in height. 
In 1861 he lived in Grundy Centre, Grundy County, la., of which county in 1862 
and 1863 he was Probate Judge, and in 1863 and 1864 County Clerk. Here in 
1861 and 1862 he was also editor of a newspaper. In 1864 he returned to New 
York state and learned telegraphy. In his new work he was first located in Elyria, 
O., where he remained a year, then moved to Jamestown, N. Y., and later to 
Corry, Pa., where he was living in 1883. Here he owned a farm which he ex- 



508 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

changed for one near Wattsburg, Pa., in turn exchanging this for a milhng prop- 
erty near Lowville, where in 1891 and 1906 he was still hving. Mr. and Mrs. 
Chaffee are both Spiritualists. While in Corry they were leaders in the Grange 
movement. Politically, Mr. Chaffee is a Democrat and a Prohibitionist. He is 
a member of the Masonic order, and has been a farmer, miller, lawyer and teleg- 
rapher. 

Children, the first two born in Grundy Centre, the last four in Corry: 

5618 i Ada C.a Chaffee, born January 13, 1862; died January 15, 1862. 

5619 ii Ernest Herbert Chaffee, born December 7, 1862. 

5620 iii Frank Howard Chaffee, born in Elyria, July 17, 1864; died January 16, 

1865. 

5621 iv Willis Newel Chaffee, born in Jamestown, June 8, 1866. 

5622 V Fred Clark Chaffee, born March 12, 1869; died March 27, 1870. 

5623 vi Agnes C. Chaffee, born February 14, 1872. 

5624 vii Lawrence Earle Chaffee, born August 18, 1877. 

5625 viii Archie Everett Chaffee, born October 12, 1880. 

3848 George W.s ChafEee (Ezra,^ David,^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born in Boston, N. Y., May 9, 1838, and married there, Decem- 
ber 29, 1858, Ellen E., daughter of Riley Blakeslee of that place. Mr. Chaffee 
enlisted in Grundy Centre, la., October 15, 1862, in Company B, 6th Iowa Vol- 
unteer Cavalry, and served until April 15, 1865, when he was discharged at Fort 
Sully, Dak., for physical disability. He is an electrician, and in 1883 lived in 
Buffalo, N. Y. 

Children : 

5626 i Jennie L.s Chaffee, born January 19, 1860. 

5627 ii Ezra Lee Chaffee, born August 3, 1862. 

5628 iii George Ross Chaffee, born May 27, 1877. 

3851 Freelons Chaffee (Ezra,^ David,^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born in Boston, N. Y., June 23, 1845, and married there, Novem- 
ber 26, 1869, Louise, daughter of Jesse Lockwood of that place. She died Octo- 
ber 4, 1879. In 1883 Mr. Chaffee lived in Buffalo, N. Y., where he was a clerk. 

Children : 

5629 i Francis Wilbur « Chaffee, born November 28, 1870; died December 28, 

1870. 

5630 ii Manly J. Chaffee, born September 18, 1872; died August 21, 1876. 

5631 iii Richard Clark Chaffee, born July 18, 1873; died September 21, 1879. 

5632 iv Jessie Louise Chaffee, born April 19, 1877. 

3853 Alice « Chaffee (Ezra,^ David,^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) 
was born in Boston, N. Y., March 19, 1850, and married. May 15, 1873, Edward 
S. Nott, born in Hamburg, N, Y., August 10, 1847. In 1883 they lived in Ham- 
burg, where Mr. Nott was a civil engineer and druggist. 

Child: 

5633 i Eunice E.9 Nott, born April 12, 1876. 

3855 Byron 8 Chaffee (Alfred,^ David,^ Ezra,5 Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born in Boston, N. Y., December 18, 1835, and married in Clar- 
ence, N. Y., March 24, 1864, Harriet D., daughter of Isaac W. Choate of that 
place. In 1884 Mr. Chaffee was a farmer in Clarence. 

Children : 

5634 i Nellie 9 Chaffee. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 509 

5635 ii George H. Chaffee. 

5636 iii Kittie E. Chaffee. 

5637 iv Hattie M. Chaffee. 

5638 V Nettie E. Chaffee. 

5639 vi Affred H. Chaffee. 

5640 vii Mary A. Chaffee. 

3860 Charles Homer « Chaffee (Nathan Steadman,^ Charles,^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer/ 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born July 4, 1837, and died in Ann Arbor, Mich., 
before 1891. He married Libbie Johnson, who survived him, and in 1891 lived 
in Chicago. Mr. Chaffee at one time taught school in Windham, N. Y., and was 
also for a year on the New York City police force. He travelled as an agent of 
the Appleton Publishing Company of that city, and in 1879 lived in Philadelphia, 
Pa. He had a light complexion, black eyes, and brown hair. He died suddenly 
of heart disease. 

Children : 

5641 i Elizabeth » Chaffee. 

5642 ii Minnie Chaffee. 

5643 iii Charles Chaffee. 

5644 iv George Chaffee. 

5645 V Josephine Chaffee. 

Another child, name unknown. 

3861 John Addison » Chaffee (Nathan Steadman,^ Charles,6 Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born May 3, 1844 (1845), and married Fannie 
Roberts. He has black eyes and hair. 

Child: 

5646 i Bessie ^ Chaffee, residence, 1889, Philadelpha, Pa. 

3868 James Eber » Chaffee (Elisha H.,7 Rufus,^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Jo- 
seph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Oswegatchie, N. Y., March 16, 1839, and married 
in Canton, N. Y., July 11, 1864, Sarah Jane, daughter of Bela Bell of Heuvelton, 
N. Y. She has a light complexion, blue eyes, and light brown hair. Mr. Chaffee 
has a dark complexion, black eyes and hair, and is five feet, eight and one-half 
inches in height. He lived in Oswegatchie until 1858, when he went to Wisconsin 
and worked on a farm. Returning to Oswegatchie, he worked for his brother 
until the fall of 1861, when on October 1st he enlisted as a Private in the 16th 
New York Volunteer Infantry and went to Virginia via New York City. He 
served until February 14, 1863, when he was discharged on account of disability. 
He returned to his home and after partially regaining his health, entered the 
construction department of the army and returned to the South, where he re- 
paired railroads and built bridges until the close of the war. During this time 
he obtained leave and returned to Canton to be married, remaining two weeks. 
He continued on duty in the South until October, 1865. He bought a farm near 
Heuvelton and lived there seven years, at the end of that time selling it, and 
buying a hardware business in Heuvelton, where he was living in 1891. Mr. 
Chaffee united with the IMethodist Church, of which his wife is also a member, 
at the age of twenty-eight, and was for twenty years a Steward in it. He was 
also a Sunday School Superintendent for four years. He was at one time Post- 
master, was Notary Public two terms. Superintendent of the Poor three terms 
and Surveyor four terms. 



510 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 

5647 i Florence Angeline » Chaffee, born March 21, 1867; married Walter L. 

Millard. 

5648 ii Mary Bell Chaffee, born May 19, 1869. 

5649 iii Mable Coralie Chaffee, born July 10, 1874. 

5650 iv Willie James Chaffee, born December 26, 1879. 

3870 Sereno Silvanus » Chaffee (Eber Kise,^ Rufus," Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Athens, Vt., January 20, 1826, and died Janu- 
ary 24, 1894. He married in Campton, 111., May 14, 1845, Leonora Rice. Mr. 
Chaffee had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was short and stout. He was a 
dealer in real estate and a member of the Methodist Church. In 1889 he lived 
in Los Angeles, Cal. 

Children : 
+ 5651 i Theron Augustus ^ Chaffee, born in 1846; married Isabelle Lowe. 

5652 ii Eugene Chaffee. 

5653 iii Frank Pierce Chaffee, born in 1853; residence, 1890, Garden Grove, 

Cal. 

5654 iv Clara Chaffee. 

5655 V Nellie Irene Chaffee, born in 1857. 

+ 5657 vi Rose Ann Chaffee, born in 1859; married Clay Parmly. 

3871 Fernando Henry » Chaffee (Eber Kise,^ Rufus,^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,^ John,^ 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Grafton, Vt., November 21, 1827, and married (1) 
Marion Woods; (2) in Campton, 111., July 15, 1858, Delia, daughter of Sabrina 
Barber of that place. Mr. Chaffee was a farmer and lived in Paw Paw, 111., in 
1884. He was living in 1906. 

Children, by second wife : 

5658 i Marcia M. Chaffee, born March 8, 1859; died October 8, 1860. 

5659 ii Ernest Chaffee, born March 6, 1861; died July 8, 1861. 

5660 iii Edmund W. Chaffee, born in Paw Paw, April 12, 1862; is a musician; 

residence, 1884, Paw Paw. 

5661 iv Elmer S. Chaffee, born November 29, 1865. 

5662 V Wilber T. Chaffee, born September 15, 1867. 

5663 vi Carrie B. Chaffee, born July 14, 1869; died October 15, 1884. 

5664 vii Ella Chaffee, born May 15, 1872. 

5665 viii Minnie A. Chaffee, born March 21, 1874. 

5666 ix John F. Chaffee, born April 5, 1879; died May 22, 1883. 

5667 X Berward C. Chaffee, born June 18, 1881 ; died May 19, 1883. 

3876 Alonzo Duane s Chaffee (Eber Kise,^ Rufus,^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Athens, Vt., August 31, 1839, and married in 
Elgin, 111., October 7, 1863, Phoebe Ann, daughter of James Franklin Padelford 
of that place. She is a member of the Baptist Church, her husband of the Meth- 
odist, which he joined at the age of eighteen and of which he was for eight years 
Trustee. He is a farmer and has been for eight terms Assessor of his town. He 
has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, eleven inches in height. In 
1893 he lived in Campton, 111. 

Children : 

5668 i Charles A.9 Chaffee, born October 4, 1865; died in Aurora, 111., May 11, 

1886; he was a student in Jennings Seminary, and was drowned 
while bathing with two of his fellow students; he had been teach- 
ing school shortly before his death ; he was a member of the Baptist 
Church in Campton, of which he was clerk. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 511 

"He was a talented young man of most estimable character, 
gentlemanly, refined, and noble in all his intercourse in social life 
He was an earnest and consistent Christian and active in every 
good work. 

"Faithful, judicious, efficient in every service undertaken by 
him, whether on the farm, in the school as pupil or as teacher, or 
in any other capacity, he won the confidence and esteem of all." 

5669 ii Willie E. Chaffee, born May 25, 1871 ; died December 18, 1872. 

5670 iii Mary A. Chaffee, born February 18, 1873. 

5671 iv Franklin E. Chaffee, born August 20, 1876. 

5672 V Rossie W. Chaffee, born December 29, 1880; died December 31, 1881. 

3877 Dorr Bradford » Chaffee (Eber Kise,^ Rufus,^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,-* John, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Campton, 111., October 20, 1841, and married (1) 
in Elgin, 111., November 15, 1865, Ladona T., daughter of John Martin Treadwell 
of that place. He married (2), September 25, 1883, Helen B. Willets. He en- 
listed in Company B, 29th Illinois Volunteers, in the spring of 1863 for three 
months, and was taken ill with typhoid fever and compelled to return home, while 
with his regiment at Camp Douglas, Chicago, 111., guarding Southern soldiers. He 
is a farmer and lived from 18-41 to 1881 in Campton, removing in that year to 
Garden Grove, Cal. 

Children, by first wife: 

5673 i John Martin » Chaffee, born September 7, 1866; died August 23, 1867. 

5674 ii George Dorr Chaffee, born June 24, 1868. 

5675 iii Ernest Alonzo Chaffee, born December 16, 1871. 

5676 iv Fannie Lulu Chaffee, born October 22, 1874. 

5677 V Martin Henry Chaffee, born January 21, 1877; died October 3, 1880. 

3879 Simon E.s Chaffee (Eber Kise,^ Rufus,^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,^ John,3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Campton, 111., November 21, 1845, and married in Virgil, 
111., March 26, 1867, Sarah E., daughter of Joseph "Woodman of that place. Mr. 
Chaffee enlisted in Company C, 141st Illinois Volunteers, as a Private. He was 
promoted to the rank of First Sergeant, but was taken ill with typhoid fever 
and was sent home. He was in a few skirmishes only. He is a farmer and in 
1884 lived in Campton. 

Children : 

5678 i Anna E.9 Chaffee, born March 17, 1869. 

5679 ii Everett S. Chaffee, born February 20, 1872. 

5680 iii John W. Chaffee, born March 26, 1874. 

5681 iv Grace H. Chaffee, born August 27, 1877. 

5682 V Eleanor M. Chaffee, born September 22, 1879; died January 17, 1884. 

5683 vi Earl G. Chaffee, born September 8, 1881. 

3885 George Reuben » Chaffee (Rufus,^ Rufus," Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Jo- 
seph,2 Thomas 1) was born in Athens, Vt., July 14, 1839, and married in Peters- 
ham, Mass., September 2, 1864, Ellen A., daughter of John Dunn of that place. 
Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, eight inches in 
height. While living in Barre, Mass., he enlisted for nine months as a Private in 
Company F, 53d Massachusetts Volunteers, being mustered in October 17, 1862, 
and discharged September 2, 1863. He was wounded in the Battle of Port Hud- 
son (La.), June 14, 1863. At the age of fourteen he united with the Methodist 
Church, of which his wife is also a member, and in which he was Steward and 
Trustee for sixteen years. He served for a year and a half as Postmaster in Oak 



512 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Lawn, Ga. In 1864 he lived in Lyndon, Vt., in 1884 in Gardner, Mass., and in 
1890 in Cordele, Ga. He is a chair maker and farmer. 
Children : 

5684 i John Rufus^ Chaffee, born in Gardner, July 27, 1869; he has a light 

complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, six inches in height; at the 
age of seventeen united with the Methodist Church, in which he is 
a minister; in 1890 was attending college in Wilbraham, Mass. 

5685 ii Wilbur George Chaffee, born July 28, 1872. 

3886 Willard Porters Chaffee (Rufus,^ Rufus,8 Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Jo- 
seph, 2 Thomas!) was born in Athens, Vt., January 11, 1843, and married in 
Lyndon, Vt., September 6, 1866, Abi Maria, daughter of John Proctor of that 
place. Mr. Chaffee has a sandy complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, six and 
one-half inches in height. At the age of twelve he united with the Methodist 
Church, of which his wife is also a member. He enlisted as a Private in the Civil 
War, was promoted to the rank of Corporal and then to that of Sergeant. He 
was wounded on Weldon Railroad, June 23, 1864, and again in Charlestown, 
Va., August 21, 1864. In 1866 he lived in Lyndon, and in 1892 in St. Johnsbury, 
Vt. He is a scale maker. 

Children : 

5686 i Harriet Maria ^ Chaffee, born November 16, 1867; married Frederick R. 

Rose. 

5687 ii Arthur Willard Chaffee, born March 28, 1874. 

3893 Charles C.s Farmer (Jerusha UJ Chaffee, Ezra,^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 
Joseph,2 Thomas 1), married, and in 1906 was living in Mt. Carrol, 111. 

Children : 

5688 i Charles ^ Farmer, a West Point graduate. 

5689 ii Minnie Farmer. 

3894 Celia A.s Howard (Ursula ^ Chaffee, Ezra,^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), married in Conewango, N. Y., in 1869, Gerrett Smith Myers, 
a farmer, born in Peterboro, N. Y., in 1838. He has a light complexion, blue 
eyes, and is five feet, eight inches in height. He served as a Private in the Civil 
War, was taken prisoner and held a year. In 1892 they lived in Conewango. 

Children : 

5690 i Edwin Eugene ^ Myers, born February 29, 1871; residence, 1892, Cone- 

wango. 

5691 ii Louis Howard Myers, born September 13, 1873; in 1892 was a student 

in Chamberlain Institute, Randolph, N. Y. 

3901 Fannie Ella s Chaffee (Newell Moses,^ Ezra,^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,^ John,3 
Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born in Smithfield, N. Y., May 20, 1853, and married in 
Lenox, Madison County, N. Y., December 25, 1880, John Cowan of Chicago, 111., 
born in 1849. He was educated in Northwestern University. Both husband and 
wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Cowan has a light com- 
plexion, hazel eyes, dark hair, and is tall. In 1906 they lived in Canastota, N. Y., 
Mr. Cowan being connected with the Manhattan Life Insurance Company, with 
an office in Syracuse, N. Y. 

Child: 

5692 i Fannie Kathrine » Cowan, born in Lenox, November 15, 1894. 

3903 Newell Fred s Chaffee (Newell Moses,7 Ezra,6 Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 



EIGHTH GENERATION 513 

Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born hi Lenox, N. Y., October 2, 1868, and married hi 
Chadwicks, Oneida County, N. Y., February 22, 1893, Nina Ehzabeth, daughter 
of James Martin Hecox of that place. At this time she was hving in Saquoi, N. Y., 
and Mr. Chaffee in Lenox. He is a farmer, has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is 
five feet, eleven inches in height. He has been Assessor of Lincoln, N. Y., where 
in 1906 they was still living. 

Children : 

5693 i Newell Merlyn » Chaffee, born December 14, 1895. 

5694 ii Sibyl Kathleen Chaffee, born May 7, 1897. 

3972 Elliot F.8 Chaffee (Albert,^ Luther,^ Samuel,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born in Brokenstraw, Pa., November 19, 1837, and married in 
Pittsfield, Pa., July 4, 1864, Edith, daughter of WiUiam Brown of Locldand, O. 
At the time of his marriage Mr. Chaffee lived in Brokenstraw, and for twenty-five 
years in Pittsfield, where he was a wagon maker. He has a light complexion, 
blue eyes, and is five feet, six inches in height. In 1890 he moved to Fredonia, 
N. Y., where in 1892 he was in the oil business. 

Child : 

5695 i Charles » Chaffee, born July 25, 1872. 

3984 Volney G.s Chaffee (Samuel,^ Lutlier,^ Saniuel,^ Ebenezer,* John,3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas i) was born in Milledgeville, 111., May 11, 1855, and married in Morri- 
son, 111., June 5, 1879, Delia J., daughter of Christian Overholser of Coleta, 111. 
Mr. Chaffee has a fair complexion, brown eyes and is five feet, eight and one-half 
inches in height. At the time of his marriage he lived in Milledgeville, and in 
1892 in Coleta, where he was a merchant. 

Children : 

5696 i Jessie May ^ Chaffee, born September 11, 1880. 

5697 ii Henry Leroy Chaffee, born April 30, 1882. 

5698 iii Christian Chaffee, born January 23, 1884. 

5699 iv Ralph Chaffee, born August 31, 1888. 

3991 Clarence Llewellyns Chaffee (Ezra, ^ Luther,*' Samuel, ^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Pittsfield, Pa., January 7, 1852, and married in 
Pleasantville, Pa., August 1, 1872, Mary Emeline, daughter of Thomas B. Watson 
of Titusville, Pa. She is a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Chaffee has a 
light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, ten and one-half inches in height. 
In 1872 he lived in Titusville, and in 1890 in Omaha, Neb., where he was President 
of the City Council, of which he had for two years been a member. He is a whole- 
sale lumber dealer. 

Children : 

5700 i Lynn E.s Chaffee, born November 6, 1873. 

5701 ii Cora F. Chaffee, born March 11, 1876. 

5702 iii Herbert W. Chaffee, born June 30, 1886. 

5703 iv Max B. Chaffee, born August 20, 1887; died February 10, 1888. 

4026 James Dudleys Chaffee (Hiland Danforth,^ Danforth,6 Samuel,^ Ebenezer,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Wyalusing, Pa., September 26, 1856, and 
married in Rome, Pa., December 25, 1879, Sarah Jane » Chaffee (5465) (Jarvis 
Sexton,8 Comfort Bliss,^ Nathaniel Bliss,^ Comfort,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1), born November 6, 1862. ]\Ir. Chaffee has a light complexion, black 



514 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

eyes, and is five feet, eleven inches in height. He is a farmer and blacksmith; 
in 1879, 1891 and 1905 he lived in Sheshequin, Pa. 

Children : 

5704 i Freddie Fayett » Chaffee, born May 29, 1881. 

5705 ii Miles Lewis Chaffee, born October 15, 1884. 

4033 Fannie Rogers s Chaffee (Joseph Bennett,^ Ezra,^ Samuel, ^ Ebenezer,* 
John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born October 26, 1855, and died in Binghamton, 
N. Y., November 26, 1884. She married, April 24, 1879, Henry Bayer, Jr., born 
in Heidelberg, Germany, March 1, 1851. They lived in Binghamton, where Mr. 
Bayer was a bookkeeper and where he died August 29, 1880. 

Child: 

5706 i Jeanette Rogers » Bayer, born January 29, 1880. 

4035 Margarette Sylvia « Chaffee (Joseph Bennett,^ Ezra,^ Samuel,^ Ebenezer,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born August 15, 1859, and married, September 25, 
1879, Frederick H., son of Harvey Westcott. They live in Binghamton, N. Y., 
where Mr. Westcott is a cigar manufacturer. 

Child: 

5707 i Joseph Rogers » Westcott, born January 18, 1881. 

4037 James Chaffee ^ Loomis (Abigail Sherwood ^ Chaffee, Hezekiah,^ Heze- 
kiah,5 Hezekiah,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Windsor, Conn., April 19, 
1807, and died September 16, 1877. He married (1) in 18.33, Ehza C. Mitchell 
of New Haven, Conn., who died in March, 1840. He married (2) in 1844, Mary B. 
Sherman, who survived him. He was graduated from Yale College in 1828, and 
was a lawyer with a large practice in Bridgeport, Conn. In 1837 he was State 
Senator. 

Children, by his first wife: 

5708 i A daughter,^ died in childhood. 

5709 ii A daughter, died in childhood. 

Child, by second wife: 

5710 iii Sherman Loomis, born about 1847; died in October, 1867, in his twenty- 

first year; at that time a member of the senior class in Yale College. 

4047 George Wilburs Chaffee (Edward Willard,^ Willard,6 Simeon, s John,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., December 7, 
1829, and died September 6, 1875. He married, September 17, 1851, Frances M. 
Pease, who died February 23, 1881. Mr. Chaffee was buried in South Wilbraham 
(now Hampden), Mass. 

Children : 

5711 i Martha Maria » Chaffee, born February 12, 1853; married in South Wil- 

braham, June 4, 1868, Lewis Franklin Davis. 

5712 ii Ellen Sophia Chaffee, born July 15, 1856; died October 3, 1864; buried 

in South Wilbraham. 

5713 iii Mary Jane Chaffee, born February 7, 1860; died September 27, 1864; 

buried in South Wilbraham. 

5714 iv Edward Everett Chafi^ee, born July 24, 1867; died March 1, 1869; buried 

in South Wilbraham. 

4050 Marcius Henrys Chaffee (Edward Willard,^ Willard,6 Simeon,^ John,* 
John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., October 19, 1842, 



EIGHTH GENERATION 515 

and married there, June 24, 1869, Harriet A., daughter of Seth Farrington of 
Pelham, Mass. While living in Wilbraham he enhsted as a Private in Company I, 
46th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, for nine months. He was mustered in 
September 24, 1862, and mustered out June 3, 1863. He re-enlisted in Company D, 
2d Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery, was mustered in July 28, 1863, and 
discharged September 3, 1865, at the expiration of his company's term of service. 
He is a farmer, and in 1884 was living in Hampden, Mass. (formerly South Wil- 
braham) . 
Children : 

5715 i Mabelle Delight » Chaffee, born July 27, 1871. 

5716 ii Jane Eliza Chaffee, born August 24, 1872. 

5717 iii Herbert Mareius Chaffee, born in South Wilbraham, June 22, 1874. 

5718 iv Florence Helen Chaffee, born February 12, 1876. 

5719 V Agnes Zilpha Chaffee, born August 10, 1879. 

4051 Emma Elvira » Chaffee (Edward Willard,^ Willard,^ Simeon,^ John,^ 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., July 24, 1844, 
and married there, June 4, 1868, Calvin M. Havens, a widower with three children, 
born in Somers, Conn., April 20, 1834, died March 14, 1900. He was a farmer, and 
in 1884 lived in Somers, where in 1905 his widow, Emma Elvira (Chaffee) Havens, 
was still living. 

Children : 

5720 i Cora Jane » Havens, born August 29, 1869; married, November 15, 1893, 

Levi P. Abbe. 

5721 ii Herbert Chaffee Havens, born April 3, 1872; died August 8, 1872. 

5722 iii Allison Chaffee Havens, born May 10, 1873; married, November 18, 

1901, Grace A. Smith. 

5723 iv Marion Eliza Havens, born July 20, 1875; married, June 4, 1902, Horace 

A. Sikes; residence, 1905, Somers. 

5724 V Bennie Snow Havens, born August 3, 1879; died March 7, 1880. 

4060 Caroline Amelia » Chaffee (Reuben Howlett,^ Simeon, ^ Simeon, s John,^ 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born November 5, 1850, and married in South Wil- 
braham, Mass., June 12, 1870, William Hitchcock of that place, born February 24, 
1844. He is a machinist and wheelwright. 

Children : 

5725 i Ida Eldora » Hitchcock, born August 12, 1871. 

5726 ii Charles Edward Hitchcock, born October 3, 1872; died October 8, 1872. 

4061a Mary Elizas Chaffee (Reuben Howlett,^ Simeon, ^ Simeon, ^ John,^ 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born May 30, 1852, and married in South Wilbra- 
ham, Mass., June 30, 1874, John E. Rindge of Wilbraham, Mass. 

Child: 

5727 i A daughter,9 born July 3, 1875; died July 3, 1877. 

4062b Fanny Maria » Collins (Thirza ^ Chaffee, Simeon, « Simeon, ^ John,^ 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas was born April 9, 1845, and married, April 15, 1869, 
Oscar S. Southworth of Hardwick, Mass. 

Child: 

5728 i ]\Iary Louise » Southworth, born July 24, 1870. 

4063 Daniel Chaffee » Collins (Thirza ^ Chaffee, Simeon,6 Simeon,^ John,< 
John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas ^ was born April 6, 1847, and married, October 18, 1871,. 
Julia Eva Knight of Ware, Mass., where they live. Mr. Collins is a farmer. 



516 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 

5729 i Daniel Austin a Collins. 

5730 ii Alice Maria Collins. 

5731 iii Charles Francis Collins. 

5732 iv Arthur Anthony Collins. 

4065 Fanny S.s Chaffee (Elam Newbury,^ Simeon,^ Simeon, ^ John,* John,3 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Palmer, Mass., March 4, 1843, and married (1) 
George Brooks; (2) William Morand. 

Children : 

5733 i Flora B.9 Brooks. 

5734 ii Eddie Morand. 

4066 Louise E.s Chaffee (Elam Newbury,^ Simeon, ^ Simeon,^ John,* John,3 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born January 17, 1847, and married in 1872, Hardin 
Chamberlin of Dana, Mass. 

Children : 

5735 i Freddie » Chamberlin, born October 28, 1878. 

5736 ii Walter Chamberlin, born June 15, 1884. 

5737 iii A child, died young. 

4070 Emery Worthington « Chaffee (Holhs Worthington,^ Noah,^ Simeon, s 
John,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Carlton, N. Y., April 16, 1837, and 
married in Alden, N. Y., September 6, 1857, Mary Jane, daughter of Simister 
Mercer of that place. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Chaffee 
has a dark complexion, brown eyes, and is six feet, one inch in height. He is an 
Atheist. He has been a farmer, an auctioneer, a patent agent, and a travelling 
salesman for the Buffalo, Fairbanks, and other scale companies. In 1857 he lived 
in Alden and in 1891 in Great Bend, Kan. 

Children : 

5738 i Collista Caroline » Chaffee, born December 25, 1859. 

5739 ii Hollis Mercer Chaffee, born September 13, 1862; married Frances M. 

Flint. 

5740 iii Edward Emery Chaffee, born August 8, 1865; died July 6, 1875. 

5741 iv George Adney Chaffee, born April 2, 1867. 

5742 V Bertha Augusta Chaffee, born January 19, 1880. 

4071 Eugene Winslows Chaffee (Zelotes Emery,^ Emery,^ Simeon, ^ John,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Chicopee, Mass., April 20, 1842, and mar- 
ried in Moodus, Conn., November 4, 1868, Catharine Maria, daughter of Amasa 
Day of that place. In 1883 he was the superintendent of the New York Net and 
Twine Company of Moodus, where in 1906 he was still living. 

Children : 

5743 i Amasa Day 9 Chaffee, born June 13, 1870. 

5744 ii Katharine Chaffee, born September 17, 1888. 

4072 Herbert Winthrop s Chaffee (Zelotes Emery,^ Emery,^ Simeon,^ John,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Willimantic, Conn., August 11, 1844, and 
married in Princeton, Kan., October 30, 1872, Jerusha Addie, daughter of Jo- 
seph P. Smith of that place. Her great-grandfather, James Smith, was one of 
the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion, 
blue eyes, and is five feet, eight inches in height. He went to live in Moodus, Conn., 
at the age of six and at fourteen he united with the Methodist Church, of which 



EIGHTH GENERATION 517 

his wife is also a member. In ISGl and 1S62 he attended the Wilbraham (Mass.) 
Academy and during the winters taught school in West Stafford, Conn., and 
Belchertown, Mass. In 1863 he graduated from Eastman's Business College, 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and in the fall of that year he went to New York City, where 
he filled the position of bookkeeper for six years. In February, 1870, he went to 
Kansas, and settled in Franklin County, where he was a farmer and school teacher. 
He was living in Princeton when he married in 1872. In April, 1873, he entered 
the South Kansas Conference of the Methodist Church. In that year he was 
stationed in Florence and Cedar Point, in 1874 and 1875 in Neosho Falls, from 
1876 to 1878 in Americus, from 1879 to 1881 in Burlington, and in 1882 and 1883 
in Parsons, all in Kansas. He has been a minister twenty-one years and a Pre- 
siding Elder six years. 
Children : 

5745 i Arthur Gill » Chaffee, born October 11, 1873. 

5746 ii Nellie Edith Chaffee, born December 9, 1875. 

4073 Lois Clarindas Chaffee (Zelotes Emery,^ Eniery,^ Simeon,^ John,^ John, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born July 27, 1853, and married, November 18, 1885, 
Charles W. Kimball of Manhattan, Kan. 

Children : 

5747 i Emery Chaffee 9 Kimball, born December 12, 1886; died October 11, 1888. 

5748 ii John Willard Kimball, born July 30, 1889. 

4077 Frank Winslow s Chaffee (Frankhn Dexter,^ Emery,^ Simeon, s John,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Springfield, Mass., December 17, 1849, 
and married there. May 22, 1872, Lizzie A., daughter of William James of that 
place. In 1874 he lived in Springfield, and in 1887 in Albany, N. Y., being the 
foreman of the car department of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad 
in West Albany. 

Children, born in Springfield: 

5749 i Edwin F.a Chaffee, born July 12, 1874. 

5750 ii William D. Chaffee, born November 29, 1876. 

4078 Mahlon Edwins Chaffee (Edwin Stearns,^ Emery,^ Simeon,^ John,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in West Stafford, Conn., Sej^tember 22, 1853, 
and married in Ellington, Conn., Idella, daughter of Henry Miner of that place. 
In 1883, Mr. Chaffee, who is a bootmaker, lived in Brookfield, Conn., and in 1890 
in Worcester, Mass. 

Child: 

5751 i Etta Lula ^ Chaffee, born August 30, 1876. 

4084 Hiram Masons Chaffee (Orrin,^ Amos,^ Amos,^ John,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Rochester, Vt., February 17, 1822, and married there, 
December 28, 1846, Mary E., daughter of Elias Richardson of that place. She was 
a member of the Universalist Church. She died in June, 1853, and was buried 
in Cincinnati, O. "Captain" Chaffee, as he is called, was formerly a ship car- 
penter. In 1890 he lived in Sailors' Snug Harbor, Staten Island, N. Y. He has 
a dark complexion, brown eyes, and is five feet, ten and three-fourths inches in 
height. 

Child : 

5752 i George Elias a Chaffee, born March 26, 1849; residence, 1891, Detroit, 

Mich.; a machinist. 



518 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

4095 Charles Williams Chaffee (Leonard,^ John,6 Almos,^ John/ John, 3 Jo- 
seph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Braintree, Vt., September 20, 1843, and died in 
Chicago, 111., November 28, 1884. He married in Rochester, Vt., September 23, 
1869, Diana Roxy Reserve, daughter of Francis T. Mosher of that place. Doc- 
tor Chaffee graduated from the University of Michigan, was an allopathic phy- 
sician and a member of the Universalist Church, with which he united when a 
young man. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, eleven inches 
in height. 

Child: 

5753 i Charles Francis ^ Chaffee, born January 3, 1878; has a light complexion, 

and blue eyes. 

4096 Henry Harrisons Chaffee (John,^ John,6 Amos,^ John,* John,3 Joseph, 2 
Thomas 1) was born in Rochester, Vt., December 12, 1840, and married in Roy- 
alton, Vt., January 1, 1867, Augusta M., daughter of Thomas M. Smith of Mont- 
pelier, Vt. Mr, Chaffee has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, ten 
inches in height. He served in the Civil War, enlisting for three years as Corporal 
in Company E, 4th Vermont Volunteers, August 30, 1861, and serving two en- 
listments. He lost his right arm in the Battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864. 
He was discharged with the rank of Sergeant, June 26, 1865. He has held several 
town offices and has been Trustee of the Universalist Church, with which he united 
at the age of thirty, and of which his wife is also a member. He is a farmer and 
butcher, and in 1883 lived in Rochester. 

Children : 

5754 i NeUie A.9 Chaffee, born February 21, 1868. 

5755 ii Alice E. Chaffee, born July 8, 1869. 

5756 iii Henry S. Chaffee, born May 17, 1871; has a light complexion, blue eyes, 

and is five feet, ten inches in height; united with the Universalist 
Church at the age of sixteen. 

5757 iv Annie May Chaffee, born May 17, 1877; died in Rochester, February 11, 

1883. 

4099 Edwin Johns Chaffee (John,^ John,6 Amos,^ John,* John,3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born in Rochester, Vt., March 19, 1850, and married in Brattle- 
boro, Vt., February 9, 1874, Emma Elizabeth, daughter of Ambrose and Julia 
(Hill) Willson of Potsdam, N. Y., where she was born August 28, 1851. Mr. 
Chaffee has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is six feet in height. At the age 
of nineteen he united with the Universalist Church, of which his wife is a mem- 
ber. He was Sunday School SuiDerintendent for several terms and was ordained 
a minister July 18, 1872. In 1883 he Uved in Potsdam, and in 1889 in Galesburg, 
111. 

Children : 

5758 i John Willson 9 Chaffee, born July 18, 1875; died March 8, 1879; had a 

light complexion, and blue eyes. 

5759 ii Rose Chaffee, born January 12, 1879. 

4100 Kendrick s Richmond (Anna ^ Chaffee, John,6 Amos,^ John,* Johnja 
Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Rochester, Vt., February 28, 1841, and married 
(1) in Newport, Vt., June 10, 1862, Mary Eliza Pratt. He married (2), April 20, 
1869, Mary Elizabeth Brigham. He served as a Private in the Civil War and 
was slightly wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Va. At the age of twenty- " 



EIGHTH GENERATION 519 

one he united with the Congregational Church. He is Deputy Collector of Cus- 
toms. In 1891 he lived in Newport. 

Children : 

5760 Clara M.s Richmond. 

5761 Annie E. Richmond. 

5762 Ruth E. Richmond. 

5763 Eva J. Richmond. 

5764 Grace W. Richmond. 

5765 Frederick E. Richmond. 

5766 Ellen F. Richmond. 

4107 Byron Mozart » ChafEee (John Willard,^ Leonard Brown, s Amos,^ John/ 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Rochester, Vt., September 1, 1837, and 
married in Montpelier, Vt., Adelaide, daughter of Worster Sprague of that place. 
She is a member of the Presbyterian Church. After marriage they lived in Barre, 
Vt. Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion, hazel eyes, and is five feet, ten inches in 
height. He served as Quartermaster under General Pitkin, during the Civil War. 

Children : 

5767 i John Willard » Chaffee. 

5768 ii Mary Chaffee. 

4110 William Allen » Chaffee (John Willard, ^ Leonard Brown, e Amos,^ John,^ 
John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Rochester Vt., January 27, 1850, and mar- 
ried (1) there, May 6, 1874, Josie, daughter of Freeman Root of that place. She 
died November 25, 1875, and was buried in Rochester. She was a member of 
the Congregational Church. He married (2), August 18, 1880, Liela Beide. Mr. 
Chaffee has a light complexion, and is five feet, ten inches in height. He united 
with the Congregational Church at the age of thirty. He is a farmer and a teacher 
of singing. He lived in Rochester in 1874, and later moved to Dakota. 

Child, by first wife : 

5769 i Harold » Chaffee, died December 29, 1878. 
Children, by second wife: 

5770 ii James W. Chaffee. 

5771 iii Ellen French Chaffee. 

4128 David Lewis » Chafee (Benjamin, ^ Benjamin,^ Francis Green,^ Benja- 
min, ■* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born January 1, 1823, and was twice mar- 
ried. 

Children, by second wife : 

5772 i A child ,8 name unknown. 

5773 ii William Chafee, a prosperous business man, much interested in Presby- 

terian Church work; residence, 1892, Indianapolis, Ind. 

4130 John Gilmore » Chafee (Benjamin,^ Benjamin,*' Francis Green, ^ Benja- 
min, ^ Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Cincinnati, 0., October 12, 1828, 
and married in Wilmington, Ind., September 28, 1853, Clara, daughter of Rev- 
erend J. B. Sparks of Greenfield, Ind. Mr. Chafee is a Methodist minister, and 
has occupied many of the prominent pulpits in the Southeast Indiana Confer- 
ence, which he joined in the fall of 1851, and of which he was still a member in 
1892. He has also served four years as Presiding Elder. In 1883 he lived in 
Greensburg, Ind. 



520 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 
+ 5774 i Ella B.^ Chafee, born January 17, 1856; married Lieutenant Horace P. 
Mcintosh. 

5775 ii Lura I. Chafee, born April 5, 1864; married John C. Shirk, a banker; 

residence, 1883, Greensburg, 1892, Brookville, Ind. 

5776 iii Gertrude Chafee, married Schuyler C, son of Theodore P. Haughey, 

formerly President of the Indianapolis (Ind.) National Bank; 
S. C. Haughey is a manufacturer; residence, 1892, Indianapolis. 

4138 Mary A.s Chaffee (James,^ Azotus,^ Zebediah,5 James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas i) was born March 15, 1833, and married in Ward, N. Y., November 27, 
1854, Charles H. Bhven, born in Alfred, N. Y., February 16, 1827. He has a 
light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, nine inches in height. He is a farmer, 
and in 1891 lived in Scio. 

Children : 

5777 i Burnetta ^ Bliven, born September 2, 1854; married Barton R. Sheldon. 

5778 ii Mary C. Bhven, born March 14, 1860; died October 6, 1865. 

5779 iii Otis B. Bliven, born August 30, 1863. 

4139 Nancy Cordelia ^ Chafee (James,^ Azotus,^ Zebediah,^ James,* Joseph, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born February 1, 1841, and died August 9, 1861. She 
married David Sabin, who after her death remarried and had two more children. 

Child: 

5780 i James W. Sabin, born in Ward, N. Y., May 19, 1860 ; married, September 5, 

1882, Mabel E. Babbitt; is a farmer; residence, 1884, Scio, N. Y 

4149 Patty M.s Chaffee (Julius Bachus,^ Zebediah,6 Zebediah,^ James,* Jo- 
seph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Colesville, N. Y., July 29, 1829, and mar- 
ried there, January 14, 1850, Henry Crofut, a carpenter, born in Colesville, May 18, 
1829, died October 24, 1875. In 1860 they lived in Gaines, Pa., and at the time 
of Mr. Crofut's death in Avoca, la., where they kept a hotel. In 1876 Mrs. Crofut 
moved to Windsor, N. Y., and in 1883 to Plankinton, Dak. 

Children : 

5781 i Charles E.9 Crofut, born June 1, 1851 ; died January 24, 1868. 
+ 5782 ii Leroy Crofut, born March 22, 1855; married Livonia Bowers. 
+ 5783 iii Verna Crofut, born June 27, 1862; married A. N. Lowe. 

5784 iv Ida M. Crofut, born in Gaines, July 22, 1864; married in Plankinton, 

August 14, 1883, John J. Carroll, a barber, born in Newport, R. I.; 
residence, 1884, Plankinton. 

5785 V Dollie Crofut, born September 4, 1866. 

5786 vi Henry Crofut, Jr., born June 22, 1869; died January 1, 1871. 

4151 Azotus 8 Chaffee (Julius Bachus,^ Zebediah,^ Zebediah,^ James,* Joseph, 3 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Colesville, N. Y., February 2, 1832, and married 
(1) Antoinette, daughter of Nathan Mayo. She died in 1866, aged twenty-six, 
and he married (2) in Harpersville, N. Y., January 16, 1869, Mary J., daughter 
of Abram Tompkins of Windsor, N. Y. In 1884 they lived in Onaquago, N. Y., 
where he was a farmer. 

Child, by first wife: 

5787 i William R.s Chaffee, born April 6, 1862. 
Children, by second wife : 

5788 ii Anna E. Chaffee, born April 2, 1871 . 

5789 iii Adrian C. Chaffee, born April 2, 1879. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 521 

4154 James Marion s Chaffee (James Alanson,^ Zebediah," Zebediah,^ James,* 
Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was bom m Colesville, N. Y., September 28, 1836, 
and married in Windsor, N. Y., December 20, 1866, Gertrude C., daughter of 
Joseph P. Thompson of that place. Mr, Chaffee held the office of Justice of the 
Peace in Windsor for twelve years and has also held many minor civic offices. 
Windsor has for many years been Mr. Chaffee's home, and in 1895 he was still 
living there. He is a grocer. 

Children : 

5790 i Ernest Rice » Chaffee, born August 5, 1868; married, August 5, 1890, 

Delia Warner. 

5791 ii Abbie Emeline Chaffee, born April 20, 1871 ; married, November 13, 1887, 

George A. Babcock. 

4165 Albert Alonzo » Tapper, Jr. (Albert Alonzo ^ Tupper, Elizabeth e Chaffee, 
James,5 James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), was born in Churchville, N. Y., 
October 21, 1840, and married, September 23, 1871, Mary E. Scott of that place. 
He served in the Civil War as a Corporal, and has held several town offices. In 
1891 he lived in Churchville, where he was a meat-dealer. 

Child: 

5792 i Charles Albert » Tupper, born March 7, 1878. 

4188 Mary Jane « ChaflEee (Cyril Schuyler,^ Cyril,6 Chester,^ James,* Joseph, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Woodstock, Conn., July 11, 1849, and married 
there, February 16, 1875, Charles Thomas Aldrich, born in Canton, Me., Octo- 
ber 18, 1849. He is a farmer, has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five 
feet, ten inches in height. Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich live on the old Chaffee home- 
stead in North Woodstock, Conn., where the latter is a member of the Congrega- 
tional Church. 

Children : 

5793 i Grace Evelyns Aldrich, born April 15, 1876. 

5794 ii Clara Elizabeth Aldrich, born March 29, 1882. 

5795 iii Florence Estelle Aldrich, born July 17, 1883. 

5796 iv Melinda Edna Aldrich, born March 2, 1885. 

5797 V Albert Eben Aldrich, born December 20, 1886. 

4195 Emory Franklin « Chaflfee (Faxon, 7 John,6 Chester,^ James,* Joseph,* 
Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Worcester, Mass., January 27, 1856, and mar- 
ried in Woburn, Mass., January 1, 1879, Belle G., daughter of Henry Carter of 
that place. In 1883 Mr. Chaffee lived in East Somerville, Mass., where he was a 
druggist. 

Child: 

5798 i Beulah Camilla » Chaffee, born February 7, 1882. 

4196 Ellis Henry s Chaffee (Loren,^ John,6 Chester,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas 1) was born in Thompson, Conn., July 30, 1846, and married in Plain- 
field, Conn., June 3, 1871, Julia Etta, daughter of Nathan Dean of that place. 
Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion, brown eyes, and is of medium height. At 
the time of his marriage he lived in Willimantic, Conn., and in 1891 in Worcester, 
Mass., where he was a shoe manufacturer. 

Child : 

5799 i Mabel Nancy » Chaffee, born March 4, 1873; died August 15, 1873. 



522 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

4204 Marietta Elizabeth « Chafee (Schuyler Bradley, ^ Alpheus Cady,^ Chester,^ 
Jaines,^ Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Oxford, Mass., and married 
Frank Bannon of Athol, Mass. 

Children : 

5800 i Maud 9 Bannon. 

5801 ii Neenya Bannon. 

5802 iii Gertrude Bannon. 

4215 Frank Olin » Chaffee (Francis B.,^ Chester, « Chester,^ James,* Joseph, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born June 1, 1861, and married, February 22, 1886, 
Martha Bobbins, born April 3, 1864. They live in Woodstock, Conn. 

Child: 

5803 i Hermon Rollins » Chaffee, born February 6, 1887. 

4217 John Horton s Chaffee (Charles,^ Sunivan,^ Calvin, s James,* Joseph, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Sheshequin, Pa., July 13, 1843, and married in 
Wysox, Pa., November 16, 1871, Marion I., daughter of William E. Bull of that 
place. She is a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Chaffee enlisted as a Private 
in Company B, 141st Pennsylvania Volunteers, August 22, 1862, was promoted 
to the rank of Sergeant and mustered out May 28, 1865. He was taken prisoner 
in Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863, and held for thirteen days, part of the time 
in Libby Prison. He was wounded in Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864. He has a 
dark complexion, gray eyes, and is five feet, eight inches in height. He is a farmer, 
and at the time of his marriage, as well as in 1891, lived in Sheshequin, where he 
has held several town offices. 

Children : 

5804 i Adaline M.a Chaffee, born May 26, 1873. 

5805 ii Ira Pratt Chaffee, born December 4, 1876. 

4275 Sarah Amelia ^ Chaffee (James Monroe,^ James Austin, o Chadwick,^ 
James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born February 20, 1845, and married in 
Staffordville, Conn., July 4, 1866, WiUiam J. Butterfield, born in Philadelphia, 
Pa., February 22, 1844. He served during the Civil War in the navy as a sea- 
man. He united with the Episcopal Church at the age of forty-one, and was 
Vestryman for two years. He has a dark complexion, gray eyes, and is five feet, 
six inches in height. He is the overseer of a woolen card-room. Mrs. Chaffee is 
a member of the Methodist Church. At the time of her marriage she lived in 
Staffordville, and in 1890 in Stafford Springs, Conn. 

Children : 

5806 i Ellen A.a Butterfield, born Februarv 18, 1868; died January 13, 1869. 

5807 ii W. Elmer Butterfield, born September 15, 1869. 

5808 iii Arthur H. Butterfield, born June 30, 1872. 

5809 iv Clarence E. Butterfield, born February 23, 1875; died June 21, 1875. 

5810 V Alice G. Butterfield, born July 7, 1878. 

5811 vi Frederick W. Butterfield, born March 15, 1882. 

4278 Ida Geranas Chaffee (James Monroe, ^ James Austin, ^ Chadwick,5 James,* 
Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born August 29, 1855, and married in Stafford- 
ville, Conn., August 24, 1881, Isaac Merritt Agard, born in Stafford, December 3, 
1854. He is a teacher, and is five feet, ten inches in height. Ida Gerana (Chaffee) 
Agard is a member of the Congregational Church, with which her husband united 
at the age of twenty. In 1890 they lived in Rockville, Conn. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 523 

Children : 

5812 i Clarence Merritt a Agard, born March 26, 1883. 

5813 ii Irving Howard Agard, born January 8, 1888. 

4280 George Lincoln » Chaffee (James Monroe, ^ James Austin, « Chadwick,^ 
James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born in Staffordville, Conn., February 28, 
1861, and married there, September 5, 1881, Ida B., daughter of Rufus Rogers 
of Stafford. At this time Mr. Chaffee lived in Staffordville, and in 1890 in Bond's 
Village, Mass. He has a dark complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, four inches 
in height. At the age of twenty-one he united with the Methodist Church, of 
which his wife is also a member, and in which he was a Steward for two years. 
He served for a year as Grand Juror, and is by occupation a clerk. 

Children : 

5814 i Ernest Harolds Chaffee, born January 1, 1886. 

5815 ii Ralph Alden Chaffee, born February 14, 1888. 

4310 Clarence Milton s Chaffee (Amasa William Wallace,^ Amasa Ladd,^ 
Stephen, 5 James,-' Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Gowanda, N. Y., 
November 23, 1853, and married in Girard, O., June 29, 1881, Nancy Helen, 
daughter of Abner Osborne of that place, he having moved West from Virginia 
when a young man. She was born in Girard, October 8, 1857, the youngest of 
six children, and is a cousin of the late President McKinley. At the age of eighteen 
Mr. Chaffee went into the sewing machine business and two years later into the 
grocery business with a partner. Three years later he bought him out, and in 
1879 moved to Westfield, N. Y., where he continued the same business with his 
father, under the firm name of C. M. Chaffee & Company. In August, 1883, C. M. 
Chaffee sold his interest to his uncle, N. A. Chaffee, 2156, and in September of 
the same year moved to Columbus, O., where in 1889 he was a wholesale manu- 
facturing confectioner, one of the firm of Snyder, Chaffee & Company. He has a 
fair complexion, brown eyes, and is six feet, two inches in height. Both he and 
his wife are members of the Methodist Church. 

Children : 

5816 i Ward Osborne ^ Chaffee, born in Westfield, May 10, 1SS2. 

5817 ii Marguerite Fancher Chaffee, born in Columbus, February 15, 1888. 

5818 iii Clarence McKinley Chaffee, born in Gowanda; named for his cousin, 

the late President McKinley. 

4315 William Wallace » Chaflfe (Charles Warren,^ Amasa Ladd,^ Stephen,5 
James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Gowanda, N. Y., September 25, 
1864, and married there, March 2, 1887, Catherine, daughter of Doctor Horace 
Babcock of that place. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Chaffe 
has a light complexion, brown eyes, is five feet, ten inches in height, and has a 
jovial disposition. He is a salesman, and in 1906 lived with his wife and children 
in Gowanda. 

Children : 

5819 i Robert Clintons Chaffe, born January 1, 1888. 

5820 ii Catherine Chaffe, born July 4, 1892.' 

5821 iii Mary Chaffe, born June 28, 1894. 

5822 iv Dorothy Chaffe, born February 16, 1897. 

4316 Dora Woodin « Chaffee (Charles Warren, ^ Amasa Ladd,^ Stephen,-^ James,* 
Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born July 20, 1870, and died in 1901. She married 



524 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Charles L. Popple and died of consumption. Her children live in Gowanda, 
N. Y. 
Children : 

5823 i Helen » Popple, born in 1895. 

5824 ii Carleton Popple, born in 1897. 

4327 Henry Lucrates « ChaflEee (Ambrose Lucrates,^ James Cady,^ Stephen,^ 
James,4 Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Macomb, 111., March 17, 1855, 
and married in Abington, 111., October 16, 1878, Mary, daughter of John Vertuese 
of that place. In 1883 Mr. Chaffee lived in Des Moines, la., where he was a hard- 
ware merchant. 

Child: 

5825 i Donna Yfi Chaffee, born July 26, 1879. 

4328 Enoch Fletcher » ChafEee (Francis Marion, ^ James Cady,^ Stephen, ^ 
James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Ipava, 111., September 5, 1856, 
and married in Council Grove, Kan., March 2, 1881, Lucy J., daughter of James 
Phinney of that place. Mr. Chaffee is a farmer, and in 1884 lived in Mildred, Kan. 

Child: 

5826 i James Francis » Chaffee, born June 5, 1882. 

4350 William Harrison s Chaffee (William Henry Harrison, ^ William Cady,^ 
Joseph,^ James,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas 1) was born in Dale, Wyoming County, 
N. Y., January 3, 1859, and married in Caneadea, N. Y., October 1, 1879, Lucy M., 
daughter of Frank Johnson of that place. She is a member of the Methodist 
Church. He has a fair complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, six inches in height. 
At the time of his marriage he lived in Friendship, N. Y., and in 1890 in Norwich, 
N. Y. He is a merchant. 

Children : 

5827 i Floy M.9 ChafTee, born January 23, 1882. 

5828 ii Carl H. Chaffee, born December 19, 1883. 

5829 iii Irma L. Chaffee, born January 10, 1886. 

5830 iv Inez E. Chaffee, born January 3, 1888. 

4363 Ezra Brewster » Chaffee (Henry,^ Michael,^ Henry,^ Samuel,* Joseph,3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), married Mrs. Smith, and in 1893 lived in Wacousta, Mich. 
Children : 

5831 i Henrys Chaffee. 

5832 ii Sherman Chaffee. 

4369 Marys Chaffee (Harvey,^ Michael," Henry,5 Samuel,* Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 
Thomas 1), married (1) Chauncey Maulbee; (2) Charles Wheeler, and in 1893 lived 
in Franklin ville, Cattaraugus County, N. Y. 

Children : 

5833 i Victor Byron 9 Maulbee. 

5834 ii Nathan Siocum Wheeler. 

4370 Marthas Chaffee (Harvey,^ Michael," Henry,^ Samuel,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 
Thomas 1), married William McClelland, a farmer, and in 18Q3 they lived in Stan- 
ton, Mich. Mr. McClelland receives a pension, having lost a leg in the Civil War. 

Children : 

5835 i Jennie » McClelland. 

5836 ii Eleanor McClelland. 

5837 iii George Chaffee McClelland, died in childhood. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 525 

4377 Newton Silas » Dort (Polly ^ Chaffee, Michael," Henry,5 Samuel,* Joseph, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i), married Emeline Doty of Cleveland, O. He served during 
the last year of the Civil War as Second Corporal under Captain Giles H. Holden, 
in Company H, 179th New York Volunteers, Second Brigade, Second Division, 
Ninth Army Corps, commanded by General Grant. In 1893 he lived in Cleveland. 

Children : 

5838 i Clara Bella Dort. 

5839 ii (adopted) George Fields Dort. 

4385 Luther 8 Dort (Catharine 7 Chaffee, Michael," Henry, s Samuel,* Joseph, s 
Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), married Laura Smith, a teacher of Franklinville, N. Y., and 
in 1893 lived in Allegany County, N. Y., where he was a mason and carjDenter. 

Child: 

5840 i A son,9 born about 1877. 

4386 Albert s Dort (Catharine ^ Chaffee, Michael," Henry,^ Samuel,* Joseph,3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas ^), married Helen Carpenter, and in 1893 lived in Oramel, N. Y. 

Child: 

5841 i Silas » Dort. 

4387 Elvira s Dort (Catharine ^ Chaffee, Michael," Henry,5 Samuel,* Joseph,3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i), married Alfred Atherton, a farmer, and in 1893 lived in Ora- 
mel, N. Y. 

Children : 

5842 i Samuel » Atherton. 

5843 ii Harrison Atherton. 

4399 Lewis Franklin » Chaffee (Samuel B.,^ Zelophehad," Samuel, ^ Samuel,* 
Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas was born in Ashford, Conn., in 1853, and died March 15, 
1895. He married Anna « Chaffee (4424) (Vernon,^ Joel," Thomas,^ Samuel,* 
Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) of Oxford, Mass. Her mother, Elvira Corbin, was 
a sister of her husband's mother. In 1890 Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee lived in Ashford. 

Children, the first two born in Ashford: 

5844 i Josephine M.9 Chaffee, born in 1880; died November 19, 1894. 

5845 ii Geneva E. Chaffee, born in 1883. 

Another child, name unknown. 

4415 Alfred Morse » Chaffee (Otis Brainard,^ Joel," Thomas, ^ Samuel,* Joseph,3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Oxford, Mass., August 16, 1858, and married 
in Littleton, Mass., June 7, 1887, Mary Elizabeth Townley, daughter of Josiah 
Gleason Brown of Oxford. Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is 
five feet, eleven inches in height. At the time of his marriage and in 1892 he lived 
in Oxford, where he was a surveyor and farmer, also being in partnership with 
his brother Herbert in the coal and lumber business. He has held the offices of 
Justice of the Peace, Assessor and Selectman. 

Children, born in Oxford : 

5846 i Alfred Brown » Chaffee, born March 14, 1888. 

5847 ii Alice Chaffee, a twin, born March 14, 1888; died in Oxford, March 14, 

1888. 

4420 George Elmer s Chaffee (Abel Morse, ^ Joel," Thomas,^ Samuel,* Joseph,3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Victory Mills, N. Y., April 11, 1862, and married 



526 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

in Boston, Mass., June 1, 1885, Mary B., daughter of Felix Trainor of St. Johns, 
N. B., Canada. Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, 
seven inches in height. In 1890 he was living in Oxford, Mass., where he was a 
miller. 

Child: 

5848 i Bertha G.a Chaffee, born October 2, 1886. 

4429 Walter F.s Gushing (Martha S.^ Chafey, Hiram,« Jonathan Cady,^ Josiah,* 
Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Medford, Mass., September 15, 1857, 
and married there, July 20, 1881, Carrie E. Bullard. 

Child: 

5849 i Kittie B.a Gushing, born August 8, 1883. 

4441 Elmer Lincoln « Aldrich (Elvina Anness ^ Chaffee, Peter, 6 Mollie,^ Josiah,* 
Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Woodstock, Conn., August 28, 1865, 
and married in California, February 5, 1889, Kathrena Beaubaum. In 1890 
they lived in Tacoma, Wash., and in 1906 in Los Angeles, Gal. 

Children : 

5850 i Elvina Katherine » Aldrich, born in Tacoma, November 6, 1889. 

5851 ii Myrtle Marion Aldrich, born in Harden, Wash., August 31, 1896. 

4445 Wallace Norman « Aldrich (Elvina Anness ^ Chaffee, Peter,^ Mollie,^ 
Josiah,* Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Pomfret, Conn., October 19, 
1877, and married, March 28, 1897, Gertrude H. Edwards. They lived in Kil- 
lingly. Conn., in 1906. 

Children : 

5852 i Charles Wesley 9 Aldrich, born July 9, 1898. 

5853 ii Dorris Pearl Aldrich, born April 19, 1900; died August 21, 1900. 

5854 iii Ruth Margurite Aldrich, born July 22, 1903. 

5855 iv Ina May Aldrich, born April 11, 1905. 

4446 Charles Chandler « Aldrich (Elvina Anness ^ Chaffee, Peter,^ Mollie,^ 
Josiah,4 Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Pomfret, Conn., November 15, 
1880, and married, September 26, 1904, Lillian Mae Hildreth. They lived in Pom- 
fret in 1906. 

Child: 

5856 i Dorothy Evelyn » Aldrich, born in Tacoma, Wash. 



NINTH GENERATION 

4524 Cyrus F.a Chaffee (Lyman Albigence,^ Albigence,^ Josiah,^ Josiah,5 Jona- 
than,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Schroeppel, N. Y., Decem- 
ber 7, 1838, and married (1), June 14, 1863, Maria L., daughter of Amos and Polly 
Tenny. She was born July 11, 1838, and died May 1, 1864. He married (2), 
May 4, 1865, Louisa J. Penny, born July 31, 1841, died February 23, 1877. He 
married (3), January 26, 1881, Mrs. Mary M. (Squire) Hurlbert, daughter of Jona- 
than and Polly Squire. She was born INIarch 19, 1839. By her first husband she 
had a daughter Estelle, born December 4, 1867. 

Children, by second wife, born in Fabius, N. Y. : 

5857 i Arthur C.io Chaffee, born December 11, 1867; residence, 1894, Oswego, 

N. Y. 

5858 ii Willis H. Chaffee, born June 22, 1870. 

5859 iii Carrie L. Chaffee, born September 27, 1872. 

4525 Lucy Elizabeth » Chaffee (Lyman Albigence,^ Albigence,^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ 
Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Gilberts Mills, N. Y., 
September 5, 1840, and married in Fabius, N. Y., January 1, 1861, Rufus, son 
of Samuel White of Cuyler, N. Y. At that time he lived in Fabius, and in 1894 
in Homer, N. Y. He has a light complexion, black eyes, and is five feet, four and 
one-half inches in height. Lucy E. (Chaffee) White joined the Free Baptist Church 
at the age of fourteen. 

Children: 

5860 i Mary F.io White, born May 27, 1861. 

5861 ii Addie White, born August 10, 1862; died April 11, 1881. 

5862 iii Carrie White, born April 6, 1869; died August 11, 1870. 

5863 iv Milford E. White, born May 24, 1874. 

4526 Stephen Albigence^ Chaffee (Lyman Albigence,^ Albigence,^ Josiah,^ 
Josiah,5 Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Schroeppel, 
N. Y., January 30, 1842, and married in Truxton, N. Y., October 11, 1863, Eliza 
Harriet, daughter of David Calkins of Vermont. Mr. Chaffee united with the 
Methodist Church at the age of twenty-six. He has a light complexion, dark 
blue eyes, and is five feet, six inches in height. In 1863 and in 1890 he lived in 
Fabius, N. Y., where he was a carpenter. 

Children : 

5864 i Florence E.io Chaffee, born July 9, 1866; died July 5, 1867. 

5865 ii Estella H. Chaffee, born June 1, 1868; married in Cortland, N. Y., 

March 25, 1890, by Reverend G. P. Avery, to Alfred Sherman House. 

5866 iii Adelbert S. Chaffee, born July 19, 1875; died April 14, 1876. 

5867 iv Ida A. Chaffee, born December 20, 1879. 

4527 Richard 9 Chaffee (Lyman Albigence,^ Albigence,^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Jona- 
than,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born February 3, 1844, and died 
several years previous to 1894. He married Sarah Buchanan. 

Children : 

5868 i Elmer 10 Chaffee, residence, 1894, Wisconsin. 

5869 ii Grace Chaffee, residence, 1894, Wisconsin. 



528 



THE CHATFEE GENEALOGY 



4528 James S: 
Jonathan.* •" 

ter I 

tist .-- 
as a Cc: 



X.. JXal-r- 



c 

oSTO 
oSTl 
oS72 
oS73 
5S74 
oSTo 
oS76 
5S77 



: Albert F.-* C n affee. 

ii Florence M. Chaffee 
iii AudleyBa:— " "" 
iv Cnarles L. 

V Ani:a B. C: 
vi Clarissa M.\ 
vii F- - 
viii C- 



Lyman Albigence.* AlbigMice,' Josiah,* Joaah,^ 

Thomas -) iras bom in Sdiroeppel. X. Y.. 

- X. Y.. November 25, 1S74, Marv R., daugh- 

Sl^ is a member of the Free Will Bajv 

' -.' the age <rf tw«ity-tliree. He served 

f Civil War, being captured at the 

' . : > aer for ei^t days, all the 

iay. He has a li^t ctHii- 

-eight. In 1S74 

.„...:. .-. _ . __: ..; .. jutcher. 

^ r li 1S7.5. 

1. 1S77. 

T -r-. 1S7S. 

:4. 1SS3. 

ry 2. 1SS6. ^ 

L eeei3ib«er 13. !§>■«. 
- - 7. 1SS9. 
1S92. 



4530 Harvev Lr-in ^ Chif ee 1 
Jonathan.- " - -::;i:i-\; - ~;i; : 

Mayl7. Is5 < N. Y.. April 21 

ter of Ira Way of Navaxmo. N. Y. She is a 
Mr. Chanee joined the Free Baptist Church a*. 
complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, five in 



_ f nee,* Joaah.* Joaah.^ 

;r-i m Schroeppd, N. Y., 

1?T1. France? Jane, daugh- 

iist Cliurch. 

,__. ^e has a light 

sht. In 1S71 he lived in 



Fa'r 
C. 
5S7S 
5S79 
5SS0 



N. Y. 



i George Henry ^"^ ', m Augtisi ii. iS72. 

ii Eme May Caanee :fi IS. 1575. 

iii Bertha Mabel Chan'ee. bom October 5. ISSI. 



4531 -KHenJer-ii : —-- 
Jonathan,^ Nr.Tr.. 
1546. an 
in 1593. 

Chadren: 

5551 i Judge Milo --^ Martin. 

5552 ii Starr M. Manin. 

5553 iii Pearl W. Martin. 

5554 iv Daisy B. Martin. 

5555 V Palmer M. Martin. 

4541 Sarah Elisabeth* ChaSee 
than.* .Tonsthsn.5 Nathaniel.' Then: 
IS" 

c 

5SS6 
5SS7 
55SS 
55S9 
5590 



■ ~ " - \ - Josah.5 Jonathan.* 

N. Y.. December 16, 

Wilev Martm. ^dio lived in Xebrasta 



Jc^l Psinier. 



1." Jc^ah.* Jvxsiah.* Jona- 
Srrts Mills. N. Y.. June 23, 



i Ct. 
ii Er - 
iii Le: 

iv Bel ; . 

V Flossie Baiiev 



Herbert J. Bailey. In 1593 they lived in Gilberts MjHs. 
/.ev. died in GSIbMts Mills. 



4642 Jav Etisene * Cnaree 



>ier,8 JoeL*^ Joasdi,* Joaah,^ Jonathan.* 



NINTH GENERATION 529 

Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Gilberts IMills, N. Y., March 7, 1855, 
and married, February 13, 1884, Sarah A. Stone of Scriba, N. Y. In 1893 they 
lived in Gilberts Mills. 

Child: 

5891 i Floyd Eugene i" Chaffee, died in Scriba, where he lived. 

4543 Lucy Annie ^ Chaffee (Joel Palmer,^ Joel,^ Josiah,^ Josiah,5 Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Gilberts Mills, N. Y., April 24, 1861, 
and married Curtis L. Pratt. In 1893 they lived in Gilberts Mills. 

Child: 

5892 i Olive " Pratt. 

4544 Cynthia » Smith (Jerusha Emeline ^ Chaffee, Joel,^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ 
Jonathan, 4 Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas 1), married AVilliam Church, and in 
1893 Uved in Central Square, N. Y. 

Children : 

5893 i Emeline A. J.io Church, married Clinton Burt Chaffee. (See 4573.) 

5894 ii Mina Church. 

5895 iii Harrv Church. 

5896 iv Edwin Church. 

4547 Eugene ^ Smith (Jei'usha Emeline ^ Chaffee, Joel,'' Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Jona- 
than,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1), married Ella Phillips, and in 1893 lived 
in Hastings, N. Y. 

Child: 

5897 i Pearl i" Smith. 

4551 Edwin Herbert 9 Sweet (Harriet Melinda » Chaffee, Joel,'^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ 
Jonathan.* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas 1) was born in Gilberts%'ille, N. Y., 
May 4, 1862. and married in Fulton, N. Y., August I. 1889, ^!ary Sainsbury of 
Mexico, N. Y. In 1891 they lived in S}Tacuse, N. Y. 

Child: 

5898 i Clarence Herbert ^o Sweet, born in Syracuse, Januan.^ 26, 1891. 

4568 Elliot Dudley a Fish (Jane Ehzabeth « Chaffee, Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Josiah,5 
Jonathan.* Jonathan. 3 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas 1), died in Brooklyn, N. Y. He mar- 
ried Lizzie Brandt, who lived there m 1S93. 

Child: 

5899 i Edna Lillian 10 Fish. 

4573 Clinton Burt » ChaSee (Newman Josiah.s .Josiah/ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Jona- 
than.* Jonathan. 3 Nathaniel,- Thomas 1) was born in Clay, N. Y., .July 24, 1867, 
and married Emehne A. J. 10 Church (5893) (CjTithia » Smith, Jerusha Emeline « 
Chaffee, Joel," Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i)- 
In 1S93 they lived in Central Square, N. Y. 

Child: 

5900 i Lawrence Duane ^^ Chaffee. 

4581 Joseph Dwight^ Chafiee (Orwell Sidney,^ Frederick,' Frederick,^ Jo.siah,5 
Jonathan,* Jonathan. 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas 1) was born in Man.sfield, Conn., 
Aua-ust 9, 1846, and married there, September 12, 1867, Martha W., daughter 
of George P. .Armstrong of that place. Mr. Chaffee has ser\-ed in the Connecticut 



530 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Legislature as Representative and also as Senator from the Twenty-Fourth Dis- 
trict. He has been associated with his father in the business of manufacture of 
silk under the firm name of O. S. Chaffee & Son, later called the Xatchaug Silk 
Company of Willimantic, Conn. In 188.3 he lived in Mansfield, and in 1894 in 
Wilhmantic. 

Children : 

5901 i Arthur Dwight lo Chaffee, born May 3, 1872. 

5902 ii Gertrude Armstrong Chaffee, born June 1, 1877. 

5903 iii George Sidnev Chaffee, born June 28, 1878; died in Ashford, Conn., 

August 28, 1878. 

5904 iv Charles Howard Chaffee, born August 13, 1882. 

4584 Charles Hfi Chaffee (Anson D.,8 Anson,^ Frederick, ^ Josiah,5 Jonathan,-* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Derby, Conn., March 14, 1853, 
and married there, October 15, 1875, Sophia J. W., daughter of James H. Webb 
of Worcester, England. In 1884 they lived in Derby, where Mr. Chaffee was a 
moulder. 

Children : 

5905 i E. Clifford 10 Chaffee, born August 26, 1876. 

5906 ii William A. Chaffee, born Julv 22, 1878. 

5907 iii Hattie F. Chaffee, born December 26, 1880. 

5908 iv Jennie I. Chaffee, born June 21, 1883. 

4585 Minnie E.s Chaffee (Anson D.,8 Anson, ^ Frederick, « Josiah,5 Jonathan, * 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born June 18, 1858, and married, Janu- 
ary 16, 1875, John W. Dunham of Mansfield Centre, Conn. 

Children : 

5909 i Earnest J. 10 Dunham, born January 11, 1879. 

5910 ii Winfield E. Dunham, born December 31, 1880. 

4588 Ella M.9 Hull (Sarah M.s Chaffee, Anson, ^ Frederick,^ Josiah,5 Jonathan, ^ 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) wasborn January 10, 1851, and married Henry 
W., son of Thomas Gilbert of Derby, Conn. 

Children : 

5911 i Mabel W.io Gilbert, born August 10, 1879. 

5912 ii Grace H. Gilbert, born July 26, 1883. 

4599 Ezra Messenger 9 Chaffee (Willard Dillingham,^ Ezra,^ Benjamin, s 
Thomas,5 Jonathan, * Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas 1) was born in Portage 
County, O., May 16, 1844, and married in Kent Covmty, Mich., August 24, 1866, 
Hannah ^laria, daughter of Elihu R. Young of Grand Rapids, Mich. She was 
born in Courtland, Mich. (Rockford, Mich.), in 1849. Mr. Chaffee has a light 
complexion, blue eyes, dark hair, and is five feet, seven inches in height. During 
the Civil War he served in Company F, 6th Michigan Cavalrj^, from Septem- 
ber 11, 1862, to September 15, 1865. He was wounded in the Battles of Gettys- 
burg and of the Wilderness, was taken prisoner August 26, 1864, confined in 
prison in Danville, Ya., and in Libby Prison, Richmond, Ya., being paroled 
February 22, 1865. His confinement had so broken his health that his weight 
was reduced from one hundred and eighty to eighty-nine pounds. In 1886 Mr. 
Chaffee lived in Grand Rapids, and kx 1907 with his wife in Rockford, where he 
keeps a hotel. 



NINTH GENERATION 531 

Children : 
+ 5913 i Almond Victor 'o Chaffee, born August 28, 1867; married Anna 



+ 5914 ii Mary Rachel Chaffee, born September 16, 1869; married Thed S. 

Hutchings. 
+ 5915 iii Guy Willard Chaffee, born March 16, 1873; married Laila M. Cain. 
+ 5916 iv Owen Russel Chaffee, born October 8, 1875; married Pauline L. P"air- 

child. 
+ 5917 V Glenn Dillingham Chaffee, born June 18, 1878; married Grace L. 

Munro. 
+ 5918 vi Burt Kilpatrick Chaffee, born January 3, 1884; married Edith A. 

Currier. 

4610 Lovicas ChaflEee f Benjamin Albert,* Benjamin,^ Benjamin,^ Thomas,'' 
Jonathan,* Jonathan,-' Nathaniel,^ Thomas ij was born March 16, 1837, and died 
March 21, 1873. She married William Hayward. 

Children : 

5919 i John B.io Hayward, born Noyvember 28, 1861. 

5920 ii Dora Hayward, born September 9, 1863. 

5921 iii A daughter, born February 20, 1865; died in infancy. 

5922 iv Estella Havward, bom August 20, 1866; died. 

5923 V Cora Hayward, bom June 1, 1868. 

5924 vi A son, born March 2, 1870; died in infancy. 

5925 vii Ollie Hayward, born May 1, 1871. 

5926 viii Ida Lo\aca Hayward, bom March 20, 1873. 

4611 Albert Orsons Chaffee (Benjamin Albert,* Benjamin ,7 Benjamin," Thomas,^ 
Jonathan,* Jonathan, - Nathaniel, ^ Thomas ^) was bom in Richfield, ()., April 22, 
1838, and married (1) in Salem, Ind., 1859, Mary EHzaVjeth, daughter of Almond 
Tinklepaugh of Pent Water, Mich. She was bom January 14, 1837, died in 
April, 1864, and was buried in Turkey Creek, Ind. Mr. Chaffee married (2) in 
April, 1865, Julia Ann Rowley, bom July 12, 1841. He is a memh)er of the Church 
of the United Brethren in Christ, which he joined at the age of twenty-<iight. 
He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, seven inches in height. 
In 1859 he lived in Turkey Creek, and in 1891 in Rowland, Mich. He is a farmer 
and a man of sterling character. 

Children, by first wife : 

5927 i Meh-ille lo Chaffee, bom December 17, 1862, 

5928 ii -\lbert Orson Chaffee, Jr., bom April 22, 1864; died August 7, 1864. 

5929 iii Marj- E. Chaffee, a twin, bora April 22, 1864; died April 24, 1864. 

Children, by second wife: 

5930 iv Mar\' Elizabeth Chaffee, bom March 23, 1868; married Fred Ward. 

5931 V Sarah Ann Chaffee, bom November 13, 1869. 

5932 \-i Rosalie Chaffee, bom Febnoarj' 14, 1872; married Camac f^ldren. 

5933 vii Frank Benjamin Chaffee, bom June 2, 1874. 

5934 \'iii Clarissa Lo\'ica Chaffee, bom Orrtober 23, 1879. 

5935 Lx Peari Orlen Chaffee, bom July 28, 1883. 

4616 Joshua Robert'-' Chafiee ''Robert Charles,* Benjamin,' Benjamin," 
Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, ^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas ^) was bom in Lagrange 
County, Ind., Augixst 14, 1848, and married (1) in Fairfield, Ind., Novernl^er 8, 1866, 
Lizzie, daughter of John Hoover of De KalVj County, Ind. She died April 14, 
1872, and was buried in Turkey Creek, Ind. She was a member of the PresVjyterian 
Church. He married (2), May 15, 1873, Lo\'ina Strow. Mr. Chaffee served in 
the Ci^il War as a Private in the Union armv. He united with the Methodi.«rt 



532 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Chur(;h at the age of twenty. He has a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and is five 
feet, eight and one-half inches in height. In 1866 he lived in De Kalb County, 
Ind., and in 1891 in Riley County, Kan., where he was a farmer. 

Children, by first wife: 

5936 i Andrew J.i" Chaffee, born June 20, 1868. 

5937 ii Jacob R. Chafi"ee, born November 29, 1870. 

5938 iii Matilda E. Chaffee, born February 29, 1872. 

Children, by second wife : 

5939 iv Almond H. W. A. Chaffee, born March 15, 1874. 

5940 V Freeman R. ChafTee, born May 21, 1875. 

5941 vi Myron C. Chaffee, born July 28, 1878. 

5942 vii Clarence A. Chaffee, born January 6, 1880. 

5943 viii Delbert H. Chaffee, born July 6, 1882. 

5944 ix Court B. Chaffee, born February 2, 1886. 

5945 X Harrison C. Chaffee, born April 19, 1887. 

5946 xi Clay N. Chaffee, born September 23, 1889. 

4668 Arthur Wfi Messenger (Ehsabeth Ann » Chaffee, Newman Keyes,^ 
Thomas, « Thomas, ^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born Oc- 
tober 3, 1853, and married in Windham, O., Velona S. Belden. 

Child: 

5947 i Leslea B.io Messenger, born in Windham, July 26, 1877. 

4669 Hattie E.a Messenger (Elisabeth Ann^ Chaffee, Newman Keyes,^ 
Thomas, 8 Thomas,^ Jonathan, * Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born 
June 22, 1856, and married Perkins B. Higley. 

Children, born in Windham, O. : 

5948 i Lulu M.io Higley, born August 9, 1877. 

5949 ii Bertha M. Higley, born November 6, 1881. 

4700 Lewis H.a Chaffee (Cornehus,^ Hiram,^ Nathan,^ Thomas,^ Jonathan, « 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born in Aurora, N. Y., April 16, 1861, 
and married in Sherwood, N. Y., May 17, 1882, Ella C, daughter of Howard 
Smith of that place. Both are members of the German Reformed Church, with 
which Mr. Chaffee united at the age of thirty. He is five feet, eight inches in 
height. In 1882 he lived in Sherwood, and in 1893 in Republic, 0., where he was 
a farmer. 

Children : 

5950 i Harry A.io Chaffee, born March 21, 1883. 

5951 ii Mary H. Chaffee, born March 4, 1886. 

5952 iii Benjamin H. Chaffee, born December 24, 1888. 

4705 Alice May^ Robinson (William Henrys Robinson, Diana ^ Chaffee, 
Zephaniah,6 Thomas,^ Jonathan, * Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
March 6, 1857, and married Frank Brainard. 

Child: 

5953 i Marcia 10 Brainard, born in October, 1883. 

4748 John A.9 Chaffee (Joseph G.,8 Jose,^ Jonathan,6 William, s Jonathan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas 1) was born in Mecca, O., September 26, 1839, 
and married there, September 30, 1860, his cousin, Lurena^ Davidson (4745) 
(Martha Ann « Chaffee, Jose,^ Jonathan, 6 William,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Na- 
thaniel,2 Thomas 1), born March 11, 1840. During the Civil War Mr. Chaffee 



NINTH GENERATION 5:^3 

served for three years and three months as Sergeant in Company H, 7th Ohio 
Volunteer Infantry. In pohtics he is a Repubhcan, and by trade a carpenter. 

Children : 
.5954 i Ina ^" Chaffee. 
.5955 ii Mattie Cliaffee, born Xovemh>er 18, 1870. 

4780 Kate Grace '■> Chaffee ^\dria Rornanza,* Trurnan Bibbins,^ .Jonatlian,* 
William/ .Jonathan/ .Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ Thoma,s i; was born in Fort Venle, 
Ariz., Febnoary 4, 1876, and married in Fort Robinson, Neb., .June 12, 1890, 
Second Lieutenant (now Captain; George F, Hamilton, 9th Cavalry. She was 
educated in the public schools, one year in Mrs. May Wright Si^jwell's School, 
Indianapolis, Ind., two years in Miss Ca-swelFs School, Iajh Angeles, and one year 
in Wolfe Hall, Denver, Colo. 

Children : 
•59-56 i Adna Chaffee ^" Hamilton, born in Boston, Mass., Febnoary 3, 1899. 
.5957 ii Catherine Hamilton, bom in West Point, N'. Y., November 14, 19^J2. 

4784 Amos F.'^ Chaffee CGurdon Amos,« Amos,^ Arnos,« William,^ .Jonathan,* 
Jonathan,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas ^j was born in 1864, and married Phtebe Capwell. 
In 1889 they lived in Scotland, Conn. 

Children : 
•5958 i Mary I'J Chaffee, bom in 1884. 
.5959 ii Elmer Ellsworth Chaffee, bom in 1886. 

4788 Mattie S.^ Preston Olartha Susan * Chaffee, Amos,? Amo«,« William,' 
Joriathan,* .Joriathan,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas i; was bom in 186-5, and rnamed 
E. G. Standlsh of Preston, Conn, In 1883 she lived in Green villf;. 111., and in 
1^9 in Norwich, Conn. 

Children : 
5960 i Horace " Standish, bom in 1886. 
5901 ii A son, died in infancy. 

4837 Reubens Chaffee ''Samioel Luther,* lieuben,^ Comfort,* Nathaniel,* Na- 
thaniel,* .Jonathan. 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was bom .June 21, 1845, and marrie^i 
in Franklin, Vt., October 12, 1864, ilina N., daughter of Pi«uben Towle of that 
place. Mr. Chaffee Is a farmer and dain-inan. 

Children : 

5962 i William .Jav ^'^ Cliaffee, bom Aligns. 30, 186.5. 

5963 ii Nellie A. Chaffee, lyjm May 29, 1873. 
oy;4 iii Flora if. Chaffee, bom .Jione 3, 1879. 

5965 iv RoUin Chaffee, bom September 9, 1880. 

4844 Edna Alsma * Chaffee 'Reuben,' Reuben,' Comfort,* Nathaniel,* Na- 
thaniel,* -Joriathan.s Nathaniel,^ Thomas i; was bom ilarch 7, 1840, and died 
May 16, 1868. She married Harxson .S. Burleson. 

Child: 

5966 i Hanson S.i^» Burleson, .Jr. 

4848 Lucy* Chaffee <^Reuben,« Reuben,' Comfort,* Nathaniel,* Nathaniel,* 
Jo .a i.i.:..2 Nathaniel,' Thomas i; was bom October 10, 1847, and married in 
March, 1869, H. M. .Jordan of Wolcott, Vt., a fanner and mechanic. 

Children : 
-5967 i Erdine " Jordan, died in April, 1880. 



534 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

5968 ii Lila Jordan. 

5969 iii Lona Jordan. 

4850 Fernando Cortez 9 Chaffee (Reuben,^ Reuben,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ 
Nathaniel,* Jonathan, ^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born November 2, 1851, and 
married, in March, 1876, Capitola Maxfield of Wolcott, Vt. He is a farmer. 

Children : 

5970 i Myrtle i" Chaffee. 

5971 ii Reuben A. Chaffee. 

4853 Harvey A.9 Chaffee (Albert,^ Reuben, 7 Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* 
Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1), married (1) in 1862, Ellen M. Whitehead of 
Canada. She died and he married (2) in 1864, her sister, Adelia A. Whitehead. 
He married (3), in 1884, Edna M. Page of Waterloo, P. Q., Canada. He is a mem- 
ber of the Baptist Church of Berkshire, Vt., and of the Masonic order. He is a 
Republican and has served two terms as Selectman. 

Child, by first wife : 

5972 i Alberta E.io Chaffee, married Gardner Armstrong. 
Children, by second wife : 

5973 ii Hattie B. Chaffee, married Crandal of Canada. 

5974 iii Etta M. Chaffee. 

5975 iv Albert S. Chaffee. 

4863 Jasper Chaffee a Beeman (Hannah Fidelias Chaffee, Jasper,^ Comfort, « 
Nathaniel, 5 Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Sutton, 
P. Q., Canada, March 24, 1842, and married (1) in Potsdam, N. Y., November 7, 
1861, Betsey E. Reynolds, who died August 29, 1867. He married (2) in Frank- 
lin, Vt., November 24, 1876, C. E. Guthrie of St. Armand West, P. Q., Canada. 
In 1883 he lived in Pigeon Hill, P. Q., Canada. 

Children, by first wife: 

5976 i Elmer S.>o Beeman, born September 7, 1862; died January 7,' 1864. 

5977 ii Loretta May Beeman, born January 13, 1865. 

5978 iii Lucius James Beeman, born October 7, 1866. 

Children, by second wife: 

5979 iv Harold Emmet Beeman, born May 30, 1877. 

5980 V Almerine Hobart Beeman, born December 13, 1878. 

4866 Lucas Azro 9 Beeman (Hannah Fideha s Chaffee, Jasper,^ Comfort,^ 
Nathaniel, 5 Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Malone, 
N. Y., November 7, 1848, and married in Loraine, N. Y., August 20, 1867, Mary 
A., daughter of Thomas H. Remington of Ellisburgh, N. Y. In 1884 he lived in 
Loraine, where he was a farmer. 

Children : 

5981 i Helen Grace 10 Beeman, born August 14, 1868. 

5982 ii Hubert Remington Beeman, born June 17, 1877. 

4873 John 9 McCarthy, Jr. (Mary « Chaffee, Jasper,7 Comfort,6 Nathaniel,^ 
Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1), married, in 1876, his cousin, Bianca 
G.9 Chaffee (4854) (Albert,^ Reuben, 7 Comfort,^ Nathaniel, 5 Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 
Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1), and lived in West Berkshire, Vt. 

Children : 

5983 i Glenna 10 McCarthy. 



NINTH GENERATION 535 

5984 ii Gladys McCarthy. 

5985 iii Grace McCarthy. 

4884 Ezra C.9 Butler (Sally » Chaffee, Warren/ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ Na- 
thaniel, ^ Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas i), married, January 21, 1864, Marila » 
Chaffee (4847) (Reuben,8 Reuben, 7 Comfort,^ Nathaniel, s Nathaniel,^ Jonathan, 3 
Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i), born October 28, 1845. He is a farmer, and at one time 
lived in Berkshire, Vt., but in 1893 in Albany, Vt. 

Children : 

5986 i William lo A. Butler. 

5987 ii Clayton B. Butler. 

4890 Almeda Alidas Ewins (Ruby Lucy s Chaffee, Warren, 7 Comfort,^ Na- 
thaniel, ^ Nathaniel,-* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born October 7, 1853, 
and married Ezra T. Seaver, a merchant of North Troy, Vt. 

Children : 

5988 i Cleon William 10 Seaver. 

5989 ii Cline Oilman Seaver. 

4891 Clarence Prescotf Ewins (Ruby Lucy » Chaffee, Warren, 7 Comfort,^ 
Nathaniel, 5 Nathaniel,^ Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born September 23, 
1855, and married Elnora H. Ford. In 1893 he lived in North Troy, Vt., where 
he is a notary public and general insurance agent. 

Child: 

5990 i Blanch Mabel 10 Ewins, a teacher in the High School. 

4903 Ursula Filindaa Elliot (Polly Hills Chaffee, Aaron Stowe,^ Comfort,6 
Nathaniel, 5 Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born April 25, 
1850, and married, March 16, 1874, Stanley J. Scott. 

Children : 

5991 i Lottie L.io Scott, born November 6, 1880. " 

5992 ii Mary P. Scott, born November 7, 1882. 

4909 Esther Emilys Chaffee (Comfort,8 Aaron Stowe,^ Comfort, s Nathaniel,^ 
Nathaniel,'* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas *) was born February 7, 1857, and 
died in Charleston, Vt., September 3, 1896. She married Charles T. Morse. 

Children : 

5993 1 Nora Ila i" Morse. 

5994 i^ Harry Arthur Morse. 

5995 iii Ara Ira Morse. 

5996 iv Grace Ella Morse, died when a few days old. 

4912 Lizzie Alma 9 Chaffee (Comfort,^ Aaron Stowe,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,5 
Nathaniel,'* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Charleston, Vt., Sep- 
tember 11, 1868, and was married in Westfield, Vt., March 7, 1888, by Reverend 
P. N. Granger, to Homer W. Burnham, born November 15, 1864. 

Children, born in Westfield: 

5997 i Ivan Walter 10 Burnham, born December 1, 1897. 

5998 ii Laura Elnora Burnham, a twin, born December 1, 1897. 

4919 Homer Curtis » Wheeler (Lovina Felton « Chaffee, Aaron Stowe,^ Com- 
fort,6 Nathaniel, 5 Nathaniel, * Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born March 3, 
1864, and married in Somerville, Mass., May 16, 1895, Lu Mary Leavens. 



536 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Child: 

5999 i Mildred Alice lo Wheeler, born August 28, 1898. 

4930 Emma Etta^ ChafiEee (James Hill,8 Aaron Stowe,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ 
Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born April 10, 1861, and married, 
May 1, 1886, HoUis N. Sherwood, who died November 2, 1905. 

Children : 

6000 i Robert James i" Sherwood, born February 8, 1887. 

6001 ii Carroll HoUis Sherwood, born March 8, 1890. 

6002 iii Carrie H. Sherwood, a twin, born March 8, 1890. 

4936 Frank Newton » ChafEee (Lovell Stowe,8 Aaron Stowe,^ Comfort,*' Nathan- 
iel, ^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas i) was born September 26, 1861, 
and married, February 7, 1885, Emogene A. Perkins. 

Children, born in Carrington, N. D. : 

6003 i Mollie Frances lo Chaffee, born July 14, 1888. 

6004 ii Clemma Emogene Chaffee, born December 14, 1889. 

6005 iii Harry Perkins Chaffee, born December 4, 1891. 

4937 Fannie Evelyns Chaffee (Lovell Stowe,^ Aaron Stowe,^ Comfort,^ Na- 
thaniel, ^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born May 17, 1863, 
and married, October 12, 1885, Ernest A. Allbee. 

Children, born in Derby, Vt. : 

6006 i Raymond Ernest i" Allbee, born August 20, 1886. 

6007 ii Hazel Emma Allbee, born August 11, 1889. 

6008 iii Laura B. Allbee, born 1891 ; died May 21, 1892. 

6009 iv Newland Oilman Allbee, born April 12, 1893. 

4943 Virgie Estella^ Chaffee (Ransom Nathaniel,^ Aaron Stowe,^ Comfort,^ 
Nathaniel, 5 Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born January 27, 
1871, and married in Mansfield, O., March 20, 1889, Bert Bonham. 

Children : 

6010 i Emmett Dean 10 Bonham, born in Mansfield, March 19, 1891. 

6011 ii Clyde Arthur Bonham, born December 18, 1894. 

6012 iii Ruth Eilane Bonham, born in Mansfield, January 26, 1904. 

4946 Ida E.a Chaffee (Palmer Edson,8 Aaron Stowe,^ Comfort,^ Nathaniel,^ 
Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born November 5, 1871, and 
married in Brownington, Vt., December 21, 1893, Clarence E. Hawes. 

Child: 

6013 i Harold Chaffee i" Hawes, born in Brownington, August 21, 1898. 

4947 Myron Howard 9 Chaffee (Bethuel j\Ieritt,8 Aaron Stowe,^ Comfort,^ 
Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born April 11, 
1869, and married in Troy, Vt., May 6, 1902, Florence M. Marston. 

Child: 

6014 i Marion 10 Chaffee, born in September, 1904. 

4959 Helen Eliza » Chaffee (Henry Allen,8 Henry,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel, ^ 
Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,^ Thomas 1), married in Corning, la., in 1887, 
WiUiam Oscar Mitchell of that place, born in Bonaparte, la., April, 1846. He 
served in the Civil War for three years, entering the Union army at the age of 
sixteen. He was slightly wounded once, was taken prisoner in Atlanta, Ga., and 
held nine months. He united with the Methodist Church, of which his wife is 



NINTH GENERATION 537 

also a member, when a young man, and is a member of its Board of Trustees. 
He is a Republican in politics, has been Speaker of the Iowa House of Represen- 
tatives and a member of the Iowa State Senate. He has a light complexion, 
gray eyes, a jovial disposition, and is six feet in height. His wife has a fair com- 
plexion, and brown eyes. In 1906 they lived in Kansas City, Mo., where Mr. 
Mitchell was a lawyer. 

Child: 

6015 i Helen lo Mitchell, born in Corning in 1888. 

4982 Gertrude Frances » Gillette (Ellen Azubah s Chaffee, Joel,^ Simeon,^ 
Nathaniel, 5 Nathaniel, ^ Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born May 1, 1866, 
and married in Milwaukee, Wis., July 3, 1889, Truman Pierce Graves. They 
have lived in Chicago, 111., and Indianapolis, Ind. 

Child: 

6016 i Leon Gillette 10 Graves, born April 8, 1890. 

5000 Clara Manda^ Chase (^Nlaria L.» Chaffee, Amos,^ Simeon,^ Nathaniel,^ 
Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Detroit, Mich., July 20, 
1860, and married in Chicago, 111., June 20, 1878, William A. Graham of San- 
dusky, 0. 

Children : 

6017 i Mary Helen ^^ Graham, born in Sandusky, June 17, 1881. 

6018 i A son, born November 5, 1883. 

5004 Frances Caroline » Strong (Francis Miles « Strong, Sophronia ^ Chaffee, 
Simeon, 6 Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel, ■* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born 
September 30, 1861, and married, March 7, 1882, David Edgar Simmons of Somer- 
set, Mass., where in 1883 they lived. 

Child: 

6019 i Sarah Strong ^^ Simmons, born December 23, 1882. 

5005 Walter Strong a Graham (Salome Ann » Strong, Sophronia ^ Chaffee, 
Simeon, 6 Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Millville, la., June 20, 1855, and married. May 22, 1878, Ida Delia Wilson of Rock- 
ford, la., where in 1883 they lived. 

Children : 

6020 i Royal James 10 Graham, born August 26, 1879. 

6021 ii Minnie I. Graham, born November, 1882. 

5012 Lillian Mira^ Wardall (Mira Adelaides Chaffee, Heman,^ Simeon,^ Na- 
thaniel, ^ Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Tolono, 111., 
April 4, 1879, and married, June 25, 1902, Alfred Higgins Sluss of Tuscola, 111. 
He graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from the University of Illinois, located 
in Urbana, and in 1907 was instructor in physics there. Lillian Mira Wardall 
lived in Tolono until 1891, when she moved with her parents to Tuscola, where 
they lived until 1900. They then went to Urbana, where she now lives with her 
husband and child. 

Child: 

6022 i Alonzo Clayton 10 ghiss, born March 17, 1905. 

5015 Warren Walters Hill (Anetta « Chaffee, Heman,^ Simeon,6 Nathaniel,^ 
Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born August 1, 1876, and 



538 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

married, AjDril 23, 1902, Estella Grace Creamer of Tolono, where they Hved in 
1907. Mr. Hill is a postal clerk on the Wabash Railroad. 

Child: 

6023 i Thelma Grace i" Hill. 

5024 Stephen Barkers Chafee (George Tew Barker,8 Stephen,^ Stephen,^ Levi,' 
Nathaniel, •« Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Bristol, R. I., Octo- 
ber 22, 1839, and married in Providence, R. I., January, 1867, Mrs. Elizabeth 
(Dane) Shaw. In 1883 he lived in Middletown, Conn., where he kept a hotel. 

Children, born in Middletown: 

6024 i George Austin 10 Chafee, born January 16, 1868. 

6025 ii Stephen B. Chafee, born in September, 1870. 

5025 George Austins Chafee (George Tew Barker,^ Stephen,^ Stephen,^ Levi,^ 
Nathaniel,'* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas was born in Bristol, R. I., Decem- 
ber 14, 1840, and married in Middletown, Conn., November 23, 1864, Matilda, 
daughter of John R. Pitt of Birmingham, England. In 1870 he built a propeller 
which ran between Portland, Conn., and New York City and which was named 
for himself, the George A. Chafee. He is a hotel and restaurant keeper. 

Children, born in Middletown: 

6026 i Charles Austin 10 Chafee, born June 29, 1868. 

6027 ii Grace Irene Chafee, born July 31, 1870. 

6028 iii A son, born March 16, 1873. 

6029 iv A daughter, born December 16, 1875. 

5026 Lucinda Thomas 9 Chafee (George Tew Barker,8 Stephen,^ Stephen,« 
Levi, 5 Nathaniel,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born May 1, 1842, and 
married in Bristol, R. I., March 29, 1859, William Allen Manchester. In 1890 
they lived in Bristol. 

Children : 

6030 i Walter A.io Manchester, born August 1, 1866. 

6031 ii Hattie A. Manchester, born in August, 1870. 

5028 Samuel Russell a Chafee (George Tew Barker,* Stephen,^ Stephen,6 Levi,^ 
Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas was born July 7, 1844, and married 
in Bristol, R. I., in 1866, Laura Munroe. 

Children : 



6032 


i Raymond 10 Chafee, died 


6033 


ii Samuel Chafee. 


6034 


iii Eva Chafee. 


6035 


iv Frank Chafee. 


6036 


V Hattie Chafee. 


6037 


vi Lena Chafee. 


6038 


vii Cord Chafee. 


6039 


viii Willie Chafee. 


6040 


ix Raymond Chafee, a twin. 


6041 


X A son, a twin. 



5031 Ida Verseya Chafee (George Tew Barker,^ Stephen,7 Stephen,6 Levi,' 
Nathaniel,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born January 31, 1860, and 
married, June 8, 1877, James Albert Bosworth. 

Child: 
6042 i Grace L.i" Bosworth, died. 



NINTH GENERATION 539 

5035 Lyman Morrow s Chafee (Thomas Diamond, « Stephen, ^ Stephen, ^ Levi,^ 
Nathaniel, ■* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born April 23, 1850, and mar- 
ried, July 4, 1888, Marion G. Kirke. In 1883 he lived in Hartford, Conn., and in 
1889 in Providence, R. I., where he was a wood turner. 

Child : 

6043 i Howard Kirke 10 Chafee, born November 11, 1889. 

5037 Emma Jane ^ Chaffee (Thomas Diamond,^ Stephen, ^ Stephen, ^ Levi,^ 
Nathaniel,'* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born November 13, 1855, and 
married in 1876, George W. Simmonds of Taunton, Mass., a carriage painter, who 
died September 1, 1884. 

Children : 

6044 i Clara Orilla 10 Simmonds, born April 8, 1877. 

6045 ii James Arthur Simmonds, born January 23, 1879. 

6046 iii William Henry Simmonds, born August, 1880. 

6047 iv Albert Thomas Simmonds, born June 3, 1882. 

6048 V Lulu Lindwood Simmonds, born April 25, 1884. 

5099b Albert Erwin » Brigham (Almira Maria ^ Durkee, Hannah 7 Chaffee, 
John, 8 William, 5 Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Fayston, 
Vt., February 24, 1855, and married, July 4, 1874, Almeda Harper of Grant, Mich. 
He is a farmer and dealer in pine lands, and lives in Grant. 

Children, born in Grant: 
6048a i Dora Almeda 10 Brigham, born September 17, 1875; married, July 21, 

1899, Joseph T. Bell; residence, Manistee, Mich. 
6048b ii Harvey Pierson Brigham, born October 5, 1877. 
6048c iii Clarence Brigham, born January 28, 1880. 
6048d iv Ralph Brigham, born January 2, 1882. 
6048e V Gordon Brigham, born April 19, 1884. 
6048f vi Ellsworth Brigham, born March 8, 1889. 

5099c Glen Alcott^ Brigham (Almira Maria » Durkee, Hannah ^ Chaffee, John,8 
William,5 Dan,-* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Fayston, Vt., 
January 15, 1862, and married, June 6, 1889, Kate Coates of Grant, Mich. He is 
a farmer and dealer in pine lands. 

Children, born in Grant: 
6048g i Ethan Kinley 10 Brigham, born April 15, 1896. 
6048h ii Gerald Hobart Brigham, born July 29, 1897. 

5101 Henry Wesley » Chaffee (Cornelius Julius,^ Warren,^ Josiah,^ William,^ 
Dan,4 Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born December 11, 1858, and married 
Esther Norwich. In 1891 they lived in St. Albans, Vt., where he was a cashier 
in the employ of the Central Vermont Railroad. 

Child: 

6049 i Frank Wesley 10 Chaffee, born in 1889. 

5131 George Aliens Salmon (Maria Whipple 8 Chaffee, Samuel,^ William, « 
William,5 Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born in Portland, Me., 
July 19, 1852, and married in Dorchester, Mass., May 2, 1877, Mary L., daugh- 
ter of Samuel W. Pope, a shipbuilder. She was born in East Machias, Me., Octo- 
ber 26, 1853, and at the time of her marriage lived in Dorchester. Mr. Salmon 
studied dentistry in the Harvard Dental College and also with his father. Later 
he moved West and went into the real estate business. He has a dark complexion. 



540 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

blue eyes, and is five feet, seven inches in height. He is a member of the Methodist 
Church, and at one time Hved in Minneapohs, Minn. 

Children, born in Minneapolis: 

6050 i Bessie Talbot i" Salmon, born August 18, 1882. 

6051 ii Allen Pope Salmon, born October 28, 1887. 

5143 Mary Elizabeth » ChafiEee (James Henry,8 Samuel,^ William, « William, ^ 
Dan, 4 Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas i) was born in Winslow, Me., March 7, 1863, 
and married there, October 21, 1884, Charles Walter Pond of Wrentham, Mass. 
She has a dark complexion, black eyes, and is five feet, one inch in height. She 
is a member of the Congregational Church. 

Children : 

6052 i Walter Chaffee i" Pond, born November 12, 1885; died August 16, 1886. 

6053 ii Hattie E. Pond, born January 18, 1887. 

6054 iii Carl F. Pond, born March 9, 1888. 

5147 Eliphalet Ide^ Armington (Betsey Ormsbee » Chaffee, Caleb, ^ Jonathan, » 
Jonathan, 5 Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas ^) was born June 30, 1841, 
and married Abbie Mallard Jenks of Providence, R. I. In 1894 they lived in Bos- 
ton, Mass. 

Children : 
+ 6055 i Edith Blanche ^'^ Armington, born December 18, 1866; married Ralph 

F. Ketchum. 
6056 ii Bessie Brigham Armington, born in Everett, Mass., April 15, 1877; 

married Herman K. Higgins. 

5149 Charles 9 Chaffee (Jonathan, » Caleb,'' Jonathan, ^ Jonathan, ^ Dan,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born about 1846 or 1847, and married (1) Louie 
Gardner; (2) Harriet Roberts of Providence, R. I. After this last marriage he 
adopted a child. In 1887 he lived in Attleboro Falls, Mass., where he is an en- 
graver of jewelry. 

Child, by first wife : 

6057 i Hallie Chaffee. 

6058 ii (adopted) Nellie Chaffee. 

5150 Edward Davis ^ ChafiEee (Jonathan, » Caleb, ^ Jonathan, ^ Jonathan, ^ Dan,* 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas i) was born in Seekonk, Mass., February 6, 1850, 
and was married there, December 27, 1870, by Bishop Henshaw, to Ella S., daugh- 
ter of Albert Gregory. She lived in Providence, R. I. She was born in Ports- 
mouth, N. H., about 1849. They lived in Fall River, Mass., and in 1887 in Provi- 
dence. 

Children, born in Seekonk: 

6059 i Jonathan Albert lo Chaffee, born October 12, 1871. 

6060 ii Edward Davis Chaffee, Jr., born October 29, 1872. 

5156 Fred Ide » Chaffee (Oliver,^ Caleb,^ Jonathan,^ Jonathan,^ Dan,* Jona- 
than, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) was born in Seekonk, Mass., August 8, 1857, and 
married in East Providence, R. I., April 27, 1881, Inez, daughter of Alfred and 
Frances Griswold of that place. In 1883 they lived in East Providence, where 
Mr. Chaffee was a salesman. He was at one time a manufacturer of disinfectants. 

Child: 

6061 i Alfred Griswold i" Chaffee, born in East Providence, February 15, 1882. . 





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NINTH GENERATION 541 

5157 Jonathan Irvin^ Chaffee (Oliver,^ Caleb/ Jonathan, ^ Jonathan, ^ Dan,^ 
Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Seekonk, Mass., January 3, 1861, 
and married in Rehoboth, Mass., December 23, 1885, Bessie Wright, daughter 
of Honorable John Cotton and Frances A. Marvel of that place. She was born in 
Rehoboth about 1867. In 1885 Mr. Chaffee lived in East Providence, but in 1892 
and 1906 he lived in Fordham Heights, New York City, where he was professor of 
mathematics and resident manager in Webb's Academy and Home for Ship 
Builders. Both he and his wife are members of the Fordham Dutch Reformed 
Church. He became a church member at the age of twenty-two. He has a light 
complexion, and brown eyes. 

Children : 

6062 i Frances Marvel 10 Chaffee, born in Rehoboth, February 15, 1891. 

6063 ii Jonathan Irvin Chaffee, Jr., born January 24, 1900. 

6064 iii Clarence Church Chaffee, born August 26, 1901. 

5228 Charles Danas Chaffee (Dana Lynds,^ Lynds,^ William,^ Atherton,^ 
Atherton,* David, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Morristown, Vt., August 7, 
1859, and married in Stowe, Vt., in 1884, Mertie, daughter of Aaron Terrill of 
Morristown. Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, eleven 
inches in height. In 1884 and in 1891 he lived in Morristo^wai, where he was a 
farmer. 

Children : 

6065 i Florrie Susan 10 Chaffee, born in 1885. 

6066 ii Rena Annette Chaffee, born in 1887. 

6067 iii Bertha Ellen Chaffee, born in 1890. 

5253 Hubert Richmond 9 Chaffee (George Clifford,8 James Carlyle,^ Calvin, « 
Clifford, 5 Atherton,* David, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Whitewater, Wis., 
July 7, 1868, and died there, May 2, 1890. He married, August 22, 1888, Ella C. 
Elting, born in Palmyra, Wis., September 6, 1867. 

Child: 

6068 i Hubert Elting 10 Chaffee, born in Whitewater, August 14, 1890. 

5261 Miriam 9 Grant (Fannie Josephine ^ Chaffee, Jerome B.,^ Warren, « Otis,^ 
Atherton,* David, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born September 26, 1881, and 
married Lieutenant U. S. Macy of the United States Na\y. 

Child: 

6069 i Fannie C. Grant i" Macy. 

5273 Charles Bernard » Chaffee (Sidney Larkin,^ Luther,^ Darius, ^ Joseph, s 
Joseph, 4 John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born April 26, 1852, and married Alina A. 
Freet. 

Children : 

6070 i Luella Laud 10 Chaffee, residence, 1906, Cleveland, O. 

6071 ii Sidney L. Chaffee, residence, 1906, Cleveland. 

6072 iii Alice B. Chaffee, osteopathic physician, on the faculty of the Los Angeles 

College of Osteopathy, 1906. 

5298 Mary S.a Chaffee (WilHam Morgan,^ Luther,^ Darius,6 Joseph, ^ Joseph,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born March 28, 1859, and married. May 24, 1881, 
Jacob, son of Henry Haukenhof of Toledo, 0. He is an artisan. 



542 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 

6073 i A daughter, 10 born October 3, 1883. 

5303 Grove W.^ Converse (Orlin Eustis » Converse, Esther ^ Walker, Esther » 
Chaffe, Joseph, 5 Joseph,^ John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), married about 1882, A. B. 
, and in 1890 lived in Windsor, Mass., where he was in the ice business. 

Children : 

6074 i Rose Ethel 10 Converse, born about 1884. 

6075 Other children, names unknown. 

5334 Sarah Annie ^ Chaffee (Edwin Marcus,^ Daniel,^ Jonathan, ^ Asa,^ Joseph,'' 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born November 17, 1837, and married Colonel 
William W. Lamb of Norfolk, Va., at one time Mayor of that city, and later of 
Providence, R. L He was commander of Fort Fisher during the Civil War. He is 
a lawyer and editor. 

Children : 

6076 i Maria Kerr 10 Lamb, born in 1858. 

6077 ii Richard Lamb. 

6078 iii William Lamb. 

6079 iv Edwin Lamb, died in infancy. 

6080 V Sallie Lamb, died in infancy. 

6081 vi Margaret Lamb. 

6082 vii Harry Lamb, died young. 

6083 viii Mabel Lamb. 

5336 Catherine Maria » Chaffee (Edwin Marcus, « Daniel, ^ Jonathan, ^ Asa,^ 
Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in May, 1843, and married Doctor 
George L. Porter of Pittsburg, Pa., who served as a surgeon in the Union army 
during the Civil War. Mrs. Porter is a member of the Episcopal Church. In 1883 
and for many years previous they lived in Bridgeport, Conn. 

Children : 

6084 i Clara Elizabeth i" Porter, died aged eleven months. 

6085 ii George Porter. 

6086 iii Benton Porter. 

6087 iv Ethel Porter. 

6088 V May Hopie Porter, died. 

6089 vi Alice Porter, died aged five years. 

6090 vii Hugh Porter. 

5345 Edward 9 Chaffee (Nelson Eaton,^ Jonathan, ^ Jonathan, ^ Asa,^ Joseph,'* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Ellington, Conn., November 12, 1836, 
and married in Wallingford, Conn., May 4, 1864, Evelina, daughter of Nathan 
Fenn Goodrich of Berlin, Conn. In 1885 they lived in Meriden, Conn., where 
Mr. Chaffee was an electroplater. 

Children : 

6091 i Isabel Russel 1° Chaffee, born October 26, 1865. 

6092 ii Alice Layette Chaffee, born December 24, 1866. 

6093 iii Flora Adeline Chaffee, born January 24, 1868; residence, 1885, Meriden. 

6094 iv Nelson Eaton Chaffee, born April 24, 1869; died October 6, 1871. 

6095 V Edward Elmour Chaffee, born November 18, 1878. 

6096 vi Horace Milo Chaffee, born October 4, 1882. 

5354 George Edgar 9 Chaffee (Erasmus Darwin, « Jonathan, ^ Jonathan, « Asa,^ 
Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., Feb- 
ruary 9, 1850, and married in Springfield, Mass., June 25, 1872, Elizabeth Free- 




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man, daughter of Adam Billings of Pembroke, Mass., where she was born April 25, 
1843. In 1883 they lived in Springfield, where Mr. Chaffee was a grocer. 
Children, born in Springfield: 

6097 i Frank E.io ChafTee, born July 25, 1875; died in Springfield, October 5, 

1875. 

6098 ii Frank B. Chaffee, born September 3, 1877. 

6099 iii Arthur M. Chaffee, born July 2, 1880. 

6100 iv Josie Esther Chafi^ee, born December 24, 1882. 

5375 William Henrys OhaSee (William,8 Elam,^ Cyril,6 Asa,^ Joseph,* John,^ 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 21, 1843, and married 
there in the Broad Street Baptist Church, February 1, 1871, at ten a. m., Eliza 
Shallcross, daughter of Henry and Abigail Hart (Knowles) Piatt. [See Appendix 
J.] She was baptized in that church, June 5, 1864. 

William H. Chaffee has a florid complexion, blue gray eyes, dark hair now 
slightly tinged with gray, weighs 190 pounds, and is five feet, four inches in 
height. He is exceedingly methodical and systematic in his work, and is of a 
jovial disposition. He received an academic education in the Hopewell (Pa.) 
Classical and Mercantile School in 1855 and 1856, the following year removing 
with the principal, James T. Doran, to Chestnut Level (Pa.) Academy and with 
him in 1858 to Pleasant Grove (Pa.) Academy. In 1860 he attended the Race 
Street Quaker School, Philadelphia, the Principal of which was A. B. Ivins. In 
1861 he attended the Milton (Pa.) Academy, graduating from the academic course 
in June, 1862. In 1863 and 1864 he travelled through southern Pennsylvania 
with a horse and wagon, selling hosiery, notions and small wares to the country 
stores. In the fall of the latter year he entered into partnership with his cousin, 
Theodore S. Chaffee (5379), the firm selling hosiery, gloves and fancy goods, 
and being located on Market Street, Philadelphia. In 1870 William H. Chaffee 
removed to New York City, where for three years he represented Philadelphia 
textile manufacturers, and sold their products. From 1873 to 1894 he was a 
salesman for Kibbe, Chaffee, Shreve & Company, of New York City, commission 
dealers in underwear and hosiery, the Chaffee member of the firm being Edward J. 
Chaffee (5378). In 1894 William H. Chaffee became one of the firm of Kibbe, 
Chaffee, Morehouse & Company, commission merchants in underwear and ho- 
siery, in 1895, the firm being changed to Chaffee, Morehouse & Company, and 
January 1, 1907, to Chaffee, Morehouse & Carmichel, which still continues, in 
1908 being located in Worth Street, New York City. 

April 7, 1861, Mr. Chaffee was baptized in the Broad Street Baptist Church, 
Philadelphia, and November 24, 1879, was dismissed by letter from there to the 
Mt. Morris Baptist Church, New York City. December 3, 1895, he was elected 
a Trustee of this church, which position he held until November, 1903. His resi- 
dence is in New York City. 

Since 1883, Mr. Chaffee has been preparing this genealogy. He has spent a 
great amount of time, considerable money and has visited the state and town 
records throughout the United States, searching for information regarding the 
descendants of Thomas Chaffe. The many copies of original records contained 
in this volume attest his industry and thoroughness. The toil has been more than 
offset by the pleasure of the search, and he has given some of the best years of 
his life to this research. 



544 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

The various printed question blanks sent out in 1883 and years following were 
the means of much interesting and valuable correspondence, which has been con- 
tinued up to the present time. 

The business house of Chaffee, Morehouse & Carmichel, located at 43-45 Worth 
Street, New York City, was nearly all destroyed by fire on the afternoon of Feb- 
ruary 4, 1908, the fire starting about quarter past four in the afternoon. A singular 
feature of the fire was that the original matter of the Chaffee lineages stored there, 
though in close proximity to the raging flames, were but slightly burned, and but 
little injured by water, to the great joy of the compiler. Even had this valuable 
matter been lost, the book could have been printed without the loss of a single 
item, as three copies of the completed manuscript were in the hands of the pub- 
lishers. 

The editor and his other co-workers think the family owe him a debt of gratitude 
for bringing to light the rare and interesting matter now presented. From various 
parts of England and Canada he has obtained abstract copies of early wills and 
family records. His great effort has been to make this a history that will be read 
with appreciation and interest by the descendants of Thomas Chaffe and all others 
who bear the surname. 

Child: 
6101 i Bertha EHza lo Chaffee, born in New York City, November 12, 1875; 
died in Liberty, N. Y., January 30, 1904; she was baptized in the 
Mt. Morris Baptist Church, by Reverend William C. Bitting, January 
30, 1887, and was an active and energetic worker in that church until 
her removal to Liberty in 1900; she was graduated from the New 
York City Public Schools with a high average; she was engaged to 
be married to Floyd Mayham Grant of New York City, formerly of 
Schoharie, N. Y. ; he was graduated from Cornell University in 1895 
as an electrical engineer, and later was employed by the New York 
and New Jersey Telephone Company, in New York City, being sev- 
eral times advanced; during this emploj^ment he was taken ill with 
consumption, and in 1898 died in Schoharie, where he was buried; 
in the late summer of 1900, Bertha E. Chaffee, too, fell ill of lung 
trouble, and September 11th of that year entered the Loomis Sani- 
tarium, Liberty, for treatment; the trouble soon developed into 
consumption; in 1903 her parents made their home there, and there, 
in 1904, she passed away; she was a bright and active girl, jovial and 
loving in disposition, visiting and bringing cheer to the homes of 
many, thereby leaving in sweet remembrance a life that was dear 
to all who knew her; a memorial window has been placed to her 
memory in the Baptist Church in Liberty, of which she was a member 
at the time of her death; she was buried in the Chaffee family lot in 
Somers, Conn. 

"Fourteen years ago there came to our village from New York a 
young girl who soon won her way into many hearts. Year after 
year Bertha Chaffee returned to be greeted by an ever increasing 
number of friends. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Chaffee 
were also greatly appreciated here. No one marvelled to see young 
Floyd Mayham Grant attracted by the sw^eet stranger. It seemed 
so natural that these two rare spirits should joy in each other's pres- 
ence that when it became known the two were affianced envy and 
jealousy slunk away and smiles and blessings followed the youthful 
pair. Six years ago just when life's cup seemed brimming full of 
gladness and promise, young Grant suddenly passed into immor- 
tality. Bertha Chaffee bowed in submission to God's decree, but the 
body, weaker than the spirit, began to droop. Father and mother 



NINTH GENERATION 545 

love clasped arms about their only child, and held Death at bay 
till January 30, 1904, when at Liberty, N. Y., Bertha Chaffee died. 
Mrs. John B. Grant attended the last sad rites at Liberty. All 
classes and ages here are expressing affection for the dear girl a:. J 
deep sympathy for the parents, who have lost the light of their 
home." [Schoharie Standard, February 6, 1904.] 

"Bertha Eliza Chaffee, daughter of William H. and Eliza S. Chaf- 
fee, died at her home on Wedemeyer Terrace Saturday morning, 
aged 28 years. Miss Chaffee came to Liberty about four years ago 
for her health and during her residence here made many friends. 
The services will be held this afternoon at the house at 2 o'clock, 
Rev. Dr. W. C. Bitting of New York, officiating, assisted by Rev. 
S. F. Frohock, pastor of the Baptist church. Remains interred in 
the Liberty cemetery and later will be removed to family plot at 
Somers, Conn." [Liberty paper.] 

5377 Mary Ella 9 Chaffee (William,^ Elam,^ Cyril,6 Asa,5 Joseph,* John,3 Jo- 
seph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Philadelphia, Pa., January 24, 1853, and married 
there, in the Broad Street Baptist Church, at five o'clock in the afternoon of De- 
cember 19, 1876, George Washington Mixter, born in Somersville, Conn., February 2, 
1852. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, ten inches in height. 
He is a salesman and at the time of his marriage, and since then, has lived in Phila- 
delphia. At the age of thirty-eight he united with the Baptist Church. 

Mrs. Mixter is extremely interested in all ancestral matters, and is a member 
of the Daughters of the Revolution, in which society she is most active. She is 
a member of the Baptist Church, in which she has done much work. 

Children, born in Philadelphia: 

6102 i William Chaffee 10 ]Mixter, born March 16, 1878; married in Trenton, 

N. J., May Cluxton; residence, 1908, Trenton; is a salesman. "Fu- 
neral services over the body of Mrs. Frances May Mixter, wife of 
William Chaffee Mixter, and daughter of W. R. and Ellen Cluxton 
of Trenton, N. J., were conducted on the afternoon of June 3, 1908, 
at the home of her parents. The officiating clergymen were the 
Rev. Dr. A. J. Weisley and the Rev. Dr. Samuel M. Studdiford. 

"At the services there were many of the younger people of Tren- 
ton, among whom Mrs. Mixter was very widely known. 

" Interment was in Riverview Cemetery, at the convenience of 
the family. Mrs. Mixter is survived by her husband, parents, two 
sisters and one brother." 

6103 ii Lillian Belinda Mixter, born May 8, 1881 ; a dramatic reader and mono- 

logue artist; residence, 1908, Philadelphia. 

6104 iii Marie Aline Mixter, born August 3, 1885; an interpreter of child and 

folk lore songs; residence, 1908, Philadelphia. 

6105 iv George Washington Mixter, Jr., born July 27, 1890; residence, 1908, 

Philadelphia. 

5378 Edward James » Chaffee (James,8 Elam,^ Cyril, a Asa,^ Joseph,* John, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Somersville, Somers Township, Conn., August 1, 
1836, and married (1) there, March 28, 1860, Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Alexan- 
der King and Margaret (Snodgrass) Young of Philadelphia, where both were 
living at the time of their marriage. She died in New York City, April 20, 1886, 
and was buried in the Somers Cemetery. She was a member of the Plainfield 
(N. J.) Baptist Church and of the Mt. Morris Baptist Church, New York City. 
Mr. Chaffee married (2) in Schoharie, N. Y., July 25, 1888, Mrs. Mary Cynthia 



546 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

(Baker) Drake, daughter of Daniel and Hannah (Durand) Baker. She was born 
in Ransomville, N. Y, 

Mr. Chaffee has a florid complexion, blue-gray eyes, is five feet, eight inches 
in height, and of a jovial disposition. He united with the Plainfield Baptist Church 
at the age of forty and later with the Mt. Morris Baptist Church, in both of which 
he has held the position of Trustee, and in the latter that of Treasurer also. For 
several years after his marriage he lived in Philadelphia, and then moved to New 
York City. About 1871 he moved to Plainfield, his business remaining in New 
York, which city he again made his residence in 1878, and up to the present time. 
There he has for many years been a prominent dry goods and commission mer- 
chant. He is interested in the study of his ancestral lines and is a member of the 
Empire State Society, Sons of the American Revolution, and of the New Eng- 
land Society. 

"Edward J. Chaffee, of the dry goods commission firm of Kibbe, Chaffee & 
Company, was born in Somersville, Tolland County, Conn., in the year 1836, 
and at an early age removed with his parents to Philadelphia, in which city his 
father engaged for many years in the dry goods jobbing business. He graduated 
at a prominent mercantile and classical school, and as soon as he was prepared 
entered upon a mercantile career, in which he has continued actively to the present 
time. 

"Early in the year 1864 Mr. Chaffee accepted a position as salesman in the 
well-known house of Billings, Roop & Company, Philadelphia and New York. 
He began in the Philadelphia house, but remained there only a few months, being 
transferred to the New York house. The firm of Billings, Roop & Company dis- 
solved in January, 1865. The house of J. M. Billings & Company, of which Mr. 
Chaffee was the company, was established in New York, and that of Roop & Kibbe 
in Philadelphia. Succeeding J. M. Billings & Company came the firm of Billings, 
Chaffee & Company, and at the death of Mr. Billings the style of the firm was 
changed to Chaffee & Shreve. Subsequently, to enlarge the business, a connection 
was formed with Mr. H. R. Kibbe, who had been long and favorably known in 
this line, the style becoming Kibbe, Chaffee, Shreve & Company, New York, 
and Kibbe, Chaffee & Company, Philadelphia, which continued for over ten years. 
In January last the firm-name was again changed to Kibbe, Chaffee & Company. 

"Mr. Chaffee is very popular with consignors and customers, and some valuable 
accounts have been with his house over a quarter of a century. This long and 
successful experience in the handling of knit goods causes his advice to be sought 
after by young manufacturers, who have found in him a good adviser and friend. 
American industries generally have found in him an able advocate of their in- 
terests, and both by voice and pen he has done much to sustain the cause of pro- 
tection. Mr. Chaffee has been for some time a member of the Chamber of Com- 
merce, the Merchants' Club and various organizations of a religious and social 
character. He has had many positions of trust, and is one of the executors and 
trustees of the large estate of his relative and late partner, Mr. Billings. 

"Notwithstanding his business cares, Mr. Chaffee has always found time for 
literary pursuits. He possesses a large and well-selected library, the contents of 
which are not for ornament but for use. His reading has been unusually ex- 
tensive, embracing all classes of literature. American artists also, among whom 
he numbers many as personal friends, have found in him a wise and liberal patron, 
and in his collection of paintings may be seen valuable examples of some of our 
most talented native artists. A carefully chosen lot of old Chinese porcelains of 
beautiful forms and color adorn the cabinets and shelves of his home, and some 
ancient classical objects give evidence again of his connoisseurship." [Dry Goods 
Bulletin, December 11, 1886.] 

Children, by first wife, the first two born in Philadelphia, the next two in New 
York City, the last two in Plainfield : 





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NINTH GENERATION . 547 

6106 i Margaret Sophia lo Chaffee, born February 12, 1861 ; died in Philadelphia, 

February 12, 1861 ; buried in Somers Cemetery. 

6107 ii Charles Edward Chaffee, born June 9, 1864; died in Somers, September 21, 

1865; buried in Somers Cemetery. 

6108 iii Edward James Chaffee, Jr., born April 29, 1868; married in the Mt. 

Morris Baptist Church, New York City, June 21, 1899, by its pas- 
tor. Reverend W. C. Bitting, to Anna Florence Sears; no children; 
he is a commission merchant; residence, 1908, New York City. 

6109 iv Aline Blanche Chaffee, married in the Mt. Morris Baptist Church, 

New York City, June 7, 1898, by its pastor, Reverend W. C. Bitting, 
to Doctor Arthur Melville, son of Doctor John and Jennie (Sammis) 
• Shrady; no children; Doctor Shrady is a graduate of Princeton 
University, and of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New 
York City; he has been chief of staff in Roosevelt Hospital and is 
resident physician of the Hotel Majestic, New York, in 1908; he has 
also a private office. 

6110 V George Alexander Chaffee, born November 19, 1871; died in Somers, 

July 1, 1879; buried in Somers Cemetery. 

6111 vi Mabel Louise, born October 15, 1874; died in Plainfield, May 27, 1877; 

buried in Somers Cemetery. 

5379 Theodore Spencer a OhafiEee (James,^ Elam,^ Cyril, « Asa,^ Joseph,* John, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas ^) was born in Somersville, Conn., December 21, 1840, and died 
in Avondale, N. J., January 31, 1902. He married in Philadelphia, Pa., Janu- 
ary 4, 1866, Ellen Walker, daughter of John Spittall of that place. Mr. Chaffee 
united with the Baptist Church in Rahway, N. J., and was a Trustee of it. His 
wife is also a member of the Baptist Church. He had a light complexion, blue 
eyes, and was five feet, seven inches in height. He was a commission merchant. 
His body was interred in Somers Cemetery, Somers, Conn. In 1903 Mrs. Chaffee, 
who survives her husband, was living in South Rutherford, N. J., and in 1908 in 
Nutley, N. J. 

Children, the first two born in Philadelphia, the last four in Rahway: 

6112 i James Spittall lo Chaffee, born December 26, 1866; died March 1, 

1867; buried in Somers Cemetery, Somers. 

6113 ii Eleanor Harriet Chaffee, born July 19, 1868; died in Rahway, Jan- 

uary 9, 1885. 

6114 iii Theodore Spencer Chaffee, Jr., born June 6, 1870; died in Rahway, 

March 2, 1875. 

6115 iv Walter Spencer Chaffee, born August 30, 1874; died in Rahway, 

August 8, 1882. 

6116 v Arthur Billings Chaffee, born March 16, 1877; mairried Helen Anita, 

daughter of Christian and Elizabeth Fleuraus; she was born in 
New York City, November 4, 1885; residence 1908, Nutley. 
+ 6117 vi Clarence Le Roy Chaffee, born September 27, 1880; married Anna H. 
Wootton. 

5380 Arthur Billings » Chaffee (James,^ Elam,? Cyril,^ Asa,^ Joseph,* John,s 
Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 19, 1852, and married 
in Saratoga, N. Y., May 14, 1879, Laura Caroline, daughter of Merwin Gideon 
Putnam of that place. Mr. Chaffee has a light complexion, light gray eyes, and 
is five feet, eight inches in height. He was baptized in the Broad Street Baptist 
Church, Philadelphia, and became a member of it in 1864. His early education 
was gained in the public schools of that city; he prepared for college in Williston 
Seminary, Easthampton, Mass., graduating from there in 1869, and entering 
Rochester (N. Y.) University. Thence he went to Princeton University, com- 



548 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

pleting his course there in 1876. He is a graduate also of the Rochester Theologi- 
cal Seminary, class of 1879. His first pastorate was of the Baptist Church in 
Franklin, Ind., where he remained until 1889. During this time he was Professor 
of Latin in Franklin College, and spent one summer in Harvard University, tak- 
ing a special course in chemistry and physics, later organizing a department of 
those studies in Franklin College. In June, 18S8, he accepted a call to Seymour, 
Ind., remaining there until September, 1890, when he went to South Bend, Ind. 
In 1895 while there he was President of the Indiana Baptist Young People's 
Union. Later he was President of the Baptist College in Marshall, Tex., and in 
1908 had a charge in Kalamazoo, Mich. 

"Mr. Chaffee is one of those useful 'all-around' men in denominational work 
who may always be relied upon to perform the service he may have in hand with 
business like promptness and accuracy, with skillful use of opportunity and mate- 
rial. As teacher and pastor he has been most successful. The church which he 
serves is doubtless the strongest,' with possibly one exception, in Northern Indiana, 
and may well count itself rich in having such a pastor." [Baptist Union, Feb- 
ruary 16, 1895.] 

Children : 

6118 i Harold Putnam lo Chaffee, born April 25, 1880; married in Pella, la., 

May 29, 1907, Fanny Winifred, daughter of William C. Smith; 
they live in Grundy Center, la., where Mr. Chaffee is a minister. 

6119 ii Eleanor Billings Chaffee, born November 17, 1881. 

6120 iii James Foster Chaffee, born June 9, 1883. 

6121 iv Arthur Billings Chaffee, Jr., January 2, 1885. 

6122 V Margaret Caroline Chaffee, born February 6, 1887. 

6123 vi Mary Ellen Chaffee, born August 29, 1889; died in August, 1890. 

6124 vii Lawrence Erie Chaffee, born November, 1891. 

6125 viii Kenneth Chaffee, born in Pella, November 26, 1896. 

5381 Harriet Elizabeth 9 Chaffee (Spencer,^ Elam,7 Cyril,^ Asa,^ Joseph,^ John,3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Somersville, Conn., April 25, 1848, and was mar- 
ried there, June 20, 1867, by Reverend Mr. Douglass, a Methodist minister, to 
Clayton, son of Leonard and Ruth (Rockwell) Grant. Mr. and Mrs. Grant live in 
Wapping, Conn. 

Child: 

6126 i Gertrude Mabelle lo Grant, born in Wapping, July 3, 1868; married there 

in the Congregational Church by Reverend 0. G. Mclntire, Novem- 
ber 20, 1888, to Frederick O. Boynton of Manchester, Conn., where 
they were living in 1907. 

5388 John Norman » Lacey (Nabby Elvira s Chaffee, Norman, ^ Calvin, e Asa,^ 
Joseph, "i John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1), married in the fall of 1860, Catharine Woods 
of Enfield, Mass., a teacher. In 1883 Mr. Lacey was a teacher in the S. P. School 
in Monson, Mass., a position which he had honorably filled for twenty years. At 
the time of their marriage, he and his wife were both teaching in the same school. 

Children : 

6127 i Carrie Elvira 10 Lacey. 

6128 ii Hattie Lacey. 

6129 iii Edwards Norman Lacey. 

5390 Noah Davis s Chaffee (Edmund Dwight,^ Norman,^ Calvin, e Asa,^ Jo- 
seph,4 John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., January 22, 
1844, and married in Avon, Conn., May 1, 1872, Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of 




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NINTH GENERATION 549 

Roland Weatherby of that place. In 18S6 they lived in Southington, Conn., 
where Mr. Chaffee is a machinist and die sinker. 
Children : 

6130 i Roland Dwight lo Chaffee, born in Union ville. Conn., February 5, 1874; 

a machinist. 

6131 ii Austin S. Chaffee, born in Southington, November 16, 1885. 

5391 Robert Dwight 9 Chaffee (Edmund Dwight,^ Norman,^ Calvin.e Asa,5 
Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., July 21, 
1846, and married (1), January 12, 1868, Mary Ehzabeth Knowles of Springfield, 
Mass., who died January 20, 1882. He married (2), January 23, 1883, Emma J. 
Hoisington of West Springfield, Mass., where they were living in that year. 

Children : 

6132 i Chester Herbert 10 Chaffee, born in Enfield, Mass. 

6133 ii Etta Elizabeth Chaffee, born in Springfield, Mass. 

5392 Norman Seymour » Chaffee (Edmund Dwight,^ Norman, ^ Calvin, ^ Asa," 
Joseph, 4 John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, IMass., Janu- 
ary 1, 1848, and married (1) in Springfield, Mass., March 25, 1871, Juliette E., 
daughter of Aretas Janes Cadwell of Enfield, Mass. She died there, February 20, 
1872. Mr. Chaffee married (2) in Monson, Mass., November 26, 1874, Anna Jane « 
Lanphear (5396) (Amorette Jane « Chaffee, Norman,^ Calvin, ^ Asa,^ Joseph, * 
John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1), born in Monson, December 21, 1846. In 1883 they 
lived in Enfield, where he was a farmer. 

Children, the first four born in Enfield: 

6134 i Rufus Seymour 10 Chaffee, born May 13, 1879. 

6135 ii Mary Amorette Chaffee, born August 11, 1881. 

6136 iii Rose Irene Chaffee, born October 8, 1882; died November 27, 1884. 

6137 iv Blanche Christine Chaffee, a twin, born October 8, 1882. 

6138 V NeUie A. Chaffee, born January 20, 1884; died September 15, 1884. 

6139 vi WiUis S. Chaffee, born December 8, 1885. 

5393 Sarah Amanda 9 Chaffee (Edmund Dwight,^ Norman,^ Calvin,^ Asa,* 
Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., Janu- 
ary 16, 1854, and married. May 18, 1878, Eugene C. Bartlett of Montague, Mass. 
In 1883 they lived in Orange, Mass. 

Children, the first two born in Enfield, Mass., the last in Orange: 

6140 i Fred Lucky 10 Bartlett. 

6141 ii Harry Dwight Bartlett. 

6142 iii Lulu May Bartlett. 

5394 Nabby Davis 9 Lanphear (Amorette Jane » Chaffee, Norman, ^ Calvin, ^ 
Asa, 5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Monson, Mass., July 12, 
1841, and married in Windsor Locks, Conn., August 9, 1861, Charles Howard 
Lanphear of Chester, Conn. 

Child: 

6143 i Jennie Elvira i" Lanphear, born in Chester, November 27, 1864; married, 

March 5, 1885, George Shaw. 

5398 Sarah Amorette « Lanphear (Amorette Jane ^ Chaffee, Norman, ^ Calvin, « 
Asa, 5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Monson, Mass., Decem- 
ber 13, 1854, and married, June 30, 1884, Lester C. Stebbins. 



550 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Child: 

6144 i Walter lo Stebbins, born October 6, 1885. 

5400 Mary Elvina^ Lanphear (Amorette Jane » Chaffee, Norman, ^ Calvin, « 
Asa,5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Monson, Mass., November 1, 
1859, and mariaed there, November 26, 1879, Milo Adelbert Gold of Stafford, 
Conn. 

Children : 

6145 i Amorette Chaffee i" Gold, born in Stafford Springs, Conn., August 23, 

1881 ; died December 9, 1882. 

6146 ii Norman A. Gold, born December 11, 1883. 

5401 Emma Jane 9 Chaffee (Ralph Tyler,8 Norman,^ Calvin,6 Asa,^ Joseph,* 
John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born April 10, 1847, and died in Athol, Mass., 
October 1, 1879. She married, in 1867, Everett C. Towne, M. D., of Springfield, 
Mass. 

Children : 

6147 i Edward Everett lo Towne, born in Unionville, Conn., April 2, 1869. 

6148 ii Ralph Chaffee Towne, born May 3, 1871. 

5403 Ellen Amanda » Chaffee (Ralph Tyler,^ Norman,^ Calvin,^ Asa,^ Joseph,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Windsor Locks, Conn., June 28, 1857, 
and died in New York City, January 28, 1899. She married in Brooklyn, N. Y., 
October 15, 1878, Frederick Deming Green of that place, where he was born 
July 3, 1850. 

Mrs. Green was educated in the Hartford (Conn.) High School and later gradu- 
ated from the Maplewood School of Music in East Haddam, Conn. 

"After a residence of some years in Hackensack, N. J., Mr. and Mrs. Green re- 
moved to Thompson, Conn., in 1885. In 1889 they united with the Congregational 
Church, bringing letters from the Dutch Reformed Church in Hackensack, which 
they both joined soon after their marriage. From the home, over which she pre- 
sided with so much grace and efficiency Mrs. Green's death removes a beloved 
wife, a much needed mother, a model housekeeper, a gracious hostess, and a kind 
neighbor. The very house, which had been gradually transformed to express 
her ideas of convenience and comfort, is eloquent in its emptiness. A husband, 
daughter and nephew, regular members of this household, together with her 
mother, who spent much of her time here, and two brothers, will naturally feel 
most keenly this loss from their family circle. There are others, not all in the 
circle of kindi'ed, to whom she had greatly endeared herself, by whom her death 
will be felt as an irreparable loss. The charm which fitted her to shine in wider 
circles, and gave such zest to her years of city life, was never lost. She owed even 
less to her brilliant repartee and nimble wit than to her ready sympathy and un- 
erring tact. Appreciating the central place still held by the church in the thought 
and life of a typical New England community, Mrs. Green identified herself with 
the church more completely than at any earlier period of her life, and was an in- 
terested, active and efficient worker as long as strength permitted. She was to 
the last a constant attendant at all the Sabbath and mid-week meetings. Not 
least important were the services rendered her Sunday-school class of young 
ladies. These last years afforded opportunities for intellectual and spiritual 
growth which were seized with eagerness. 

"Mrs. Green was a woman of unusual versatility and of great force of character. 
Her life had developed in unwonted measure resources that might otherwise have 
been latent." [Obituary notice.] 

Mrs. Green's funeral was conducted at her home in Thompson on January 31, 
at two o'clock in the afternoon, by her pastor, Reverend G. H. Cummings, and 
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Children : 

6149 i Helen Aletta ^ Green, born November 10, 1879; residence, 1907, Thomp- 

son. 

6150 ii Florence Louise Green, residence, 1907, Thompson. 

5404 Ralph Giles 9 Chaffee (Ralph Tyler,8 Norman,^ Calvin,^ Asa,^ Joseph,* 
John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Hartford, Conn., March 16, 1865, and 
married, January 20, 1887, Grace, daughter of Doctor Hosford of Thompson, 
Conn. She was born July 19, 1866. They live in Hackensack, N. J. 

Children : 

6151 i A child, 10 died in infancy. 

6152 ii Helen Elizabeth Chaffee, born in Hackensack, September 25, 1890. 

6153 iii Doris Chaffee, born July 25, 1895. 

6154 iv Katherine Gay Chaffee. 

6155 V Joseph Gay Chaffee, born in Hackensack, March 6, 1900. 

5406 Ellen Samantha^ Wood (Betsey Samantha^ Chaffee, Norman, ^ Calvin, ^ 
Asa, 5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born January 24, 1849, and married 
Lafayette Gilligan of Monson, Mass. 

Child: 

6156 i Minnie 10 Gilligan. 

5407 Elliott Edmunds Wood (Amanda Holly s Chaffee, Norman,^ Calvin,« 
Asa,5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born December 17, 1846, and mar- 
ried Jennie Hulst of Richmond, Va. 

Child: 

6157 i Fred i" Wood, in 1883 a physician practicing in Brooklyn, N. Y. 

5408 Merrick Lyman 9 Wood (Amanda Holly ^ Chaffee, Norman, ^ Calvin, « 
Asa, 5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Springfield, Mass., Novem- 
ber 5, 1848, and died in Chicopee, Mass., December 31, 1881. He married, Novem- 
ber 15, 1871, Emma Cornelia Hubbard of Williamsburg, Mass. He lost both his 
wife and infant son in the flood caused by the breaking of the Williamsburg reser- 
voir. May 16, 1874. He was in partnership with his father in the hay, grain and 
fertilizer business in Chicopee at the time of his death. It was said of him at his 
death : 

"He has shown a remarkable fidelity to business and we believe has not an 
enemy in the world. He was one of the most constant and studious readers of 
the books from the public library and was termed a well-read man by good judges. 
His character was above reproach and marked with great i^urity of speech and 
conduct. His most intimate friends can but think of him in connection with the 
saying of Christ, 'Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.' " 

Child: 

6158 i A son,io born about 1873; died May 16, 1874. 

5411 Charles Elmers Harwood (Lydia Payne » Chaffee, Thomas Elmer,^ Cal- 
vin, « Asa, 5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born January 27, 1851, and 
married Elizabeth Ayres of Enfield, Mass. 

Child: 

6159 i Ada Lydia w Harwood. 

5413 George Sanford « Harwood (Lydia Payne s Chaffee, Thomas Elmer,^ 
Calvin,8 Asa,* Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born March 9, 1856, and 
married Fannie Taylor of Pelham, Mass. 



552 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 

6160 Mabel Edna i" Harwood. 

6161 Anna Harwood. 

5423 Charles Wilbers Chaffee (Edward Brooks,^ Dan,7 Calvin,6 Asa,5 Joseph,^ 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born on Pickle Hill, in Richmond Township, Pa., 
February 16, 1851, and married (1) in Mansfield, Pa., May 2, 1869, Louisa, daughter 
of Lewis Evans of Blossburg, Pa. Mr. Chaffee married (2), August 17, 1879, 
Nellie E. Allen of Hinsdale, Mass. He has a sandy complexion, brown eyes, black 
hair, and is five feet, nine inches in height. He is an artisan, and in 1892 was 
living in Mansfield. He formerly lived on Pickle Hill, Richmond. 

Children, by first wife : 

6162 i Jennie May lo Chaffee, born May 26, 1870; married Albert Done of 

Athens, Pa. 

6163 ii Lora Ettie Chaffee, born June 18, 1872; died in March, 1874. 

6164 iii Charles Lewis Chaffee, born November 21, 1874; died April 20, 1876. 

Children, by second wife : 

6165 iv James Garfield Chaffee, born June 29, 1880. 

6166 V Murtie Fidara Chafi'ee, born April 27, 1882. 

6167 vi Minnie Chafi'ee, born May 7, 1884; died May 7, 1884. 

6168 vii Hattie Belle Chaffee, born May 23, 1886. 

5424 Mary Melissa » Chaffee (Edward Brooks,^ Dan,^ Calvin,^ Asa,^ Joseph,^ 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born in Richmond Township, Pa., August 22, 1852, 
and married in Mansfield, Pa., July 3, 1871, William Wheeler of Burlington, Pa., 
born there February 14, 1845, died in Thompson Hill, Pa., May 18, 1888. He had 
a light complexion, gray eyes, and was six feet, one and one-half inches in height. 
He was an artisan. In 1887 they lived in Bentley Creek, Pa. 

Children, all but the first, fourth and fifth born in Bradford County, Pa. : 

6169 i Wilmot Wilson lo Wheeler, born April 13, 1872; died April 16, 1873. 

6170 ii Martha Jane Wheeler, born August 10, 1873. 

6171 iii Emma Adelia Wheeler, born December 20, 1875. 

6172 iv Merritt Reed Wheeler, born February 4, 1878; died October 7, 1878. 

6173 V Charlotte Deborah Wheeler, born March 26, 1880. 

6174 vi Esther Ann Wheeler, born July 2, 1883. 

6175 vii Ida May Wheeler, born July 14, 1886. 

5459 Celestia Rosalie » Chaffee (Jarvis Sexton,^ Comfort Bliss,^ Nathaniel 
Bliss,6 Comfort, 5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born December 21, 
1847, and died in 1904. She married in Rome, Pa., February 3, 1868, Eliphalet 
Mervin Clark, born there, January 17, 1844. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, 
and is five feet, nine inches in height. He fought as a Private in the Civil War 
and was slightly wounded by a shell. He united with the Methodist Church at 
the age of twenty-four, is a Republican in politics, and by occupation a farmer. 
At one time Mr. and Mrs. Clark lived in Charleston, Pa., but in 1891 lived in Rome. 

Children : 

6176 i Loren Marsena 10 Clark, born May 29, 1869. 

6177 ii Reese Emery Clark, born April 12, 1871. 

6178 iii John Henry Clark, born March 19, 1877. 

5460 Dora Parmelia » Chaffee (Jarvis Sexton, » Comfort Bhss,^ Nathaniel Bhss,^ 
Comfort,^ Joseph, 4 John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born December 6, 1849, and 
married (1), September 19, 1869, Harvey Ellis Dimmock, a widower, born in 




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NINTH GENERATION 553 

Orwell, Pa., January 10, 1829, and died January 22, 1890. His first wife was 
Susan Jane Case, who died February 14, 1865, and by whom he had two children, 
Charles S. and Susan F. He was a farmer and a member of the Methodist Church, 
which he joined at the age of fifty-two. He was five feet, six inches in height. 
After his death Dora (Chaffee) Dimmock married (2) in Nichols, N. Y., about 
1891, John Ackley. In 1892 they lived in Orwell. 
Children : 

6179 i Minnie Myrtle lo Dimmock, born April 27, 1871 ; married Fred C. Boda. 

6180 ii Herman Adelbert Dimmock, born March 16, 1873. 

6181 iii Mabel Clare Dimmock, born December 10, 1876. 

6182 iv Arthur Fremont Dimmock, born October 31, 1878. 

6183 v William Harvey Dimmock, born January 12, 1884. 

5462 Ida Mays Chaffee (Jarvis Sexton,^ Comfort Bliss,^ Nathaniel Bliss,^ Com- 
fort, ^ Joseph, 4 John, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born July 12, 1855, and married 
in Rome, Pa., in 1877, John Hamill, born November 15, 1852. Mrs. Hamill joined 
the Methodist Church at the age of twenty-three. She has blue eyes, and a light 
complexion. Mr. Hamill is a painter. In 1892 they lived in Le Raysville, Pa., 
but the following year moved West. 

Children : 

6184 i Burton lo Hamill, born October 26, 1878. 

6185 ii Orestus Hamill, born September 20, 1880. 

6186 iii Ray Hamill, born August 26, 1884. 

6187 iv Birney Hamill, born January 15, 1889. 

5467 Olive Rosettas Chaffee (Nathaniel Bliss,8 Comfort Bliss,^ Nathaniel 
Bliss,^ Comfort,^ Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born November 6, 1849, 
and married in Orwell, Pa., February 8, 1886, Robert Arnold, a farmer of that 
place, born in Warren, Pa., July 28, 1845. He was a Private in the Civil War, 
and is a Republican in politics. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is six 
feet, two inches in height. In 1891 they were living in Orwell. 

Children : 

6188 i Edward Bliss 10 Arnold, born January 8, 1867; married Carrie Aurelia 

Beers. 

6189 ii Tamar Antoinette Arnold, born September 7, 1869; married John Cur- 

tis Pettes. 

6190 iii Clara Syrena Arnold, born December 18, 1874. 

5472 Merton Douglass Chaffee (William Douglas,^ Comfort Bliss,^ Nathaniel 
Bliss,6 Comfort, 5 Joseph,'' John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas ') was born in Potterville, Pa., 
October 25, 1856, and married in Olean, N. Y., April 8, 1883, Ida May, daughter 
of William Nobles of Sheffield, Conn. She is a member of the Methodist Church. 
Mr. ChafTee has a light complexion, brown eyes, and is five feet, eight inches in 
height. He is a blacksmith. They lived in Olean in 1891. 

Children : 

6191 i Leroy 10 Chaffee, born February 28, 1884. 

6192 ii Clifford Dewitt Chaffee, born January 4, 1885. 

5488 Charles Herbert » Chaffee (Merrick Joel,* Joel,^ Nathaniel Bliss,^ Comfort,'^ 
Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, ^ Thomasi) was born April 11, 1870, and married in De- 
troit, Mich., May 14, 1890, Mary Cecelia, daughter of George and Eliza (McCarthy) 
Fraunfelder. She was born in Cleveland, 0., July 12, 1867, and her father was 



554 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

born in Manheim, Germany. In 1892 Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee lived in Detroit, where 
he is a member of the Roman Catholic Church. 
Children : 

6193 i Sylvian Herbert lo Chaffee, born June 24, 1891 ; died November 19, 1891. 

6194 ii Raymond Virgil Chaffee, born August 31, 1892. 

5523 Levert » Hamilton (Lucy » Chaffe, William, ^ Joseph,^ Isaiah,^ Joseph,* 
John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in March, 1850, and married in Erieville, N. Y., 
Harriet Ransom. 

Child: 

6195 i A son,io born in 1884. 

5525 Frank Leroy^ Chaffe (Francis N.,8 William, 7 Joseph,^ Isaiah,^ Joseph,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas i), married in Erieville, N. Y., May Humphrey. 
Child: 

6196 i Francis lo Chaffe. 

5527 Hiram Eugene a Chaphe (Thomas Grant,^ Joseph Manning,^ Joseph, ^ 
Isaiah, 5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born near Morrisville, N. Y., 
July 19, 1851, and married, January 1, 1872, Adaline Elizabeth Annie, daughter 
of Edwin and Chloe B. A. (Hichcock) Hinman of Colesville, Broome County, N. Y. 
She was born September 17, 1851, and being left an orphan at the age of seven 
went to Stockbridge, N. Y., where she lived with her uncle and aunt, attending 
the district school there until she was fifteen and later the Oneida (N. Y.) Seminary 
for one term. She was a diligent student, and after completing her education 
taught school successfully for three and a half years, up to the time of her marriage. 
She is of medium height and slender build. 

Mr. Chafee lived with his parents up to the time of his marriage, attending 
school in Richmond, Mo., Stockbridge, and Munsville. After his marriage he 
bought a farm southeast of the latter place, but soon sold it, and losing in another 
farm investment, went to Michigan, where he bought eighty acres of railroad 
land near Manton, Wexford County. In June, 1879, his wife and children joined 
him, but being disappointed in the country, and his health being poor, he moved 
into the village of Manton, where he worked in the pine woods through the winter, 
returning to Munsville in the autumn of 1881. Soon after this he bought the 
Sloane farm on West Hill, Stockbridge, where he was living in 1906. He bought 
the Putnam and Adams farms adjoining, and has a fine fruit and dairy farm. 
He calls his place "Cherry Heights," from the number of cherry trees on the farm. 
Like his father, Mr. Chafee is of commanding presence and firm disposition. He is 
well-read, intelligent, honest and enterprising. Mr. and Mrs. Chafee have for 
many years been active workers in the Methodist Church. In 1904 they attended 
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, accompanied by their three eldest 
daughters. 

Children, the first three born in Munsville, the last five in Stockbridge : 

6197 i Grace Bell "> Chafee, born May 4, 1873; moved with her parents when 

six years of age to Michigan, where she attended school in the log 
schoolhouse near Manton, later returning with her parents to 
Munsville, and after a few months, moving to Stockbridge, in 
both towns attending school; at the age of thirteen going to live 
Math her grandparents in Morrisville where she graduated from 
the Union School; after teaching a district school near home in 
1890, she entered the Oneonta (N. Y.) Normal School, graduating 




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NINTH GENERATION 555 

from it in the Scientific Course in 1895, in the fall of that year 
taking a school in Walden, Orange County, N. Y. ; after four 
years' service there, she went to Port Chester, Westchester County, 
N. Y., where in 1906 she was still teaching successfully; she is an 
industrious and earnest worker, inheriting her mother's energy 
and perseverence ; she has musical ability; is an active worker 
in the Baptist Church; she has adopted her grandfather's spelling 
of her name, Chap he. 

6198 ii Cassandria Annie Chafee, born November 11, 1874; educated in the 

schools of Manton, Stockbridge and Munsville, graduating from 
the Morrisville Union School, and later from the Eastman Busi- 
ness College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; taught school for seven years 
and since 1900 has been a bookkeeper; in 1906 she was employed 
in that capacity in Great River, N, Y.; she is tall and well built, 
with much ability. 

6199 iii Elsie May Chafee, born February 26, 1877; educated in the schools 

of Stockbridge and Morrisville, graduating from the Union School 
in the latter place; after teaching in the district schools of Stock- 
bridge, Madison and vicinity, she went to the Oneonta Normal 
School from which she graduated; taught one year in Harrison, 
Westchester County, N. Y., then joined her sister Grace in Port 
Chester, where she has since taught; she is of medium height, 
well built, and fine looking. 

6200 iv Sylvia Eugenia Chafee, born in Morrisville, March 20, 1879; educated 

in the schools of Stockbridge, IMorrisville and Oneida, N. Y., 
where she graduated from the High School in 1903; before and 
since graduating she taught district schools; she is the historian 
of the family and much interested in genealogy. 

6201 V Arthur Edwin Chafee, born April 24, 1883; educated in Stockbridge, 

and lives with his parents, assisting his father; possesses marked 
mechanical ability. 

6202 vi Thomas Barton Chafee, born July 19, 1885; educated in the schools 

of Stockbridge, Morrisville and Oneida, where he graduated from 
the High School as Valedictorian, June 23, 1905, although his 
latter years of school work had been interrupted during the spring, 
his assistance being required by his father on the farm ; he had 
intended to enter college in the fall of 1905, but an affection of 
the eyes prevented this, to his great disappointment; his desire 
for learning is great, he is keenly ambitious and a tireless worker. 

6203 vii Gertrude Elizabeth Chafee, born September 26, 1887; educated in 

the Stockbridge school until the fall of 1903, when she entered 
the Oneida High School, where she remained until the spring of 
1905; the following summer she spent some weeks with her sisters 
in Port Chester and Great River, and also visited New York City. 

6204 viii Florence Rubie Chafee, born August 31, 1889; educated in the Stock- 

bridge school and the Oneida High School, which she entered in 
the fall of 1903, being forced by ill health to leave in the spring 
of 1905, to her great disappointment; she possesses marked musical 
ability. 

6205 ix Robert Manning Chafee, born December 4, 1892; a student in the 

Stockbridge school. 

5528 Thomas Francis 9 ("Frank") Chaphe (Thomas Grant, « Joseph Manning,^ 
Joseph, 6 Isaiah, 5 Joseph, < John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas was born near Morrisville, 
N. Y., September 18, 1855, and married (1), June 26, 1878, Mary S., daughter of 
John Fisher of Munsville, N. Y. He married (2), December 31, 1890, Mary Cooney 
of Syracuse, N. Y. 

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556 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

six years. He received his education in the schools of Stockbridge, and Eaton, 
N. Y., followed by one year's study in Cazenovia (N. Y.) Seminary. He helped 
his father on the farm until 1877, when he learned the carpenter's trade, and worked 
for Armour & Company in Kansas City for a few months, soon returning to Muns- 
ville, where he continued to work at his trade, being a good mechanic as well as a 
carpenter. In November, 1S84, he went to Florida, where he bought an orange 
farm, but in July, 1885, left there. The winter of 1886-87 he spent in Colorado, 
and from 1887 to 1888 he ran a saw-mill in Morrisville, manufacturing cheese 
boxes. From 1890 to 1905 he was employed by C. E. Tayntor & Company of 
New York City and Brooklyn, erecting monuments, vaults and mausoleums in 
Greenwood, Woodlawn, Salem Field, and other cemeteries of Greater New York, 
and in various parts of the country. In April, 1905, he started for himself in this 
business in New York City. He is a man of great mechanical ability, honest and 
faithful in the work, but in poor health. 
Children, by first wife, born in Munsville: 

6206 i Edna M.io Chaphe, born June 26, 1879; married Clarence Henderson, 

her cousin. 

6207 ii Arthur E. Chaphe, born June 1, 1881; died in Morrisville, September 16, 

1881. 

5530 Anna Sylvia » Chaphe (Thomas Grant, ^ Joseph Manning,^ Joseph,^ Isaiah, ^ 
Joseph, 4 John, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born in Munsville, N. Y., November 28, 
1862, and died July 19, 1890. She married in Ohio, September 19, 1883, Dwight 
Graham of Eaton Center, N. Y. They lived in Morrisville, N. Y., until 1889, when 
they moved to Hamilton, N. Y., where Mr. Graham had a machine shop. 

Anna S. Chaphe was educated in the schools of Munsville and Morrisville, and 
later learned the millinery trade in the latter town, where she worked at it for 
some time. She was tall, well built, fine looking, of a kind disposition, and was 
respected and admired by all who knew her. She was buried in Morrisville. 

Child: 

6208 i Anna Chaphe i° Graham, born in Hamilton, June 30, 1890; her mother 

dying soon after her birth, she was cared for from her first year by 
her grandmother Chaphe, who died when Anna was fifteen; she 
attended the Union School, Morrisville, where she received the first 
prize for speaking at the closing exercises; in 1906 she was keeping 
house for her father in Hamilton, where she attended the High School. 

5532 Franklin George ^ Chaphe (George Franklin, « Joseph Manning,^ Joseph, s 
Isaiah,5 Joseph, * John, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born near Morrisville, N. Y., 
October 29, 1855, and married in Sherburne, N. Y., June 9, 1880, Flora Buell, 
born December 5, 1859. 

Franklin G. Chaphe was born after his father's death on a farm near Morris- 
ville and lived with his mother in Eaton, where he received his education. His 
stepfather, who was a builder, taught him the painting and carpenter's trades, 
but he gave this up at the age of twenty and for two years was a farmer; from 1877 
to 1881, he kept a store in Earlville, N. Y., where he sold hardware and groceries. 
In 1882 he moved to Valley Springs, S. D. Here he bought a farm four miles from 
the town and became a farmer, dairyman and poultry raiser. In 1898 he went into 
the hotel business, conducting "The Lake Park Hotel" in Madison, S. D. For 
five years he was interested in mining, but not finding the undertaking profitable 
returned to the hotel business in Britton, S. D. 




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Children : 



6209 i George Franklin lo Chaphe, born March 6, 1S83; industrious and ener- 

getic; is manager of the telephone exchange in Hailey and Sho- 
shone Falls, Idaho. 

6210 ii Edith Buell Chaphe, born August 20, 1885; lives with her parents. 

6211 iii Richard Lee Chaphe, born August 19, 1887; attending school, 1906; 

named for his mother's father. 

5535 James Mannings Chaphe (Andrew Jackson,^ Joseph Manning,^ Joseph, o 
Isaiah,5 Joseph,-* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Hartford, Conn., Septem- 
ber 30, 1860, and married in St. Louis, Mo., June 15, 1881, his cousin, Nannie 
Gertrude 9 Chaphe (5543) (William Henry,^ Joseph Manning,^ Joseph,^ Isaiah,^ 
Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i), born August 2, 1859. 

James Manning Chaphe moved with his parents to East New York, a part of 
Brooklyn, N. Y., when three years of age, and at the age of five was sent to a private 
school, later attending the public schools. At the age of ten his parents moved to 
St. Louis, Mo., where he continued his education in the public schools for seven 
years. At the age of seventeen he entered the St. Louis Water Works, where he 
served a four years' apprenticeship, thoroughly mastering the trade of a mechanical 
engineer. In March, 1881, he was appointed Assistant Mechanical Engineer 
in the St. Louis Water Works, which position he held for sixteen years. After 
this he still continued his profession, designing, superintending, erecting and 
improving the machinery for water works, electric light plants, shoe factories, 
printing establishments, iron works, and so forth. During the building of the 
Louisiana Purchase Exposition he was employed as Mechanical Inspector and 
during the progress of the Exposition as Assistant Chief Mechanical Engineer. 
Early in 1905 Mr. Chaphe was engaged to go to Vicksburg, Miss., as Chief Mechan- 
ical Engineer of the City Water Works. This position he resigned in September, 
1905, on account of the yellow fever epidemic then raging in the South. Follow- 
ing this he was for a few months in charge of the installation of the power, heating, 
and electric plant of the State Normal School, Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Chaphe 
has been a member of the Engineers' Club of St. Louis since 1886. He is a faithful 
worker and a diligent student in his profession. He has a pleasant, cheerful and 
sociable disposition. 

Children, born and buried in St. Louis: 

6212 i A son,io born May 22, 1882; died in St. Louis May 24, 1882. 

6213 ii Ada Mary Chaphe, born August 7, 1884; died February 5, 1885. 

6214 iii Robert Allen Chaphe, born July 19, 1887; died July 10, 1889. 

5536 George Allen » Chaphe (Andrew Jackson, « Joseph Manning, ^ Joseph, « 
Isaiah, 5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, ^ Thomas i) was born in Hartford, Conn., Novem- 
ber 28, 1862, and married in St. Louis, Mo., September 24, 1890, Elizabeth Har- 
rington, daughter of Benjamin F. and Elizabeth (Rielly) Lewis. She was born 
in Jefferson City, Mo., September 24, 1870. 

When an infant George A. Chaphe was taken by his parents to East New York, 
Brooklyn, N. Y., where they lived for seven years, at the end of that time mov- 
ing to St. Louis, where George entered the public schools. In 1882 he was gradu- 
ated from the St. Louis High School and later from a business college. For nearly 
four years he worked in a wholesale hardware house and in 1887 entered the 
employ of the United States in the postal service, where he has remained in the 



558 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

mailing and registry service of the St. Louis Post Office for nineteen years, an 
earnest, diligent worker. 

Mr. Chaphe has always possessed a remarkable memory, was a faithful student 
in his school days, excelling particularly in elocution. He has committed to 
memory many passages from the Bible and from the works of his favorite authors. 

Children : 

6215 i Gertrude lo Chaphe, born August 31, 1895; died September 5, 1895. 

6216 ii Isabel Augusta Chaphe, born January 7, 1897. 

6217 iii George Dewey Chaphe, born May 16, 1899. 

6218 iv Homer Lewis Chaphe, born June 28, 1902. 

6219 V Nanny Gertrude Chaphe, born March 31, 1905. 

5537 Ada Mary 9 Chaphe (Andrew Jackson, » Joseph Manning,^ Joseph, ^ Isaiah, ^ 
Joseph, 4 John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in East New York (now Brooklyn), 
N. Y., November 15, 1864, and married in St. Louis, Mo., October 26, 1886, WiUiam 
Reinhart Chivvis, born in Memphis, Tenn., June 3, 1858, a descendant of William 
Chivvis who came from England and settled in Virginia in 1746. 

At the age of six Ada M. Chaphe moved with her parents to St. Louis, where 
she entered the public schools. In 1884 she was graduated from the High School 
there, reading one of the two class papers delivered at the graduating exercises. The 
following summer she visited Hartford, Conn., Philadelphia, Pa., New York City 
and other places, the trip being one of extreme interest to one accustomed to 
life in a western city. A desire to put into practice some original ideas concerning 
the art of teaching, caused her to take charge for a year of a country school in 
Bonhomme, Mo. Her school consisted of sixty scholars and was ten miles from 
the railroad; there being neither church nor Sunday school within miles of her, 
she obtained permission to conduct a Sunday school in the schoolhouse. This 
service became so popular that under the auspices of her successors it has con- 
tinued up to the present time and bids fair to shortly develop into a church. 

Mr. Chivvis was for eighteen years connected with a firm dealing in hardwood 
lumber, in the successive capacities of bookkeeper and secretary, and in 1901 
established himself in business under the name of W. R. Chivvis Hardwood Lum- 
ber Company. Early in life he and Mrs. Chivvis united with the Hyde Park 
Congregational Church, St. Louis, and in 1906 with the First Congregational 
Church on Delmar Boulevard, having moved to that section of the city. Mr. 
Chivvis is a member of the Congregational Club, comjDosed of professional and 
business men of that denomination. At the club meetings addresses are made 
on topics of general as well as denominational interest, ladies occasionally being 
invited to speak. Mrs. Chivvis has twice been so honored. For seven years she 
served as Recording Secretary of the Congregational Foreign ]\Iissionary Societies 
of Missouri, for four years as Corresponding Secretary of the Missouri Federation 
of Women's Clubs and is at present President of the Tuesday Literary Club, one 
of the largest of the women's clubs in St. Louis. 

Children, born in St. Louis: 

6220 i Leland i" Chivvis, born August 21, 1887; educated in the St. Louis 

public schools; graduated from the High School in June, 1905, 
and is at present a student in Washington University; united with 
the First Congregational Church, St. Louis, in 1906. 

6221 ii Norman Chevvis, born February 3, 1891; a pupil in the Central High 

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NINTH GENERATION 559 

6222 iii Ruth Chevvis, born December 8, 1894; a student in the St. Louis gram- 

mar school. 

5541 Byron 9 Chaphe (Andrew Jackson,^ Joseph Manning/ Joseph,6 Isaiah,* 
Joseph,^ John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in St. Louis, Mo., April 6, 1871, 
and married there, December 12, 1900, Bertha Margaret, daughter of George 
and Mary Burs. She was born in St. Louis, September 27, 1878. For some years 
Mr. Chaphe was in the insurance business, but is now a clerk in a railroad office. 

Child: 

6223 i Evelyn May i" Chaphe, born November 5, 1902. 

5544 William Henry » Chaphe, Jr. (William Henry » Joseph Manning,^ Joseph, » 
Isaiah,5 Joseph,-* John, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas i), was born September 23, 1865, and 
died May 14, 1900. He married, November 24, 1891, Emma S. Schad of Bingham- 
ton, N. Y. She and her daughter live with William H. Chaphe, Sr., in Corning. 

Child: 

6224 i Helen Katheren lo Chaphe, born December 30, 1893. 

5545 Charles » Chester Chaphe (William Henry,8 Joseph Manning,^ Joseph, « 
Isaiah, 5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born October 10, 1867, and mar- 
ried, June 5, 1899, Martha Avery of Newport News, Va., where they live. Mr. 
Chaphe is employed in the Navy Yard. 

Children : 

6225 i Peggy "> Chaphe, born September 3, 1900. 

6226 ii Elizabeth Chaphe, a twin, born September 3, 1900. 

5546 Robert Brown » Chaphe (William Henry,^ Joseph Manning,? Joseph, « 
Isaiah, 5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born November 23, 1872, and 
married, October 24, 1900, Wilhelmina Helena Peters of Brooklyn, N. Y., where 
they live. 

Children : 

6227 i Helena i" Chaphe, born November 26, 1901. 

6228 ii Augusta Chaphe, born June 27, 1903. 

5548 Lillian Gertrude » Short (Gertrude Lovina » Chaphe, Joseph Manning,^ 
Joseph,^ Isaiah, 5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born August 24, 1867, 
and married in Eaton, N. Y., June 13, 1892, George Arthur Cole of that place. 

Lillian G. Short has a bright, cheerful nature and was a diligent student. She 
entered the public school of Eaton at the age of seven and at sixteen the Hamilton 
Ladies' Seminary, from which she was graduated with honors three years later, 
being President of her class. She is an excellent musician and clever with her 
brush. She united with the Eaton Baptist Church in 1882. Mr. Cole is a graduate 
of the Albany College of Pharmacy, and has a fine drug store in Gloversville, N. Y., 
where he and Mrs. Cole settled soon after their marriage. 

Child: 

6229 i Kenneth Franklin 10 Cole, born in Gloversville., December 27, 1895. 

5549 Ambrose S.s Long (Mary J.s Sweet, Esther 7 Chaffe, Joseph,^ Isaiah, » 
Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Cazenovia, N. Y., October 13, 
1854, and married in Chittenango, N. Y., March 16, 1881, Jennie E. Lonkins. 
In 1890 they lived in Perryville, N. Y. 



560 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children, born in Chittenango : 

6230 i Herbert Arthur lo Long, born December 28, 1881. 

6231 ii Clara Anna Long, born March 23, 1883. 

6232 iii Edith Adaline Long, born November 14, 1884. 

6233 iv Emery Ambrose Long, born July 17, 1886. 

5552 Ambrose » Sweet (Aurilla Jennette ^ Holdridge, Anna ^ Chaffe, Joseph, ^ 
Isaiah,5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas i) was born August 20, 1852, and mar- 
ried, March 23, 1875, Flora Rieley. 

Children : 

6234 i Mary ^ Sweet, born January 24, 1876. 

6235 ii Ralph Sweet, born August 12, 1878. 

5554 Emma » Sweet (Aurilla Jennette » Holdridge, Anna ^ Chaffe, Joseph, 8 
Isaiah, 5 Joseph, * John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born February 7, 1857, and mar- 
ried, July 6, 1876, Peter Holland. 

Children : 

6236 i Laura 10 Holland, born June 19, 1878. 

6237 ii Harry Holland, born March 24, 1882. 

6238 iii Frank Holland, born May 5, 1885. 

6239 iv Archie Holland, born April 22, 1887. 

5559 Frank » Ohaphe (Albert Henry,8 Stephen Fisk,? Joseph, ^ Isaiah,5 Joseph,* 
John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born September 1, 1854, and died July 4, 1883. 
He married, in 1878, Mary Wilcox. 

Child: 

6240 i John 10 Chaphe, born January 26, 1880. 

5560 Charles ^ Chaphe (Albert Henry,^ Stephen Fisk,^ Joseph, ^ Isaiah, ^ Jo- 
seph,* John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born October 6, 1855, and married, in 1874, 
Fannie Partello. 

Children : 

6241 i Albert Henry ") Chaphe, born August 6, 1876; died January 10, 1898. 

6242 ii Harrie Chaphe, born May 30, 1878. 

5566 Catherine Josephine ^ Mabie (Rebecca Armstrong « Chaphe, Stephen 
Fisk,7 Joseph, 6 Isaiah, s Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born September 18, 
1870, and married, October 13, 1892, Jacob Andrew Lynk, born December 13, 
1870, died May 14, 1895. 

Child: 

6243 i Frank Mabie 10 Lynk, born September 15, 1893; died November 17, 1893. 

5567 Oliver Chaphe » Mabie (Rebecca Armstrong « Chaphe, Stephen Fisk,^ 
Joseph, 6 Isaiah,5 Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born September 4, 
1872, and married, March 30, 1892, Flora J. Bull. 

Children : 

6244 i Edgar Bull w Mabie, born February 1, 1894. 

6245 ii Thelma Rebecca Mabie, born July 8, 1898. 
6^246 iii Darius Lucilla Mabie, born June 7, 1903. 
6247 iv Donald Francis Mabie, born June 10, 1905. 

5569 Jennie (or Annie) May » Chaphe (Elmer,^ Stephen Fisk,^ Joseph, ^ Isaiah,^ 
Joseph,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born July 26, 1881, and married, Feb- 
ruary 10, 1898, Charles Hudson. 



NINTH GENERATION 561 

Children : 

6248 i Edith May ^ Hudson, born November 28, 1898. 

6249 ii Ruth Hudson, born July 2, 1902. 

5570 Blanch Ethels Chaphe (Elmer,^ Stephen Fisk,7 Joseph, e Isaiah, s Joseph,* 
John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born April 21, 1886, and married, November 17, 
1901, Herman Peterson. 

Children : 

6250 i Elmer lo Peterson, born October 7, 1902. 

6251 ii Albert Peterson, born May 13, 1904. 

6252 iii Floyd Peterson, born July 3, 1905; died October 3, 1905. 

5571 Muguette ^ Forte (Ellen « Chaphe, Stephen Fisk,^ Joseph, « Isaiah, & Joseph,* 
John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Clyde, N. Y., July 18, 1873, and married, 
July 2, 1895, Doctor Dafydd L. Edwards, born in Waterville, N. Y. 

Children, born in Syracuse, N. Y. : 

6253 i Finette Armstrong lo Edwards, born June 9, 1900. 

6254 ii Brunmen Forte Edwards, born February 25, 1903. 

5576 Clarence Luther » ChaflEee (Calvin Peck,8 Luther, 7 Joel Israel,** Joshua,5 
Joel,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born in Ellsworth, Conn., February 18, 
1849, and died July 17, 1886. He married (1) in Chicago, 111., May 28, 1872, 
Alice Elvira Roberts. She died May 14, 1873, aged twenty-two years, and he 
married (2) Ida Belle Hazen. 

Child, by first wife : 

6255 "i Ahce Elizabeth w Chaffee, born in Chicago, May 10, 1873; died Au- 
gust 4, 1873. 
Children, by second wife: 
+ 6256 ii Myrtie Sylvia Chaffee, born April 5, 1880; married John Lang. 

6257 iii John Chester Chaffee, born September 17, 1881. 

6258 iv Florence Chaffee, born October 25, 1883; married George E. Gierke. 

5604 Ezra Jfi Chaffee (Levi Marvin,^ Chester,? David, ^ Ezra,^ Ebenezer,* John, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas i) was born March 24, 1845, and married, (1) March 2, 1871, 
Florence B. Farr, who died in 1882. He married (2), February 12, 1882, Maggie I\L 
McMurtry. 

Children, by first wife: 

6259 i David A.io Chaffee. 

6260 ii Annie A. Chaffee. 

6261 iii Levi Marvin Chaffee, died. 

6262 iv Edna Chaffee. 

6263 V Edward Chaffee. 

Child, by second wife: 
6263a vi Flora M. Chaffee. 

5605 Albert A.9 Chaffee (Levi Marvin,8 Chester,? David,^ Ezra,5 Ebenezer,* 
John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas i) was born July 11, 1847, and married, in 1870, Rosalia 
Helmer. 

Children : 

6264 i Vina w Chaffee. 

6265 ii Rhoda Chaffee, died. 

6266 iii Vernie Chaffee. 

5651 Theron Augustus ^ Chaffee (Sereno Silvenus,^ Eber Kise,? Rufus,^ Ezra,' 



562 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Ebenezer,* John, 3 Joseph,^ Thomas ^ was born in Campton, 111., in 1846, and 
married in Blackberry Station, 111., September 7, 1869, Isabelle, daughter of 
John B. Lowe of Medina, Mich. Mr. Chaffee served as a Private in the last year 
of the Civil War. He has dark hair, blue eyes, and is five feet, eleven inches in 
height. In 1890 he lived in Chicago, where he had charge of teamsters. 
Children, the first born in Campton, the last four in Chicago : 

6267 i Clara Pauline lo Chaffee, born April 29, 1870. 

6268 ii Eva Luella Chaffee, born February 7, 1872. 

6269 iii Eugenia ChafTee, born April 9, 1874; died in 1876. 

6270 iv George Sereno Chaffee, born in August, 1878; died in August, 1882. 

6271 V Fred Chaffee, born April 8, 1882. 

5657 Rose Ann » Chaffee (Sereno Silvenus,^ Eber Kjse,^ Rufus,^ Ezra,^ Ebe- 
nezer,4 John, 3 Joseph, ^ Thomas i) was born in 1859, and married Clay Parmly. 

Child: 

6272 i Ralph Edward lo Parmly, born January 2, 1890. 

5774 Ella B.9 Chafee (John Gilmore,^ Benjamin, ^ Benjamin, ^ Francis Green, ^ 
Benjamin, 4 Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born January 17, 1856, and married 
Lieutenant Horace P. Mcintosh of the United States Navy, then stationed in the 
Hydraulic Office, Washington, D. C. He is a graduate of Annapolis, and retired 
from the Navy in 1892, after twenty-five years' service. In 1883 Lieutenant and 
Mrs. Mcintosh lived in Washington, and in 1892 in Indianapolis, Ind. 

Children : 

6273 i A daughter, 10 born about 1879. 

6274 ii A son, born about 1883. 

5782 Leroy9 Crofut (Patty M.s Chaffee, Julius Bachus,? Zebediah,^ Zebediah,5 
James,* Joseph,3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Gaines, Pa., March 22, 1855, 
and married in Avoca, la., September 15, 1875, Livonia Bowers of Wisconsin, 
In 1884 they lived in Smith Centre, Kan., where he was a farmer. 

Children : 

6275 i Charles «> Crofut. 

6276 ii Orrie Crofut. 

5783 Verna9 Crofut (Patty M.s Chaffee, Julius Bachus,^ Zebediah,^ Zebediah,^ 
James,* Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born in Gaines, Pa., June 27, 1862, and 
married in Davenport, la., September 2, 1882, A. N. Lowe, a teacher, born in 
Hopkinton, la. In 1884 they lived in Plankinton, Dak. 

Child: 

6277 i Albert 10 Lowe, born November 21, 1883. 



TENTH GENERATION 

5913 Almond Victor lo (" Victor ") Chaffee (Ezra Messenger,^ Williard Dilling- 
ham,8 Ezra/ Benjamin, « Thomas, ^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas i) 
was born in Rockford, Mich., August 28, 1867, and married, August 1, 1898, 
Anna , whose father lives in Canada. They live in Grand Forks, N. D. 

Children : 

6278 Hazel n Chaffee. 

6279 Ora Chaffee. 

6280 A son. 

5914 Mary Rachel 10 Chaffee (Ezra Messenger,^ Willard Dillingham,8 Ezra,^ 
Benjamin, 6 Thomas, ^ Jonathan, * Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas was born in 
Algona township, near Rockford, Mich., September 16, 1869, and married, March 
25, 1891, Thed Samuel, son of Samuel Hutchings. They live in Grand Rapids, 
Mich. 

Child: 

6281 i Ruth Alice " Hutchings, born in Alpena, Mich. 

5915 Guy Willard 10 Chaffee (Ezra Messenger,^ Willard Dillingham,8 Ezra,? 
Benjamin, 6 Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Rockford, Mich., March 16, 1873, and married, April 25, 1895, Laila May, daugh- 
ter of Cornelius 0. Cain of Land Lake, Mich., where she was born. Mr. and Mrs. 
Chaffee live in Grand Rapids, Mich. 

Children : 

6282 i Beatrice n Chaffee, born February 26, 1896; died March 15, 1904. 

6283 ii Wendell Cain Chaffee, born July 18, 1904. 

6284 iii Guy Willard Chaffee, Jr., born February 10, 1906. 

5916 Owen Russel 10 Chaffee (Ezra Messenger,^ Willard Dillingham,8 Ezra,' 
Benjamin, 6 Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Rockford, Mich., October 8, 1875, and married. May 10, 1899, Pauline Louise, 
daughter of Addison Miles Fairchild of Marinette, Wis., where she was born. 
Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee live in Grand Rapids, Mich. 

Child: 

6285 i Miles Fairchild " Chaffee, born in Marinette, April 22, 1900. 

5917 Glenn Dillingham 10 Chaffee (Ezra Messenger,^ Willard Dillingham,^ 
Ezra,7 Benjamin, 6 Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was 
born in Algona township, near Rockford, Mich., June 18, 1878, and married, 
October 10, 1904, Grace Lillian, daughter of David Munro of Embro, Canada. 
She was born in Edgerton, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee live in Grand Rapids, Mich. 

Child: 

6286 i ^larie Munro " Chaffee. 

5918 Burt Kilpatrick 10 Chaffee (Ezra Messenger,9 Willard Dillingham,^ Ezra,' 
Benjamin, e Thomas,^ Jonathan,* Jonathan,3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) was born in 
Rockford, III, January 3, 1884, and married, June 20, 1904, Edith Anna, daughter 



564 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

of Arthur Currier of Grand Rapids, Mich., where she was born, and where she and 
her husband Hve. Mr. Chaffee is in the furniture business. 

Children : 

6287 i Eloise n Chaffee, born April 4, 1905. 

6288 ii Maryalice Chaffee. 

6055 Edith Blanche i" Armington (Eliphalet Ide^ Armington, Betsey Ormsbee * 
Chaffee, Caleb, ^ Jonathan, ^ Jonathan, » Dan,* Jonathan, 3 Nathaniel, 2 Thomas 1) 
was born in Providence, R. I., December 18, 1866, and married Ralph F. Ketchum 
of Cambridge, Mass. 

Child: 

6289 i Eleanor Armington n Ketchum, born in Dorchester, Mass., March 5, 1888. 

6117 Clarence Le Roy 10 Chaffee (Theodore Spencer ,» James,* Elam,^ Cyril,^ 
Asa, 5 Joseph, 4 John, 3 Joseph, 2 Thomas 1) was born in Rahway, N. J.. September 27, 
1880, and married Anna Hall, daughter of Daniel Hall and Ann Jane Wootton. 

She was born June 8, 1884. In he lived in South Rutherford, N. J., and 

in 1908 in Nutley, N. J. 

Child: 

6290 i Clarice n Chaffee, born in Nutley, September 12, 1904. 

6256 Myrtie Sylvia 10 Chaffee (Clarence Luther,^ Calvin Peck,8 Luther,^ Joel 
Israel,** Joshua, ^ Joel,* John, 3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1) was born April 15, 1880, and 
married John Lang. 

Child: 

6291 i Ida Emelie n Lang, born May 24, 1903. 




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Signatures from tlie Bible which belonged to Thomas Chafi'e, the Ancestor. 

There is also found written in this Bible complete records of births, of the children of 
siah and Sarah Chartee. (See No. 97. Page SO) 



APPENDIX 



THOMAS CHAFFE'S BIBLE 

Thomas ChafEe mentions in his will under date of July 25, 16S0 (which will is 
recorded at Plymouth, Mass.), the names of two children, Nathaniel and Joseph. 
Nathaniel is spoken of as the eldest son. Joseph was made the executor of his 
father's will, and on the 15th day of May, 16S3, he settled his estate. In the in- 
ventory of the household things, a mention is made of a great Bible, and two 
other books, valued at lis. 6d. 

On the 22d day of September, 1694, Joseph Chaffe (the younger son of Thomas), 
in his will says, " I leave unto my son Joseph the Great Bible that was my father's." 

This grandson Joseph married for his first wife, Abigail Hills. His second wife 
was Jemima Chadwick. He removed from Barrington, Mass., to Woodstock, 
Mass. (now Conn.), where he died in 1759. 

Josiah Chaffee, the youngest son of Joseph and Jemima (Chadwick) Chaffe evi- 
dently came into possession of the Bible from his father, and from Peter Chaffee 
of Woodstock, one of the direct descendants of Josiah, this highly prized heirloom 
was received. 

Upon one of the blank spaces is found written, "Thommas Chaffy his Booke 
1649." Over the Christian name is written, " 1664, July." To the writer the 
earlier date indicates when the Book was printed, the later date showing time of 
purchase or possession. A photograph of the entries in this Bible will be found on 
the opposite page. 

The other family names with their various data have been found recorded upon 
the ancient books in the town clerk's offices at Swansea, Mass., Woodstock, Conn., 
and elsewhere, proving the inscriptions written in this Bible to be correct. 

It was observed that the title pages of both The Old and New Testament were 
so badly worn, and in such a dilapidated condition, that it was impossible to de- 
cipher the date of publication, which date, however, was correctly proven by the 
successful search made at the Library of the American Bible Society in New York 
City, where a Bible of same edition, and in good state of preservation, was dis- 
covered. In March, 1886, there was forwarded as per purchase from a London 
book house, a Bible of like edition (but red lined). It was shipped on the Oregon, 
which steamer accidentally sank in New York Bay upon the day of its arrival. 

The Book, badly water soaked, was recovered in July following, and the few 
loose sheets, including title pages, now fastened in the fore and after part of this 
Bible, were taken therefrom. 

B 

Joseph Hills was born in Billerica, Essex County, England, in 1602, and married 
Rose Clark. He emigrated to New England in 1638. He had : 

Gershom Hills, born in Charlestown, Mass., July 7, 1639, and married Elizabeth 
Chadwick. He lived in Maiden, Mass., and had: 

Sarah Hills, married John Chaffe (16). 

Abigail Hills, married Joseph Chaffe (18). 

C 

Humphrey Atherton, father of Watching Atherton, whose daughter Patience 
married David Chaffe (9), was one of the earliest and most prominent residents of 
Dorchester, Mass., and was an active persecutor of the Quakers. On the 16th of 
June, 1661, he attended a military parade on Boston Common. On his way home 



566 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

in the dusk his horse stumbled and fell, throwing him upon his head with such 
force that his brains were literally dashed out. The Quakers openly declared it 
to be the judgment of God for his persecution of their sect. He was buried in the 
old graveyard at the corner of Stoughton and Boston streets, Upham's Corner, 
Dorchester, Mass., where his gravestone bears the following cjuaint and curious 
inscription : 

"Here lyes our captaine and major of Suffolk was withall, 

A godly magistrate was he, and major generall. 

Two troops of hors with him here came, such worth his love did crave, 

Ten companyes of foot also mourning marcht to his grave. 

Let all that read be sure to keep the faith as he hath done. 

With Christ he lives — now crowu'd, his name was Humphrey Aiherton. 

He dyed the 16 June, 1661." 
His sword is also engraved upon the slab. 

D 

Ephraim Bound was born in Boston, Mass., January 14, 1773, and died in Co- 
lumbus, Miss., February 21, 1840. He married in Boston, May 20, 1792, Sally 
Francis, born in Medford, Mass., September 9, 1769, died in Middletown, Conn., 
March 12, 1855. 
Children : 
i John Bound, born in Boston, October 25, 1793; died in Montgomery, Ala., 

July 18, 1835. 
ii Harriet Hall Bound, born in Greenfield, Mass., July 25, 1795; died in Charles- 
town, Mass. ; married (1), Ranney; (2) James K. Frothingham, who 

died in Charlestown, where both were buried, 
iii Martha Willard Bound, born in Norwich, Conn., April 16, 1799; married Reu- 
ben Chaffe (420). 

E 

Henry Baldwin was born in Phillipston, Mass., August 21, 1790, and died in 
Brighton, Mass., April 18, 1833. He married Mary Brackett, born in East Sud- 
bury, Mass., July 25, 1795, died in Brighton, October 22, 1866. 

Child: 
i William Henry Baldwin, born in Brighton, October 20, 1826; married Mary 
Frances Augusta Chaffee (952). 

F 

Ezekiel Spencer, son of Ebenezer Spencer died February 26, 1820, aged seventy- 
two. He married in Somers, Conn, (now called Somersville), Elizabeth, daughter 
of Seth and Elizabeth Chapin. She died February 17, 1819, aged seventy-two. 
Children : 

i Ezekiel Spencer, Jr., died; married Sexton, and had ten children ; lived in 

Somers. 

ii Polly Spencer, died ; married Coy and had one child ; lived in Enfield, 

Conn. 
iii Chester Spencer, died; married a sister of Doctor Hamilton of Somers, and lived 
in Somersville. 
Children : 

Salome Spencer. 

Theodore Spencer, died; married Dorothy , who in 1906 lived in 

Somersville, with her daughter. 
Child: 

Mandana Spencer, residence, 1906, Somersville. 
Two other children, names unknown, 
iv Elizabeth Spencer, born April 7, 1787; married Elam Chaffee (1577). 




Reprodxictions of the title pages in the Old and New Testament, as they 
ancestor. Tliis Bible was 6i inches wide. 9 inches long, and b| inches thick. 




at one time apjieaied in tlie "' Great Bible,'' so called, of Tliomas C'hafl'e, tlie 
The hiiidiii"' was orijiiiiallv embossed leather 



APPENDIX 567 

G 

William Allen of Cazenovia, N. Y., died there, aged seventy-seven years. He 
married Abigail Dill, who also died there, aged seventy-nine years. Mr. Allen 
was a small man, while his wife was a large, fleshy woman. During the Revolution 
they lived in New Jersey, where their home was burned by the British. Their 
daughter Susan remembered hearing them tell how the British officers broke up 
their furniture for a fire to cook food. 

Children : 
i William Allen, Jr., born in New Jersey, July 15, 1S03; died in Cazenovia, No- 
vember 3, 1865; married, May 12, 1827, Alma Holmes, born March 2, 1796, 
died April 23, 1864. 
Child: 

Eunice Masters Allen, born in Cazenovia, October 8, 1828; died there, 
January 4, 1888; married, December 9, 1852, Orin A. Blair. 
Child: 

Annie Allen Blair, born in Cazenovia, May 17, 1862; unmarried; 
residence, Cazenovia. 
ii Susan Allen, born September 17, 1805; married Joseph Manning Chaphe (1653). 
Seven other daughters, names unknown. 

H 

William Reade of England married Lucy Henage and had : 

William Reade, Jr., born in England, 1605, supposed to be the man of that 
name who came to America in 1635 and married Avis Deacon, a fellow passenger 
to America. 

Children : 
i William Reade, Jr., born in Weymouth, Mass., October 15, 1639. 

ii Esther Reade, born in Weymouth, May 8, 1641. 

iii Thomas Reade. 
+ iv John Reade, born in 1649; married (1) Bashua ; (2) Bethia Frye. 

V Mary Reade, married Thomas Dyer. 

vi Margaret Reade, died May 6, 1659; married John Vining. 

John Reade, Jr.,born in Weymouth, 1649, and died in Dighton, Mass., January 

13, 1720. He married (1) Bashua ; (2) Bethia Frye, who died October 20, 

1730. 

Child, by first wife: 
+ i John Reade, Jr., born June 5, 1674; married Bethia Cobb. 

Children, by second wife: 
ii William Reade, married Mary Richmond. 

iii Thomas Reade, married Sarah Tisdale. 

iv George Reade, married Sarah Whitmarsh. 
V Mary Reade, married Joseph Atwood. 

vi Ruth Reade, married Captain Joseph Tisdale. 

vii Hannah Reade, married Josiah Talbot. 

John Read, born in Weymouth, June 5, 1674, and died in Barrington, Mass., 
1739. He married Bethia Cobb. His will, dated June 6, 1739, mentions all the 
children given below and directs that his land in Willington, Conn., shall be divided 
between his sons, William and John. 

Children : 

i Mary Read, married Tiffany. 

+ ii John Read, born August, 1701; married Lydia or Elizabeth Caswell. 

iii George Read, born May, 1704; married Abigail . 

iv William Read, born in Swansea, Mass., February 28, 1712-13; married 
Elizabeth Wood of Rehoboth, Mass. 

V Bethia Read, a twin, born in Swansea, February 28, 1712-13; married 

Nathan Watson. 



568 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

John Reed, born, probably in Taunton, Mass., August, 1701, and married, 
October 7, 1733 (?), Lydia (Elizabeth) Caswell. In 1733 he was living in Willing- 
ton, Conn., where he was still living, October 25, 1751, when he bought eighty 
acres of land in Tolland, Conn. February 13, 1756, he was living in Tolland when 
he gave to his son Shubael, for love and affection, a piece of land there. 
Children, born in Willington : 
i Mathew Reed, born May 16, 1735. 
ii Abigail Reed, born July 18, 1737. 
+ iii Shubael Reed, born September 27, 1738; married (1) Mary Taylor; (2) 
Hannah Chaffee. 
iv Mary Reed, born August 31, 1740. 

v Hannah Reed, born October 31, 1741 ; married Thomas Chaffee (135). 
vi Anna (Ann) Reed, born July 17, 1744. 
vii Huldah Reed, born April 11, 1747. 

Shubael Reed, born in Willington, September 27, 1738, and died in Tolland, 
September 22, 1790. He married (1), there January 1, 1758, Mary Taylor of Col- 
chester, who died July 10, 1767. He married (2) Hannah Chaffee (136), under 
whose lineage is given the names of his children by her and further biographical 
items regarding him. 

Children, by first wife, born in Tolland: 
i Matthew Reed, born May 26, 1759. 
+ ii Samuel Reed, born October 16, 1760; married (1) Lydia Pearce; (2) Mrs. Rox- 
ana (Rawdin) Crandall. 
iii Rachel Reed, born April 1, 1763. 
iv Mary Reed, born October 4, 1764. 

V Grace Reed, a twin, born October 4, 1764; married Iram Grant. 
vi Annie Reed, born April 18, 1766; married William Ripley. 

Samuel Reed, born in Tolland, October 16, 1760, and died there, July 25, 1851. 
He married (1) in Tolland, June 22, 1781, Lydia Pearce of Scituate, R. L, where 
she was born 1761. She died in Tolland, March 7, 1808, and he married (2) June 2, 
1810, Mrs. Roxana (Rawdin) Crandall, born April, 1773, died January 23, 1847. 
Samuel Reed had a light complexion, blue eyes, broad shoulders and a heavy 
voice. He was often jokingly called "John Bull." He served in the Revolution 
in Captain John P. Wyllis' company and at the time of his death was the last 
Revolutionary soldier in Tolland. In 1832 and 1840 he was a pensioner, in Tolland. 

The Record Division of the Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C, gives the 
following as his military record: "Enlisted, September, 1777, as a substitute for 
his father, as a private under Captain Johnson, in the Conn. Militia; service two 
months. Enlisted May, 1778, for six months as a minute man under Captain Elijah 
Robinson, Colonel Enos (Conn.). Enlisted September, 1779, for two months, as 
a private. Captain Wood. Was six weeks on board a privateer, name not stated, 
and was in a battle. Enlisted June 1, 1780, for six months, as a private. Cap- 
tain Shipman, Colonel Hoyt (Conn.). Applied for pension August 3, 1832. Claim 
allowed. Pension issued March 23, 1833. Residence at enlistment and at time 
of application for pension, Tolland, Conn." He was a member of the Baptist 
Church and his first wife of the Methodist Church. He and both his wives are 
buried in Tolland, where he had lived all his life. The last years he lived with his 
son Samuel. 

Children, by first wife, born in Tolland : 

i Delana Reed, born January 9, 1782; died in Tolland, September 7, 1823; 

married Howard. 

+ ii Alexander Reed, born December 8, 1784; married Abigail Daniels, 
iii Samuel Reed, born February 11, 1787; died in Enterprise, O. 

iv Sally Reed, born January 12, 1789; died in Cincinnati, 0.; married 

Holbrook. 
V Ephraim Reed, born February 10, 1791; died in Tolland, May 28, 1832; 
unmarried. 



APPENDIX 569 

vi Luther Reed, born July 2, 1793; died in Hartford, Conn., June 24, 1814; 

unmarried. 
vii Orpha Reed, born October 16, ISOO; died in Tolland. 
Child, by second wife : 
viii Bradford Rqed, born in Tolland, April 22, 1811; died March 9, 1820, from 

injuries received from a fall from a beam in the barn. 
Alexander Reed was born in Tolland December 8, 1784, and died in Boston, 
Mass., September, 1858. He married in Tolland, October 27, 1803, Abigail, daugh- 
ter of John Daniels. She was born in Tolland about 1789, and died of dysentery 
in Enterprise, October 18, 1857, aged sixty-eight and was buried in Milan, O. She 
had a light complexion, dark blue eyes, a sweet disposition, was short, and at one 
time weighed one hundred and fifty pounds. Between 1823 and 1825 she received 
the rite of baptism by immersion at the hands of Joseph Howard, a local preacher 
in Tolland, and united with the Methodist Church. March 19, 1808, Alexander Reed 
received from his father "for parental love and good will" thirty acres of land in 
Tolland. He lived there many years and later in Pennsylvania and Enterprise, 
where he was a member of the ^lethodist Church. He was for many years a farmer 
and school teacher. He died of consumption at the home of his son, Luther A. 
Reed, and was buried in Boston. 
Children, born in Tolland: 

i Francis Reed, born September 14, 1804; died in South America, 
ii Dorinda Reed, born October 7, 1807; died in Tolland, December 17, 1807, and 
was buried there, 
iii James Madison Reed, born September 1, 1810; died in Oregon, 
iv Belinda Reed, born May 8, 1813; married William Chaffee. (See 3501.) 
V John Pierce Reed, born January 31, 1815; died in Massachusetts, 
vi Luther Alexander Reed, born May 12, 1817; died in Boston, about 1889 or 

1890, aged sixty-two, of typhoid pneumonia. 
vii Samuel Henry Reed, born April 28, 1820; died in Enterprise of consumption, 

and was buried in Milan ; married ; no children, 
viii Ephraim Crawford Reed, born October 16, 1823; died in Enterprise of con- 
sumption, and was buried in Milan, 
ix Lucy Maria Reed, died in Enterprise of consumption, aged twenty-four, and 
was buried in Milan. 

John Daniels was born in Scotland and died in Hawley, Pa. He married 

King of Tolland, Conn. He came to America with his older brother James. He 
lived in Tolland and about 1803 moved to Hawley, all his children except his 
daughter Abigail accompanying him. He was buried in Hawley. 
Children, born in Connecticut: 
i Lemuel Daniels, died near White Pigeon, Mich. ; married Olive Hammond of 

Vernon, Conn.; removed to Oak Openings, Mich, 
ii Esther Daniels. 

iii Amasa Daniels, died in White Pigeon; removed to Oak Openings. 
iv John Daniels, removed to Oak Openings. 

V Russell Daniels, died in Hawley; married Cynthis; residence, Hawley. 

vi Betsey Daniels, 
vii Sally Daniels, 
viii Polly Daniels, 
ix Abigail Daniels, born about 1789; married Alexander Reed. 
x A daughter, married Bidwell. 



Henry Short came from England to America in the ship Mary and John in 
1634, settling in Massachusetts; married Sarah Glover and had: 

Henry Short, Jr., who married Sarah Whipple and had: 

Reverend Matthew Short, was graduated from Harvard College in 1707 and 
married, in 1711, Margaret Freeman; they had: 



570 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY • 

Matthew Short, Jr., married Susanna Snow, and had: 

Glover Short, married in Providence, R. I., in 1760, Elizabeth Paine, and had: 

Glover Short, Jr., married Lucy Richardson, who died in 1863, aged ninety-one 
years ; they had : 

Bela Ward Short, died in Eaton, N. Y., October 7, 1880, aged eighty-four 
years; married in Lebanon, N. Y., June 1, 1838, Eliza A., daughter of Captain 
Wheeler; she died in Eaton, August 23, 1889, aged eighty-four years; they had 
four children, the second of whom is: 

Franklin E. Short, born November 16, 1841; married Gertrude Lovina Chaphe 
(3745). 

J 

John Piatt, a farmer of Clinton, N. Y., was twice married, his second wife 
being a widow at the time of their marriage. 
Children, by first wife : 
i Eliphalet Piatt, died in Rhinebeck, N. Y., where he was a physician from 

1835 to 1850. 
ii William B. Piatt, died in Rhinebeck, N. Y., where he kept a store from 

1840 to 1860. 
iii Isaac Piatt, died in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., about 1862; he was a farmer in 

Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, N. Y. 
Child, by second wife : 
-1-iv Henry Piatt, born August 8, 1808; married Abigail H. Knowles. 

Henry Piatt was born in Pleasant Valley, August 8, 1808, and died near Thomas- 
ton, Ga., August 27, 1849. He married in New York City, April 11, 1833, Abigail 
Hart, daughter of Levi and Elizabeth (Hart) Knowles of Knowlesville (now 
Titusville), N. J. She was born June 22, 1807, died in New York City, June 7, 
1887, and was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia. Henry Piatt was 
a merchant in Philadelphia. He was killed when travelling near Thomaston, 
by the falling of a tree. 

Children, all but the first born in Philadelphia: 

i Edwin Knowles Piatt, born in New York City, where he died aged three years. 
ii Edwin Augustus Piatt, died in Philadelphia, April 2, 1906; married Annie E., 
daughter of John Scherzer of Annville, Pa. ; they lived' in Philadelphia, 
where he was buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery. 
Child: 

a Effie Abigail Piatt, born in Philadelphia, 
iii William Henry Piatt, married (1), March 19, 1868, Fannie D., daughter of 
Joseph D. Murphy of Philadelphia; she died February 5, 1869, and was 
buried in Philadelphia. Mr. Piatt married (2), December 12, 1872, Hannah 
Jeffries, daughter of Edward S. Earley, an undertaker; she died Novem- 
ber 21, 1893, and was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia. 
Child : 

a Cornelia Murphy Earley Piatt, married Alexander Kerr McCullagh 
of Philadelphia. 
Child: 

a Helen McCullagh, died in infancy. 
iv Eliza Shallcross Piatt, married WiUiam Henry Chaffee (5375). 
V Mary Knowles Piatt, married in the Broad Street Baptist Church, Philadelphia, 
November 25, 1868, Charles John Carroll, son of John HoUingshead and 
Caroline (Parker) Taylor. Mr. Taylor was of Philadelphia, but in 1908 
lived in New York City. 
Child: 

a Mary Piatt Taylor, born in Philadelphia. 

John Knowles, died aged over eighty years. He married Sarah , who 

was buried in Pennington, N. J. He was a farmer and lived in New Jersey. 



APPENDIX 571 

Children : 
i John Knowles, Jr. 
+ ii Levi Knowles, born May 17, 1773; married EHzabeth Hart, 
iii A daughter, married Joseph Burroughs. 

iv A daughter, married Stout. 

Levi Knowles was born May 17, 1773, and died in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1854. 
He married in Pennington, May 1, 1799, Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel and 
Abigail (Scudder) Hart of that place. She was born May 4, 1779, and died in 
1852. Levi Knowles was a farmer and kept a store in Knowlesville (now Titus- 
ville), N. J. He and his wife were buried in Harbourton, N. J. 
Children : 

i Nathaniel Hart Knowles, born May 31, ISOO; died January 29, 1873; mar- 
ried. May 3, 1824, Ann M. Lambert. 
ii Ralph Hart Knowles, born April 11, 1802; died October 17, 1857; married, 

December 6, 1826, Mary Hoff. 
iii Mary Knowles, born April 30, 1804; died February 5, 1840. 
iv Abigail Hart Knowles, born June 22, 1807; married Henry Piatt. 
V Eliza Knowles, born February 6, 1809; married, March 6, 1831, Lewis Shall- 

cross. 
vi' Sarah Knowles, born June 12, 1811; died July 16, 1816. 

vii Levi Knowles, Jr., born October 27, 1813; married, in 1836, Elizabeth Croskey. 
viii Sarah Ann Knowles, born July 15, 1816; died May 19, 1837. 

Ralph Hart, died in 1749. He married Sarah Furman. He moved from Hart- 
ford, Conn., to New Jersey, and lived near Harbourton, N. J. His brother Edward 
was the father of John Hart, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. 
Children : 
i Benjamin Hart, 
ii Samuel Hart, 
iii Ralph Hart, Jr. 
-fiv Josiah Hart, born November 8, 1716. 
V Mary Hart. 

Josiah Hart was born November 8, 1716, and died March 22, 1799. He mar- 
ried Mary Titus, and lived near Harbourton, where he was a farmer. 
Children : 

i Elijah Hart, 
ii Rebecca Hart, 
iii Andrew Hart. 
+ iv Nathaniel Hart, born July 16, 1746; married Abigail Scudder. 
V Sarah Hart, 
vi Elizabeth Hart, 
vii Titus Hart, 
viii Mary Hart. 

Nathaniel Hart was born in Hopewell Township, N. J., July 16, 1746, and died 
August 19, 1830. He married Abigail, daughter of Joseph Scudder of Lawrence- 
ville, N. J. She died December 18, 1820, and was buried in Pennington, N. J. 
Nathaniel Hart was a farmer. 
Children : 

i Elizabeth Hart, born May 4, 1779; married Levi Knowles. 
ii Josiah Hart, born October 21, 1782; married Elizabeth Moore, 
iii Mary Hart, born December 15, 1784; married Ephraim Roberts. 
iv Scudder Hart, born September 14, 1788; married Abigail Moore. 

K 

1 Charlemagne, Emperor of the West, born a. d. 742; married Hildegarde, 
third wife, and had: 

2 Louis I, King of France; married Judith, the Fair, and had: 

3 Charles II, King of France; married Ermentrudis, and had: 

4 Louis II, King of France ; married Adeheid, and had : 



572 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

5 Charles III, King of France; married Princess Edgiva, granddaughter of 
Alfred the Great, King of England, and had: 

6 Louis IV, King of France; married, a. d. 939, Princess Gerberga De Saxe, 
daughter of Henry the Fowler, Emperor of Germany, and had : 

7 Charles, Duke of Lorraine, eldest son, excluded from the throne of France, 
who married first Bonne, daughter of Goclefroi d'Ardenne, and had: 

8 Gerberge, Countess of Lorraine, who married Lambert I, Count of Mons, 
and had: 

9 Lambert II, Count of Mons, who married Ode, daughter of Gothelon, Count 
of Lorraine, son of Duke Charles, son of Louis IV, and had : 

10 Henry II, Duke of Brabant; married Adela of Thuringia, and had: 

11 Godfred I, Duke of Lower Lorraine Brabrant, and Lother; married Ida, 
daughter of Albert, third Count de Namar; also married Sophia, daughter of 
Henry IV, Emperor of Germany, and had : 

12 Adelicia, the Fair Maid of Brabrant, second wife and widow of Henry I, 
King of England, who married, secondly, William d'Albini, Earl of Sussex and 
Arundel, and had : 

13 William, Second Earl of Arundel, who married Maud St. Hilliario, widow 
of Roger de Clare, Earl of Hetford, and had: 

14 William, Third Earl of Arundel and Earl of Sussex, who married Mabill de 
Meschines, daughter of Hugh de Cy velisk (Wales) , Fifth Earl of Chester, and had : 

15 Lady Mabel d'Albini, who married Robert de Tatteshall, and had: 

16 Emma de Tatteshall, who married Osbert de Cailly, son of Adam de Cailly, 
Lord of the Court Manors, and had: 

17 Sir Hugh de Cailly, Lord of Owby Manor, who married Agnes, daughter 
of Hamo de Hamstead, and had: 

18 Sir William de Cailly, Lord of Owby Manor, who married Catherine , 

and had: 

19 John de Cailly, Lord of Owby Manor, High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, 
who married Maud , and had : 

20 John Cayley, Lord of Normanton, who had: 

21 William Cayley, Lord of Normanton, who had: 

22 Jennet Cayley, sole heir, who married John Lake, Lord of Manor of Norman- 
ton, and had: 

23 John Lake, of Normanton, who married Jane, daughter of Robert Drakes 
of Yorkshire, and had: 

24 John Lake, of Normanton, who had: 

25 Lancelot Lake, of Normanton, who married Margaret, daughter of Henry 
and Elizabeth Twisleton, and had: 

26 John Lake, of Normanton, who married Catherine, daughter of John Peeke, 
of Wakefield, and had: 

27 Lancelot Lake, of Normanton, who married Emma, daughter of Robert 
Northend, of Halifax, Yorkshire, and had: 

28 John Lake, of Erby, Lincolnshire, who married Osgarby, and had: 

29 Richard Lake, of Erby, who married, secondly, Anne Norrelly of Clazby, 
Lincolnshire, by whom he had: 

30 John Lake, of Erby, who married Margaret, daughter of Colonel Edmond 
Read, of Wiekford, Essex, and had: 

31 Hannah Lake, of Erby, who married Capt. John Gallup, Jr., of Stonington, 
Conn., and had: 

32 Benadam Gallup, who married Esther Prentice, by whom he had: 

33 Mercy Gallup, who married William Dennison, by whom he had: 

34 Esther Dennison, who married Jonathan Wheeler, who had: 

35 Prudence Wheeler, who married Joshua Holmes, who had: 

36 Edward Holmes, who married Mary Grant, who had: 

37 Silas Holmes, who married Surviah Wheeler, who had: 

38 Mary S. Holmes, who married Joseph E. Morgan, who had: 

39 Charles C. Morgan, who married Elizabeth M. Chaphe (5537). 



APPENDIX 573 

This remarkable geneaology covers a period of twelve hundred and four years, 
but it is easily carried back to the very dawn of civilization after the overthrow 
of the Ancient Roman Empire, and would give a clear genealogical record cover- 
ing a period of more than thirteen hundred years. 

Traced by Judge R. A. Wheeler, Stonington, Conn., member of Historical 
Society of England. 

OTHER CHAFFEES IN AMERICA 

Matthew ChafEe, so far as the researches have disclosed, is the second person 
found upon record in America, bearing the surname of Chaffe, the first being 
Thomas Chaffe, the Emigrant. 

Matthew Chaffe is first mentioned in the records of the First Church in Boston, 
as follows: 

"Mathew ChafTe ship carpenter Admitted The 14th of ye 6th Moneth [August] 
1636." 

And five years later, 

"Sarah Chafey wife of oe brother Mathew Chafey admitted The 14th Day of 
ye 1st Moneth [March] 1641." 

Beyond this we know nothing of Mathew Chaffe's wife. 

"Mathewe Chafe" was made a Freeman the " 17th of the 3d mo [May] 1637." 
Records of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay.] 

There was 

"Granted also to our brother Mathew Chafey a greatt Lott there at the Mount 
[Mount Wollaston] for four-heads [man, wife, and two servants] The 19th of 12th 
Moneth (called February) 1637." [Boston Town Records.] 

In 1639 in Boston 

"There was a good deal said about erecting a new Meeting-house. At length 
the Church chose a committee of five of their number and gave them power to 
fix upon a location as they saw fit. . . . While these gentlemen had the 
matter in charge, a paper was drawn up and signed by a considerable number of 
the influential inhabitants, strongly urging that the most preferable site for the 
new house was at the Green. This place is pretty clearly designated in this docu- 
ment, and it is very nearly that on a part of which the Old South Church now 
stands. Mathew Chaffe with twelve others, signed the petition to locate at the 
Green." [Drake's History of Boston.] 

In 1642 "Mathew Chafey" was a member of the Ancient and Honourable Ar- 
tillery Company of Boston, says Whitman, the historian of that organization. 

"This 27th of 1st mo., 1643. [March 27] . . . As also that there shall be a 
high way reserved through the milfeild, two rods in breadth from the west corner 
of Mathew Chafeth's garden, unto the little howse by the sayd swamps, and from 
thence to the windmill as directly as the land will beare." [Boston Town Records.] 

Later in the same year: 

"This 29th of nth mo, 1643. . . . At a meeting this day. . . . There 
is liberty granted to Mathew Chafeth [and others] to make wharfes towards the 
sea before their proprietyes in the Milne-feild." [Ihid.] 

"Chaffie's lot extended back to what was the end of Hanover street in 1643, 
when it was ordered that the way be continued further, two rods broad, 'from the 
west corner of Mathew Chafeth's garden unto the little howse by the said swamp' 
which Christopher Stanley had just bought of the town, 'and from thence to the 
windmill as directly as the land will beare.' " [Boston Book of Possessions.] 

"The possession of ^latthew Chaffie within the limits of Boston. 

"One house and lott bounded with John Gallop northeast: Sampson Shoare 
southwest: Thomas Mekins northwest: and the Cove southeast." [Ibid.] 

The Salem, Mass., Court Records show that "Goodman Chaffy" made a depo- 
sition on "29th day 4th month 1641." He was also a witness " 9th day 5th month 
1644." 

In 1645, a suit was brought by Captain Smith, a negro trader, against his first 
mate, Kaezar who, when his ship Rainhowe was in port at the Barbadoes, and 



574 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

the Captain absent, had set sail, and brought ship and cargo to Boston, on pre- 
text that ship, cargo, and crew were in danger. In the course of the case, we find 
the following reference to Matthew Chaffe, his judgment as a ship carpenter being 
of value in the case : 

"The shipp & pceed of ye cargo to be delivered as now shee is to Capt. Smyth, 
he paying such due charges as hath necessarily bene layd out about her since her 
comeing hither, that shee is now ye better for, to be iudged [judged] by Goodman 
Chaffye & Goodm Garret, & that ye ship may be stayed till ye order is satisfied." 
[Records of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay.] 

"This 19th of 8th mo., 1646. . . . A generall townes metting warned from 
howse to howse. . . . It is ordered and agreed on that Bro. Tho. Marshall, 
bro. Chaffy, bro. Negoos, Wm. Francklin, lat Constables, are to be presented to 
the Generall Court for to answer the defect in not payinge that which is behind 
on the Garison's wages. . . . It is ordered that ther shal be a ratt of 60 I 
forth with made by the townesmen for the satisfienge of the Garison at the castle 
this year ensueinge." [Boston Town Records.] 

"This Indenture Wittnesseth that I mathew chafie of Boston Ship Carpenter 
doe for dew Consideration me moving therunto lett graunt bargaine & sell unto 
John Capen of Dorchester in New England a cerajne parcell of land Contajning 
twenty foote in breadth lying and Adjoyning unto the land of one Daniell Turrell 
on the South west side & my owne land on the north east side & the north west 
end abutting uppon my owne land — fower foote within the fence that now is 
there that is to say a litle below my well & the south east end of it to Runne downe 
to the sea as farr as other mens proprietjes doe. To have and to Hold to him his 
heires Execcuto Administrators and Assignes for euer, also I doe for myselfe & 
Successors graunt that the said John Capen shall have libertje to make windowes 
for light on that side next to me — without opposition or hindrance & also that 
if I build, or sell any land next to him the said John Capen that then the said John 
Capen shall have the Refusall of 3 or 4 foote of ground for a way to goe behinde 
his howse. In wittnes whereof I the said Mathew Chafe doe sett my hand & scale 
the first day of the first month 1648. 

"Mathew Chafe & a seale. 
" In presence of viz 

Nic:h. Vpsall 
his mark 

William X weeks 

Cognit Cor. me 20 — ^^ Richo. Bellingham° 
Entred & Recorded. s'Aprill 1652. 

"Edward Rawson Recorder." 

[Suffolk County Deeds, Liber I, page 193.] 

The Treasurer's Account Book of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay [now in the 
possession of the New England Historic-Genealogical Society, Boston] shows that 
"Mathew Chaffe " gave toward the Narragansett Expedition £3, " 1648. 7mo. 21st." 

In 1649 he bought a farm which was mortgaged, as is seen by the following deed : 

"Whereas John Clarke hath mortaged his fferme in Newbury to John Ward 
vppon condition of paymt of xxxiijh vis viijd [£33 6s. 8d.] the 29 (7) 1650. & the 
like summe the 29 (7) 1651. & since hath sould the sd fterme to Matthew Chaffe: 
The sd John Clarke doth assigne unto matthew Chaffe his now dwelling house in 
Boston wth the ground thereto appertaineing vppon this condition that if the sd 
John Clark do make paymt of the afore said summes to John Ward according to 
Covenant, that then this Assignment shall be void, otherwise the sd Matthew to 
enter & possess the sd house & ground to him & his heires fore [ever] This was by 
a deed dated 1 (3) 1649. & acknowledged before mr Bellingham 27 (9) 1649. 

"John Clarke & a seale." 

[Suffolk County Deeds, Liber I, page 113.] 

" 9: 2: mo., [1] 649. 

"A meetinge this day Mathew Chaffey [with thirty -eight others] doth bind 
themselves and there successors to pay sixe pence an accre for their land at Long 



APPENDIX 575 

Hand bye the yeare for ever : and that to be for the use of the scole, that so it maye 
be proprietye to them for ever, and they are to bringe in there pay to the townes 
treasurer the first of februarye for ever, or else there land is forfeit unto the townes- 
disposinge." [Boston Town Records.] 

" At a Generall Corte of Election at Boston, the 2d of the 3d mo, 1649. . . . 
Upon the petition of Charles Saundrs for some iudicious & able men to be appointed 
by this Corte to appraise the goods of the wreck, Mathewe Chafe & Arthr Gill, of 
Boston, are appointed that so a certificate may be made to give satisfaction to 
his owners, in England or elsewhere." [Records of the Colony of Massachusetts 
Bay.] 

May 10th following his petition was granted as follows: 

"In answer to the petition of Charles Saunders ffor men to be appointed to 
apprize the tackling and other goods in & belonging to his shipp, that was blowne 
vp, so a certifficate may be made to give satisfaccon to his owners, in England or 
elsewhere, his request was graunted; and Mathew Chase [Mathew Chafe] & Arthur 
Gill are appointed for that service." [Ibid.] 

"Matthew ChafTe doth graunt vnto Anthonie Stoddard all that his dwelling 
house together wth all his land Scituat in Boston, also all his fferme at Newb[u]ry 
with all the houses buildings fences timber trees woods &c : to haue & to hould to 
hi[m] & his heires & Assignes for ever, & this was by way of Mortgage, vpon con- 
dit[ion] that the sd Matthew paying one hundd & thirty pounds, to wit 301i [£30J 
in money merchantable corne bief or pork at prices current at or before the 24th 
novemb next ensuing, & 2Sli at or before the 24th Nov: 1651 in like pay, & 261i at 
or before the 24th of nov: 1652 in like pay, & 24li in like pay at or before the 24th 
nov. 1654. the sd grant to be void otherwise to remaine in force, dat 24th Nov. 1649. 
& acknowledged before mr Hibbins 26th [ ] 1649. 

"Matth Chaffe & a seale." 

[Suffolk County Deeds, Liber I, page 113.] 

He also owned land in Hingham, Mass., but when is not known. The will of 
William Hersey of that town, dated March 9, 1657-5S, gives to his son William 
"ye Lott I bought of Matthew Chafey at ye Capts Tent" [now Hewitt's Cove]. 

The records of the First Church of Boston contain the last entry regarding 
Matthew and Sarah Chaffe, as they did the first: 

"Oe Brother IMathew Chaffe upon his desire with his wife was dismissed ye 
10th of 6 mo. 1655." 

Whether Matthew and Sarah returned to England, or whether they settled 
in some other part of the country we do not know. We find no mention of any one 
else by the name of Chaffe in Boston at this early date, nor for twenty-five years 
after this last entry. 

Whether or not Matthew and Thomas Chaffe, the Emigrant, were related we 
have no means of knowing. Both owned land in Hingham, but whether at the 
same time or not is unknown. The name Matthew does not appear in any of the 
earlier generations of Chaffe children, as would probably be the case were they 
related. 

Thomas Chafey was born probably between 1756 and 1760, and died in Hor- 
nerstown, N. J., June 24 (20), 1828. He married there, the last of June, 1785, 
Sarah H., daughter of Joshua and Rachel Horner, her ancestors having founded 
Hornerstown. She was born April 7, 1766, and died April 26, 1842. Thomas 
Chafey enhsted in the Revolutionary army as a Private, from Monmouth County, 
N. J., in the spring of 1780, and served in the 1st Battalion, 2d Estabhshment, 
1st Regiment, under Colonel Matthias Ogden and Captain James Mitchell, until 
the close of the war, taking part in the surrender of Cornwallis. He applied 
for a pension in 1818, being then, according to the record, about fifty-eight years 
old, and in 1820 about sixty-four. His widow applied for a pension in 1839. 
After the war he was a farmer in Hornerstown, where he died of dropsy. He is 
said to have been temperate and industrious. April 6, 1828, Fuller Horner was 
appointed administrator of his estate. Thomas Chafey and his wife are both 
buried in Zion Cemetery, Hornerstown, where the former's tombstone bears the 
following inscription : 



576 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

"Thomas Chafcy, A Revolutionary Soldier — Patriot — Gentleman." 

[It is thought that this Thomas may be 316 descended from Joseph,-* Joseph, 3 
Joseph, 2 Thomas, 1 regarding whom nothing is known after his baptism, but no proof 
of this conjecture has been forthcoming so far.] 

Children, born in New Jersey: 
+ William Chafey, born June 8, 1786 [date given in pension claim]; married. 
4- Rachel Chafey, died March 4, 1759, aged seventy-two years, three months, 

eighteen days; married Daniel Oakerson. 
+ James Chafey, born April 4, 1790; married Caroline Simpson. 
+ Samuel Chafey, born about 1793; married Mary Potts. 

Thomas Chafey, Jr. 

Job Chafey, married Sarah Ann ; had one son. 

+ John Chafey, married Ann Curtis. 

Jonathan Chafey, died in early manhood, unmarried. 

Charles Chafey, born about 1812. 

Joseph Chafey. 

William Chafey (Thomas), was born in New Jersey June 8, 1786, and died. 
He married. 
Children : 
+ i Thomas Chafey, born October 4, 1820; married Ann M. Powell. 
+ ii Charles Chafey, married. 

Rachel Chafey (Thomas), was born in New Jersey, and died in Hornerstown, 
N. J., March 4, 1859, aged seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days. 
She married Daniel Oakerson. 

Child : 
i Mary Oakerson, married her cousin, Fuller H. Chafey. (See below.) 

James Chafey (Thomas), was born near Hornerstown, N. J., April 4, 1790, 
and died in Recklesstown (now Chesterfield), N. J., May 11, 1856. He married, 
in 1812, Caroline, daughter of Robert Simpson. Her mother was the daughter 
of an Irish Peer and was disowned by her family for marrying Robert Simpson, 
a poor Englishman. Mrs. Chafey died August 7, 1858. She was a member of 
the Methodist Church as was also Mr. Chafey. He was licensed to preach and 
was noted as an exhorter of the early IMethodist type. He was held in high esteem, 
was a man of great force of character and of indomitable will. He had a light 
complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, eight inches in height. In 1812 he lived 
in Hornerstown, and in 1821 in Upper Freehold, N. J., where June 21st of that 
year he bought land. He was a carpenter and farmer. He and his wife were 
buried in Zion Cemetery, Hornerstown. 
Children : 

i Charles Chafey, born in 1813; died in Chesterfield, N. J., in 1895; residence, 

1893, Recklesstown. 
ii Jacob Chafey. 
iii Mary Chafey. 
iv Rebecca Chafey. 

v Joshua Chafey, residence, 1893, Ellisdale, N. J. 
vi Fuller H. Chafey, born in 1826; married his cousin, Mary Oakerson (see 

above); residence, 1893, Hornerstown. 
vii Caroline Chafey. 
+ viii James Herbert Chafey, born January 18, 1831; married Emily Garrett. 
ix John Wesley Chafey, died before 1896. 
X Thomas S. Chafey, died before 1896. 

xi Anna E. Chafey, married Oakerson; residence, 1893, Hornerstown. 

Samuel Chafey (Thomas), was born in Hornerstown, N. J., in 1793, and died 
near there, February 13, 1837. He married in New Egypt, N. J., Mary Potts, 
who died April 21, 1844. She was a member of the IMethodist Church in Cross- 
wicks, N. J., where she and Mr. Chafey were buried. He was a farmer and lived 
near Hornerstown all his life. He and his wife were buried in Crosswicks Cemetery. 



APPENDIX 577 

Children : 

i Holmes Vanschoix Cliafey, bom March 4, 1823; married ^lartlia INIcCabe; 
residence, 1S93, Crosswicks. 
+ ii Josiah Middleton Chafey, born December 31, 1828; married Susan Halloway. 
John Chafey (Thomas), was born in Egypt, N. J., and died there, September 1, 
1846. He married Ann Curtis, a member of the Methodist Church. He was a 
farmer and lived in Crosswicks, N. ,1. 
Children : 

i Damaris Chafey, born August 28," 1814; died November 13, 1814. 
ii Sarah Ann Chafey, born September 5, 1815; died March 10, 1887. 
iii Ehzabeth Chafey, born .July 25, 1817; died in October, 1887. 
iv Damaris Chafey, born October 17, 1819; died July 14, 1831. 
V Margaret Chafey, born October 11, 1821; died in August, 1878. 
+ vi Mary Curtis Chafey, born September 17, 1823; married Anthony Middleton. 
+ vii Susanna C. Chafey, born October 28, 1825; married Doctor Zinn-i Wood. 
+ viii Hannah Ann Chafey, born June 27, 1828; married Joseph H. Lippincott. 

Thomas Chafey (William, Thomas), was born October 4, 1820, and died near 
Jacksonville, N. J., in June, 1883. He married near !\It. Holly, N. J., Decem- 
ber 24, 1846, Ann M., daughter of Jacob Powell of Smithville, N. J. Mr. Chafey 
had a light complexion, and was five feet, nine inches in height. At the time of 
his marriage he lived near Smithville, and later in Mt. Holly, Lumberton and 
Hainesport, all in New Jersey. He was a farmer. 

Children : 

i Franklin Pierce Chafey, born September 16, 1847; married Mary Price; resi- 
dence, 1894, Burlington, N. J. 
ii Jacob Powell Chafey, born near Smithville, March 26, 1849; is a farmer and 
has a light complexion, hazel eyes, and is five feet, four inches in height; 
residence, 1893, Jacksonville. 
iii Elizabeth Chafey, born September 28, 1852; married William Thomas. 
iv Charles Patterson Chafey, born November 11, 1856; married Cornelia Cobbs; 

residence, 1894, Mt! Holly. 
V William Chafey, born December 24, 1859; married Martha Ritchie; residence, 

1894, Mt.' Holly, 
vi Thomas Chafey, Jr., born Julv 13, 1863; married Esther Barber; residence, 

1894, ^It. Holly, 
vii Samuel Powell Chafey, born March 30, 1868; married Lizzie Clevenger; resi- 
dence, 1894, Mt. Holly. 
Charles Chafey (William, Thomas), married. 

Child: 
i Winfield Scott Chafey, residence, 1894, New Egypt, N. J. 

James Herbert Chafey (James, Thomas), was born in Monmouth County, N. J., 
January 18, 1831, and married in Trenton, N. J., December 25, 1854, Emily, 
daughter of John Carrett of New Egypt, N. J. Captain Chafey has a dark com- 
plexion, brown eyes, and is five feet, six inches in height. In 1854 he lived in 
Hornerstown, N.'j., and in 1896 in Reading, Pa., where he was a razor manu- 
facturer. He has also been a butcher and cattle dealer and a carriage manu- 
facturer. He has lived in New Egypt, Camden, N. J., and Alvarado, Cal. He 
is a member of the ^lethodist Church. 

Captain Chafey 's career has been one of adventure and achievement. He is 
a man of the keenest intellect, of undoubted uprightness of character and of the 
most undaunted courage. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a 
Private in the 14th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, organized in Freehold, N. J., 
August 26, 1862, to serve three years. He was mustered out June 18, 1865, as 
Captain of Company K, 14th New Jersey Infantry, having been promoted three 
times in six months for distinguished bravery in battle. He fought in the battles 
of The Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, iVlonacy, Opiquan, 
Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek'and Winchester. He was personally commended by 



578 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

President Lincoln, who placed upon his breast a medal conferred upon him by 
Congress for gallantry and ability displayed in battle. 

Children, the first, second, fourth and fifth born in Hornerstown, the rest in 
New Egypt: 

i Harry M. Chafey, born March 12, 1856; married Rachel Evans. 
ii Ernest D. Chafey, born August 1, 1857; married Beulah Rudderow. 
iii Ella Chafey, born November 22, 1858; died in Camden, February 28, 1888; 

married Herbert E. Marshall. 
iv Charles Chafey, born February 24, 1860; married Lavinia Mitchell. 
V Laura Chafey, born January 23, 1862; died in New Egypt, July 29, 1863. 
vi Amos Chafey, born May 25, 1866; married Laura D. Rudderow, a sister 
of his brother Ernest's wife. 
+ vii Walter Atkinson Chafey, born May 15, 1868; married Kate 0. Williamson, 
viii Caroline Chafey, born August 7, 1872; died in New Egypt, January 2, 1875. 

ix James M. Chafey, born March 18, 1875. 
Josiah Middleton Chaffee (Samuel, Thomas) was born near Hornerstown, 
N. J., December 31, 1828, and married near Recklesstown (now Che-sterfield) , 
N. J., May 28, 1863, Susan, daughter of Peter Kester Halloway of that place. 
Mr. Chaffee has a fair complexion, blue eyes, and is of medium height. At the 
age of fourteen he united with the Methodist Church of Crosswicks, N. J., in 
which he was Steward for three years and of which his wife is also a member. 
In 1893 he was Town Clerk of Chesterfield (formerly Recklesstown), where he 
also lived at the time of his marriage. He is a farmer, merchant and general 
business manager. 

Children : 
i Newton Halloway Chaffee, born September 9, 1866; a physician. 
ii Mary Coombs Requa Chaffee, born April 15, 1875. 

Mary Curtis Chafey (John, Thomas) was born September 17, 1823, and married 
in Crosswicks, N. J., February 14, 1850, Anthony Middleton, born there, May 13, 
1813, died in Yardville, N. J., April 1, 1883. He was a shoemaker, and a member 
of the Friends (Quaker) Church. He had a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and 
was five feet ten inches in height. Mrs. Middleton is a member of the Methodist 
Church. 

Children : 
+ i Miriam Edith Middleton, born November 20, 1850; married Joseph K. 

Pittman. 
+ ii Charles Edward Middleton, born February 22, 1852; married (1) Hettie 

Sparks; (2) Ella Allen. 
+ iii Phebe Ann Middleton, born June 23, 1854; married William Sprague. 
iv Bertha Olivia Middleton, born March 12, 1860; died January 11, 1871. 
V Albert Alonzo Middleton, born November 11, 1864; died March 18, 1893. 
vi Elmer Brecount Middleton, a twin, born November 11, 1864; died May 15, 

1876. 
Susanna C. Chafey (John, Thomas) was born October 28, 1825, and married 
in Crosswicks, N. J., November 14, 1849, Doctor Zimri Wood, a widower, born 
in Spottswood, N. J., October 3, 1822, died in Trenton, N. J., January 11, 1873. 
His first wife was Catharine Jones. He was a druggist and manufacturer of patent 
medicine. He had a dark complexion, black eyes, and was five feet, eight inches 
in height. He united with the Methodist Church when about twenty years of 
age, and was for seven or eight years an exhorter. He held the office of Justice 
of the Peace. At the time of her marriage Susanna C. (Chafey) Wood lived in 
Crosswicks, and in 1891 in Trenton. She is a member of the Methodist Church. 

Children : 
+ i Charles Henry Wood, born August 5, 1850; married Mary E. Brock. 
+ ii William Jones Wood, born June 6, 1853; married Amy B. Mount, 
iii Catharine Jones Wood, born June 13, 1857; married, February 19, 1878, 

Albert F. Williams, 
iv Ella Smith Wood, a twin, born June 13, 1857; died June 9, 1861. 



APPENDIX 579 

Hannah Ann Ohafey (John, Thomas) was born June 27, 1828, and married in 
Crosswicks, N. J., September 18, 1851, Joseph Hamilton Lippincott of that place, 
born there June 4, 1830. He has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, 
ten inches in height. In 1894 they lived in Trenton, N. J., where he was a mason. 
Mrs. Lippincott is a member of the Methodist Church. 

Children : 
+ i Theodore F. Lippincott, born July 8, 1852; married Julia Browai. 
+ ii Lavenia K. Lippincott, born April 19, 1863; married William H. Potts. 

Walter Atkinson Chafey (James Herbert, James, Thomas) was born in New 
Egypt, N. J., May 15, 1868, and married in Reading, Pa., February 9, 1892, Kate 
Orr, daughter of Charles Henry Williamson of that place, in 1896 Director in and 
Superintendent of the Reading Stove Works, one of the largest establishments 
of the kind in the United States. Mr. Chafey joined the Methodist Church, of 
which his wife is also a member, at the age of eleven. He has a light complexion, 
blue-gray eyes, and is five feet, five inches in height. In 1892 and in 1896 he 
lived in Reading, where he was private secretary to the Superintendent of the 
Pennsylvania Railroad. 

Children, born in Reading: 
i Charles Willard Chafey, born July 26, 1893. 
ii Clifford Maurice Chafey, born October 30, 1894. 

Miriam Edith Middleton (Mary Curtis Chafey, John, Thomas) was born No- 
vember 20, 1850, and married Joseph K. Pittman. In 1893 they lived in Trenton, 
N. J. 

Child: 
i Raymond Pittman. 

Charles Edward Middleton (Mary Curtis Chafey, John, Thomas) was born 
February 22, 1852, and married (1) Hettie Sparks (2) Ella Allen. 
Children, by second wife: 
i Harry A. Middleton. 
ii Elmer B. Middleton. 
iii Ella A. Middleton. 

Phebe Ann Middleton (Mary Curtis Chafey, John, Thomas) was born June 23, 
1854, and married William Sprague. 
Children : 
i Anna Louisa Sprague. 
ii Bertha Alma Sprague. 
iii Edith Edna Sprague. 

Charles Henry Wood (Susanna C. Chafey, John, Thomas) was born August 5, 
1850, and married, September 3, 1871, Mary EHzabeth Brock. 
Children : 
i Melvene E. Wood, 
ii Bertha O. Wood, 
iii William M. Wood, 
iv Harry C. Wood. 

WiUiam Jones Wood (Susanna C. Chafey, John, Thomas) was born June 6, 
1853, and married, November 12, 1876, Amy B. Mount. 
Children : 
i Ella C. Wood. 
ii Albert F. Wood, 
iii Milton R. Wood, 
iv Alvah V. Wood. 

Theodore F. Lippincott (Hannah Ann Chafey, John, Thomas) was born July 8, 
1852, and married Julia Brown. 
Children : 
i Clifford Lippincott. 
ii Charles Lippincott. 



580 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

iii Elmer Lippiucott. 
iv Mabel Lippiucott. 

Lavenia K. Lippincott (Hannah Ann Chafey, John, Thomas) was born April 19, 
1863, and married William Henry Potts. 

Children : 
i Alice Potts, 
ii Isabellc Potts. 

Seth Chaff e, died in Canada. He married in Pompey, N. Y., Lucy Ferry of that 
place, who died in June, 1840, and was buried in Concord, O. Seth Chaffe is said 
to have been the son of a Revolutionary soldier. It is said that when he was a 
child, one morning at daylight an alarm was given of the approach of Indians. 
His father took his gun and started for the fort. His mother in her bare feet, 
also started for the fort, which she reached safely, carrying Seth in a blanket, and 
leading the other child by the hand. The Lidians burned the house they had 
just left, tore open the two feather beds, and scattering the feathers, had a war 
dance. 

Child: 
+ i Reuben Briant Chaffe, born August 26, 1797; married (1) Olive Lane; (2) Han- 
nah Kibbe. 

Reuben Briant Chaffe (Seth) was born in Pompey, N. Y., August 26, 1797, and 
died in Thompson, O., August 20, 1879. He married there (1), in February, 1821, 
Olive, daughter of Joseph Lane of that place. She died July 19, 1835, and was 
buried in Thompson. He married (2), January 28, 1836, Hannah Kibbe, in 
Thompson, who died March 23, 1893, aged eighty-one. At the time of her death 
she was living with her son, Reuben B. Chaffe, Jr. Reuben B. Chaffe had a light 
complexion, dark eyes, and was six feet, one and one-half inches in height. At 
the age of fifteen he enlisted as a Private in the War of 1812, he served one year, 
was discharged and enlisted a second time, serving two months. After his death 
his widow received a pension for this service. He moved from Pompey to Ohio 
with his grandfather Ferry when he was nineteen, driving through the wilderness 
with an ox team. At the time of his marriage he lived in Concord, 0., and soon 
after settled in Thompson. He was a Republican in politics. 
Children, by first wife: 

i Salathiel Chaffe, born March 17, 1822. 
ii Lucy Lovisa Chaffe, born January 12, 1824; died in May, 1866; married 

'p. B.Turk, 
iii Olive Lucretia Chaffe, born May 20, 1826; died in May, 1849. 
iv Mary Ann Chaffe, born November 10, 1830; married H. S. Brocklehurst. 
V Ruby Artemisa Chaffe, born March 25, 1832; died March 12, 1874; married 
William Barnum. 
Children, by second wife: 
vi Ruth Elizabeth Chaffe, born November 16, 1836; married P. H. Towell. 
+ vii Reuben Briant Chaffe, born November 24, 1839; married Clara B. Anderson, 
viii Maria Hannah Chaffe, born May 27, 1842; married J. H. Tuttle. 
ix Lovina Sarah Chaffe, born October 30, 1845; married D. M. Turner. 
X Fidelia Sally Chaffe, born January 5, 1847; married P. B. Basquin. 
+ xi Gilbert Benjamin Chaffe, born November 9, 1849; married (1) Lj'dia R. 
Scott; (2) Clara M. Whipple, 
xii Delila A. Chaffe, born May 8, 1854; married H. M. Pike, 
xiii Ettie M. Chaffe, born January 15, 1857; died January 2, 1888; married 

C. E. Sidley. 
Reuben Briant Chaffe, Jr. (Reuben Briant, Seth), was born in Thompson, O., 
November 24, 1839, and married in Conewango, Pa., February 10, 1881, Clara 
Belle, daughter of Lewis Anderson of Scotland. She is a member of the Methodist 
Church. Mr. Chaffe has a light complexion, blue eyes, and is five feet, eight inches in 
height. In 1881, and in 1890 he lived in Thompson, where he had a farm of one 
hundred eleven and one-half acres which he cultivated. 



APPENDIX 581 

Children : 
i Artie Belle Chaffe, born September 6, 18S2. 
ii Jennie Eliza Chaffe, born August 22, 1884. 
iii Reuben Briant Chaffe, Jr., born July 2, 1887. 

Gilbert Benjamin Chaffe (Reuben Briant, Seth) was born November 9, 1849, 
and married (1) Lydia Roxana Scott; (2) Clara M. Whipple. In 1890 he was a 
farmer in Thompson, Ohio. 

Children, by first wife: 
i Rhoda Roxana Chaffe, born in 1876. 
ii Jesse Namon Chaffe, born in 1883. 

Andrew Jackson Chaffee was born in Ashford, Conn., September 16, 1824, and 
died in West Springfield, Mass., October 28, 1874. He married in Thompson- 
ville, Conn., March 6, 1846, Caroline Ashley, daughter of Moses Phelps of West- 
field, Mass., where she was born September 6, 1828, and died November 8, 1889. 
She was a member of the Congregational Church, and in 1883 lived in East Long- 
meadow, Mass. Mr. Chaffee had a light complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, and 
was five feet, four inches in height. In 1846 he lived in Chester, ]\Iass., and later 
in Middlefield, Mass., and Agawam, Mass. He was a blacksmith, paper maker, 
and engineer. He died of consumption. 

Children : 
+ i Meribah R. ChafYee, born June 23, 1847; married Samuel J. Billings.^ 
+ ii James Andrew Chaffee, born February 12, 1849; married Nellie M. Goss. 
iii Charlotte Ella Chaffee, born in Chester, March 8, 1851 ; married in Ashley- 
__- ville, Mass., Theodore E. Barnard, 
iv Royal Edward Chaffee, born in Chester, January 23, 1853. 
v George Wallace Chaffee, born in Chester, May iO, 1855; residence, Chicago, 

111. 
vi Lillian Belle Chaffee, born in Middlefield, Mass., April 12, 1862; married 
in Springfield, Mass., Willis Pingree, and in 1892 lived there and had 
one child, 
vii Albert Henry Chaffee, born in Middlefield, August 12, 1866; died Septem- 
ber 12, 1881. 
viii Frank Phelps Chaffee, born in Agawam, January 12, 1870; married in 

Springfield, Clara Bowers; residence, 1892, Springfield. 
Meribah R. Chaffee (Andrew Jackson) was born in Middlefield, Mass., June 23, 
1847, and married in Hartford, Conn., July 2, 1864, Samuel Jerome Billings, 
born in East Longmeadow, Mass., June 19, 1841. He has gray eyes, and is five 
feet, seven inches in height. He is a dealer in brown stone, which is quarried in 
East Longmeadow, Mass. In 1893 they lived in Springfield, Mass. Mrs. Billings 
is a member of the Congregational Church. 

Children : 
i Edward J. Billings, born February 8, 1866; married Edith Nichol. 
ii Nathaniel Andrew Billings, born September 1, 1879. 

James Andrew Chaffee (Andrew Jackson) was born in Chester, j\Iass., Feb- 
ruary 12, 1849, and married in East Longmeadow, Mass., Nellie M., daughter of 
Horatio Goss. She was born in East Longmeadow. 

Children, first two born in Longmeadow, Mass. : 
i Andrew James Chaffee, born October 18. 1880. 
ii Lena Belle Chaffee, born October 12, 1882. 

Two other children, died in infancy, names unknown. 

Samuel Chaffy or Chafy of Pontiac, Mich., died March 10, 1847. He married 
in Roval Oak, Mich., July 9, 1839, Rhoda, daughter of Rufus Squire of New York 
state.' She died February 6, 1861 (1862), and was buried in Royal Oak. After 
her husband's death she and her children made their home with j\Ir. Squire. Sam- 
uel Chafy was a carpenter and joiner. He had a brother Thomas, who has not 
been heard of by his nephews since 1853, and who is thought to have been un- 
married. 



582 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 
+ i William Chaffy, born July 18, 1840; married Julia Ormsby. 

ii George Chaffy, born June 10, 1841. 

iii Horace Chaffy, born July 17, 1843. 

iv Squire Chaffy, born August 15, 1844. 

V Joseph Cirus Chaffy, born in Pontiac, February 28, 1846; married in Detroit, 
Mich., July 10, 1872, Mary, daughter of John Redwood of Tiverton, 
Devonshire, England; in 1884 Mr. Chafy lived in Toledo, 0., where he 
was a cooper; no children. 

William Chafy (Samuel) was born in Oakland County, Mich., July 18, 1840, 
and married in Royal Oak, October 14, 1861, Julia, daughter of Marcus F. Ormsby 
of Michigan. He is a blacksmith, and in 1883 was living in Commerce, Mich. 

Children : 
i Oretty Chafy, born October 1, 1862. 
ii William Chafy, Jr., born November 15, 1864. 

Tabitha Chaffee, born about 1760, married William Mathewson in Woodstock, 
Conn., March 17, 1780. He served in the Revolution, and at that time is supposed 
to have lived in Providence, R. I. After the War he lived in Woodstock, later 
moving to Broome County, N. Y., and settled in what was then kno^vii as the 
Triangle Township. December 22, 1837, Tabitha (Chaffee) Mathewson, aged 
seventy-seven, applied for a pension. 

Children : 

i Joseph Mathewson, died before 1854; married and had children, 
ii William Mathewson, died in Perth, Canada, November 25, 1852; married in 
1819, Betsey Wood, born in New Hampshire; no children; he was at one 
time High Sheriff. 
iii Moses Mathewson. 
iv Noah Mathewson. 
V Sally Mathewson, died unmarried, 
vi Anna Mathewson, married Roswell C. Bell, and had children; residence, Cort- 

landviUe, N. Y. 
vii Polly Mathewson. 

viii Prudence Mathewson, died in Illinois in the fall of 1853; married Rose 

and had children. 

ix Tabitha Mathewson, died April 25, 1850; married Shipley, and had 

children. 
X Mary Mathewson, born in Woodstock, July 19, 1791; died April 11, 1870; 
married, February 14, 1813, Joel Clinton, and had children. 

Minnie Chaffee, born in 1869, married, September 23, 1890, Fred Hamilton, 
son of Albert Gallatin and Marietta (Houghton) Brigham. He was born in Bakers- 
field, Vt. in December, 1862, and is a farmer. They live in Waterbury, Vt. Minnie 
(Chaffee) Brigham before her marriage lived in Berkshire, Vt. 

Children : 
i Mary Chaffee Brigham, born in Berkshire, July 19, 1892, 
ii Frank A. Brigham, born November 10, 1901. 

Jonathan Chaffee and Mary Crary, who was admitted to the Ashford Congre- 
gational Church, October 22, , by letter from Mr. Strong of North Coventry, 

Conn. 

Child: 
i Sarah, baptized in the Ashford Congregational Church, February 1, 1761. [Ash- 
ford Church Records.] 

Otis Chaffee married Abigail , born in 1816, died in 1889. 

Child: 
i Abigail Chaffee, died in Middlesex, Vt.; married (1) Paul C. Nichols, by whom 
she had a son and three daughters; (2) Joseph Arbuckle, by whom she had a 
son and a daughter; residence, Middlesex. [Middlesex Records.] 



APPENDIX 583 

Aaron Chaffee took the oath in Stafford, Conn., December 13, 1779. [Stafford 
Records.] 

Ann Chaffee, widow of William Chaffee died April 28, 1846, and was buried in 
the North Burying-Ground, Providence, R. I. [Providence Records.] 

Ann Chafes, died May 1, 1846, aged seventy-eight. Probably the same as above. 
[Ibid.] 

"Miss Betty Chaffee died aged 29 years" January 18, 1803. [East Woodstock, 
Conn., Records.] 

Elam Chaffee of Black River, Oneida County, N. Y., bought land there in 1807, 
and in 1808 bought land in Booneville, N. Y. 

Jonathan Chaffee and Anna Sweeting, both of Rehoboth, filed their intention 
of marriage there, November 13, 1725, the marriage being solemnized elsewhere. 
[Rehoboth Records.] 

John Chaffee was Paymaster and Military Store Keeper in the United States 
Armory in Springfield, Mass., from November 2, 1811, to November 30, 1829. 
[Records of the Springfield Armory.] 

Joseph Chaffey (Intention Chaffy) and Keziah Trow were married in Boston, 
Mass., November 23, 1780. [Boston Records.] 

Lucinda Chaffee and Alfred Allen, both of Rehoboth, were married October 29, 
1809. [Rehoboth Records.] 

Lydia Chaffee and Thomas Wilmarth, both of Rehoboth, were married Jan- 
uary 13, 1763. [Ibid.] 

Lydia Chafee and Samuel Go4frey were married December 29, 1793. [Provi- 
dence Records.] 

Margaret Chaffee and Zachariah Carpenter, both of Rehoboth, filed their inten- 
tion of marriage there, August 30, 1728, the marriage being solemnized elsewhere. 
[Rehoboth Records.] 

Martha Chaffee and Disard Davis were married in Stafford, Conn., May 13, 
1734. [Stafford Records.] 

Martha M. Chaffee, daughter of Alfred Chaffee, was born near Springfield, Mass., 

December 12, 1826, and married Fraser. She has been a member of the 

School Board and President of the Home Library Association inMukwanago, Wis., 
and has been active in the causes of temperance and education. 

Mrs. Mary Chaffee and Samuel Howlett were married May 21, 1789. [East 
Woodstock Records.] 

Nancy Chaffee and Joseph Tucker were married April 30, 1815. [Ibid.] 

Noah Chaffee and Margaret Whitaker both of Rehoboth, filed their intention 
of marriage there, February 8, 1723-24, the marriage being solemnized elsewhere. 
[Rehoboth Records.] 

Stephen Chaffee of Stafford, Conn., bought land there of Sally Davis, April 6, 
1729. [Stafford Records.] 

Susan Chaffee of Providence, and Aaron Horton of Rehoboth, were married 
there. May 27, 1836. [Rehoboth Records.] 

Susanna Chaffee and Stephen Lane, both of Rehoboth, filed their intention of 
marriage there, October 21, 1765, the marriage being solemnized elsewhere. 

Walter Chaffey married Annie . He bought land in Barre, Vt., INIarch 6, 

1808. An administrator was appointed there to settle his estate, January 24, 
1834. He had an adopted child, Augusta, born December 29, 1804. 

UNCLASSIFIED WAR RECORDS 

COLONIAL WARS 

Isaac Chaphe, Private, of Springfield, Mass., Captain Benjamin Day's Company, 
South Hampshire County Regiment, which marched on the alarm for the relief 
of Fort William Henry in August, 1757. Distance travelled, thirty-seven miles, 
time in service, six days. [Massachusetts Archives, Muster Rolls, Vol. 95, page 444.] 
This record probably belongs to Isaiah Chaffee (247). 

Renold Chafy, Private, of Boston, Mass., Captain Jeremiah Richards' Company, 
Colonel Joseph Williams' Regiment, raised by the province of Massachusetts for 



APPENDIX 585 

1st Ira Harris Guard. This regiment was organized in New York City from Au- 
gust 15 to October 31, 1861, to serve three years, and was mustered out in Octo- 
ber, 1864. Bore an honorable part in the battles of Big Bethel, Yorktown, Hanover 
Court House, Mechanicsville, Gaines's Mill, Peach Orchard, Savage Station, 
White Oak Swamp, Glendale, Malvern Hill, Gainesville, Second Bull Run, Antie- 
tam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. He was discharged November 23, 
1864. 

W. Chaffee, Private, 3d Rhode Island Heavy Artillery Company. 

William H. Chaffee, Private, 3d Rhode Island Cavalry. 

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 

Pension Applications 
The residence at time of application for pension, and regiment, is given. 
Alonzo Chaffee, Michigan; 3d Michigan Cavalry. 
Bruce D. Chafee, Kansas; 21st Kansas Infantrv. 
Calvin Chaffee, Ohio; 192d Ohio Infantry. 
Edward Chaffee, Michigan ; United States Service. 
Horace Chafy, Ohio; 11th Michigan Infantry. 

Mark J. Chaffee, Paw Paw, Mich. ; 45th United States Volunteers. 
Miron C. Chaffee, ^lissouri; 1st Missouri Cavalry. 
Ransom N. Chaffee, Ohio; 2d Volunteer Infantry. 
Simon E. Chaffee, California; 147th Illinois Infantry. 
Wallace G. Chaffee, Colorado, 18th Michigan Cavalry. 

William G. Chaffee, South Carolina; Captain United States \'olunteer Infantry, 
Willard P. Chaffee, Vermont; 11th Vermont Infantry. 

THE NAME OF CHAFFEE IN ENGLAND 
DERIVATION OF THE SURNAME 

From the Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names, by William 
Arthur, M. A., published New York, 1857. Chaffee (Fr.) Chafe, to heat, to grow 
warm or angry, (Fr.) Chauffer, to warm, to cannonade, attack briskly. 

The following is given in a book callecl The Normati People, which was published 
by Henry S. King & Co., of London, England, in 1874: 

From page 184, "Cafe, or Chaff, from chauve, bald (Lower). Henry, Nicholas, 
Robert, Ranulph le Chauve, or Calvus, 1180-95, in Normandy (Mag. Rot. Scac). 
These names frequently occur in England, 13th century and later." 

From page 193, "Chaffey or Chaffy, a form of Chafe or Chaff." 

Combe. O. Fr. — That unwatered portion of a valley which forms its contin- 
uation beyond and above the most elevated spring that issues into it. 

A deep valley where the sides come together in a concave form. 

History of Somerset, by Reverend John Collinson. Published in 1791 at Bath 
by R. Cruttwel, Vol. 3, page 115. 

CHAFFCOMBE 

This is a small parish, situated in a pleasant valley near the borders of Chard 
common. The lands being cold and wet, are unfavorable to agriculture. In a 
narrow sequestered lane leading from this place to the parish of Crocket-Malherbe, 
a botanist would find entertainment, there being a great variety of ferns, — asplen- 
iums, and curious mosses. The purple digitalis flourishes here in high perfection. 
This parish contains about thirty houses, including a hamlet called Libnash, sit- 
uated a mile southward from the church. The ancient name of this parish is 
Caffecome, which is compounded of the Saxon lay, sharp, and lo7nb, valley. In 
the Conqueror's time, it belonged to the Bishop of Coutances. 

"The same Bishop holds Caffecome, and Ralph of him. Two thanes held it 
in the time of King Edward, and gelded for three hides and a half. The arable is 
three carucates. In demesne is one (carucate) and two villanes, and six cottagers, 
having one plough. There is a woocl eight furlongs long, and as many broad. It 
is worth forty shillings." 



586 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

"To this manor are added one hide, and three virgates of land. Two thanes 
held it in the time of King Edward for two manors. The arable is two carucates. 
These are held by three villanes. It is worth twenty shillings." 

But in process of time this manor became a part of the honor of Gloucester, 
which extended itself throughout this county. Edward II, Hugh de Beauchamp, 
held one moiety, and Ralph de Stocklinch the other moiety of this village, each 
by the service of the third part of a knight's fee, of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Glou- 
cester. This Ralph de Stocklinch was seated at the neighbouring village of Stock- 
linch-Ottersey, which gave his family their name, and was held by them for many 
generations. In the account of that place in the first volume of this work, it was 
conjectured that it obtained its name from the family of Oterschawe, who were 
resident at a place now depopulated in the neighborhood of Isle-Abbots, in the 
adjacent hundred of Abdick. By other evidences it further appears that the said 
parish of Stocklinch was sometimes discriminated by the appellation of Stocklinch- 
Ostricer, and that the manor was held by the service of keeping an ostrum or hawk 
for the lord paramount thereof. 14 Ric. II. John Denbaud held at his death the 
manor of Stokelynch-Ostricer, with the advowson of the church, of the Earl 
of Huntington, as of his manor of Haselborough, by the service of keeping a hawk 
(ostrum) every year till it should be completely fit for service. And when the said 
hawk should be so fit, he was to convey it to his lord's manor-house, attended by 
his wife, together with three boys, three horses, and three greyhounds, and to stay 
there forty days at the lord's expense, and to have the lady's second best gown 
for his wife's work. 

Villanes. The word villanes means common people. 

THE SURNAME IN SCOTLAND, IRELAND, WALES AND FRANCE 

The nearest approach to our surname in Scotland is that of Mac Hafifie or Haffie. 

William Chaffy appears among the "49" officers in Ireland in 1649 in the time 
of Charles I. 

Robert Chafe received a grant of land in Ireland in 1668, time of Charles II. 

In 1886 the surname did not appear in any of the city directories of Ireland. 

The surname has not been found at all in Wales. 

The surname has not been found in the directories of the principal cities of 
France. 

The surname of Chouffet, pronounced Shufa, occurs there. 

COATS OF ARMS 

The descendants of Thomas Chaffe of Hingham, Mass., find no coat of arms con- 
nected with his surname. 

There are coats of arms of the surname used in England, but neither these nor 
the one used by Reverend W. K. W. Chafy have been proven to be connected in 
any way with the surname in the United States. 

"NEXT OF KIN" 

In the third edition of Chambers Index to Next of Kin, by Edward Preston, pub- 
lished in London, England, appears the name of Richard Tren chard Chaff ey in 
the list of heirs-at-law for unclaimed money in England. The author, Edward 
Preston, writes that this name was omitted in the fourth edition as it had only a 
transitory value. 

DEVONSHIRE WILLS 
An interesting article by Reverend W. K. W. Chafy, D. D., of Rous Lench 
Court, Evesham, England, from Devonshire Wills, by Charles Worthy, Esq., 
published in London, 1896, by Bemrose & Sons, is, by the kind permission of 
the Publishers, presented to the readers of this genealogy, that they might get 
a clearer idea of the earlier surname as found in England. 

The Chafys of Exeter, Chafecombe, and St. Giles in the Heath 
The Chafys derive their name from their ancient heritage, "Chafecombe," 
now Chaffcombe, near Chard, which is the "ceaf cumbe" (in English, the light 



APPENDIX 587 

or breezy valley) of the Saxon period, and which was held by their ancestor, 
Hugo the Thegn, or Thane, in the days of Ethelred "the Unready," and by his 
son, Raynald Fitz-Hugh, in those of Edward "the Confessor." 

But although the Chafys can thus trace back with unerring certainty to a 
period long anterior to the Conquest, and so justify the assertion inscribed on 
the ancient tomb of one of them in Devonshire, as to his own identity with the 
"perantiqua" race of the Chafes of Chafecombe (see post, p. 326), yet they are 
not, paternally at least, of Saxon origin, which at once accounts for their con- 
tinued possession of Chafecombe under Norman rule, for though their repre- 
sentative then nominally became sub-tenant under the Bishop of Coutance, he 
practically remained the owner of the land of his ancestors under the newly-devised 
feudal system. This Avas "Ralph Fitz-Reginald," the grandson of Hugo or Hugh, 
whose own names and those of his immediate posterity and their adoption of the 
Norman "Fitz" as expressive of their parentage, sufficiently prove that the long 
prevalent idea as to the "Saxon origin of the Chafecombe family" is as erroneous 
as the position of its earliest ascertained members in Saxon England is unicjue 
and interesting. 

"Hugo," who is said by many of his English detractors to have been of "mean 
origin, and the son of a French churl," was the confidential adviser of Emma 
of Normandy, second wife of King Ethelred, and came to England in her train 
in the year 1002. It is a well-known historical fact that the constant incursions 
of the Danes, which marked that period, were secretly encouraged by the Queen, 
who detested the English and despised her husband, whom she had married 
purely from political motives. That her Norman follower was faithful to her, 
to her second husband, King Knut the Dane, and to her children, is shown by 
his retention of his property at Chafecombe under Saxons, Danes and Normans, 
and although King Edward the Confessor had suffered for some quarter of a 
century by the, interpolation of the Danish dynasty, he evidently recognized the 
fidelity Hugo had evinced towards his royal mother. 

With the title of Ealdorman, or Earl, Hugo was sent into the West very soon 
after the arrival of Queen Emma. He had secret instructions, which he seems 
to have followed implicitly, and which resulted in the siege of Exeter by Sweyn, 
to whom the garrison, under the command of Earl Hugo, capitulated August 19, 
1003. The fortifications were demolished, the people were put to the sword, 
and the memory of the "Norman governor," who left with the besiegers, was 
long held in execration. Exeter was betrayed, says Hovenden, who wrote in 
the reign of Henry II, through "perjurium, et proditionem, Normanici comitis, 
Quem Emma Domnaniai prseficerat." 

The term "Ealdorman" was subsequently supplanted by "Thegn," and we 
next hear of Hugo as "Thegn of Chaffcombe" during the reign of Ethelred, which 
continued until April, A. D. 1016. His son, Reginald "Fitz Hugo" is shown by 
the Domesday record to have been joint-owner of the "vill of Chaffecumbe on 
the day King Edward was alive and clead," that is to say, on January 5, 1065-66. 
He had also a separate manor in that parish, and other lands, quite independently 
of his joint holding. At the Norman conquest King William gave the whole of 
the Chafecombe property to his Chief Justiciary ancl powerful favourite, Jeffery, 
Bishop of Coutance, in Normandy, who, however, permitted "Ralph Fitz-Regi- 
nald" to succeed his father in the "whole township" as "sub-tenant." The 
latter's son, Robert Fitz-Ralph, succeeded to the lands held by his ancestor, 
Reginald Fitz-Hugh, and is described as "Lord of Chaffecumbe," and as holding 
lands of the King-in-Chief to the value of one knight's fee, in the reign of Henry I. 

From the Black Book of the Exchequer, we learn that his son and successor, 
"Ranulph Fitz-Robert," owned the manor lands together with the town of 
Chafecombe and the perpetual advowson and right of presentation to the parish 
church in the following reign, and that the Lord of Chafecombe in the time of 
Henry II was Robert Fitz-Ranulph, who had a younger brother known as " Ran- 
ulph Fitz-Ranulph." 

Robert, Lord of Chafecombe, had an only child, Agnes, who was "Lady of 
Chaffecumbe" in her own right. By her first husband, who bore the well-known 



588 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Devonshire name of Avenel, she had two daughters, co-heirs, Emma and Margery. 
She married secondly one of the Justices in Eyre, John de Aure, and had by him 
a third daughter, Margaret, and a son, John de Aure, who died in his mother's 
lifetime and without issue. 

The line of Emma of Chafecombe, the eldest co-heir, terminated with Idonea 
de Insula, her great-granddaughter, in the reign of Edward I. Margery had issue 
only by her second husband, Philip de Cantilupe, a family now maternally rep- 
resented by Lord De La Warr, and well known in this county in connection with 
Broadhempston. Her son and heir, Balderic de Cantilupe, is mentioned in legal 
proceedings connected with the advowson of Chafecombe in 1275, being then in 
his minority. Margaret de Aure, the third co-heir, had two sons, John and Odo. 
They are also mentioned in law proceedings as late as the years 1294 and 1295. 

Between these co-heirs and their representatives the lordship of Chafecombe 
seems to have become divided, although there was a certain amount of inter- 
pleading on the part of "Robert Fitz-Ranulph." The latter is the ancestor of 
the present race of Chafy and ChafTe; he was the son and heir of "Ranulph Fitz- 
Ranulph," already mentioned as younger brother of the Lord of Chafecombe 
and uncle of Agnes, the inheritrix of the property. His father had received, for 
his younger son's portion, "one carrucate of land in Chaffecumbe," as shown by 
existing documents. The son of Robert Fitz-Ranulph is especially noteworthy 
as being the first of the family who assumed a regular surname, which was, of 
course, derived from his property. As "Thomas Chafe" of Chafecombe, he was 
seized of land "of the inheritance of Robert, his father." He married Matilda, 
daughter of Andrew de Bosco (Anglice, Boys) of Knolle, Co. Somerset, and died 
in 1281. His widow recovered the custody of his son and heir, Thomas Chafe, 
against a certain cleric known as William de St. Esprit, in 1284. 

This Thomas Chafe of Chafecombe married Christina, daughter and heir of 
Robert de Mandevill, youngest son of Geoffry de ]\Iagna Villa (Steward of Nor- 
mandy in right of his mother, Margaret, daughter of Eudo Dapifer), by his wife, 
Rohesia, daughter of the Chief Justice of England Alberic de Vere. Geoffry de 
Magna Villa was the first Earl of Essex so created by King Stephen and confirmed 
by the Empress Maud. He was afterwards in rebellion against the King and 
plundered the abbeys of St. Albans and Ramsey; ultimately, during a raid on a 
Kentish castle, he was vshot through the head with an arrow, having discarded 
his helmet in consequence of the heat of the sun. His granddaughter, Christina 
Chafe, seems to have been dowered with lands in Somerset, since known as Kings- 
ton Mandevill, and which were sold by her husband in or about the year 1310. 
She had two sons, the youngest being called Andrew. 

The eldest brother of the last named left three daughters co-heirs, who divided 
the lands their father had held in Chafecombe about the middle of the fourteenth 
century. Their uncle, Andrew Chafe, who M'as seized of lands in Chafecombe, 
seems to have died at Bridgewater subseciuently to 1375, and his son, Thomas 
Chafe, is the last of the family who is described as of Chafecombe. He was living 
at Bridgewater in 1405, and his son, John Chafe, who succeeded him there, had 
also land in Devonshii'e, on which he is sho\ni to have paid subsidy. He was 
alive at Bridgewater in 1413. His son, John "Chafie," who fought at the Battle 
of Agincourt, left the property at Bridgewater to his son, also called John, who 
seems to have resided at Ilminster, and was the father of Richard "Chafy" of 
Sherborne, Dorset, who was also seized of the Somersetshire property in 1522, 
in which year he died. 

This Richard "Chafy" had three sons, viz., John "Chafy" of Sherborne and 
of Holwell, Co. Somerset — the direct ancestor of the Reverend Dr. Chafy, now of 
Rous Lench Court, Co. Worcester; Richard "Chaffie" of Holwell, whose male line 
is extinct; and William "Chaffie" of Wellington, who also inherited property at 
Sherborne, and was the ancestor of the Devonshire branch of this ancient family. 
He had two sons, Robert and Nicholas. The latter's two younger sons, Peter 
and William ChafTe, acquired lands at Buckfastleigh, in this county, and were 
seized of them in the year 1660, and their name and race still flourish in that 
and neighbouring parishes. 



APPENDIX 589 

The uncle of the said Peter and William, Robert Chaffe, resided in the parish 
of St. Petrock, Exeter, of which city he was mayor in 156S, 1575 and 1576, and 
he was also governor of the " CUiild of iMerchant Adventurers"- — an important 
federation which was incorporated by Queen Elizabeth. His will, in which he 
mentions his birthplace at Wellington, was proved 13th August, 1580. He had 
been buried in the nave of Exeter Cathedral on 26th July. By his wife, Elizabeth 
Biggleston, he had five sons and two daughters. Of these Robert and (leorge 
were both of Exeter, and were living there in 1605 and 1611; Richard, another 
son, was seized of land also in Exeter at his death, 12th May, 1596; and Thomas, 
the second son, resided in the parish of St. Olave, in the same city. He married 
Dorothy, second daughter of John Shorte, of the parish of St. Petrock. His will 
was dated 24th May, 1604, and at his death he owned the parsonage of Con- 
stantine and the tithes of St. Winnow, both in Cornwall. His eldest son, William, 
died without issue in 1604. John, the second son, married Anna Mayho (and 
was father of Thomas "Chafe" of Sherborne; admitted of the Middle Temple, 
June 25th, 1631, to whom I shall have again to refer). Thomas, the third son, 
was of Doddescot, in the parish of St. Giles on the Heath. Besides these sons 
there were four daughters — Pascha, of whom i)resently; Elizabeth, who married 
John Mules; Dorothy, wife of Robert Biggleston; and Richarda (marriage license 
dated February 1st, 1611, "to be married at Penhoe,") whose husband, Humphrey 
Curzon, then of London, merchant, afterwards resided in South Street, Exeter, 
in a house recently removed, and which was situated on the right hand side of 
the entrance to College Hall, and in which was a shield of the arms of Curzon: 
Arg. on a bend between 3 wyverns' heads sa. 3 martlets? Imp. Chafe, az. 5 fusils 
in fesse arg. 

Between Thomas Chafe and his third sister, Pascha, there appears to have 
been a very strong affection; and it was, perhaps, on this account that he took 
up his residence at Doddescote, a property with which he had no apparent family 
connection. Pascha Chafe was the wife of Tristram Risdon of Win scot, the cele- 
brated local antiquary, who, at the time of his marriage, 1608, had left Oxford, 
and had been at work upon his Devonshire History for three years. He does not 
appear at this time to have been particularly steady, or at all events during the 
few subsequent years, and did not succeed in acquiring the esteem of his mother- 
in-law, old Mrs. Chafe. 

That lady made her will 23rd ]\Iarch, 1611, and was buried with her husband 
in St. Olave Church, 3rd October, 1612. 

She describes herself as Dorothie "Chafe," widdowe, and leaves £5 to the poor 
of Exeter, and 5s. to the prisoners in the goal of the Castle. She states that her 
late husband, Thomas Chafe, by his will gave all his silver plate amongst his 
children, to be allotted and divided between them at her discretion; and this 
plate, which must have been particularly handsome and valuable, she proceeds 
to apportion as follows : — 

She gives to her daughter, Elizabeth ^Nlules, a tankard of silver double gilt, 
with cover belonging to the same, and a double gilt silver goblet. To her daughter, 
Dorothy Bigleston, a tankard of silver with its cover "pcell guilted," a goblet 
of silver double gilt, and six silver spoons. 

The next bequest to her daughter, Pascoe Risdon, must have afterwards formed 
a portion of the family plate at Winscot, and is therefore specially interesting. 
She gives her a white silver tankard with its cover, a "goblet of silver pcell guilted, 
a little trencher salt of silver double guilted, and half a dozen of silver spoons, 
with apostles' heads." 

To her daughter, Richarda "Curzane," who, as I have previously mentioned, 
seems to have resided in South Street, Exeter, she gives her second-best silver 
salt, double guilted, with its cover, an ale cup of silver, double guilt, a "little 
silver bowle," and half a dozen apostle spoons. To her son Thomas "Chafe," 
"a beere bowle of silver, a little ale cup of silver, and a little goblet of 
silver." 

To her son John Chafe, she says, "I give during his natural life the use and 
occupation of my best salte of silver, double guilted, with the cover, a sack cup 



590 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

of silver, double guilt, and one white bowle of silver," with remainder to the son 
and heir of the said John, and in default to his eldest daughter. 

Her son Thomas appears to have been the intimate friend of Tristram Risdon, 
and to have occasioned her no small amount of anxiety. He must have been 
much younger than Risdon, as the inscription on his tomb shows that he was 
born in 1585. He appears to have been educated for the law, and is described 
in the pedigree as a barrister; he took his degree at Exeter College, Oxford, but 
seems to have been both careless and extravagant, judging from the next para- 
graph in his mother's will. 

After leaving him, in addition to the plate mentioned above, his father's gold 
signet ring and all his father's books, she adds: "Alsoe whereas the said Thomas 
my Sonne heretofore to my great greife and dislikinge, in Ryston's manner, hath 
most vainely wasted and consumed a farr greater porcion of my goods than my 
abilitie was or now is able to afforde him for his mayntenance, but now hath 
faithfully promised unto me reformacon and amendment of the same, therefore 
my will mynde and intent is, that if my said sonne doe nowe give over those his 
ill courses and practises wch he hath need with all other such lyke misdemeanors, 
and doth henceforth apply himself to learninge as he ought to doe, so as by rea- 
son thereof at the tyme of my death, by the opinion and judgment of my over- 
seers hereafter named he shall be by them adjudged and thought worthie, uppon 
his amendment, and not otherwise, then I bequeath him £100 to be paid three 
months after my death." To this will her elder son, John, is executor, and ad- 
ministration was granted P. C. C, 3rd October, 1612. 

The overseers were Philip Biglestone, her uncle, and Robert Chafe, her brother- 
in-law. 

Whether Thomas Chafe reformed sufficiently to entitle him to the £100 I can- 
not say. He lived for many years subsequently at peace with his relatives, as 
shown by his own curious will, which bears date September 24th, 1648, and was 
proved P. C. C, 18th February, 1648-9. 

He desires to be buried in decent and silent manner "some few hours before 
the candle doth inheritt the Suns office." He gives to the poor of St. Giles 20s., 
and to his wife a mourning gown, and "his bedsted with the greene curtains while 
she lives." To his niece, Mrs. Catherine Brookin, £20, and to her husband, Thomas 
Brookin, £5. He adds, "I would heartily acknowledge another niece, but her 
impious deserts deserve nothing for present but tears and prayers that she may 
prove second Mary." 

He mentions his "dearly beloved" sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Biglestone and Mrs. 
Richard Curson. His nephews, Philip, John, and Thomas Biglestone, his cousin 
Peter, and his "gratious" cousin James Biglestone. 

He also refers to his niece, Mrs. Dorothy Biglestone, and to his nephews, Thomas, 
John, and George Curson. He gives his niece, Mrs. Mary Serrell, £6 for a "me- 
mento," to his "virtuous" niece Mrs. Margaret Yeo 20s., and to her good hus- 
band 10s., and desires "their noble goodness to accept of my myte." There are 
bequests to his loving niece, Mrs. Joane Serrell, to his nephew, William Ryledon, 
and to his friends, Arthur Rolle and Thomas Baylis, "a little piece of plate with 
my arms thereon," for the purchase of which money is devised to his executor. 
He leaves his nephew's wife, Catherine, £1, 2s. for a ring with a death's head 
thereon, and he gives £40 to, and settles his plate upon, "my hopefull Godson 
and young nephew Thomas Chafe." He further requires his Exor. to inter his 
body "as neere as he can by my Sister Risedon, and I doe ordain appointe and 
require £30 rather more than lesse to be bestowed in a monument of my Effigies 
by my Executor, of whose love herein I am not diffident, who have reaped so 
many gratuities formerly from mee, and now in present burthening his conscience 
for effecting it as he shall answer Coram Deo. I desire him to inscript in my 
monument some memory of his good Aunt Rysedon, and of the family deceased 
there interred, also of my wife and her two children, no great onus to an ingenious, 
generous, and gratefuU minde." 

The executor and residuary legatee is his nephew, Thomas Chafe, Esq., coun- 
cillor-at-law; and the will concludes with the following quaint words: 



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"This my last will and Testament written with mine own hande and soe well 
known that I do not greatly repute the subscription of Witnesses to strengthen 
it. And this my last will and Testament to corroborate and to make it legall 
I doe impresse my seale and subscribe my name the day and yeare above written. 
" Vale T. Chafe, Scripsi." 

"Item vale T. C. Laws deo pax Hominibus. 
T. Chafe de Doddescott." 

In accordance with his uncle's injunctions, Thomas Chafe erected in the chancel 
of St. Giles, and within the altar-rails, a high tomb to the memory of deceased, 
with his effigy thereon. The figure, with moustache and peaked beard, is lying 
upon the right side, the face supported by the hand, the elbow resting upon a 
cushion. The costume consists of a coif or skull-cap which entirely conceals the 
hair, a short cloak with tight sleeves, and which being open in front shows that 
the body is protected by a cuirass, frequently worn in those troublous times, 
fastened down the front with studs; breeches and long stockings gartered below 
the knee with roses or knots, and on the feet are low shoes similarly decorated. 
There were also two female figures, who probably represented the two children 
referred, to in the will. Over the figure are three coats of arms. In the centre 
the ancient, but questionable, arms of Chafe, already blazoned, with mantling 
and crest: A demi lion ramp, or, holding between its paws a fusil, az. 

On the dexter side; Chafe impaling Burgoyne: Az. a talbot pass. arg. in chief 
a mullet. 

And on the sinister side Risdon: Arg. 3 bird bolts sa., impaling Chafe. 

During the "restoration" of St. Giles' Church, to which I have already alluded, 
this monument was taken down and removed from its original position to an- 
other part of the building. The two female figures then disappeared; and I under- 
stand that "they fell to pieces, and could not be put together again." 

The inscription upon the front of the monument is as follows : 

IN 

PIAM 

THOM^ CHAFE 

GENEROSI MEMORIAM 

Ex per Antiqua Chaforum de Chafe Combe Familia in Comitatu Somerset 

Oriundi eq: collegio Exon. in Academia Oxon. Artium Magister Viri 

Probitate virtute ac ingenio insignis qui in Apostolica fide 

Constanter versatus In beata justorum Resurrectionis spe 

Animam exspiravit xxvto die Novemr Anno Salutis 1648 

-3iltatis que suae climacerio magno 

eXUVIas sVas eXUIt MedicVs. UXorem reliquit Margeriam 

Filiam Philippi Burgoyne E Clarissima Burgoynorum 

Prosapia Orti Matronam Religiosissimam Bonorum q operum plenissimam 

Quae et obdormivit in Domino — die — anno 

A Chro. Nato 16 — ^Etatis vero Sua; — 

Abstulita nobis misere quem flemus ademptum 

Abstulit e vivis mortis iniqua manus 

Nee cecidit solus nam q et prudentia virtus 

Candor Amor Piets interierre simul 

Teste vel invidia vita letho que beatus 

Vivus erat Domini mortuus in Domino. 
The spaces left blank for Margery Chafe's death have never been filled in. 
She was buried with her husband 30th March, 1655. 

Thomas Chafe must have passed his sixty-second birthday, since he died in 
the year of his "grand climacteric" (which was 7x9), and therefore in his sixty- 
third year. The inscription actually gives the age as 47, which is obviously owing 
to a mistake of the stone-cutter, who failed to enlarge the letters "u" in "medicus" 
and "x" in "uxorem," had this been done, the age would have appeared cor- 
rectly — 62. I have made the necessary alterations above, in view of the fact that 
the inscription has become very faint, and unless the words are recut, they will 



592 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

speedily become almost entirely obliterated. Chafe's sister, Pascha, had pre- 
deceased him, although she survived her husband, Tristram Risdon, for about 
six years. Her will was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 10th Sep- 
tember, 1647. It is dated April 21st, 1646, and in it she is described as " Pascoe" 
Risdon, of "Winscott," in the parish of St. Giles, and county of Devon, widow. 
She gives her son, William Risdon, "her heir and sole Executor," "the Manor 
of Winscott and the Barton farm & demesne thereof and all her other lands in 
Devon for ever." This becjuest upsets the assertion of the authors of the addi- 
tions to Risdon (p. 422, edit. 1811), who state that Giles Risdon (her eldest son, 
who had then been dead about two years) "inherited the estate after his father, 
and was succeeded by his brother William." 

She gives her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Margery Risdon, two stocks of bees and 
her still. To "my daughter, Mrs. Joane Hearle, all my best woollen and lynnen 
apparel and my wedding-ring." To my grandchild, Margaret Rattenbury, £5 at 
sixteen years of age. Her daughter, Margaret, had died 26th of August, 1636, 
and her memorial inscription is given by Prince in the Worthies of Devon. She 
likewise leaves to her grandchild, Joane Hearle, "a bearing blanket and all my 
child bed linnen." There are also bequests to several of her god-children, and to 
John Maddcote, "godson of my husband, Mr. Tristram Risdon, deceased." The 
overseers are her nephew, Thomas Chafe, already mentioned, and her son-in-law, 
Mr. James Hearle. 

William Risdon, of Winscot, the second son of the antiquary, proved his mother's 
will, and succeeded to the property at her death. He died in 1701, and was buried 
in St. Giles' Church with his family. He had one daughter, Mary, who by her 
first husband, John Prust, had one child, a daughter, who died in infancy. She 
was subsequently married three times — viz. to Amos Rolle, to John Holland, and 
to John Stafford — but had no issue by either of them, therefore Winscot ultimately 
descended to Joane, daughter of James Hearle and Joane his wife, the daughter 
of Tristram Risdon. This Joane, who by her grandmother's will is to receive 
"two bearing blankets," and other equally useful articles, became the wife of 
Edward Lovatt, of Corfe, in the parish of Taws Tock, who was the sixth son of 
Sir Robert Lovatt, of Liscombe, in Buckinghamshire. Her husband gave a large 
silver fiagon to the church of Taws Tock. They had three children — Robert, who 
died without issue; Joan, who married Hatch; and Peneloi^e, who was the wife 
of Sir Henry Northcote, M. D., the fourth baronet, and the present Lord Iddesleigh 
is now the representative of 'Tristram Risdon. Winscot, which descended in the 
Northcote family, has of late years become the property of the Hon. Mark Rolle. 

Thomas Chafe, the executor of his uncle's will, was, as I have stated already, 
the son of John Chafe, and of his wife, Anne Mayho. He survived until 1662, 
married Katherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Malet, and left a son and six daughters. 
The son, also called Thomas, acquired property near Sherbourne, with his wife, 
Susanna Molyns, and went to reside at Folke. He was patron of the Rectory of 
Constantine, in Cornwall. The death of his only son, Molyns Chafe, S. P., in 1685, 
terminated the male line of this branch of the family. 

Their ancestor, as I have already said, was William "Chaffe," of Wellington, 
who was the younger brother of John Chafy, of Sherbourne, who was buried at 
Stoke under Hamdon, 26th Sept., 1558. He was the father of Thomas "Chafye," 
of Sherbourne, whose grandson, " Robert Chaffie, of the same place, married 
Elizabeth, daughter and heir of William Hambridge, of East Coker, County 
Somerset, and niece and heir to Joseph Compton, of Yeovil. This William Ham- 
bridge was the second son of John Hambridge, of East Coker (who was twelfth 
in direct descent from Stephen de Hambrigge, Lord of Hambrigge, in Somerset, 
in the reign of Henry II), by his first wife, Joan, daughter an' co-heir of William 
Hemenford. (He married, secondly, Katherine, daughter of Sir John Sydenham.) 
Mrs. " Chaffie 's" mother, Elizabeth Compton, ultimate heir to her brother Joseph, 
was sixteenth in descent from Walter of Compton, Co. Somerset, who held that 
property under the Bishop of Salisbury, at the time of the Domesday Survey, and 
whose younger great-grandson, Martin de Compton, gave name to an estate in 
Marldon, Co. Devon, and there founded Compton Castle, which, with the heiress 



APPENDIX 593 

of Comptou, passed to the Poles, and thence to Doddescombe, and ultimately 
became divided between Worthe and Gilbert. Through this marriage, the Chafys, 
who already quartered the arms of Boys and Mandeville, obtained the right to 
add those of Hambrigge, Micheldever, Compton, de Alva, Newton, and Helpeston. 
Walter Chafe, of Sherborne, baptized there 28th December, 1653, was the grand- 
son of the Compton heiress. He acquired the additional armorials of Scott, of 
Child-Okford, by his marriage with Ann Scott, heir to her brothers George and 
John Scott, of Sherborne. His son, John "Chafy," Rector of Lillingham, and 
of Purse Caundle, Dorsetshire, married Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of Capt. 
John Corbyn, of Hazlebury Brian, and the direct descendant of Sir Philip Corbyn, 
Kt., of Corbyn, Co. Stafford, in the reign of Henry I, and thus acquired the quar- 
terings of Corbyn, Brian (of Hazlebury Brian, Co. Dorset, temp. Hy. Ill), De 
Cancy, and Warren. The Heraldry of the House of Chafy became repeated by 
the marriage of the younger son of the last-named, the Rev. William Chafy, Vicar 
of Faversham and Sturry, and Minor Canon of Canterbury, with his first cousin's 
daughter Mary, daughter of John "Chafie," of Sherbourne; their eldest son. Dr. 
William Chafy (C. C. Coll., Cambridge, Master of "Sidney Sussex," and Vice- 
Chancellor of the University, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to her Majesty the Queen, 
and to her three royal predecessors), married, 4th Dec, 1813, Mary, daughter and 
co-heir of John Westwood, of Chatteris, in the Isle of Ely, and the descendant 
and representative of William de Westwode, who was seized of lands in Lek, 
County of Stafford, jure uxoris, 37th Hy. III. His wife, was the daughter and 
heir of Clement de Dysteley, by Matilda, daughter and heir of Robert Fitz-John, 
the owner of the said manor of Lek. 

Doctor Chafy was buried in Sidney Sussex College Chapel in May, 1843. He 
died, universally respected and lamented, on the 16th of that month. 

Doctor Chafy, of Rous-Lench Court, Worcestershire, is the eldest son by his first 
marriage with Annette, daughter of the Rt. Rev. Samuel Kyle, D. D., Lord Bishop 
of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross, of the only son of the Master of Sidney Sussex College, 
who died in 1873. 

Doctor Chafy was baptized by the names of William Kyle Westwood, 17th July, 
1841, and assumed the additional name of Chafy in pursuance of a too loosely 
worded claim in the will of his grandfather, from whom he inherited a small prop- 
erty at Haslebury Brian, some scattered fragments of Chafy property in Dorset 
and Somerset, and an estate at Sheriff's Lench, in Worcestershire. 

He graduated at Christ Church, Oxford ; was ordained deacon in 1869, and priest 
in 1870. He was subsequently for two years curate in sole charge of Lydford, in 
this County ; for an account of the church of that parish, see my Devonshire Parishes, 
Vol. I, pp. 220-248. Dr. Chafy, who took his D. D. degree in 1891, married, 2d 
May, 1872, i\Iary Clara, the second daughter of the late Evelyn Philip Shirley, 
of Ettington, Co. Warwick, and Lough Trea, Co.' Monaghan, the well-known 
author of the Noble and Gentle Families of England, of the History of the County of 
Monaghan, etc., and who was the great-grandson of the Hon. George Shirley, of 
Ettington, fifth son of the first Earl Ferrers, who terminated the abeyance of the 
ancient baronies of Ferrers of Chartley, Courchier, and Louvaine, his grandmother, 
Lady Dorothy Devereux, having been daughter and co-heir of Robert, last Earl of 
Essex, of the house of Devereux, from whom Mr. Shirley inherited his Irish prop- 
erty in Co. Monaghan. These baronies are now again in abeyance, between the 
representatives of the daughters of the eighth Lord Ferrers. 

Doctor Chafy's son and heir, Hugh Edmund Chafy-Chafy, was born at Lidford 
Rectory, May 17, 1876. He has also a second son and four daughters. 

The arms used for many centuries by this family, "azure, five fusils in fesse, 
argent, a canton oft-he last," and which surmount the tomb already referred to 
in the parish church of St. Giles in the Heath, have been superseded, since 1822, 
by Doctor Chafy's predecessors. In pursuance of an Earl Marshal's warrant in that 
year directed to the Kings of Arms, consequent upon the application of the Rev. 
W. Chafy, great-grandfather of the present owner of Rous-Lench, a coat, which 
satisfactorily marks the descent of the Chafys from Hugo, Thegn of Chafecombe, 
and his connection with the Saxon Earldom of Devon, the badge of which was a 



594 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

gryphon then, and down to the commencement of the third century after the Con- 
quest, was granted to him and his heirs, and may be thus blazoned: — Per pale 
gules and azure, a gryphon segreant, argent; on a chief, engrailed erm., three 
lozenges in fess of the second Crest, on a mount vert, a peacock in its pride, be- 
tween two palm-branches, all ppr. 

OTHER ENGLISH WILLS 

Research has been made in Somerset House, London, England, and copies in 
full and in abstract have been obtained of some of the earliest wills found there 
made by those of our surname. 

Several names of the makers of these wills are here recorded : 

Tone Chaff, of parish of Wellington, County of Somerset, August 22, 1552. 

Robert Chaffe, one of the Aldermen of the City of Exeter, December 8, 1575. 

Thomas Chafie, the elder, of Holwell, County of Somerset, August 3, 1604. 

Dorothie Chafe, of Exeter, widow of Thomas Chafe, March 23, 1611. 

John Chafe, of Exeter, Mercer, May 9, 1619. 

Robertus Chafe, February, 1621. 

John Chaffy, the elder, of East Stoke under Hunsdon, County of Hertford, 
July 11, 1621. 

William Chaffy, of parish of Walton in Gordano, County of Somerset, January 24, 
1629. 

Robert Chaffie, the elder, of County of Somerset, January 6, 1631. 

William Chaffey, of Westlambrooke, County of Somerset, April 17, 1637. 

Richard Chafie, of Gary, County of Dorset. Administration granted May 30. 
1646. 

John Chaffey, of County of Somerset, June, 1647 or 1648. 

Thomas Chaffie, yeoman, of County of Somerset, January 2, 1648. 

Thomas Chafe, of County of Devon, September 24, 1648. 

William Chafey, of parish of St. Georges in Southwark, County of Surrey, a 
citizen and brewer of London, December 23, 1652. 

Guy Chaffey, of a southwestern county of England, June, 1653. 

Agnes Chaffie, of a southwestern county of England, July, 1654. 

Eliz. Chafe, of County of Middlesex, 1654. 

John Chaffie of West Stoke under Hunsdon, County of Somerset, August 22, 
1655. 

Henry Chaffe, locksmith, of Whitechapel, County of Middlesex, London, 
May 22, 1656. 

Joseph Chafey, citizen of London, Pewterer, September 3, 1658. 

Thomas Chafe, Esquire, of Sherbourne, County of Dorset, June 22, 1662. 

James Chaffey, yeoman, of Bower Henton, County of Somerset, May 2, 1669. 

Jacobus Chaffie of County of Somerset, November, 1669. 

Nicholas Chaffe of West Buckland, County of Somerset, August 18, 1670. 

Edwardus Chaffie, November, 1678. 

Priscilla Chaffey of County of Devon, July, 1680. 

EARLY ENGLISH RECORDS OF MARRIAGES, BAPTISMS, BURIALS, ETC. 

Records from Caundle-Bishop, Dorsetshire 
marriages 
Bartholomew Chafie and Johane Warwell, — 26, Oct. 1584. 
William Chafie and Christian Applin, — 5, Oct. 1586. 
Hugh Chafie and Johane Allanbridge, — 12 Oct. 1590. 
Thos. Chafie and Agnes Courtis;— 31 May 1624. 

BAPTISMS 

Thos. son of William Chafy ;— 30, Nov. 1586. 
William, son of WiUiam Chafy;— 12, Feb. 1590. 
Robert, son of Hugh Chafy; — 1, July 1588. 



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John, son of Hugh Chafy; — 2, Sept. 1591. 

Thos., son of Richard Chafy;— 21, Dec. 1591. 

Hamnet, son of Richard Chafy; — 27 Nov. 1594. 

Richard, son of Richard Chafy; — 27, May 1597. 

Ehier, daughter of Robert Chafie;— 28, July 1619. 

Walter, son of Robert Chafie; — 10, Dec. 1625. 

John, son of Robert Chafie;— 10 Aug. 1628. 

Mari, daughter of Robert Chafie;— 2, April, 1631. 

Marie, daughter of John Chafie;— 31, Mar. 1622. 

John, son of John Chafie;— 1, Oct. 1626. 

Walter, son of John Chafie;— 31 May 1629. 

Ann, daughter of John and Johane Chaffey; — 27, Dec. 1635. 

Hugh, son of Thos. and Ann Chaffey;— 5, Feb. 1639-40. 

BURIALS 

Samuel, son of Richard Chafy — 2, Sept. 1597. 

Thomas, son of Richard Chafy — 22, .June, 1598. 

Walter Chafie— 19 Feb. 1624-25. 

Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Chafie— 23 Jan. 1632-33. 

Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Chafi— 31, Oct. 1633. 

Hugo Chafey— 27, Nov. 1634. 

Joane, wife of John Chafie — 9, Sept. 1638. 

Christian Chafy widow— 25, Nov. 1639. 

Elizabeth, daughter of Thos. Chaffe— 16 Oct. 1650. 

Katherine, daughter of Thos. Chaffy— 12, April 1663. 

Joane Chaffy, widow— 14, May, 1663. 

Hugh, son of Thos. Chaffy— 18, Sept. 1669. 

Thomas Chafy— 30 May, 1671. 

Elizabeth wife of John Chafy— 16, Oct. 1698. 

Records from Stock-Gayland, Dorsetshire 
baptisms 
Mathew, son of Thomas and Margery Chafy,— 22, Sept. 1602. 
Richard, son of do do —27, Feb. 1606. 

MARRIAGES 

Thomas Chafy, clerk, and Margaret Forward; — 27 April, 1612. 
Thomas Chafy, the younger and Rebecca Forward; — 10, Jan. 1615. 

BURIALS 

Margery, wife of Thos. Chafy;— 2, Aug. 1611. 

Mary, wife of Thomas Chafy, clarke. Parson of Stock; — 4, Nov. 1611. 
Thomas Chafy, dark; — 28 Jan. 1616. [Thomas Chafy was Rector of Stock- 
Gayland, Dorsetshire, 1603 to 1616.] 

Richard, son of Thos. Chafy— 11, Jan. 1628. 

Tombstone Records, East-Stoke, Somersetshire, h^ngland 

" Here resteth the body of Maude Chaffie the wife of William Chaffie, minister 
of the parish, who departed this life the 31st of March 1615 aged 52." 

"Edward Chaffy, son of William Chaffy departed this life 12th May 1677 
aged 81." 

" George Chaffy died 2nd Sept. 1693 aged 67." 

"Richard Chafie, the elder, buried 6th Dec. 1631. Anis his wife buried 25th 
Sept. 1634." 

Records from Holwell, Sherbourne, Dorsetshire, England 
christenings 
Ambrose, son of Thomas and Margery Chaffy; — June 19, 1654. 
John, son of WiUiam and Elizabeth Chaffy;— Oct. 22, 1655. 



596 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Hannah, daughter of John and Hannah Chaffy; Oct. 12, 1658. 

Mary Chaffy, Sept. 29, 1661. 

Mary, daughter of John and Mary Chaffy, Nov. 29, 1662. 

John, son of John and Hannah Chaffy, Nov. 8, 1664. 

John Chaffy, March 4, 1665. 

Mary Chaffy, Dec. 27, 1666. 

Thomas, son of Thomas Chaffy, March 2, 1668. 

Wilham, son of John Chaffy, March 10, 1668. 

Ruth, daughter , March 12, 1670. 

, daughter of John and Hannah Chaffie: 1671. 

Nathaniel, son , June 30, 1674. 

Edith, daughter of John and Jane Chaffy, March 7, 1675. 

Jane, daughter of John , April 30, 1677. 

George son , July 27, 1678. 

Thomas son of Thomas Chaffe, Nov. 13, 1679. 
Elizabeth, daughter of Martin and Elizabeth Chafey, Jan. 17, 1682. 
Mathew, son of Mathew and Hepsibah Chaffey, July 18, 1684. 
Mary Ann, daughter of John and Jane Chaffey, Nov. 1, 1685. 
Job, son of Mathew and Hepsibah Chaffey Dec. 14, 1685. 
Elizabeth, daughter of Mathew and Hepsibah Chaffey Aug. 14, 1688. 
Prudence, daughter of Thomas Chaffie, Jan. 26, 1695-96. 
Hannah, daughter of William and Maude Chaffie, July 31, 1698. 

MARRIAGES 

Thomas Kiddle and Elizabeth Chaffy, widow. May 22, 1655. 

John Chaffy and Elizabeth Curtis, Jan. 3, 1655. 

John Kelway and Abigail Chaffy, Oct. 8, 1660. 

John Chaffy and Mary Loder, Oct. 29, 1661. 

John Goddard of Caudle, Bishop and Margery Chaffy of Holwell, Feb. 5, 1662. 

John Chaffy and Hannah Mullett, Nov. 18, 1663. 

Lemuel Lodge and Arrestine Chaffy, Jan. 13, 1673. 

Nicholas Hopps of Lydlinch and Elizabeth Chaffey, Jan. 3, 1680. 

BURIALS 

Thomas Chaffy, Dec. 11, 1653. 

Humphrey son of Thomas Chaffy, Jan. 1, 1653. 

John Chaffy Nov. 16, 1656. 

Richard Chaffy, Nov. 20, 1656. 

William Chaffy, April 11, 1657. 

Byile Chaffy Dec. 8, 1658. 

Elizabeth, claughter of John Chaffy Nov. 4, 1659. 

Mary, wife of John Chaffv Nov. 24, 1662. 

John Chaffy Oct. 20, 1665. 

Margory Chaffy, Aug. 28, 1668. 

Ann daughter of Josiah Chaffie Jan. 2, 1670. 

Ann wife of Josiah Chaffie Feb. 14, 1671. 

Hannah wife of John Chaffy Aug. 14, 1674. 

Ruth daughter of (Short) John and Hannah Chaffy Feb. 16, 1674. 

Elizabeth Chaffy May 16, 1677. 

Elizabeth wife of William Chaffy June 11, 1678. 

John Chaffey Aug. 23, 1687. 

William Chaffey Sept. 27, 1687. 

Elizabeth Chaffey May 23, 1690. 

Elizabeth Chaffie May 27, 1690. 

Ruth Chaffie March 29, 1693. 

Henry Chaffie Feb. 18, 1693-94. 

Record from Chaffcombe-Chard, Somersetshire 
1681. Thomas Chafye was buryed the first day of June in what was made of 
sheep 's-wooll only, as appeared by an affidavit brought unto me the 6 day of 



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June 1681, made before me, Edmund Sanders, Rector of Crickett St. Thomas and 
attested under his hand. 

ENGLISH AND CANADIAN LINEAGES 

James ChafEey was born in Somersetshire, England, in 1747, and died in Indian 
Island, N. B., Canada, March 20, 1797. He married there, about 1774, Elizabeth, 
daughter of John Le Fontaine, or Fountain, as it became anglicized. She died 
September 10, 1829, aged seventy-five, and was buried in Indian Island. 

James Chaffey's father was a resident of Somersetshire, England. He had 
twenty-one children, and besides James, one other son, a brewer by occupation, 
came to America, but not liking the country returned to England. James Chaffey 
learned the goldsmith's trade in London. The last Christmas before he sailed for 
America he dined at his father's table, surrounded by his twenty brothers and 
sisters. He embarked in a vessel bound for Boston, Mass., but after putting out 
to sea, the captain found that his sealed orders instructed him to go to the Coast 
of Guinea for a load of slaves. After getting their cargo of human beings, they 
once more headed for America, but a storm clisabled their vessel, and leaving the 
slaves on the sinking ship, the passengers and crew were taken off by a passing 
vessel; James Chaffey said that the sinking ship, with its human cargo, was a heart- 
rending sight. The vessel landed her passengers in Philadelphia, Pa., and after 
a brief sojourn there, James Chaffey started for New England, and settled in 
Gouldsboro, Mass. (now Maine), where he engaged in trade. Soon after he went 
to Indian Island, where he entered into the fur trade with the Indians. He is 
said to have been the first white settler in that place, and his store and house were 
the first ones seen by the Passamaquoddy Indians in their own country. After 
living there for some years alone he was joined by a settler from Port Royal, 
John Le Fontaine, whose daughter he afterward married. 

James Chaffey carried on an extensive and lucrative business in fish and fur; 
his fearlessness and integrity gained for him the respect of the Indians, and he 
gained great influence and power over them. It is told of him that during the 
Revolutionary War Colonel Allen sent a party of Indians to him to make him say 
he loved General Washington. Although he was ill in bed, and the Indians gathered 
around him with uplifted tomahawks and drawn knives, he refused to renounce 
his fidelity to his country, and the Indians left without doing him injury. 

Children : 
+ i Susanna Chaffey, born September 19, 1775; married Justus Justason. 
4- ii James Chaffey, Jr., born February 16, 1778; married (1) Ehzabeth Heney; 
(2) Mary Hurley, 
iii Elizabeth Chaffey, born May 7, 1780; died May 24, 1864; unmarried. 
+ iv Thomas D. Chaffey, born May 4, 1785; married Susan Hurley. 
V Catherine Chaffey, born April 9, 1788; died young. 

vi John Chaffey, born April 12, 1792; died March 31, 1835; unmarried; he was 
considered the most active and energetic merchant on Indian Island; 
with his brother James he owned and controlled two vessels and two 
brigs which carried on trade with the West Indies. 
+ vii Eleanor Chaffey, born December 20, 1794; married Richard Ferris. 
viii Martha Chaffey, born July 9, 1796; died in infancy. 

Susanna ChafEey (James) was born in Indian Island, N. B., Canada, Septem- 
ber 19, 1775, and died May 7, 1855. She married there, Justus Justason of New- 
field, N. B., born in New Jersey, in 1777, died in Pennfield, N. B., March 17, 1855. 
She was buried in Pennfield. 

Children : 
i Elizabeth Justason, born April 8, 1803; died March 19, 1842; married Joshua 
Knight. 
+ ii Isaac Justason, born March 29, 1805; married Jane Hawkins. 
4- iii Susan Justason, born May 31, 1808; married Samuel Caleff. 
iv Thomas Justason, born October 31, 1810; died January 1, 1883; married; 
residence, Pennfield. 



598 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

V Catherine Justason, born April 19, 1812; died May 1, 1852; married Enos 

Poole. 
James ChafEey (James) was born in Indian Island, N. B., Canada, February 16, 
1778, and died there, February 4, 1853. He married (1) in Deer Island, N. B., 
in 1797, Elizabeth, daughter of Josiah Heney. She died and he married (2) in 
St. George, N. B., July 4, 1814, Mary, daughter of William Hurley of Waterford 
County, Ireland. 

James Chaffey and his brother John did a large trading business with the West 
Indies, owning and controlling two vessels and two brigs. Owing to competition 
with American ports, the business of Indian Island with the West Indies grew less, 
and where it had formerly taken thirteen vessels to carry on this trade, at last 
there was only one, the brig Chaffey, to carry on what had once been a large and 
successful business. This boat was wrecked in 1849. 
Children, by first wife: 

i Thomas ChafTey, born June 14, 1799; married Mary Ann Floyd; residence, 

1884, Deer Island, 
ii Martha Chaffey, born December 12, 1801; died August 31, 1859; married 

William Hurley, 
iii James Chaffey, Jr., born November 22, 1802; married Elizabeth Hurley; 

residence, 1884, Deer Island, 
iv Eliza Chaffey, born August 20, 1805; died August 27, 1882. 
V Ann Chaffey, born April 28, 1807; married Caleb Hawkins. 
Children, by second wife: 

vi Elizabeth Chaffee, born April 28, 1815. 
+ vii William H. Chaffey, born September 20, 1816; married Wealthy A. Cum- 
mings. 
viii Mary J. Chaffey, born September 28, 1818; married (1) John Heney; 
(2) William Todd. 
+ ix Horatio Nelson Chaffey, born July 27, 1820; married Sarah Moses. 

X Catherine Chaffey, born September 7, 1822; died December 23, 1849; 

married H. W. Chapman. 
xi Susan M. Chaffey, born September 7, 1824; married John Kay. 
xii Guy C. Chaffey, born June 10, 1826; died December 23, 1849, probably on 

the brig Chaffey. 
xiii John B. W. Chaffey, born April 29, 1828; married Kate Moses. 
xiv Phebe E. Chaffey, born February 6, 1830; married John Ferris. 
XV Alice A. Chaffey, born April 2, 1832; married Moses Prescott. 
xvi Harriet M. Chaffey, born April 28, 1834. 

xvii Oilman A. L. Chaffey, born April 9, 1838; married Isabell Kay. 
xviii Georgiana M. Chaffey, born May 8, 1840; died July 16, 1864. 
Thomas D. Chaffey (James) was born in Indian Island, N. B., Canada, May 4, 
1785, and died there, February 24, 1863. He married in St. George, N. B., in 
1808, Susan, daughter of William Hurley of Waterford County, Ireland. She died 
June 24, 1847, and was buried in Indian Island. Mr. Chaffey was King's Pilot. 

Children : 
+ i John F. Chaffey, born May 28, 1820; married Sophia Johnson. 

ii Ellen Chaffey, born February 4, . 

Eleanor ChafEey (James) was born December 20, 1794, and died December 29, 
1877. She married in Indian Island, N. B., Canada, November 15, 1823, Richard 
Ferris, born in Cape Breton, died in Indian Island, November 21, 1827. He was 
a merchant, and at the time of his death lived in Indian Island, where his wife, 
who survived him fifty years, was buried. 
Children : 

i Mary Elizabeth Ferris, born March 20, 1826; married, September 12, 1871, 
her brother-in-law, James E. Dixon, born in Dorchester, N. B., Novem- 
ber 29, 1818; no children; he is a collector of customs; residence. West 
Isles, N. B. 
-1-ii Ellen Cornelia Ferris, born December 27, 1827; married James E. Dixon. 



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Isaac Justason (Susanna Chaffey, James) was born in Pennfield, N. B., Canada, 
March 29, 1805, and died there, September 13, 1883. He married in Pennfield, 
November 11, 1841, Jane, daughter of William Hawkins of that place. He was 
a farmer in Pennfield. 
Children : 
i Justus Edward Justason, born October 7, 1842; died January 23, 1844. 
ii Margaret Elizabeth Justason, born February 23, 1845; married her cousin, 

Howard D. Chaffey (William H., James, James). (See forward.) 
iii Susan Justason, born July 23, 1847; married George Gillespie of Pennfield. 
+ iv Isaac Joshua Justason, born July 17, 1852; married Mary J. McFarlan. 

Susan Justason (Susanna Chaffey, James) was born in Pennfield, N. B., Canada, 
May 31, 1808, and died October 17, 1883. She married there, Samuel Caleff, 
who died in Bird Island, Minn., where she was living at the time of her death. 
Children : 

i Kate J. Caleff, born February 15, 1836; married, November 3,1863, . 

+ ii Lizzie S. Caleff, born September 9, 1840; married J. M. Bowler, 
iii Dora J. Caleff, born November 24, 1843. 

William H. Chaffey (James, James) was born in Deer Island, N. B., Canada, 
September 20, 1816, and married in Indian Island, N. B., in September, 1840, 
Wealthy A., daughter of William Cummings of Deer Island. Mr. Chaffey is a 
merchant, and in 1884 lived in Deer Island. 
Children : 

i Mary E. Chaffey, born June 11, 1841. 
ii Susan H. Chaffey, born February 5, 1843. 
iii Helen A. Chaffey, born December 29, 1845. 
+ iv Howard D. Chaffey, born January 30, 1848; married his cousin Margaret 
Elizabeth Justason (Isaac Justason, Susanna Chaffey, James). 
V Catherine C. Chaffey, born February 26, 1849. 
vi Sarah Gertrude Chaffey, born January 3, 1852. 
vii William W. Chaffey, born November 1, 1856; died in infancy, 
viii Madeline Chaffey, born June 20, 1859. 

Horatio Nelson Chaffey (James, James) was born July 27, 1820, in Deer Island, 
N. B., Canada, and died at sea, December 23, 1849. He married in Roan Island, 
N. B., February 15, 1843, Sarah, daughter of Captain Thomas Moses of that place. 
Horatio N. Chaffey was a sea captain and was drowned on his father's ship, the 
Chaffey, when she sunk on a voyage to the West Indies. 

Children : 
+ i Horatio Nelson Chaffey, Jr., born January 10, 1846; married Annie L. Gilbert, 
ii Charles G. Chaffey, born September 15, 1847; died in 1870. 
John F. Chaffey (Thomas D., James) w^as born in Indian Island, N. B., Canada, 
May 28, 1820, and married in Deer Island, N. B., January 20, 1866, Sophia, daugh- 
ter of Lewis P. Johnson of that place. i\Ir. Chaffey is a fisherman, and in 1887 
lived in Indian Island. 
Children : 
i Nellie May Chaffey, born in Indian Island, November 3, 1866; a dressmaker; 

residence, 1887, Eastport, Me. 
ii Annie C. Chaffey, born October 3, 1868. 
iii Thomas Lewis Chaffey, born February 10, 1870. 
iv Charles A. Chaffey, born August 10, 1872. 
V Maud Percy Chaffey, born IJecember 9, 1879. 

Ellen Cornelia Ferris (Eleanor Chaffey, James) was born December 27, 1827, 
and died March 6, 1868. She married in Indian Island, N. B., Canada, Decem- 
ber 27, 1848, James E. Dixon, born in Dorchester, N. B., November 29, 1818. After 
her death he married her sister, Mary Elizabeth Ferris. He is a collector of customs, 
and lives in West Isles, N. B. 
Children : 
i Richard Ferris Dixon, born October 20, 1849. 



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ii John Chaff ey Dixon, born November 28, 1851. 
iii Charles AVeldon Dixon, born May 9, 1854. 
iv Mar}^ Ellen Dixon, born November 13, 1856. 

V Horace Dixon, born July 12, 1859; died August 23, 1869. 
vi Sydney Gordon Dixon, born September 14, 1861. 

vii Arthur James Dixon, born February 22, 1864. 
viii Cornelia Ferris Dixon, born April 7, 1866. 

Isaac Joshua Justason (Isaac Justason, Susanna Chaffey, James) was born 
in Pennfield, N. B., Canada, July 17, 1852, and married in St. George, N. B., 
September 8, 1872, Mary Jane, daughter of David McFarlan of Bocabee, N. B. 
In 1884 he lived in Pennfield, where he was a farmer. 

Child: 
i Alice Lilian Justason, born August 2, 1882. 

Lizzie S. CalefE (Susan Justason, Susanna Chaffey, James) was born in Lime 
Island, N. B., Canada, September 9, 1840, and married in Minnesota, November 30, 
1863, J. M. Bowler of Lee, Me. In 1884 they lived in Bird Island, Minn., where 
he was a farmer. 
Children : 

i Victoria A. Bowler, born September 16, 1864. 
ii Amy G. Bowler, born November 14, 1870. 
iii Burton N. Bowler, born November 7, 1872. 
iv Kate C. Bowler, born September 25, 1874. 

V Madison C. Bowler, born September 26, 1876. 
vi Frank L. Bowler, born August 9, 1878. 

vii Vossie A. Bowler, born November 1, 1881. 
viii Edna B. Bowler, born August 14, 1883. 

Howard D. Chaffey (William H. Chaffey, James, James) was born in Indian 
Island, N. B., Canada, January 30, 1848, and married in Pennfield, N. B., Decem- 
ber 2, 1874, his cousin, Margaret Elizabeth Justason (Isaac Justason, Susanna 
Chaffey, James) of that place, born February 23, 1845. Mr. Chaffee lived in 1884 
on Indian Island, where he is a fisherman. 

Children : 
i Cecil Percy Cummings Chaffey, born October 25, 1875. 
ii William Henry Chaffey, born May 12, 1877. 

Horatio Nelson Chaffey, Jr. (Horatio Nelson, James, James), was born in 
Indian Island, N. B., Canada, January 10, 1846, and married in Portland, Me., 
September 5, 1871, Annie L., daughter of Josiah J. Gilbert of that place. In 1883 
Mr. Chaffey lived in Woodfords, Me., where he was a clerk. 

Children : 

i Alice M. Chaffey, born August 7, 1872. 
ii Florence M. Chaffey, born March 11, 1876. 
iii Ethel G. Chaffey, born June 9, 1881. 

William Chaffe was born in England about 1770, and died in St. Johns, New- 
foundland, ]\Iay 20, 1848, aged seventy-eight. He married in St. Johns, where 
he lived, and was in the fishery business. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, 
and was of a jovial disposition. He was a member of the Church of England. 

Children : 
-hi William Henry, born May 29, 1807. 
Other children, names unknown. 

William Henry Chaffe (William) was born in St. Johns, Newfoundland, May 29, 
1807, and died there, June 22, 1868. He married in St. Johns, November 10, 
1831, Mary Snellgrove, who died in Charlestown, Mass., December 9, 1877, aged 
sixty-three years, and was buried in Woodlawn. She had a sister who mar- 
ried Chafe. Mr. and Mrs. Chaffe were both members of the English Cathe- 
dral in St. Johns, with which the former united when a young man. He was living 
in that place at the time of his marriage. He was a retail merchant of dry goods, 



APPENDIX 601 

and was also in the fishery business. He had a dark complexion, black eyes, was of 
medium height, and of a jovial disposition. 

Children, the first four born in Pitty Harbor, Canada, the last six in St. Johns: 
i Edward Chaffe, born March 12, 1834; died May 31, 1834. 
ii Sarah Jane ChafTe, born December 31, 1835; died August 16, 1889; married 

William Stetstone. 
iii Eliza Chaffe, born May 14, 1838; died February 6, 1840. 
+ iv Eliza Chaffe, born November 30, 1840; married James Mallard. 
+ V Hannah Chaffe, born March 31, 1844; married Robert T. Marshall. 
+ vi William Henry Chaffe, Jr., born October 16, 1846; married Georgianna 
Emmons. 
vii Samuel Chaffe, born July 20, 1849; died January 4, 1852. 
viii Ehzabeth Ann Chaffe, born October 25, 1851; married (1) William Mar- 
shall; (2) Rufus Hanna. 
ix Mary Ann Chaffe, born December 14, 1853; married Joseph N. Either. 
X Samuel Harden Chaffe, born February 28, 1855; married Eliza Cooper. 

Eliza Chaffe (WiUiam Henry, William) was born in Pitty Harbor, Canada, 
November 30, 1840, and married James Mallard. 

Child : 
+ i Mattie ]\Iallard, born September 23, 1861; married Ely Rogers. 

Mattie Mallard (Eliza Chaffe, William Henry, William) was born September 23, 
1861, and married Ely Rogers of Portland, Maine. 

Child: 
i Ida Amelia Rogers, born October 5, 1880. 

Hannah Chaffe (William Henry, William) was born in St. Johns, Newfoundland, 
March 31, 1844, and married Robert T. Marshall, at one time a leather merchant, 
and also State Inspector in Massachusetts. In 1907 Mr. and Mrs. Marshall lived 
in Arlington, Mass. 

Children, born in Boston, Mass.: 
i Lilla A. Marshall, born December 28, 1870; married in 1895, Walter Worth of 

Salem, Mass.; residence, 1907, Arlington, 
ii William H. Marshall, born May 31, 1874. 
iii Florence C. Marshall, born May 16, 1876. 
iv Maude L. Marshall, born June 25, 1878; married in 1900, Eben F. Dewing of 

Revere, Mass.; residence, 1907, Arlington. 
V Minzo L. Marshall, born January 25, 1880; married in 1901, Jennie Furness 
of Brighton, Mass.; residence, 1907, Arlington. 

William Henry Chafe, Jr. (William Henry, AVilliam), was born in St. Johns, 
Newfoundland, October 16, 1846, and married Georgianna Emmons of East 
Boston, Mass. 

Children : 
i Udivilla Chafe, born in 1873. 
ii William Henry Chafe, Jr., born in 1875. 

John Chaffe lived in Rattery parish, Devonshire, England. In the old village 
church there, hung a bell which bore the name of the caster "John Chaffe 17 — ." 
This bellmaker was probably one or more generations earher than the subject of 
this brief mention. 

Children : 
+ i William Treeby Chaffe; married. 

+ ii John Chaffe, Jr., born April 30, 1815; married Hamilton. 

+ iii Charles Chaffee; married. 
+ iv Christopher Chaffe; married. 

V A daughter, married G. Glanfield; residence, 1883, Bonder's End, Middlesex, 
England ; had one child : 

a George Glanfield, a clothier; residence, 1883, London, England. 



602 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

William Treeby ChafEe (John) was born in Battery parish, Devonshire, England, 
and died in Exeter, England, about 1860. He married. 

Child: 
i John Charles Treeby Chaffe, born in Devonport, Devonshire, England; came to 
the United States; residence, 1883, Minden, La.; a grocer and druggist. 

John ChafEe, Jr. (John), was born in Rattery parish, Devonshire, England, 
April 30, 1815, and died in Minden, La., October 14, 1888. He married in 1844, 
a daughter of Colonel William Hamilton of Macon, Ga. She died before him. 
The following obituaries are from the New Orleans papers: 

"Mr. John Chaffe, the senior member of the firm of John Chaffe & Sons, of 
New Orleans, died here in Minden, La., at the residence of his brother. He had 
been sick for some time of flux, and was thought to be better, but became worse 
and soon died. 

"The deceased was born in Devonshire, England, and came to America just as 
he attained his majority. Obtaining employment on a farm on Staten Island, 
he studied at night and laid the foundation for the education which in after years 
served him so well. After spending some years on the farm Mr. Chaffe was em- 
ployed to take charge of the business of a gentleman at IMorristown, N. J. Con- 
tinuing his studies, he soon mastered all that was essential to a thorough business 
education, and, declining offers in the North, he came to Louisiana in 1839 and 
established himself in business in Minden, in Webster parish. Here he made 
quite a fortune. When the war broke out he was appointed funding agent for the 
Confederate government, which position he filled to the satisfaction of that gov- 
ernment. In 1865, when the war closed, Mr. Chaffe was called on to pay $20,000 
to New York creditors. Although he had paid this amount to the Confederate 
government, Mr. Chaffe, with that strict sense of business integrity which had 
marked his entire life, paid the claim in full. After the war Mr. Chaffe came to 
New Orleans, where he established the cotton house of John Chaffe & Sons, which 
firm now occupies a high position in commercial circles. 

" He was never an active politician, but in 1879 he was elected a member of the 
Constitutional Convention of the State. 

"Upright, honest, kind and just, Mr. Chaffe enjoyed the esteem of all his busi- 
ness acciuaintances and the love of his friends. At the time of his death Mr. Chaffe 
was a member of the National Cotton Planters' Association and Perfect Union 
Lodge, F. and A. M." [New Orleans Times-Democrat.] 

"Sunday night towards midnight, at the residence of his brother, in Minden, 
La., Mr. John Chaffe, a well known merchant of this city, breathed his last. 

"Mr. Chaffe had been sick just three weeks, and although his death was hourly 
expected for a number of days, he rallied to such a degree on Friday last that his 
family felt confident that he would recover. This hope, however, proved delusive. 

"John Chaffe was a native of Devonshire, England, and was born on April 30, 
1815, hence was 73 years old at the time of his death. He came to this country 
in 1836, landing in New York in June of that year. He went to work shortly after 
his arrival on a farm in New Jersey, but subsequently took charge of a business 
house in Morristown, where he remained several years. 

"The gentleman whose business Mr. Chaffe managed in Morristown had large 
business interests in New Orleans, and from him the young man heard enough 
of the Crescent city to induce him to locate there. He consecjuently came to New 
Orleans and went to work in the grocery house of Van Rensalaer & Co. By energy 
and thrift he soon amassed sufficient means to start in business on his own account 
in the town of Minden, La. Here, in 1844, Mr. Chaffe married Miss Hamilton, 
daughter of Colonel William Hamilton of Macon, Ga. At Minden Mr. Chaffe's 
business prospered and at the breaking out of the war he was possessed of con- 
siderable property. Mr. Chaffe was too old to do active service in the field for 
the confederacy, but he served as a funding agent for the confederate government 
with fidelity and abiUty. 

"After the war Mr. Chaffe located in New Orleans, and his house has been for 
years one of the leaders in the cotton trade of this city. Although a merchant, 



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Mr. Chaffe was also an extensive cotton planter, and besides owned several large 
sugar estates, hence was identified with all the leading industries of Louisiana. 

" He was noted for his sterling integrity, and was universally popular in business 
circles. 

"Mr. Chaffe was a member of the state constitutional convention of 1879, was 
a prominent member of the Cotton Exchange, and has been connected with a 
number of social organizations. He leaves six sons and three daughters to mourn 
his loss. His remains have been brought to this city, and his funeral will take place 
from Trinity church this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock." 
Children : 

i William H. Chaffe, a cotton factor; residence, 1883, New Orleans, La. 
ii Christopher Chaffe, a cotton factor; residence, 1883, New Orleans, 
iii Robert H. Chaffe, a grocer and importer; residence, 1883, New Orleans, 
iv John C. Chaffe, residence, 1883, New Orleans. 
V Joseph B. Chaffe, residence, 1883, New Orleans. 
vi D. B. H. Chaffe, residence, 1883, New Orleans. 
Three daughters, names unknown. 

Charles Chaffe (John), married and hved in New Orleans, La., in 1883. 
Child : 
i Charles Chaffe, Jr. 

Christopher Chaffe (John), married and lived in Minden, La., in 1883. 
Children : 

i C. C. Chaffe, residence, 1883, Victoria, Tex. 
ii A. G. Chaffe, residence, 1883, Minden. 
iii C. P. Chaffe, residence, 1883, New Orleans, La. 

George Chaffey was born in Dorsetshire, England. About 1790, during the 
war between France and England, he went on board a privateer, was_ captured 
and imprisoned. During his confinement an English gentleman became interested 
in him, secured his release and made him his steward. 

Children : 
+ i George Chaffey, Jr., born March 3, 1806; married. 
+ ii Francis Chaffey, born February 27, 1809; married Maria J. Artlett. 
iii John Chaffey, born December 8, 1811; died May 13, 1858. 
George Chaffey (George) was born in Doddington, England, IMarch 3, 1806, and 
married. 

Children, born in Doddington : 
+ i George Chaffey, Jr., born November 11, 1828 ; married ; was a widower in 1848, 
when he came to the United States; residence, 1890, Chicago, 111. 
ii Frank Chaffey, born in 1833. 
iii John Chaffey, died in Doddington. 

Francis Chaffey (George) was born in Doddington, England, February 27, 
1809, and died in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England, July 17, 1869. He married 
in Bow Church, Cheapside, England, INIay 1, 1839, Maria Jane, daughter of James 
Artlett of Egerton, Kent County, England. Mr. Chaffey was a hotel proprietor, 
and at the time of his death lived in Ventnor. 
Children, born in England: 
i Francis Chaffey, Jr., born July 17, 1840; died August 3, 1854. 
+ ii George Chaffey, born June 8, 1843; married Isabel Bigg, 
iii Catherine Chaffey, born August 12, 1846. 
iv John Chaffey, born November 13, 1848. 
George Chaffey (Francis, George) was born in England, June 8, 1843, and 

married in London, England, August 31, , Isabel, daughter of John Bigg of 

Lenham, Kent County, England. Mr. Chaffey is a commercial traveller, and in 
1883 lived in Rochester, N. Y. 

Child: 
i Francis Chaffey, born July 31, 1869. 



604 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Rodger ChaSe was probably born in Widdecombe in the Moor, Devonshire, 
Enghmd, and died in Dunsford, Devonshire, June 9, 1851. He married Ann, 
daughter of James Broclc. She died in Dunsford, November 16, 1849. Mr. Chaffe 
had three brothers: 

Samuel, died unmarried. 

Thomas, a farmer, whose children in 1885 lived in Widdecombe in the Moor. 

Edward, a miller, whose children in 1885 lived in Widdecombe in the Moor. 

Rodger Chaffe was a miller, and in 1807 lived in Dunsford. 

Children : 

i Samuel Chaffe, born in 1800; died in Dunsford in 1819. 
ii Sarah Chaffe, born in 1802; died in Torquay, Devonshire, in 1849. 
iii Betsey Chaffe, born in 1804; died in Hole, England, in 1884. 
iv James Chaffe, born in 1806; died in Dunsford in 1806. 
+ V John Chaft'e, born July 15, 1808; married Mary A. Powlesland. 
vi George Chaffe, born in 1810; died in Dunsford, May 8, 1874. 
vii James Chaffe, born in 1812; died in Mary-Church, Devonshire, January 2, 

1873. 
viii Selena Chaffe, born in 1814; died in Mary-Church about 1853. 
John Chaffe (Rodger) was born in Dunsford, Devonshire, England, July 15, 
1808, and married there, May 30, 1833, Mary Ann, daughter of Samuel Powles- 
land of that place. Mr. Chaffe is a carpenter, and in 1883 was living in Dunsford. 

Children : 
+ i Samuel Powlesland Chaffe, born August 7, 1834; married Elizabeth Elett. 
ii Elizabeth Chaffe, born February 4, 1836; married in Ireland, May 19, 1868, 

John Leet; residence, 1883, County of Surrey, England, 
iii Selena Chaffe, born June 4, 1838; died in Dunsford, July 11, 1875. 
iv James Chaffe, born February 13, 1840; died in Dunsford, September 24, 

1870. 
V Robert Chaffe, born October 4, 1842; married in Hackney, London, England, 
November 17, 1866, Maria Morton of Exeter, England; in 1885 had 
three sons and three daughters. 
vi Thomas Tozer Chaffe, born June 10, 1844; married in Finsbury, London, 

in 1874. 
vii Frank Chaffe, born August 6, 1846; married in Australia in 1875; in 1885 

had six children, 
viii Anne Chaffe, born October 16, 1851; married in Finsbury Park, London, 
September 5, 18 — , John George Holmes of Exeter; in 1885 had six 
children. 
Samuel Powlesland Chaffe (John, Rodger) was born in Dunsford, Devonshire, 
England, August 7, 1834, and died there, October 16, 1878. He married in Duns- 
ford, Elizabeth Elett, who died there, September 27, 1878. 
Children : 

i Frank Chaffe, born May 24, 1859; died June 21, 1877. 
ii Selena Jane Chaffe, born March 29, 1861. 
iii Emily Chaffe, born February 14, 1863. 
iv William Chaffe, born May 21, 1865. 
V Elizabeth Chaffe, born December 29, 1867. 
vi Walter Chaffe, born April 2, 1870. 
vii Lucy Chaffe, born April 5, 1872; died April 2, 1883. 

Joseph Chaffee was born in Dorsetshire, England, in 1795, and died in Prince 
Edward's Island, N. B., Canada, in 1873. He married there, Elizabeth ]\Iitchell 
of Hampshire, England. He was a farmer. He had two brothers, William and 
George, who came to the United States about 1813, and four other brothers, 
John, Phillip, Joseph, and Thomas, who probably remained in England. 

Children : 
+ i George Chaffee, born November 1, 1830; married (1) Maria Swallow; (2) 
Mary A. Robinson, 
ii Richard Chaffee, died before 1883. 



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George Chaffee (Joseph) was born in Prince Edward's Island, N. B., Canada, 
November 1, 1830, and married (1) there, April 15, 1S50, Maria, daughter of 
Robert Swallow of Devonshire, England. She died, and he married (2) in Prince 
Edward's Island, in October, 1868, Mary Ann Robinson. Mr. Chaffee is a carpen- 
ter, and in 1883 lived in Areata, Cal. 
Children, by first wife: 

i Elizabeth Chaffee, born March 24, 1851. 
+ ii Robert Chaffee, born October 1, 1853; married Margaret Banks, 
iii Joseph Chaffee, born December 26, 1855. 
iv Benjamin Chaffee, born March 4, 1858. 
V William Chaffee, "born February 9, 1860. 
vi John Chaffee, born July 4, 1862. 
Children, by second wife: 

vii Sarah Jane Chaffee, born February 18, 1869. 
viii Margaret Chaffee, born December 14, 1871. 
ix James Chaffee, born November 4, 1875. 
X Frank Chaffee, born January 18, 1878. 
xi Oscar Chaffee, born November 7, 1881. 

Robert Chaffee (George, Joseph) was born in Prince Edward's Island, N. B., 
Canada, October 1, 1853, and married in Boston, Mass., February 7, 1873, Mar- 
garet, daughter of William Banks of Prince Edward's Island. Mr. Chaffee is a 
shipwright, and in 1883 lived in Boston. 
Children : 

i Frederick Chaffee, born November 20, 1873. 
ii Frances Chaffee, born March 30, 1875. 
iii Warren Chaffee, born September 9, 1878. 

Thomas William Roger Chaffe died in Paddington, England, in 1846. He mar- 
ried in Westminster, England, in December, 1810, Anne Bate, who died and was 
buried in Paddington . He was a house decorator. 

Children : 
+ i Thomas William Chaffe, born in February, 1815; married Mary A. Leach. 
ii George Chaffe. 
iii Rebecca Chaffe. 
iv Eliza Chaffe. 

Thomas William Chaffe (Thomas William Roger) was born in Paddington, 
London, England, in February, 1815, and died in London, in March, 1871. He 
married in Putney, County of Surrey, England, in August, 1838, Mary Ann, daugh- 
ter of James Leach of Chelmsford, County of Essex, England. She died in July, 
1874, and was buried in London. Mr. Chaffe was a house decorator, and at the 
time of his death lived in Paddington. 

Children : 
+ i Thomas William Roger Chaffe, born in December, 1842; married (1) Sarah A. 
Fleetney; (2) Mary McCarty. 
ii Elenor Ann Chaffe, born in 1848 ; died in 1883. 

Thomas William Roger Chaffe (Thomas William, Thomas William Roger) was 
born in London, England, in December, 1842, and married (1) in Kensington, 
England, in July, 1866, Sarah Ann, daughter of John Fleetney of Strood, County 
of Kent, England. She died and he married (2) in Paddington, London, in Au- 
gust, 1883, Mary, daughter of Jeremiah iMcCarty of Cork, Ireland. Mr. Chaffe is 
a builder and plumber; in 1885 he lived in London. 

Children, by first wife: 

i William Thomas Chaffe, born July 17, 1867. 
ii George Frederick Chaffe, born August 13, 1868. 
iii John Robert Chaffe, born November 10, 1871. 

William Chaffee was born in Bristol, England, and died there about 1854. He 
married in Bristol, and his wife was buried there. He was a shipwright. 



606 THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 

Children : 
i Henry Chaffee, died April 2, 1878. 
ii William Chaffee, Jr. 
iii James Chaffee. 
+ iv Thomas Wicklin Chaffee, born December 2, 1813; married Sophia Stevens. 

V Mary Ann Chaffee, died in 1881. 
vi Julia Chaffee, died in 1860. 

vii John Chaffee, died in 1862. 

Thomas Wicklin Chaffee (William) was born in Bristol, England, December 2, 
1813, and died in Montreal, Canada, August 27, 1882. He married in Bristol, 
in 1838, Sophia, daughter of James Stevens of London, England. She died April 16, 
1872, and was buried in Montreal. Mr. Chaffee lived in Montreal in 1869. He was 
a brass finisher. 

Children, the last four born in London, England: 
i Thomas Wicklin Chaffee, Jr., born in Bristol, October 3, 1843; died in Lon- 
don, October 14, 1868. 
+ ii WiUiam Chaffee, born December 27, 1846; married Mercy G. Whitman. 

iii Mary Ann Chaffee, born December 12, 1848. 

iv James Stevens Chaffee, born August 11, 1850. 

V Julia Chaffee, born December 18, 1851. 

William Chaffee (Thomas Wicklin, William) was born in London, England, 
December 27, 1846, and married in Boston, Mass., June 2, 1880, Mercy Goodspeed, 
daughter of Jonas Whitman of Barnstable, Mass. She was born January 6, 1853. 
In 1869, 1884 and 1886, Mr. Chaffee lived in Boston, where he was a brass finisher 
and telegraph instrument maker. 

Child: 
i Waldo Whitman Chaffee, born November 6, 1886. 

Benjamin Chaff ey was born in Somersetshire, England, and died in Brockville, 
Ontario, Canada, probably about 1832. He married in Winsham, Somersetshire, 
Frances Ellswood of Somerset. She died in Brockville and was buried there. 
Benjamin Chaffey with his wife and children emigrated from the neighborhood of 
Chard, Somersetshire, about 1814 or 1815, and settled in Canada, at the place 
where the town of Perth, Ontario, now stands. Shortly after he moved to Ohio, 
but in a few years returned to Canada, settling in the town of Brockville, Ontario, 
where he died, it is thought, during an epidemic of ship fever. Members of this 
branch of the family still live in the neighborhood of Chard, England. 
Children : 

i Benjamin Chaffey, Jr., died in 1867. 

ii William Chaffey, born in Chard; married in Brockville; no children; resi- 
dence, 1884, Newboro, Ontario; a retired forwarder, 
iii Mary Chaffey, died. 
+ iv George Chaffey, born in August, 1818; married Ann M. Leggo. 

V Susan Chaffey, married Honorable Stephen Richards; residence, 1884, 

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 
vi John Chaffey, died in 1876. 
vii Frances Chaffey, died, 
viii Richard Chaffey, died, 
ix Elswood Chaffey, died. 
X Sarah Chaffey, died, 
xi Emily Chaffey, died. 
George Chaffey (Benjamin) was born in Ohio, in August, 1818, and died in 
Riverside, Cal., January 14, 1884. He married in Brockville, Canada, Ann Maria, 
daughter of Christopher Leggo of that place. She survived her husband. Mr. 
Chaffey was a forwarder, and at the time of his death lived in Riverside, Cal. 
Children : 

i Maria Chaffey, died in infancy, 
ii George Chaffey, Jr., born January 28, 1848; married. 



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iii Elswood Chaffey, born March 8, 1850; married; residence, 1885, Ontario, Cal. 
iv AVilliam Chaffey, married. 
V Charles Francis Chaffe, unmarried in 1884. 
vi Emma Ann Chaffe, unmarried in 1884. 
vii Albert Edward Chaffey, died in infancy. 

William Chaffe was born in Oberton, England, and died in St. Jean de Neuville, 
P. Q., Canada, in 1874. He married twice, the second time in Plymouth, England, 
Ann I, daughter of John Webb of Oberton. Mr. Chaffe was a stone mason and at 
the time of his death lived in St. Jean de Neuville. 

Children, by first wife: 
i John Chaffe, a stone mason; residence, Ivey Bridge, Enlgand. 
ii Edwin Chaffe, went to Paris, France. 

iii Henry Chaffe, a stoker in the British Na\y. 

iv Druscilla Chaffe, married Sam Bennet, a British Marine. 

Children, by second wife: 
+ V William J. W. Chaffe, born June 1, 1859; married Elizabeth A. Webb. 

vi George Chaffe, died. 

William J. W. Chaffe (William) was born in Stonehouse, England, June 1, 
1859, and married in Holyoke, Mass., June 1, 1881, Ehzabeth A., daughter of 
Thomas Webb of Oberton, England. Mr. Chaffe is a paper maker, and in 1886 
lived in Holyoke. 

Children : 

i Helena M. Chaffe, born August 12, 1882; died December 11, 1882. 
ii A child, born October 28, 1883; died October 28, 1883. 
iii Grace H. Chaffe, born December 24, 1884. 

Abraham Chaffey, died in Frome, Somersetshire, England. He married Dorothy 
Chaffey, who also died in Frome, where they lived. 

Children : 
+ i John Chaffey. 
ii Richard Chaffey. 

iii Thomas Chaffey. 

iv William Chaffey, went to Australia. 
V Ann Chaffey. 

John Chaffey (Abraham), married in May, 1820, Dinah, daughter of John Ban- 
yard of Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. 

Children : 

i John Chaffey, born in April, 1821; married and had six sons, all living in 1884. 
ii Martha Chaffey, born in November, 1822; died in April, 1844; unmarried, 
iii Charles Chaffey, born in August, 1836; unmarried in 1884. 

Edward Chaffey was born in Sturminster, Marshall, Dorsetshire, England, in 
1825, and married in Lytchett Maltravers, Dorsetshire, Mary A., daughter of 
Thomas Langdown of that place. Mr. Chaffey is a smith's helper, and in 1883 
lived in Poole, Dorsetshire. 

Child: 
i Charles Chaffey, born in Longfleet, Poole, Dorsetshire, September 29, 1861; 
sailed from Southampton, England, in the steamship Rhive, November 15, 
1881, for the United States; he is a machinist; residence, 1883, Willoughby, 
O., unmarried. 



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INDEX 



Abbe, Levi P., 515 
Abbott, Amos, 131, 230 
Chauncey, 341 
Dorcas, 51, 78 
Harriet, 230, 232 
Lemuel, 251 
Olive, 142, 251 
Abby, Abigail, 64, 101 
Alvira, 103 
Amos, 64, 102 
Amos, Jr., 103 
Atalanta, 103 
Calvin, 103 
Eben, 103 

John, 100, 101, 102, 103 
Mary, 64, 100 
Nancy (Chaffee), 103 
Olive, 103, 172 
Abel, Deborah (Simonds), 192 
Elijah, 116, 192, 193 
Harriet, 193 
Hiram, 193 
Julia, 193 
Olivia, 193 
Sluman, 192 
Abell, Robert, 375 
Ackley, John, 489 
Adair, James, 170 

Adams, , 73, 118 

Anna, 101, 168 
Chauncev, 384 
David, 168 
Emeline, 221, 384 
Adeheid, 571 
Adela of Thuringia, 572 
Adelicia of Brabrant, 572 
Adle, John, 330 
Afton (or Alton), Theda, 79 
Agard, Clarence Merritt, 523 
Irving Howard, 523 
Isaac Merritt, 384, 522 
Ahrens, Christopher, 314 
Albee, Ernest A., 536 
Hazel Emma, 536 
Laura B., 536 
Newland Gilman, 536 
Raymond Ernest, 536 
Albert, Count de Namar. 

572 
Alden, Lucius D., 477 

Mrs. Lucius D., iii 
Aldrich, Albert Eben, 521 
Albert Hall, 397 
Charles Chandler, 397, 526 
Charles Thomas, 377, 521 
Charles Wesley, 526 
Clara Elizabeth, 521 
Dorothy Evelyn, 526 
Dorris Pearl, 526 
Elmer Lincoln, 397, 526 
Elvina A., 232 
Elvina (Chaffee), 397 
Elvina Katherine, 526 
Florence Estelle, 521 
Grace Evelvn, 521 
Ina May, 526 
John, 138 
Lillian Emma, 397 
Mabel Anice, 397 
Melinda Edna, 521 
Moses Almy, 159 



Aldrich, Myron Eddy, 397 
Myrtle Marion, 526 
Nancy, 85, 138 
Naomi, 80, 131 
Ruth Margurite, 526 
Waldo, 215 

Wallace Norman, 397, 526 
Winthrop C, 233 
Winthrop Chandler, 397 
Winthrop Chandler, Jr., 397 
Alexander, Martha, 164, 299 
Alfred the Great, 572 
Alger, Frank, 301 

Seth, 164, 301 
Allanbridge, .fohane, 594 
Allbee, Ernest A., 446 
Allen, Abigail (Dill), 34 
Albert A., 292, 466 
Alfred, 583 
Ann, 149, 270 
Clara B., 466 
Cora, 403 
Daniel, 29 
Ella, 578, 579 
Ettie E., 466 
Eunice Masters, 567 
Flora J., 466 
Frank, 239, 402, 403 
Fred A., 466 

Hannah Amanda, 308, 471 
Hiram Moore, 309 
Ira Ransom, 308 
Jessie, 403 

John Bostwick, 166, 308 
Lucy, 56, 88 
Miles L., 466 
Nancy Mary, 136, 241 
Nellie E., 486, 552 
Pamelia, 157 
Parmelia Andrews, 287 
Permelia, 471 

Philander Chaffee, 308, 471 
Samuel Bowen, 287 
Susan, 191, 342, 567 
William, 342, 452, 567 
William, Jr., 567 
Allfrey, Allie, 314 
Alston, Garvin, 440 
Altman. Frank, 427 

Matilda, 427 
Alton (or Afton), Joseph, 80 
Ambridge, Lois, 483 

Mary, 325, 483 
Ambrose, Susan E., 353 
Ames, Abigail, 143, 198, 356 
Electa, 143 
Emily Faithful, 421 
Esther, 143 
Frankhn, 252, 421 
Germaine Honora, 422 
George Luther, 252 
Harriet Mize, 421 
Isaac, 254 
James Cowen, 422 
Jane Rose, 421 
Jerusha, 198, 356 
John H., 254 
Joshua, 87, 143 
Julia Eliza, 252 
Justin Martin, 142, 252 
Knowlton Lyman, 421 
Leonard, 117, 198 
Lois, 143 



Ames, Lucinda, 252 
Lucy, 143 
Lucy Ann, 252 
Luther, 143 
Lydia, 143 
Lyman, 143, 254 
Miner Thomas, 252, 421 
Miner Thomas, Jr., 421 
Orin, 143, 254 
Pliny, 254 
Robert, 143 
Rufus, 143 
Ruth, 143 
Samantha, 252 
Sampson Chaffee, 252 
Sarah H., 254 
Thomas Miner, 421 
Warren, 143 
Wilson, 252 
Zeruah, 252 
Amidon, Abel, 98 
Abner, 98 
Asahel, 98 
Caleb, 99 

Charles Barber, 164 
Cheney, 99, 163 
Chloe, 98 
Chloe Ann, 164 
Edwin B., 366 
Eliza, Cordelia, 164 
Eunice, 98 
Fanny Olivia, 164 
Frances E., 366 
Hannah, 99 
Helen Mar, 164 
Henry, 164 
Jacob, 298 
Joseph, 61, 98 
Marv Elizabeth, 164 
Meletiah, 99 

Onterbridge Hersey, 164 
Patience, 60 

Philip Van Cortlandt, 164 
Rhoda, 98, 1 64 
Susan Climena, 162, 298 
Sarah Hutchings, 164 
Titus, 206, 366 
William W., 366 
Amidown, Abby Stella, 310 
Amasa Otis, 309, 472 
Callina Morse, 310 
Elbridge Putnam, 310 
EmmaC, 472 
George Washington, 310 
Lucius E., 472 
Nellie M., 472 
Otis, 168, 309 
Sarah Ann, 310 
Anderson, Clara Belle, 580 
Lewis, 580 
Tae, 341 
Andre, William, 196 
Andrews, Amon, 280 

Lucy Augusta, 155, 280 
Andrus, Charles H., 443 
Mary M., 443 
William H., 268, 443 
Angle, Elmer Martin, 292 
Anthony, Rebecca, 136, 241 

Antizdall, , 291 

Applin, Christine, 594 
Arbuckle. Joseph, 582 
Archer, Hattie J., 381 



612 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Bessie Brigham, 



Armington, 
540 
Betsey Ormsbee (Chaffee), v, 
Edith Blanche, 540, 564 
Eleanor, 463 
Eliphalet Ide, 463. 540 
Hannah, 57 

Hannah (Chaffee), 157 
John, 57 
Joseph, 32, 57 
Joseph, Jr., 57 
Josiah, 57 
Nicholas, 57 
Prudence, 95, 157 
Susannah, 57 
William, 57 
William Henry, 287, 463 

Armour, — , 330 

Armstrong, Alexander, 267 
David, 345 
Gardner, 534 
George P., 529 
Jabin, 345 
James, 192 
John, 267 

Josephine, 191, 345 
Martha, 191, 345 
Martha W., 412, 529 

Arnold, , 341 

Chauncey W., 465 
Clara Syrena, 553 
Edward Bliss, 553 
James, 270 
John, 84 
Lucinda, 226 

Lucinda Jeannette, 292, 465 
Robert, 489, 553 
Tamar Antoinette, 553 
Theresa, 293 
Arthur, George, 409 
Artlett, James, 603 
Maria Jane, 603 
Ashley, Delia, 330 
Mary, 411 
Samuel, 277 
Atherton, Alfred, 392, 525 
Harrison, 525 
Humphrey, 33, 565 
Patience, 20, 33, 565 
Samuel, 33,267, 525 
Watching, 33, 565 
Atkins, Isaac A., 402 
Sally T., 239, 402 
Atkinson, Jane, 171, 314 
Atwater, Medad, 176 

Atwood, , 150, 271 

Emilv Jane, 469 
George, 299 
George Rice, 468 
Joseph, 567 
Marcus, 271 
Stephen, 299 
Stephen C, 299 
Augustine, William M., 358 
Aukeny, Harry, 447 
Austin, Harriet Newell, 276, 
452 
Hattie, 417 
Samuel, 452 
Avenel, Emma, 588 

Margery, 588 
Avery, Cyrus, 257 
Diana, 257 
Martha, 502, 559 
Mrs. C. L., 361 
Axtell, Ellison, 317 
Ayers, Charles, 196 

Elizabeth, 485, 551 
Aynesworth, Charity, 124, 213 

B 

Babbitt, Mabel E., 520 
Babcock, Bethiah Christiana, 
154, 279 



Babcock, Catherine, 387, 523 
George A., 521 
Horace, 523 
Lydia, 146,260 
Simeon, 279 
Bachelder, Chester, 331 
Backus, Elijah, 374 
Bacon, Abigail, 379 
Benjamin, 199 
Chester, 126,219 
Chester, Jr., 218 
Francis, 218 
Frederick, 218 
Harriet, 218 
Harrison, 218 
Joseph, 73 
Margaret, 73 
Mary, 44, 73 
Polly, 117 
Ruby, 118, 199 
Thomas, 218 
Wells, 173 
Bagley, Susan, 299 
Bailey, Ann, 139, 245 
Belle, 528 
Charles, 155 
Charlie, 528 
Ernest, 528 
Flossie, 528 
Herbert J., 410, 528 
Joseph, 339, 340 
Leno, 528 
Baird, Abigail E., 253 
Alma L., 253 
Catharine, 253 
Elvira M., 150 
Frederick K., 253 
George K., 253 
Kendall, 142, 253 
Prentice C, 253 
Baker, , 194 



Albert Loziel, 320 
Albert Searle, 476 
Arthur, 473 
Byron, 144 
Celestia Augusta, 320 
Clifford Coan, 476 
Daniel, 154, 546 . 
David A., vii 
Edith Lovell, 473 
Floyd Perry, 320, 475 
Floyd Perry, Jr., 476 
George, 140 
Guilford Dudley, 320 
Hannah (Durand), 546 
Harvey Cook, 320 
Isaac Newcomb, 476 
Isaac Volney, 319 
Joseph, 31 
Laura D., 320 
Lewis, 358 
Lottie, 503 
Louisa Garalda, 319 
Minnie Louisa, 476 
Nestor Levi, 320 
Nestor Reuben, 476 
Rena M., 306, 471 
Reuben, 177, 319 
Ruby Chaffee, 127 

S. M"., 358 

Mrs. S. M., 357 

Seth, 472 

Thomas Spencer, 320 

William H., 471 
Baldwin, Fannie Aldrich, 243 

Frank Fenno, 243 

George Storer, 243 

Harry Heath, 243 

Henrv, 242, 566 

Israel, 302, 471 

Jennie, 389 

John, 100 

Mary Brackett, 242 

Marv Chaffee, 243, 408 

MaryF. A. (Chaffee), 242 



Baldwin, Mary Josephine, 243 
Richard Brackett, 243 
Robert Collyer, 243 
Ruth Standish, 408 
Scott Door^471 
William Henry, 138, Z4-, 

William Henry, Jr., ^'i^i, 

404, 405, 406, 407, 408 
William Henry 3d,408 
Ballard, Garrett, 184 
Bander, Michael, 226 
Banks, Margaret, 605 

William, 605 
Bannon, Frank, 378, 522 
Gertrude, 522 
Maud, 522 
Neenya, 522 
Banyard, Dinah, 607 
John, 607 

Barber, > 81 

Delia, 353, 510 
Esther, 577 
Sabrina. 510 
Bark, Maria, 257, 423 
Barker, Jonas, 216 

Mary, 125,216 
Barnard, Joshua, 252 

Theodore E., 581 
Barnes, David, 217, 380 
Dell, 380 
George S., 380 
Grace, 380 

Lucv Ann (Knapp), 385 
Barnett, Walter H., 301 
Barney, Ambrose, 239 
Daniel Davis, 288 
Lois, 56, 83 
Sarah, 136, 239 

Barnhart, , 147 

Helen, 426 
Henry, 426 
Laura, 426 
Mary, 426 
William, 260, 426 
Barnum, William, 580 
Barrack, Jerusha W. 
Barren, Isabel, 102, 172 

William, 172 
Barrett, Alice, 315 

Sarah E., 459 
Barstow, Amos Chafee, 135. 
237, 401 
Nathaniel, 83, 135 
Bartholomew, Edwin, 214 

Bartlett, , 325 

Eugene C, 483, 549 
Fred Lucky, 549 
Harrv Dwight, 549 
Lulu May, 549 
Silas, 289 
Barton, Francis, 290 
Basquin, P.B., 580 
Bassett, William J., 296 
Bate, Anne, 605 
Bates, L. E., 528 

Mary R., 409, 528 
Baxter, Celia, 177 

Comfort (Chaffee), 177 
John Wilson Chaffee, 177 
Levi D., 177 
Lois Comfort Chaffee, 177, 

319, 419 
Mari Annie, 177 
Miriam, 177 
Marv C, 262 
Moses, 110, 177 
Moses, Jr., 177 
William Simeon, 262 
Bayer, Henry, Jr., 364, 514 

Jeanette Rogers, 514 
Beach, Adelia, 273 
Adelia A., 451 
Eliza, 417,249 
George, 417 



INDEX 



613 



Beach, Jeremiah, 249 

Marietta, 249, 417 

Peter, 417 
Beaubaum, Kathrena, 397, 526 
Beckwith, D. H., 448 

Josephine, 490 

Samuel M., 490 
Beebe, Andrew, 333 

Charles, 189 

Rulen, 136 
Beech, , 163 

Eunice Pamelia, 185, 335 

Isaac, 335 
Beecher, Annette, 201 
Beeman, Alvah Sabin, 441 

Almerine Hobart, 534 

Ann Eliza, 441 

Elmer S., 534 

Eveline C, 441 

Hannah Fidelia, 441 

Hannah F. (Chaffee), 441 

Harold Emmet, 534 

Helen Grace, 534 

Hubert Remington, 534 

James M., 267, 441 

James M., Jr., 441 

Jasper Chaffee, 441 

Loretta May, 534 

Lucas Azro, 441 

Lucius James, 534 
Beers, , 87, 336 

Calvin, 260 

Carrie Aurelia, 553 

"William, 466 
Beide, Leila, 371, 519 
Belcher, Adelbert, 418 

Elijah, 250, 418 
Belden, Velona S., 420, 532 
Belding, Laura, 164 
Bell, Bela, 509 

Joseph T., 539 

Rosvpell C, 582 

Sarah Jane, 353, 509 
Bellows, Hubbard, 100 
Beman, Jeanette, 213 
Benedict, Edwin DeWitt, 255 

George W., 255 

John, 144, 254 

Julia A., 255 

Marv H., 255 

Sarah A.. 255 
Benjamin, Cornelius, 220 
Bennet, Sam, 607 ' 

Bennett, Abram, 501 

Andrew J., 299 

Daniel, 103 

Ebenezer, 204 

Joseph, 203, 204 

Lucv (Leland), 203 

Peggy, 344, 501 

Pollv, 64, 103 

Sylvia, 119 

Svlvia Albina, 203 

William, 124 
Benton, Owen, 424 

Berkley, , 319 

Bessev, Gertrude, 446 
Bethel, Bluford, 454 

Hattie, 278, 454 
Betts, Nettie H., 329 
Bibbins, Anna, 56, 87 
Bicknell, Elizabeth, 44, 70, 71 

Thomas, 70, 71 
Bidwell, , 146, 569 

Milton H., 270 
Bigg, Isabel, 603 

John, 603 
Biggleston, Dorothy, 589, 590 

Elizabeth, 589 

James, 590 

John, 590 

Philip, 590 

Robert, 589 

Thomas, 590 
Billings, Adam, 543 



Billings, Alpheus, 481 

Charles T., 243 

Edward T., 581 

Elizabeth Freeman, 478, 542 
543 

Harriet Sophia, 323,482 

Nathaniel Andrew, 581 

Samuel J., 581 

Samuel Jerome, 581 
Bills, — , 256 

D. B., 354 
Bingham, Ithamar, 338 
Birch, Fidelia, 132, 231 
Birdsey, Ebenezer, 193 

Hannah, 193 

Sarah (Bell), 193 
Birdseye, Hannah, 116 
Bishop, Theodore, 140 
Bixby, , 177, 319 

Gains W., 319 

Norman L., 319 
Black, John, 372 

Marv, 211, 372 

Sarah C, 309, 472 
Blackaller, George, 447 
Blackman, , 138 

Daniel, 228 

Nancy, 130, 228 
Blair, Annie Allen, 567 

Catharine L., 252 

Enoch, 328 

Jane, 183 

Orin A., 567 

Rufus, 252 
Blake, Dorothy, 62 
Blakeslee, Ellen E., 351, 508 

Riley, 508 
Blanden, Christopher, 66 

Ebenezer, 66 

Lois, 66 

Lucee, 66 

Shubael, 66 

William, 37, 66 
Bliss, Aaron, 331 

Benjamin, 123, 211 

Benjamin, Jr., 211 

Charlotte, 365 

Edward, 331 

Edward Vardus, 211 

Elam, 211 

Ethan, 185 

Experience, 13 

Fanny Matilda, 211 

Geore-e Washington, 211 

Hannah, 169, 310 

Henry. 218, 228 

John. 70, 104, 266 

Jonathan. 13 

Joseph, 53, 331 

Joshua, 310 

Julia A., 139, 244 

Levi P., 218 

Lorenzo, 211 

Lucy, 104 

Lyman, 184, 331 

Lvman, Jr., 331 

Mabel, 211 

Mary, 70, 112 

Miriam (Harmon), 13 

Nathaniel, 112 

Norton, 331 

Philura, 180, 323 

Reuben, 110 

Samuel, 218 

Sarah Hall, 148, 266 
Bliven. Burnetta. 520 

Charles H.. 373, 520 

Marv C, 520 

Otis B., 520 
Block, Maria, 201 
Boardman. Luella. 447 
Boda, Fred C, 553 
Bodfish, Silas P., 324 
Bolton, Thomas, 257, 423 
Bond, Sumner, 222 



Bonham, Bert, 446, 536 

Clyde Arthur, 536 

Emmett Dean, 536 

Ruth Eilene, 536 
Booth, Harriet Lillian, 453 

Harriet Melissa, 296 

(Hawley), 191 

Horace, 277, 453 

Joshua, 441 

Mary Elizabeth, 453 

Moses, 191 

Rachel, 116, 191 

Sarah Celinda, 453 

Submit (Gowdy) McGreg- 
orv. 111, 180 
Borden, Bishop, 328 

Ephraim, 328 

Harvey, 328 

Henrv Harrison, 328 

Horace, 183, 328 

Timothy, 30 
Boston, Annie, 222 
Boreta, Emma, 507 
Borroughs, Minnie L., 487 
Bostwick, Beulah Carrie Lena, 
465 

Rufus Albert, 465 

Willis G., 292,465 
Bosworth, Albert, 506 

Caroline, 506 

Charles, 349, 506 

Elizabeth, 506 

Grace L., 538 

James Albert, 452, 538 

Pardon, 83 

Sarah, 241 

Stephens W., 506 
Bound, Ephraim, 147, 566 

Harriet Hall, 566 

John, 566 

Martha Willard, 88, 147, 
566 

Sally (Francis), 147 
Bowen, Abigail (Peck), 137 

Agnes, 564 

Allen, 465 

Alpha Ann, 214 

Amos, 53 

Angeline, 136, 240 

Asa, 158 

Calvin, 465 

Charles, 53 

Dan, 31, 53 

Edna Maria, 465 

Edward, 465 

Elmer, 362 

Ephraim, 96 

Esther, 53 

Huldah, 53 

J. Allen, 292 

Jabez L., 218 

Joel, 135, 136 

John, 465 

Maria, 271, 448 

Martha. 84, 135 

Marv, 96 

Mehitabel, 53 

Noah, 137 

Patience, 53, 59, 84, 135, 
136 

Rachel, 96 

Richard, 53, 448 

Ruth, 53 

Sabrina, 84, 137 

Sally, 95, 96. 158 

Samuel, 59. 96 

Susanna, 96 

William, 136 

Zerviah, 53 
Bower, Martha. 136 

Polly, 141, 249 
Bowers, Clara, 581 

Livonia, 520, 562 
Bowler, Amy G., 600 

Burton N., 600 



614 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Bowler, Edna B., 600 

Prank L., 600 

J. M., 599, 600 

Kate C, 600 

Victoria A., 600 

Vossie A., 600 
Bowles, Ruth Standish, 243, 
404 

Samuel, 404 
Boyce, Anna E., 247, 413 

Lenora, 268, 443 

William, 413 
Boyd, Mary M., 488 
Boyden, Mary P., 281 
Boyer, Edwin, 396 

Mary, 249 

Mrs., V 

Mrs. (Hastenbader), 232, 
396 

John, 249 
Boynton, Prederick 0., 548 

Gertrude P., 482 

Bracket, , 228 

Brackett, Mary, 566 

Roxalana, 349 
Bradd, Eunice, 181, 324 
Bradford, Clarissa, 141, 248 

Mercy, 296 

Robert, 248 
Bradley, Charlotte, 120, 204 

Ellen M., 353 

Hezekiah, 204 

William, 447 

William S., 353 
Bradner, Betsey, 227, 391 
Bradway, Amanda C, 221, 384 

Ira, Jr., 221 
Brainard, Dell, 380 

Prank, 423, 532 

Marcia, 532 
Bramhall, Asa, 154 
Brandt, Lizzie, 529 
Braumschweiger, Annie B., 
474 

Jacob, 474 
Breitweiser, John A., vii 
Brewer, Allen, 155 

Anson C, 208 

Charles, 208 

Prances (Rice), 208 

Julia Ann, 155 

Mary, 266 
Brice, Alexander, 440 

Lucy C, 267, 440 

Nancy C, 267, 440 

Rachel, 267, 440 

Briggrs, , 235 

Brigham, Albert, 281, 457 

Albert Erwin, 457, 539 

Albert Gallatin, 582 

Clarence, 539 

Dora Almeda, 539 

Edgar H., 381 

Elisha, 282, 457 

Ellsworth, 539 

Ethan Kinley, 539 

Eusebia Miranda, 156, 282 

Prank A., 582 

Fred Hamilton, 582 

Gerald Hobart, 539 

Glen Alcott, 457, 539 

Gordon, 539 

Harvey Pierson, 539 

Marietta (Houghton), 582 

Mary Chaflfee, 582 

Marv Elizabeth, 370, 518 

Ralph, 539 

Sophronia Delight, 155, 282 

Sophronia (Ryder), 282,457 
Bright, John, 473 

Sarah Ann, 473 
Brink, Alnora, 417 
Britton, Huldah, 101, 168 

Roxana, 101, 168 

Warham, 189 



Broadwell, Henry, 467 

Louisa, 297, 467 
Brock, Ann, 604 

James, 604 

Mary Elizabeth, 578, 579 
Brockbank, Elizabeth, 280, 456 
Brocklehurst, H. S., 580 
Brockway, Phoebe, 64, 99 
Brodner, Andrew, 322 
Brookin, Catherine, 590 

Thomas, 590 
Brooks, , 129, 270 

Augusta, 183, 327 

Charles, 485 

Flora B., 516 

George, 367, 516 

Ivus, 327, 485 

Preston S., 304 

Sally, 146, 260 
Broome, Benjamin, 239 
Bronson, Fanny, 250 
Broughton, , 79 

Hannah, 79 

Brown, , 62, 171, 255, 

495 

Abigail, 345 

Andromache, 341 

AnnD., 341 

Anna, 76, 121 

Almeron, 344 

Betsey, 344 

Betsev (Chaffee), 341 

C. A., 201 

Charlotte, 341, 495 

David, 123 

Edith, 360, 513 

Eleanor (Stuart), 191 

Elizabeth, 60, 264, 341, 438 

Emily, 162 

Esther, 344 

Eunice (Chaffee), 344 

George L., 264 

Hannah, 197, 341 

Jabez, 191, 344 

James, 344 

Jasper, 394 

Jeremiah, 378 

John Manning, 341 

Josiah Gleason, 525 

Julia, 579 

Laura E., 368 

Levi. 191. 341 

Levi, Jr., 341 

Manning, 344 

Mary, 221, 385 

Marv Elizabeth Townley, 
394, 525 

Mercy, 344 

Mercv (Mnrv), 345 

Minerva, 341 

Patience. 90, 152 

Reuben, 341 

Samuel Critlin, 341 

Sarah, 58, 95 

Sarah Jane. 215, 377, 378 

William. 513 

William C, 177 

William E., 321 

William H. Harrison, 341 

Zurial, 341 
Browning, Amv, 119, 200 

Daniel, 119,201 

Harmon D.. 201 

Joseph. 200 

Marv, 201 

Mont, 380 

Sally. 201 
Bruin, Josiah. 464 

Minnie A., 289, 464 
Bryant, Betsev, 102 

Eliza, 153, 276 

Isaac, 507 

Marv Ellen, 243 

N. B.,243 
Bryght, Sarah A., 317 



Buchanan, Sarah, 409, 527 
Buck, John, 127 
Budlong, John S., 402 

Katie P., 239, 402 
Buell, Dene B., 354 

Ella, 265 

Flora, 497, 556 

Frances, 260, 427 

Buffingor, , 382 

Buflfington, Benjamin, 292 

James, 236 

Lydia (Arnold), 150, 270 

Maria, 161, 292 

Mary Frances, 135, 236 
Bull, Flora J., 503, 560 

George, 116 

Marion I., 380, 522 

William E., 522 
Bullard, Carrie E., 395, 526 
Bunce, Charles, 396 

Charles E., 233, 397 

Edwin Chaffee, 397 

Ellen C, 232 

Ellen E., 396 

Florence Eva, 397 

Gertrude May, 397 

Ina A., 232 

Laurence Francis, 397 

Louis Charles, 397 

Louisa S., 166, 306 

Myrtice Alice, 397 

Rena Emma, 397 

Timothy. 306 

Zella Lillian, 397 
Burdick, Julia L., 257, 424 

Buress, , 174 

Burge, Nina, 313 
Burges, Albert P., 495 

Burgess, , 210 

Burke, , 67 

Anna, 64, 99 

Prederick, 67 

Jesse, 99 

Joshua Henry, 329 

Leah (Jennings), 99 

Richard, 99 
Burleigh, , 209 

Delia Ann, 246, 411 
Burleson, , 441 

Daniel B., 444 

Electa (Hawley), 444 

Hannah, 149, 267 

Hanson S., 440, 533 

Hanson S., Jr., 533 

John, 267, 268 

MarvR., 268, 444 

Sally, 149, 268 
Burlingame, Benjamin, 210 
Burnap, Nelson, 283 
Burnham, Dollv, 181, 325 

Homer W., 444, 535 

Ivan Walter, 535 

Laura Elnora, 535 
Burr, , 193 

Eliza, 143. 254 
Burroughs, Joseph, 571 
Burrows, Philip, 351 

Sarah, 351 
Burs, Bertha Margaret, 501, 
559 

George, 559 

Mary, 559 
Burt, , 354 

Arnold, 267, 441 

David, Jr., 181, 182, 324 

Edmund M., 324 

Emeline M., 324. 483 

Fanny M., 210 

Frank, 441 

Marshfield D., 324 

Olive (Chaffee), 181 

Olive D.. 324 

Polly, 267, 441 
Burton, George, 168, 310 
Busby, Percival, 453 



INDEX 



615 



Bush, Charles, 417 

Crean, 103 

Jacob, Millard, 417 
Butler, Azariah, 326 

Charles, 443 

Clayton B., 535 

Ellen, 249 

Eunice, 221 

Ezra C, 440, 443, 535 

Fannie, 443 

Frank, 483 

Gardner, 443 

Henry, 225, 354 

Huldah Azubah Cordelia, 326 

Leroy S., 474 

Philanda, 128, 225 

Svdnev, 268, 443 

William A., 535 
Butterfield. Alice G., 522 

Arthur H., 522 

Clarence E., 522 

Ellen A., 522 

Frederick W., 523 

W. Elmer, 522 

William J., 384, 522 
Butterworth, Hannah, 33, 58 

John, 58 

Patience, 33, 58, 59 

Samuel, 58, 59 



Cable, Albert Benson, 389 

Charles Homer, 389 

Eddie Dewitt, 389 

Francis Emory, 389 

Henrv Grant, "389 

William H., 225, 389 
Cables, Sophia (T. or F.), 258, 

425 
Cadwell, Aretas Janes, 549 

Juliette E., 483, 549 

Lucretia (Chaflfee), 185 

Moses, 113 

Reuben, 210 
Cady, Absalom, 368 

Hannah Augusta, 208, 368 

Mary A. H., 295, 466 

Jane, 169 

Sarah, 52, 80 

Rhoda, 51, 77 
Cain, Cornelius 0.,563 

Laila May, 531, 563 
Caldwell, Erastus, 215, 377 

Prank, 377 

George, 377 
Caleff, bora J., 599 

Kate J., 599 

Lizzie S., 599, 600 

Samuel, 597, 599 
Calkins, David, 527 

Eliza Harriet, 409, 527 
Call, John, 72 

Lloyd, 253 
Callon, Catharine, 268, 443 

Patrick, 443 
Calvin, Almira M., 96, 158 
Camp, Eliza D., 200, 361 

William, 361 
Campbell, May, 341, 495 

Philena, 136, 240 if 'i 

Rosina, 350 A ^ • ' '■'^■^ \ \' 

William, 506 ►'• "" 
Cannon, Betsey, 142, 253 

Israel, 253 
Capwell. Caroline P., 263, 436 

Phoebe, 437 
Card, Hannah, 175 
Carew, Nellie Maria, 386 

Thadeus Gaylor, Jr., 386 
Carpel, Mary L., 229, 393 

William, 393 
Cargill, Cora May, 414 

George A., 247, 414 

George S., 414 



Carico, Jennie, 476 
Carnes, Jane, 154, 278, 279 
Carpenter, , 100 

Abiah, 36. 37 

Alice, 392 

Allethea, 34 

Alpha (French), 463 

Amos, 34, 82 

Azebah, 122, 210 

Bemsley, 117 

Charlotte Anna, 288, 463 

Comfort, 82, 94 

Daniel, 88, 144 

Davis, 463 

Dorothy, 35 

Dorothy (Bosworth), 157 

Elias, 117 

Eliphalet, 53, 54, 82, 116, 
117 

Eliphalet, Jr., 82 

Ephraim, 73, 82, 116 

Ephraim, Jr., 117 

Experience, 35 

Freelove, 31, 53 

Hannah, 20. 31, 54, 82 

Harvey, 117 

Helen, 392, 525 

Huldah, 62 

John, 210 

John Sullivan, 117 

Joseph, 30, 117 

Lephe, 95, 157 

Lewis, 350 

Lvdia, 350 

Lydia A., 196 

Margaret, 20, 30 

Margaret (Sutton), 130 

Martha (Ide), 82 

Mary, 351 

Mary (Bacon), 116 

Mehitable (Reed), 36 

Miriam (Searles), 31 

Nabbv (Richards), 350 

Nellie, 117 

Patience, 35 

Patience (Ide), 34, 53 

Phoebe, 87, 144 

Polly, 117 

Remember, 82 

Samuel. 34, 35, 53 

Sarah, 20, 36 

Solon, vii 

Susanna, 57, 88 

Thomas, 157 

Timothy, 20, 34, 35, 55 

Timothy, Jr., 53 

William. 31 

Willard, 117 

Zaehariah, 583 
Carr, Caleb, 53 
Carrington, Charles, 242 
Carrol, Almira, 165 

Alvin, 165 

Atherton. 165 

Charles, 165 

Emilv, 165 

Grant. 165 

Jo.seph, 165 

Obed, 165 

Phoebe. 165 

Russell, 165 
Carroll, Charles, 255 

Grant, 165 

John J.. 520 

Russell. 99 
Parson, M. T.. 453 
Carter. Belle G., 378, 521 

Charlotte C, 251, 420 

Emma Augusta, 376 

Henry, 521 
Howard, 420 

L. H., 355 
Mary E., 355 
Cartwright, David Smith, 347 
Emily Antoinette, 347 



Cartwright, Nancy (Howard), 

347 
Carew, Nellie M., 223 
Carver, George W., 393 
Case, Charles S., 553 

Lucy, 204 

Melissa Sophronia, 185, 336 

Seth, 336 

Susan P., 553 

Susan Jane, 553 
Caswell, Elizabeth, 567 

Lydia (Elizabeth), 568 
Cayley, Jennet, 572 

Lord John, 572 

Lord William, 572 
Cecil, Barbara, 317, 473 

Gordon, 473 
Chadwick, Elizabeth, 565 

Jemima, 29, 45, 565 
Chafe, Andrew, 588 

Byron R., 296 

Christina, 588 

Christopher Samuel, 317 

Dorothy, 589, 594 

Elizabeth, 594 

Harriet Mary, 317 

Harvey Parmer, 317 

Highland Daniel, 317 

John, 589. 590, 594 

John Edwin, 317 

Joseph Henry, 317 

(Chaflfee) Luther, 316 

Margery, 591 

Molvns, 592 

Pascha, 589 

Philander Perry, 317 

Rebecca Lucretia, 317 

Robert, 686 

Robertus, 594 

Sarah Maria, 317 

Seth, 584 

Sidney Harvey, 317 

Sidney Larkin, 317 
Thomas, 588, 589, 590, 591, 
592. 594 

Udivilla, 601 

Walter, 593 

William Henry, Jr., 601 
William Morgan, 317 
Chafee, Abbie Emeline, 521 

(Chaflfee) Abigail, 214 

(Chaflfe) Abner, 61 

Adaline, 138, 235, 236 

Adelaide, 296 

Agnes Eunice, 454 

Alanson, 138 

Albert Eddv, 239, 402 

Alice, 231, 239, 296, 453 

Alma, 296, 449 

Almira. 138 

Almira Pearce, 277, 453 

Alpha. 449 

(Chaflfee) Alpheus Cady. 215 
Alvene Nancy, 215 

(Chaffe) Ama (Anna), 62 

Amos, 134, 235 

Amy. 235 

Amy Butler, 399 

Amy Underwood, 134 

Andrew Jackson, 296 

Anita, 297 

Ann, 583 

Anna Cora, 453 

Annie, 235 

Annie Virginia, 454 

Arminda Ruth, 399 

Arthur Edwin, 555 

Augusta, 242 

Augustus, 138 

Ben.iamin, 235 

Ben.iamin Henry, 372 

(Chaflfee) Benjamin, Jr., 372 

Beniamin Henry, 372 

Beninmin Robbins, 231, 396 

Benjamin Sylvester. 279 

(Chaflfee) Bertrand, 242 



616 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Chafee, Betsey Ann, 212 
Betsey Maria, 214 
Betsey Marsylvia, 296 
Bruce D., 585 
Carolina A., 372 
Caroline Augusta, 214, 376 
Caroline Prances, 235 
Caroline Matilda, 134 
Caroline V., 448 
Carlos E., 242 
Cassandria Annie, 555 
(Chaflfe) Charles, 137 
Charles Austin, 538 
(Chaffee) Charles H., 448 
Charles Henry, 134, 236 
Charles Hoffman, 234 
Charlotte, 278 
Charlotte Ada, 454 
Charlotte Amy, 234 
Charlotte Kinloek, 399 
Clara, 236, 239 
Clara Leah, 453 
(Chaffee) Comfort Tyler, 

297 
Cora Alma, 454 
Cora S., 236 
Cord, 538 

(Chaffee) Cyril, 214 
Cyril Newell, 276, 452 
Cvril Schuyler, 214 
(Chaffe) David, Jr., 61, 296 
David Lewis, 372, 519 
(Chaffee) Denike, 392 
Diana, 137 
Don J., 373 

(Chaffe) Dorothy, 61, 62 
Dorothy, 124 
Dudley" Chase, 449 
Edward Otis, 134 
Edwin, 239 
Elisabeth, 402 
Elise Addison, 401 
Eliza, 138 

(Chaffe) Elizabeth, 62 
Elizabeth, 123, 124 
Elizabeth Birdilla, 454 
Elizabeth Eddy, 134 
Elizabeth Jane, 277 
Elizabeth Webb, 134 
Elizabeth Whiteford, 234, 

398 
Electa. 231 
Ella. 231 
EllaB., 520, 562 
Ella Louise, 379 
Ellen. 231 

Ellen Balentine. 277 
Ellen R., 242 
Ellen Sarah. 379 
Ellis Rebecca, 454 
Elsie Mav, 555 
Emma, 231 

Emma Granby, 234, 398 
Emma Jane, 453 
Emma Watson, 236 
Enoch Marks, 296 
Esther Edmonds, 278 
Eunice, 276 
Eunice Amelia. 297 
Eunice Foster, 276 
Eva, 231. 538 
Eveline Jane, 134 
Flora Jem, 455 
Florence Rubae, 555 
Francis Hasseltine, 402 
Frank, 538 
Frank B., 392 
Frank Edgar, 379 
Frank Edmund, 235 
Frank W., 239 
Frederick Alpheus, 378 
George, 296 
(Chaffee) George 297 
(Jeorge A., vi 



Chafee, George Austin, 452, 

538 
George D., vi 
(Chaffee) George Daniel, 

449 
George Dexter, 449 
George Kinloek, 234, 399 
George Tew Barker, 276, 452 
Gertrude, 520 
Gertrude Elizabeth, 555 
Grace Bell, 554 
Grace Irene, 538 
(Chaffee) Hannah, 214 
Hannah Clark, 373 
Hannah Frances, 235 
Hannah Maria, 214 
Hannah Mary, 134 
Harriet, 235 
Harriet Melorah, 452 
Harry J., 373 
Hattie, 538 
Helen Augusta, 235 
Henry, 235 
Henry Campbell, 399 
Henry Sharpe, 402 
Henry Worthington, 134 
Hezekiah Usher, 276 
(Chaphe) Hiram Eugene, 554 
Hiram Walker, 214 
Horatio Latham, 399 
Howard Kirke, 539 
IdaM., 392 
Ida Versey, 452, 538 
Irene Matilda, 215 
(Chaffe) James, 372 
(Chaffee) James Alanson, 

212 
James Jones, 399 
James, Jr., 124 
(Chaffee) James, Jr., 123 
James Morrison, 373 
James Smith, 279 
Jane, 296 
(Chaffe) Joel, 130 
Joel, 137, 242 
(Chaffe) Johanna, 61 
John Blanchard, 378 
John Ellis, 279 
John Gilmore, 372, 519 
John Gregg, 399 
John Harrv. 454 
(Chaffe) John I., 373 
John Sharpe, 402 
John T., 296 
John William, 234. 399 
Josiah Anthony. 396 
(Chaffee) Josiah Willard, 

Jr., 230, 231 
Josie Pearl, 455 
Judson Ralph, 296 
Julius Bachus, 212 
Justus Preston, 212 
Lamanda Maria, 277, 453 
Laura, 279 
Laura Amelia, 235 
Laura S., 235 
Laura Sophia, 134 
Lena, 538 
Lena Rivers, 452 
Levi, 130 
Lillie, 297 
Lizzie M., 235 
LoraL., 372 
Lucia L.. 449 
Lucinda Thomas, 270. 452, 

538 
Lucretia. 124 
Lucy, 297 
Lucv Ann, 2 79 
Lucv B., 402 
Lura I., 520 
Lura J.. 448 
Lurnna. 131 
Lydia. 583 

Lyman Morrow, 453, 539 
Margaret Eulalie, 399 



Chafee, Maria Emma, 372 
Marie Chisholm, 399 
Marietta Elizabeth, 378, 522 
Marina Mary, 399 
(Chaffe) Martha, 61 
Martha Alvena, 378 
Martha Hewlett, 124 
Martin Van Buren, 296 
Mary, 124, 235 
Mary A., 373 
Mary Ann, 134 
(Chaffee) Mary Ann, 520 
Mary Charlotte, 399 
Mary E., 235 
Mary Eddy, 135 
Mary Elizabeth, 239 
Mary Ella, 234, 399 
Mary M., 372 
Mary Sanford, 277, 453 
Mary Sharpe, 402 
(Chaffee) Mary Susan, 377 
Mary Wallace, 454 
Mattie Gamble, 399 
Matilda, 239 
Melinda, 138 
Melissa, 231 
Melorv Frances., 235 
Miles, 138 

Montemon Le Baron, 453 
Nahum, 130 

Nancy Cordelia, 373, 520 
Nathan, 263 

(Chaffe) Nathan M., 134 
Nathan Munroe, 134, 234. 

235, 239 
Nathan Munroe, Jr., 235 
Nathaniel Green Bourne, 

234, 398 
Nicholas Underwood, 134, 

234, 235 
(Chaffee) Noah Fuller, 448 
Norton A., 392 
Olivia Kate, 449 
Olive E., 373 
Orren, 392 
Orrin Bradley, 379 
Orrin Wilson, 215, 378 
Otis, 234, 239 
(Chaffe) Otis, 134 
Otis Halleyburton, 134 
Otis J., 400 

Otis Jacob, 134, 234, 399 
(Chaffe) Patience, 61 
Patty (Knox), 211 
Phila Washington, 215 
(Chaffe) Polly, 130 
(Chaffee) Ralph, 296 
Raymond, 538 
Reuben Harry, 279, 454 
Rhoda, 130 
Robert Alexander, 234, 400, 

401 
Robert Manning, 555 
Sabra Sabrina, 212 
Sallie Munroe, 134 
Sallv Almira, 212 
Samuel. 214, 538 
Samuel Russell, 452, 538 
(Chaffee) Sanford, 277 
(Chaffe) Sarah, 62 
Sarah Adelaide. 401 
Sarah Adeline. 234 
Sarah Ann, 277 
Sarah Cook. 124 
Sarah Elizabeth. 277 
Sarah Munroe, 135 
Schuvler Bradley, 215, 378 
Selina Edwards, 135, 235 
Sophia, 134 
(Chaffe) Sophia Munroe, 

135 
Stephen, 138, 231 
(Chaffe) Stephen, 231 
Stephen B., 538 
Stephen Barker, 452, 538 



INDEX 



617 



Chafee, Stephen James, 276 

(ChaflPee) Stephen, Jr., 276 

Sybil, 392 

Sylvia Eugenia, 555 

Theron, 231 

Thomas Barton, 555 

Thomas Diamond, 276, 452 

Thomas Eddy, 135, 239 

Thomas Fitzgerald, 372 

W. B. Chapman, 235 

Walter Benjamin, 396 

Wells, 279 

Wesley, 231 

William, 124, 519 

(Chaffee) William Banfield, 
278 

William Crapon, 135 

William Clark, 452 

William Gregg, 399 

William Grover, 214 

William Hasseltine, 234 

William Henry, 277, 453 

William Hoffman, 234 

William T., 239 

William Thomas, 239 

Williard, 231 

Willie, 538 

Wilson Whiting, 372 

(Chaffee) Zebediah, Jr., 
123, 211 

Zechariah, vi, 235, 239, 276 

(Chaffe) Zechariah, 134 

Zechariah, Jr., 135, 236, 237, 
238, 239, 359, 401, 402 
Chafey, Ahiel, 131 

Agnes O., 396 

Amos, 578 

Anna E., 576 

(Chaffee) Caleb, 131 

Caroline, 576, 578 

Charles, 576, 577, 578 

Charles Patterson, 577 

Charles Willard, 579 

Damaris, 577 

Don M., 396 

Elisha, 131 

Elizabeth, 577, 596 

Ella, 578 

Ernest D., 578 

Fannie L., 230 

Franklin Pierce, 577 

Fuller H., 576 

Hannah Ann, 577, 579 

Harriet C, 230 

Harry M., 578 

(Chaffee) Hiram, 230 

Hiram Wells, 230, 395 

Holmes Vanschoix, 577 

Hugo, 595 

Jacob, 576 

Jacob Powell, 577 

James, 576 

James Herbert, 576, 577 

James M., 578 

Jerry M., 230 

Job, 576 

John, 576, 577 

(Chaffee) John C, 230 

John Russell, 395 

John Wesley, 576 

Jonathan, 576 

Joseph, 576, 594 

Joshua, 576 

Josiah Middletown, 577 

Laura, 578 

Louisa, 230 

Lucy Ann, 230 

M. Foster, 395 

Maggie E., 396 

Maranda, 131, 229 

Margaret, 577 

Martha S., 230, 395 

Martin, 596 

Martin Beard, 230, 395 

Mary, 576 



Chafey, Mary Curtis, 577, 578 
Merritt N., 584, 585 
Orlana M., 230 
Philena C, 230 
Rachel, 576 
Rebecca, 576 
Roland E., 396 
Rosa M., 230 
Russell Joseph, 230, 395 
Ruth Wells, 230 
Sanford, 131, 229 
Samuel, 576 
Samuel Powell, 577 
Sarah, 29, 573 
Sarah Ann, 577 
Sarah (Horner), 575 
Susanna C, 577, 578 
Thomas, 575, 576, 577 
Thomas, Jr., 576, 577 
Walter Atkinson, 578, 579 
William, 576, 677, 594 
William Henrv, 229 
Wilson, 229 
Winfield Scott, 577 
Chaff, Tone, 594 
Chaffe, A. G., 603 

Abner, 36, 65, 66, 98, 161 

(Chafee) Abner, 61 

Abiel Evans, 61 

Abigail, 29, 45, 144 

(Chaffee) Abigail, 145 

Abigail (Hills), 45, 48 

Abigail Honora, 142 

Achsah, 144 

Albigence, 139 

Alfred, 140 

Alice, 141 

Almira, 143 

Alma, 142 

Almon, 141 

Alpha, 64 

Alvin, 143 

(Chafee) Ama (Anna), 62, 

Amos, 31, 53, 54, 55, 56, 75, 

76, 82, 83, 98 
Amy, 76, 85, 161, 293 
Ann, 74 

Anna 76, 101, 122, 161, 191. 
294, 345 

Anna Harriet, 142 
Anne, 27, 29, 55, 604 
Anne (Ame), 55 
Annis, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 48 
Annis (Ann, Anne, Anna), 29 
Annis (Martin), 16, 23, 24, 

25. 26, 27, 28, 29 
Archibald, 55 
Artemus, 130 
Artie Belle, 581 
Asa, 69, 70, 110 
Atherton, 33, 34, 62, 63 

103 
Atherton, Jr., 64, 99 
Ben,iamin, 49, 50, 51, 69, 70, 

74, 76, 77 
(Chaffee) Ben.iamin, 141 
Beniamin Davenport, 145, 

258 
Ben.iamin. Jr., 141 
Beriah, 77 

Betsey, 191, 341, 604 
Bette, 67 

(Chafee) Betty, 64 
Billie. 67 
Braddock, 58 
C. C, 603 
C. P., 603 
Caleb. 79, 80 
(Chaffee) Caleb, 145 
Caleb, Judson, 145, 258 
Calvin, 64 
Calvin Geer, 258 
Caroline K.. 198 
Carpenter, 56. 85. 86, 140 
Catherine. 141, 523 



Chaffe, Charles, 55, 85, 601, 

603 
Charles, Jr., 603 
Charles Edwin, 258 
Chauncey J., 258 
Chloe, 51, 52, 64 
Christopher, 37, 38, 66, 601. 

603 
Clifford, 64 
Comfort, 70, 72 
(Chaffee) Comfort, Jr., 184 
Constant, 64, 100, 101 
Corbin (Calvin), 51 
Crean Bush, 63, 64 
D. B. H., 603 
Dan. 32, 57, 58, 93, 96 
Dan, Jr., 58 
Daniel, 20, 34, 35, 65, 66, 

72, 98 
(Chaffee) Daniel, 211 
(Chaffv) Daniel, 65 
Daniel P., 258 

Daniel, Jr., 35, 36, 64, 65 
Darius, 70, 106, 107, 108 
David, 19, 20. 33, 34, 60, 

61, 98, 139, 565 
(Chaffee),David, 84 
David, Jr., 34, 60, 98 
(Chafee) David, Jr., 59, 61. 

97 
David Shipman, 197 
Deidamia, 106, 108 
Delia A., 580 
Deliverence, 33, 56 
(Chaffee) Deliverence, 141 
Diana, 129, 144 
Dora Woodin, 387 
Dorcas, 65, 77 
Dorothey, 31 
Dorothy, 2, 20, 29, 48, 523, 

589 
(Chafee) Dorothy, 61, 62 
(Chafey) Dorothy, 29, 30 
Dwight, 145 
Druscilla, 607 
Ebenezer, 37, 43, 44, 46, 

73, 98. 161 
Ebenezer, Jr., 73 
Edmund L., 258 
Edward, 601, 604 
Edwin, 239, 607 
(Chaffee) Electa, 333 
Elenor Ann, 605 
Elias, 141, 143 
Elihu, 86, 141 
Elihu, Jr., 141 
Eliza, 140, 601, 605 
Eliza Ann, 141, 258 
Elizabeth, 34, 36, 43, 66, 

71, 73, 85, 86, 589, 595, 

604 
(Chafee) Elizabeth, 29, 62 
Elizabeth Ann, 601 
Ellen C, 258 
Elvira, 140 
Emerv, 75, 141 
Emily, 341, 604 
Ephraim, 33, 58, 59, 66, 69, 

70, 86, 92, 93 
Ephraim, Jr., 59, 96 
Esther, 36, 65, 66, 70, 76, 

98, 105, 106, 107, 108, 

140, 161, 191, 345 
Ettie M., 580 
Eunice, 191, 344 
Eunice (Unis), 54 
Experience, 18, 20, 31, 34, 

53, 54, 64 
Ezra, 57, 73, 141 
(Chaffee) Ezra, Jr., 197 
Fidelia, 86, 139, 141 
Fidelia Sally, 580 
Francis, 554 
Francis Green, 77 
Francis N., 341, 496 
Frank, 604 



618 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Chaffe, Frank Lerov, 496, 554 
Franklin, 144 
Franklin Lester, 258 
Frederick, 86, 142 
Frederick Edwin, 258 
Freelove, 54, 82 
George, 589, 604, 605, 607 
George Frederick, 605 
George L., 259 
Gilbert Benjamin, 580 
Grace H., 607 
Hannah, 32, 56, 57, 58, 59 

67, 68, 69, 70, 77, 83, 

144, 161, 191, 211, 294, 

340, 601 
Hannah (Butterworth), 59 
Harriet Adaline, 259 
Harriet E., 259 
Helena M., 607 
Henrv, 79, 80, 129, 140, 

594, 607 
Henry C. B., 258 
(Chaffee) Henry, Jr., 129, 

226 
Henry, Jr., 129 
Hepsibah, 37, 72 
Hezekiah, 43, 44, 48, 72, 

73, 74 
Hezekiah, Jr., 43, 75 
Hiram, 144 
Horace, 211 
Huldah, 141 
Ida Elnora, 387 
Isaac, 79, 80 
Isaiah, 37, 69, 70 
Israel Dimmock, 86, 139 
Jacobus, 594 
James, 49, 50, 51, 52, 140, 

211, 604 
James Madison, 145, 257 
Jarville, 64 
Jemima, 48 

Jemima (Chadwick), 565 
Jerusha H., 197 
Joanna, 139 
Joel, 42, 43, 44. 49, 55, 70, 

71, 74, 75, 139 
Joel. Jr., 43, 72 
(Chafee) Johanna, 61 
John, 16, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 

28, 29, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 

42, 43. 44, 45, 57, 67, 68. 

69, 73, 74, 75, 76, 149, 
565, 601, 604, 607 

John C, 603 

John Charles Treeby, 602 

John I. ,211 

John, Jr., 43, 44, 75, 601, 

602 
John Robert, 605 
Jonathan, 20, 30, 31, 32, 34, 

37, 56, 58, 66, 70, 85, 

93, 94, 95 
(Chaffee) Jonathan, 143 
Jonathan B., 143 
Jonathan, Jr., 31, 32, 56 
Joseph. 12, 13. 14, 16, 19, 

20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 

28, 29, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 
42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 56, 67, 68, 69, 

70. 71, 74. 75, 76, 92, 
107, 143, 565 

(Chaffee) Joseph, 189, 190, 

191 
Joseph B., 603 
Joseph, Jr., 16, 23, 27, 28, 

29, 41, 45, 46, 47. 48, 49, 

50, 51. 68, 69, 70, 105, 
106. 107, 108 

Joseph Manning, 191 
Joshua, 43, 72, 141 
Josiah, 32, 33, 49, 50, 51, 

52, 56, 85, 86 
Josiah, Jr., 139 
Judith, 58 



Chaffe, Knowlton Sampson, 143 
Laura, 143 

Levi, 57 

Lillis, 53, 54 

Lodema, 129 

Lois, 98, 161 

(Chaffee) Lois, 143 

Loren F., 259 

Louise (Lois) J., 145, 258 

Lovina Sarah, 580 

Lucinda, 142 

Lucv, 43, 72, 82, 129, 341, 

604 
Lucy Lovisa, 580 
Lvdia, 56, 93, 94 
Lvnds, 99 

(Chaffee) Mabel, 211 
Madison, 145 
Margaret, 31, 33, 34, 64 
Maria Hannah, 580 
Martha, 60 
(Chafee) Martha, 61 
Martha Minerva, 145 
Mary, 29, 33, 34, 36, 45, 48, 

63, 64, 65, 73, 79, 80, 85, 

93, 95, 157, 523 
Mary Ann, 211, 580, 601 
Mary E., 259 
Mary Elizabeth, 145 
Mary J., 197 
Mary M. C, 258 
Mary (Robinson), 57 
Matilda, 106, 108 
Matthew, 573, 574, 575 
Mehitabel, 53, 76 
Mehitable, 20, 31, 75, 76 
Melissa, 197 
Mercy, 31, 191, 340, 341, 

344 
Mercy (White) 189 
Michael, 129 
Millerd, 36 
Miner, 142 

Miriam, 32, 67, 93, 94 
Molly, 80, 108, 147 
Nancy, 64, 83 
Nancy Carpenter, 86 
(Chaffee) Nathan, 143 
Nathan M.. 83 
Nathan Milton, 145, 258 
Nathan Orlando, 258 
Nathaniel. 12. 13, 14, 15, 16, 

17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 

30, 32, 33, 56, 57, 58, 92, 

93, 565 
Nathaniel, Jr., 15, 20, 81 
Newell Moses, 198 
Newman, 139 
Newman Keves, 142 
Nicholas, 54, 588, 594 
Noah, 18, 19, 20, 36, 37,46. 

57. 59. 66, 67, 84. 92, 93 
Olive. 73 
Olive K., 211 
Olive Lueretia, 580 
Oliver, 95 
Orange, 143 
Otis, 64, 83, 291, 314 
Parker, 79, 80 
Pascha, 589 

Patience. 34, 59, 62, 85, 96 
(Chafee) Patience, 98 
Perces. 36 
Percy, 65 
Peter, 588, 589 
Phoebe, 85, 99 
Polly. 143, 144, 191 
Polly Jane, 211 
Priscilla, 76, 98 
Priscilla (Robbins), 98 
Prentiss, 142 

(Chafe) Preston Azotus, 211 
Rachel, 20, 31, 52, 58, 59, 

63, 64, 129, 226 
Rebecca, 54, 55, 73. 85, 143, 

605 



Chaffe, Reuben, 566 

Reuben Briant, 580 

Reuben Briant, Jr., 580 

Rhoda, 55 

Rhoda Sophronia, 85 

Richard, 589 

Richarda, 589 

Robert, 588, 589, 594, 604 

Robert H., 603 

Robert Lincoln, 523 

Robinson, 58 

Rodger, 604 

Ruby Artemisa, 580 

Rufus, 99 

Ruth, 43, 72 

Ruth Orlinda, 258 

Ruth Elizabeth, 580 

Salathiel, 580 

Sally, 85, 143 

Sampson Knowlton, 142 

Samuel, 36, 49, 50, 51, 52, 
65, 73, 79, 80, 96, 601, 
604 

Samuel Butterworth, 59 

Samuel Harden, 601 

Samuel, Jr., 79, 80, 129 

Samuel Powlesland, 604 

Sanford, 140 

Sarah. 37, 41, 59, 66, 70, 83, 
98, 341, 604 

(Chafee) Sarah. 62 

(Chafey) Sarah 29 

Sarah Cadv, 118 

Sarah (Hills), 40 

Sarah Jane, 601 

Sarah Jane Elizabeth, 258 

Selena, 604 

Selena Jane, 604 

Seth, 141, 580 

Seth Willard, 143 

Shubael. 37, 38, 58, 66, 67 

Simeon. 75, 76. 109 

Sinai. 106, 107, 108 

Sophia Munroe, 83 

Stephen, 49, 50, 51, 52, 56, 
85, 122 

Stephen Fisk, 189, 190, 191 

Stephen Harrison, 85 

Squire, 64 

Susanna, 33, 56, 79, 86, 129 

Sylvester, 58 

Tabitha. 31. 54, 73 

Theda (Rhoda), 80 

Theodocia Philena, 145 

Thirza, 141, 211 

Thomas, iv, vii, 2, 3, 4, 5, 
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 
19, 20, 37, 46, 48, 49, 
50, 51, 52, 54, 56, 74, 
79. 80, 83, 93, 94, 130, 
543, 544, 565, 573, 575, 
586, 589, 595, 596, 604 

(Chafev) Thomas, 30 

Thomas B., 143 

Thomas Davis Lerov, 250 

Thomas, Jr., 31, 54, 56, 84, 
142 

(Chaffee) Thomas, Jr., 84 

Thomas Lewis, 145 

Thomas Sherman, 142 

Thomas Tozer, 604 

Thomas William, 605 

Thomas William Roger, 605 

Unis, 53 

Ursula, 197 

Walter, 80, 604 

Wealthy, 144 

Willard. 141 

William, 32, 33, 56, 58, 86, 
93, 94, 96, 99, 114, 161, 
191. 341. 588, 589, 592, 
600, 604, 607 

William H.. 603 

William Henrv, 600 

William, J. W., 607 

William, Jr., 341 



INDEX 



619 



Chaffe, William P., 198 

William Thomas, 605 

William Treeby, 601, 602 

William Wallace, 387, 523 

Wolcott, 142 

Zechariah, 83 

Zelophehad, 130 
(Chaffee) Zephaniah, 144 

Zephaniah, Jr. (or Guilderoy 
or Leroy ), 144 

Zeruiah Lyon, 129 
Chaffee, Aaron, 89, 90, 152, 583 

Aaron, Jr., 152, 

Aaron S., 268 

Aaron Stowe, 149, 268, 269 

Abbie, 459, 

Abbie D., 327 

Abbie Grace, 428 

Abbie J., 278 

Abbie Jane, 279 

Abbie Pitkin, 468 

Abby, 290 

Abby Maria, 464 

Abdel Newbury, 207 

Abel, 181, 290; 323, 324 

(Chaffe) Abel, 153 

Abel Morse, 229, 394 

Aberta E., 534 

Abial, 77, 125 

Abial, Jr., 126 

Abiathar, 111, 183 

Abiel, 119 

(Chaffe) Abiel Evans, ;754 

Abigail, 27, 29, 43, 51, 52, 
56, 72. 77, 86, 87, 102, 
117, 125, 126, 132, 149, 
168, 192, 195, 196, 197, 
198, 205, 209, 217, 347, 
371, 381, 582 

Abigail Ann, 138 

Abigail E., 284 

Abigail P., 353 

Abigail (Flint), 156, 284, 
485 

Abigail Jemima, 222, 385 

Abigail M., 270 

Abigail Rebecca, 127, 223 

Abigail Sherwood, 205, 365 

Abigail Sophronia, 155 

Ablena, 229 

Abner, 162, 296 

Abner Cady, 368 

Abner Hall, 272 

Abraham Bowen, 136 

Achsah, 254 

Achsah Malvina, 203 

Abram Bowen, 241 

Ada, 174, 286, 458 

Ada Ashley. 286, 287 

Ada Bourne, 290 

Ada C, 508 

Ada Cecilia, 391 

Adaline. 228, 268, 283 

Adaline P., 27 

Adaline M., 522 

Addie, 97 

Addie Belle, 445 

Addie Eliza, 385 

Addie Letha, 293 

Addison Harland, 250, 413 

Adelaide, 273, 417 

Adelbert S., 527 

Adele, 171 

Adelia J., 440 

Adelia Jane, 257 

Adelia Tobias, 317 

Adelbert, 174, 316 

Adna Romanza, vi, 261, 263, 
428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 
433. 434, 435, 436 

Adna Romanza, Jr., 436 

Adolph Warren, 314 

Adrian C, 520 

Agnes C, 508 

Agnes Fidelia, 371 



Chaffee, Agnes Zijpha, 515 
Alanson N., 484 
Alanson Norman, 326 
Alanson R., 213 
Albert, 161, 200, 266, 208, 

292, 300, 310, 333, 360, 

440, 448 
Albert A., 506, 561 
Alberts., 136 
Albert Banta, 264, 438, 439 
Albert Benson, 389 
Albert P., 528 
Albert Henry, 581 
Albert Howard, 2 78, 454 
Albert J., 353 
Albert Orson, 415, 531 
Albert S., 534 
Albert Wellington. 479 
Albert Williams, 479 
(Chaffe) Albigence, 244 
Albina, 507 

Alburtis Belknap, 225, 389 
Alcina E., 260 
Alden Blodgett, 221 
Alfred, 117, 195, 196, 280, 

351, 416, 583 
Alfred Augustus. 489 
Alfred Brown, 525 
Alfred Burgess, 205 
Alfred Davis, 2 75 
Alfred E., 350. 584 
Alfred Griswold, 540 
Alfred H., 509 
Alfred Miner, 250 
Alfred Morse, 394, 525 
Alice, 119. 173. 203, 351, 

416, 508, 525 
Alice Annette, 374 
Alice B., 541, A 
Alice Bertha, 439 
Alice Bessie, 456 
Alice C 364 
Alice Calista. 388 
Alice E.. 358. 493, 518 
Alice Elizabeth. 561 
Alice Emily. 201. 362 
Alice Ermina. 450 
Alice (Passett), 118 
Alice Florence, 281, 282, 457 
Alice Lavette, 542 
Alice R., 370 
Alice Rebecca. 349 
Aliday T.. 486 
Aline Blanche. 547 
AliphL., 220 
Allen. 153. 168. 228, 276 
Alleh Bennett, 171 
Almanza, 260 
Almeda, 291 
Almerin Billings, 260, 426, 

427 
Almerin Eugene, 426 
Almeron W., 279 
Almira, 161. 208, 221, 228, 

249, 293, 352 
Almira A., 302. 471 
Almira Ann. 164 
Almira C. 326 
Almira M.. 394 
(Chaffe) Almon. 250 
Almon Ruffsles. 169 
Almond, 127. 263 
Almond H. W. A.. 532 
Almond Victor. 531. 563 
Almont L.. 160, 290, 291 
Almyra. 140 
Alnev Earle, 369 
Alon"S.,412 
Alonzo. 166, 391, 585 
Alonzo A.. 136 
Alonzo Duane, 353 
Alonzo Joshua. 250, 418 
Alnha. 101. 102 
(Chaffe) Alpha, 100 
Alpha, Jr. ,167 



Chaffee, Alpha Rinaldo, 167, 

309 
Alpha Rinaldo, Jr., 309 
Alpheus, 146, 260, 291 
Alpheus Cady, 125 
Alsina P., 225, 390 
Alson C, 461 
Alson Elverton, 458 
Altha, 458 
Alva, 196, 350 
Alva Baldwin, 420 
Alva J., 341 
Alvena, 322, 479 
Alvin, 181, 325 
Alvin Ely, 324 
Alvina Eliza, 325 
Alvira, 249 
Alzina, 128 

Amanda, 140, 163, 171, 310 
Amanda Holly, 326, 485 
Amanda M., i60 
Amasa, 101, 168, 387 
Amasa Day, 516 
Amasa Franklin, 387 
Amasa Ladd, 127, 224 
Amasa Mortimer, 167 
Amasa William Wallace, 224, 
Ambrose Lucrates, 224, 388 
Ambrose Whipple, 169, 310 
Ambrose Worthington, 127, 

128 
Amelia Elvira, 366 
Amelia Maria, 263 
Amelia Ousted, 171 
Amelia Rasselle. 425 
Amorette Jane, 326, 484 
Amos, 87. 93, 96, 122, 146, 

151, 173, 209, 263, 273, 

298, 443 
(Chaffe) Amos. 162 
Amos Banta, 264, 438 
Amos Cummings, 163, 298 
Amos Edward. 450 
Amos Elias, 298 
Amos F., 273. 437, 533 
Amos. Jr., 122, 147, 208, 

263 
Amos Wells, 154, 279 
Amy, 156, 166, 283, 438 
Amy Ann. 219, 275, 291 
Amy Bond, 171 
Amy Irene. 362 
Andrew. 249. 360, 391, 417 
Andrew Burt, 155 
Andrew Burton, 315 
Andrew J., 532 
Andrew Jackson. 581 
Andrew Monroe. 264 
Angelica Switz, 340 
Angeline. 163 
Ann. 391. 583 
Ann (Bailev) 245 
Ann E.. 220 
Ann Eliza, 136, 289, 318, 

426 
Ann Hasselton, 295 
Ann Maria, 203 
Anna. 81. 100. 109, 118, 

131, 166, 170, 189, 196, 

209, 267, 301, 350. 370, 

393, 395, 441, 470, 479 
Anna B.. 528 
Anna Belle. 427 
Anna Bibbins. 264 
Anna Bosworth. 152 
Anna Draper. 161 
Anna E.. 511, 520 
Anna P., 165 
Anna Florence, 547 
Anna Harriet, 251 
(Chaffe) Anna Harriet, 252 
Anna Hasselton, 467 
Anna Ladd, 127. 221. 325 
Anna Lovejov. 168, 309 
Anna M., 184. 331 
Anna March, 491 



620 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Chaffee, Anna Maria Eugenie, 
334, 488 
Anna Mary, 313, 362 
Anna Triphena, 146 
Anna R., 389 
Anna Rebecca, 474 
Anna Warriner, 338 
Annetta, 274, 451 
Annette Lois, 364 
Annie, 314 
Annie A., 561 
Annie Emilv, 263 
Annie M., 290 
Annie May, 518 
Annis, 128 
Annis Francena, 336 
Annis M., 127,222 
Annis Rosella, 222, 223, 385 
Anson, 140, 156,247,283 
Anson D., 247, 412 
Arabel, 391 
Archie Everett, 508 
Ariel C, 318 
Aristo Lucrates, 389 
Armilla, 118, 198 
Arnold, 156 
Arnold Ela, 284, 459 
Arnold Wright, 351, 507 
Arritta, 506 
Artemus, 130 
(Chaffe) Artemus, 228 
Arthur, 458 
Arthur B., 389 
Arthur Billings, 481, 482, 

547, 548 
Arthur Billings, Jr., 548 
Arthur Burney, 487 
Arthur C, 290, 527 
Arthur Dwight, 530 
Arthur Earnest, 282 
Arthur F.. 440 
Arthur Gill, 517 
Arthur Leander, 444 
Arthur M., 543 
Arthur Preston, 465 
Arthur Willard, 368, 512 
Arvilla, 174 

Asa, 80, 96, 110, 111, 132, 
158, 178, 180, 290, 584 
Asa, Jr., Ill, 179, 321 
Asa Dodge, 240, 403 
Asaph Carpenter, 157, 288 
Ascenath Ann, 291 
(Chaffe) Atherton, Jr., 164 
Atlanta, 196 
Audlev Bates, 528 
Augusta E., 412 
Augusta Harmonia, 327, 485 
Augusta (Wood) 334 
Augustus, 133 
Austin S., 548 
Avaline, 267 
Avis Lavinia, 504 
Azotus, 123, 211, 373, 520 
Azro Buck, 267, 442 
Azubah. 118, 122, 196,209, 

332, 370 
Azubah (Sanger), 118 
Barney, 84 

Barney Bowen, 136, 239 
Bathsheba, 113 
Beatrice, 563 
Becklev, 300 
Belinda, vi, 131, 195 
Belinda (Reed), 480 
Belle Phena, 424 
Beniamin. 87, 89, 90, 123, 

150. 210, 292, 605 
(Chaffe) Benjamin, 108 
Ben.iamin Albert, 248, 415, 

425 
Benjamin Edmund, 425, 
Benjamin F., 220, 462 
Benjamin Francis, 148, 266 
Benjamin Franklin, 233, 388 



Chaffee, Benjamin H., 532 
Benjamin James, 147, 265 
Benjamin, Jr., 210 
(Chaffe) Benjamin, Jr., 248 
Benjamin Leighton, 291, 

464, 465 
Benonie W., 444 
(Chaffe) Beriah, 227 
Bert, 424 

Bertha Augusta, 516 
Bertha Eliza, iii, 544, 545 
Bertha Ellen, 541 
Bertha G., 526 
Bertha Gertrude, 447 
Bertha Grace, 309 
Bertha Lucelia, 293 
Bertha Mabel, 528 
Bertrand, v 
Berward C 510 
Bessie, 404, 414,456,509 
Bessie Abigail, 408 
Bessie Cannon, 422 
Bessie Foster, 442 
Bessie Rebecca, 455 
Bethia, 126 
Bethuel Meritt (or Mer- 

ritt), 269, 446 
(Chaffe) Beriah, 227 
Betsey, 81, 94, 97, 102, 

116, 149, 153, 169.268 
Betsey A., 165 
Betsey Andella, 222 
Betsey Caroline, 245 
Betsey E., 220, 383 
Betsey Eliza, 259 
Betsey Ormsbee, 287, 463 
Betsey Samantha, 326, 485 
Betty, 115, 583 
Beulah Camilla, 521 
Bianca G., 441, 442, 534 
Billings, 146,259 
Blanche Christine, 549 
Blanche v., 446 
Bosworth, 152. 275 
Botrus Charles, 376 
(Chaffe) Braddock, 95, 156 
Bradford L., 160 
Bradner. 391 
Brainard, 229 
Burritt, 298, 467, 468 
Burt, 473 
Burt Kilpatrick, 531, 563, 

564 
Burt Stephen, 385 
Byron, 351, 508 
Byron Mozart, 371, 519 
C Frank, v 
C. Nell, 362 
Caleb, 87,95, 157,287 
Caleb Church, 464 
Caleb Jarvis, 136,240 
Calista, 166, 215, 308 
Calvin, 77, 87. 100, 111, 
124 125, 127, 163, 166, 
181, 182, 196, 213, 216, 
217, 222, 585 
Calvin C, 447 
Calvin Clifford, 166, 303, 

304, 305 
Calvin D., 327 
Calvin Orasmus, 181, 182, 

183, 327 
Calvin Peck, 346, 347, 504 
Candace, 81 
Caren Hapock, 184 
Carl Albert, 466 
Carl H., 524 
Carlos E., 404 
Carlos Elbert, 368 
Caroline, 125, 128, 174, 

207, 213, 263, 272, 367 
Caroline Amelia, 225, 340, 

366, 515 
Caroline H., 351 
Caroline Maria, 346 



Chaffee, Caroline Polly, 103 
Caroline Ursula, 367 
Carpenter, 151, 272 
Carr Monroe, 285 
Carrie, 362,288, 439,450, 

528 
Carrie B., 510 
Carrie Belle, 297 
Carrie Bessie, 451 
Carrie E., 165 
Carrie Elvira, 446 
Carrie Emeline, 465 
Carrie L., 241, 527 
Carrie M., 505 
Carroll H., 360 
Catharine, 227, 273, 391, 

392 
Catharine Eliza, 202 
Catharine Jane, 225, 320 
Catharine Lois, 184 
Catharine M., 375 
Catharine W., 422 
Catherine, 93, 147, 213, 321 
Catherine C, 161, 292 
Catherine Maria, 476, 542 
Catherine Maud, 311 
Catherine Nevcell, 477 
Celestia E., 364 
Celestia Lucretia, 328 
Celestia Rosalie, 488, 489, 

552 
Celestia Vistoreen, 363 
Celia Elnora, 301 
Celina, 440 

Celina Havward, 246, 410 
Celinda, 123,283 
Celinda Miranda, 329 
Chadwick, 78, 126, 384 
Charles, 77, 117, 126, 132, 
156, 196, 217, 228, 233, 
268 270, 275, 279, 293, 
327, 450, 463, 509, 513, 
540 
(Chaffe) Charles, 82 
Charles A., 384, 458, 510, 

511 
Charles Almond, 222 
Charles B., 314 
Charles Bennett, 365 
Charles Bernard, 473, 541 
Charles C, 306, 488 
Charles Clayton, 446 
Charles Coridon, 329 
Charles Dana, 469 
Charles Derby, 493 
Charles Dewey, 422 
Charles E., 240, 382, 404, 

495 
Charles Edward, 247, 388, 

413, 547 
Charles Edwin, 424 
Charles Ela, 459 
Charles Elliot, 368 
Charles Elmer, 220, 383, 

384, 490 
Charles Francis, 244, 518 
Charles Fremont, 474 
Charles G.. 371 
Charles Gilbert, 493 
Charles H., 166,225,271, 
289, 307, 412, 530, 584 
Charles Harrison, 250 
Charles Henry, 239, 276, 402 
Charles Herbert, 330, 491, 

553 
Charles Homer, 352, 509 
Charles Howard, 530 
Charles Ira, 308 
Charles J., 357, 358 
Charles John, 358 
Charles, Jr., 126, 220 
Charles L., 393, 528 
Charles Lafayette, 380 
Charles Lewis, 552 
Charles Lindsey, 476 



INDEX 



621 



Chaffee, Charles M., 226, 390, 
451, 584 
Charles P., 284 
Charles Rolland, 328 
Charles S., 247, 254, 413, 

422 
Charles Warren, 387 
Charles Washington, 280, 

456 
Charles Wilber, 486, 552 
Charles William, 224, 369, 

518 
Charlotte, 84, 170, 205 
Charlotte Amanda, 137 
Charlotte Ann, 328 
Charlotte Augusta, 276 
Charlotte Ella, 581 
Charlotte Ellen, 140 
Charlotte May, 314 
Charlotte Rebecca, 365, 486 
Chauncey Matthew, 192, 347 
Cheeney A.,213, 376 
Cherilla, 417 
Chester, 77, 124, 177, 196, 

350 
Chester Gridley, 202, 264 
Chester H., 163 
Chester Herbert, 549 
Chester, Jr., 125,216 
Chester Rolla, 166, 306 
Ghloe, 81, 153, 177, 318 
Chloe Melissa, 249 
Christian, 513 
Christiana B., 279 
Christopher, 151 
Cinthia, 308 
Clara, 307, 510 
Clara A., 458 
Clara M., 362, 376 
Clara Pamelia, 335 
Clara Pauline, 562 
Clara W., 438 
Clarence, 451 
Clarence A. ,532 
Clarence Church, 541 
Clarence Edwin, 424 
Clarence Frank, 464 
Clarance Le Roy, 547, 564 
Clarence Llewllyn, 362, 505 
Clarence Luther, 505, 561 
Clarence McKinley, 523 
Clarence Milton, 387, 523 
Clarence Orlando, 282 
Clarence Scott, 361 
Clarence Walker, 438 
Clarice, 564 
Clarisa Jane, 315 
Clarissa, 177, 180, 208, 300 

319, 347, 348 
Clarissa Ervilla, 248, 415 
Clarissa Lovica, 531 
Clarissa Mabel, 528 
Clarissa Sophia, 390 
Clark, 166 
Clark, S., 488 
Claude R. 470 
Clay N. 532 
Clayton W., 446 
Clemens Clifford, 305 
Clemma Emogene, 536 
(Chaffe) Clifford, 99 
Clifford, 166 
Clifford, DeWitt, 553 
Clifford H., V 
Clifford Hall, 266 
Clifford, Jr., 100 
Clifford Lawrence, 471 
Clifton Elisha, 263 
Clinton 297 
Clinton Burritt, 468 
Clinton Burt, 529 
Clinton C, 453 
Clinton E., 495 
Clotilda (Matilda), 97 
Clury, 228 



Chaffee, Colista Caroline, 516 
Comfort, 89, 90, 110, 113, 
148, 177, 185, 266, 268, 
269, 336, 444 
(Chaffe) Comfort, 112 
Comfort Bliss, 185, 334 
Comfort Emerson, 332,448 
Comfort Jackson, 185, 333 
Comfort Jerome, 490 
Comfort, Jr., 113, 149, 184 
Comfort Lucius, 332 
Comfort Tyler, 162, 318, 475 
Constant, 164, 168, 301 
Cora A., 285 
Cora Acelia, 448 
Cora Alida, 467 
Cora Belle, 368, 414 
Cora Ellen, 469 
Cora Elizabeth, 330, 331 
CoraF., 513 
Cora Libbie, 374 
Cordelia, 200, 267, 288, 441 
Cordelia A., 285 
Cordis Monroe, 291, 465 
Cornelia, 270 
Cornelia A., 332 
Cornelia E., 291,465 
Cornelia Louisa, 493 
Cornelia Van Dyke, 338, 493 
Cornelius, 254, 422. 444 
Cornelius Julius. 283, 458 
Cornelius N., 271 
Cornelius Perne.ss, 268, 443 
Cornelius Van Dvke, 338 

Corwin Wallace,i71, 313 
Corwin Wallace, Jr., 314 
Court B., 532 

Courtland D., 390 

Cortez S., 440 

(Chaffe) Crean Bush, 103 

Curtis, 335 

Curtis M., 279 

Cynthia, 273 

Cvril, 125, 138, 183 

Cvril Ephraim, 328, 486 

Cvril (Serrell), 111, 180 

(Chafee) Cyril Schuyler, 377 

Cvrus, 81, 97, 131, 146, 147. 
"159, 263, 416 

Cvrus P., 409, 527 

Cvrus Herbert, 160, 290 

Cvrus S., 488 

Dan, iv, 163, 182, 183, 298. 
327 

Dan Gerrit, 468 

Dana Lynds, 299, 469 

Danford, 201, 363 

Danforth, 119, 201 

Daniel, 89. 90. 150, 163, 178. 
179, 182, 239, 271, 320, 
321, 322, 355, 478 

(Chaffe) Daniel, 163 

Daniel Aaron, 275 

Daniel Close. 257, 423, 424 

Daniel D., iii 

Daniel Davis, 320, 476. 477 

Daniel Dwight, 200, 361 

Daniel, Jr., 270, 271,275 

Daniel K., 584 

Daniel Knowlton, 140, 246, 
249 

Daniel N., 271 

Darius, 111 
(Chaffe) Darius. 174 

Darwin Henrv, 328 

David, 81, 117, 132, 195, 

350. 417 
(Chaffe) David, 246 
David A., 561 
David Bunce, 316 

David Clinton, 260 

David J., V 

David Judson, 297,467 
David. Jr., 132 
(Chaffe) David, Jr., 162 



Chaffee, David Kingsley, 127 
David W., 350 
David Willey, 507 
David Wilmot, 380 
David Wright. 351, 507 
Davis J., 383 
Decker, 439 
(Chaffe) Deidamia, 175 
Delbert H.. 532 
Delia, 365, 443 
Deliverance, 87 
Delia, 314 
Deloss, 272 
Delotia, 147 
Delphine A., 240, 403 
Demas, 150 
Denike, 227 
Dennie C, 465 
Dexter, 125, 150, 271, 448 
Dexter, N., 225, 270 
Diana. 163 
(Chaffe) Diana, 257 
Docia Ann, 335 
Dolly, 109, 326 
Donna V., 524 
Door Morse, 301 
Dora May, 301 
Dora Parmelia, 489, 552 
Dora Woodin, 523 
Dorcas, 78, 109, 122, 123 
Doris, 551 

Dorr Bradford, 333, 511 
Draper, 161, 291 
Dwight, 360 
Earl, 316 
Earl G., 511 
Earl Rupert, 466 
Eben Whitney, 194, 348 

Ebenezer, 119, 160, 202, 251 

(Chaffe) Ebenezer, 294 
Ebenezer Jenks, 140 

(Chaffe) Ebenezer Jr., 118 
Ebenezer T.. 584 
Ebenezer Thaver. 295 
Eber Kise, 197, 353 

E. Clifford. 530 

Eda Belle, 454 

Eddie, 309, 424 

Eddie R., 302 

Edgar, 202, 448 

Edgar Loren, 363, 489 

Edith, 465 

Edith May, 411 

Editha, 165, 302 

Edmond W., 240, 403 

Edmund Dwight, 326, 483 

Edmund L., 425 

Edmund O., 333 

Edmund W., 510 

Edna, 561 

Edna Alsina, 440, 533 

Edna Ellen. 470 

Edna J., 370 

Edson C, 444 

Edward, 280, 478, 542, 561, 
585 

Edward Andrew, 416 

Edward Augustus, 168 

Edward B., 382 

Edward Benjamin, 410 

Edward Berzilia, 201 

Edward Brooks, 328, 486 

Edward Clark, 253 

Edward Davis, 463, 540 

Edward Davis, Jr., 540 

Edward Elmour, 542 

Edward Emery, 516 

Edward Everett, 280, 457, 
514 

Edward Fenton, 313 

Edward Franklin, 213, 375 

Edward J., iv 

Edward James, 482, 545, 
546 

Edward James, Jr., 547 



622 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Chaffee, Edward Judd, 506 
Edward L., 138 
Edward Lawrence, 243 
Edward Willard, 206, 365 
Edwin, iii, 168, 310, 391, 

584 
Edwin E., 458 
Edwin Elisha, 282, 458 
Edwin Eugene, 293 
Edwin F., 517 

Edwin Horace, 300, 469, 470 
Edwin J., V, 410 
Edwin John, 370, 518 
Edwin Marcus, 320, 476 
Edwin Mascraft, 206 
Edwin Newell, 331, 332, 487 
Edwin Philander, 473 
Edwin R., 222 
Edwin Richmond, 273, 450 
Edwin Stearns, 208, 368 
E. E. Daisy, 454 
Effie Louisa, 460 
Effie May, 528 
Effie Rovce, 386 
Elam, 180, 184, 322, 323, 

480, 566, 583 
Elam Newbury, 207, 367 
Elam Sexton, 323 
Elbridge Gerry, 146 
Eleanor, 122, 348, 391 
Eleanor Billings, 548 
Eleanor Harriet, 547 
Eleanor M., 511 
Electa, 185, 196, 268, 330, 

443 
Electa Elmer, 207 
Elijah, 149, 268, 391 
Elijah S., 193 
Eliphalet Ide, 288 
Elisabeth Ann, 251, 420 
Elisha H., 196, 197, 352, 

353 
Eliza, 119, 128, 156,200, 

203, 206, 215, 225, 239 

360, 366, 393, 402, 417 
Eliza A., 199 
Eliza Abigail. 170 
Eliza Ann, 357 
Eliza G., 275 
Eliza J., 384 
Eliza Jane, 476 
Eliza L., 247, 414 
Eliza R., 376 
Eliza S., (Piatt), vii 
Eliza S., 545 
Eliza Underwood, 154 
Elizabeth, 96, 140, 147, 189, 

192, 195, 197, 212, 217, 

323, 336, 348, 380, 509, 

605 
(Chafee) Elizabeth, 212 
(Chaffe) Elizabeth, 119 
Elizabeth Allen, 171 
Elizabeth (Bettv) 114, 115 
Elizabeth (Betsey), 208 
Elizabeth (Dimmock) 86 
Elizabeth Frances, 288 
Elizabeth Maria, 547 
Elizabeth (Spencer) 323 
Elizabeth T., 271, 291, 448 
Ella, 174, 241, 438, 456, 510 
Ella Augusta, 240 
Ella D., 389 
Ella Elizabeth, 309 
Ella Elmina, 504 
Ella M., 444 
Ella Maria, 448 
Ella Marv, 466 
Ella N., 247 
Ella P., 438 

Ellen, 171. 220, 360, 417 
Ellen A., 447 
Ellen Adelia, 264, 438 
Ellen Amanda, 484, 550 
Ellen Augusta. 223 
Ellen Azubah, 272. 449 



Chaffee, Ellen Esther, 332 
Ellen Esther, 332 
Ellen French, 519 
Ellen Jane, 378 
Ellen Jerusha, 409, 528 
Ellen M., 301 
Ellen Mary, 371 
Ellen Sophia, 514 
Elliott, 327, 360 
Elliott F., 513 
Ellis D., 490 
Ellis Henry, 521 
Elmer, 527 
Elmer Albert, 460 
Elmer Asahel, 285, 460 
Elmer Edward, 382 
Elmer Ellsworth, 437, 533 
Elmer S., 510 
Elmer Wadsworth, 479 
Elmer Williams, 322, 479 
Elmina Henrietta, 264, 438 
Elmira L., 184 
Elmore, 193 
Elmore Reuben, 266 
Elnora, 417 
Eloisa, 128 
Eloise, 564 
Eloise F., 438 
Eloise Gladys. 528 
Elsa, 293, 507 
Else, 93, 154 
Elsie, 403 

Elsie Bowen, 158, 289 
Elsie Sarah, 459 
Elva, 450 
Elva E., 488 
Elvina Anness, 233, 397 

369 
. Elvira Clarissa, 369 
Elvira Mason, 165 
Elvira Rebecca, 269, 444 
Emanuel Bliss, 490 
Emela, 228 
Emeline, 272 

Emeline Jerusha, 246, 411 
Emery, 207 
(Chaffe) Emery, 247 
Emerv Worthington, 367, 

516 
Emily, 156, 213, 229, 284, 

322, 333, 369 
Emily Jane, 168, 219 
Emma, 251, 360, 371, 376, 

447, 473, 479 
Emma A., 240 
Emma C, 358 
Emma Clara, 306 
Emma Elvira, 366, 515 
Etta, 446, 536 
Emma Frances, 232, 301, 

396, 470 
Emma Jane, 292, 466, 484, 

539, 550 
Emma L., 394 
Emma Louisa, 378 
Emma Louise, 456 
Emma Lovetta, 305 
Emma M., 282, 458 
Emma Maria, 489 
EmmaiMay, 471 
Emma Talbot, 159 
Emmett, 274, 443 
Emmon Dewitt, 487 
Emoret, 215, 377 
Emory Franklin, 378, 521 
Enea, 443 
Enoch, 95 

Enoch Fletcher, 389. 524 
Enoch Hyde, 184, 329 
Ephraim, 96, 111, 114, 120, 

180, 181, 182, 246 
(Chaffe) Ephraim, 109 
Ephraim Bound, 148, 266 
Ephraim Cleveland. 183, 328 
Ephraim, Jr., 181, 182, 324 
(Chaffe) Ephraim, Jr., 97 



Chaffee, Ephraim Pendleton, 

147, 264 
Ephraim Pendleton, 147, 264 
Erasmus Darwin, 321, 478 
Erastus, 147, 168, 283, 351 
Erastus Bartholomew, 264 
Erdine, 443 
Eri Erwin, 461 
Emma E., 394 
Ermina Gertrude, 446 
Ermina Priscilla, 364 
Ernest, 510 
Ernest Alonzo, 511 
Ernest Bunce, 397 
Ernest H., 475 
Ernest Harold, 523 
Ernest Herbert, 508 
Ernest Reese. 427 
Ernest Rice, 521 
EstellaH., 527 
Estelle, 171 
Estelle B., 390 
Esther, 120, 209, 283 
(Chaffe) Esther, 175 
Esther A., 271. 448 
Esther Adda, 424 
Esther Emily, 369, 444, 535 
Esther Lurancie, 264, 437 
Esther P., 240, 403 
Esther W., 136 
Ethan. 118, 199 
Ethan, Jr., 199, 357 
Ethel Maxwell, 438 
Ethleen, 360 
Ethlen D.. 380 
Etta Caroline, 384 
Etta Elizabeth, 549 
Etta Lula, 517 
Etta M., 446, 448, 534 
Eugene, 348, 360, 416, 505, 

510 
Eugene Francis, 491 
Eugene Leroy, 424 
Eugene N., 455 
Eugene W., vi 
Eugene Winslow, 368, 516 
Eugenia, 562 
Eunice, 87, 109, 116, 132, 

162, 232, 298 
Eunice Armena, 146, 260 
Eunice (Cummings), 162 
Eunice P., 259 
Euretia, 308 
Euretta, 297 
Eva, 418, 466 
Eva L., 293 
Eva Luella, 562 
Eva M., 507 
Eva N., 414 
Eva May, 488 
Eveline Amelia, 489 
Evelyn, 360 
Evelyn Julia, 308 
Everett L., 204 
Everett S., 511 
Everitte, 506 
Ezra. 89, 90, 119, 152. 173, 

196, 200, 203, 268, 351, 

362. 416 
(Chaffe) Ezra, 117, 248 
Ezra Adbertus, 249, 416 
Ezra Brewster, 391, 524 
Ezra J., 440, 561 
Ezra, Jr., 117, 152, 153, 

275, 276 
Ezra Lee, 508 
Ezra Messenger, 414, 530 
F. Albertus, 336 
Fannie, 132, 165, 189, 202, 

240, 302, 337 
Fannie Abigail, 280 
Fannie Amv, 361 
Fannie Ella. 355, 512 
Fannie Evelyn, 446, 536 
Fannie Josephine, 472 
Fannie Lulu, 511 



INDEX 



623 



Chaffee, Fannie Rogers, 364, 

514 
Fannie S., 376 
Fannie Sabrina, 242 
Fannie W., 136, 322 
Fanny, 200, 209, 270, 362 
Fanny D., 324 
Fanny Elmer, 121, 179, 206 
Fanny S., 367, 516 
Fariana, 383 
Faxon, 215, 377 
Fay Herbert, 466 
Faye Mary, 422 
Fernando, 440 
Fernando Cortez, 534 
Fernando Henry, 353, 510 
Festus, 125 
Festus Pratt, 380 
Fidelia, 409 
(Chaffe) Fidelia, 244 
Filinda, Amelia, 269 
Finelia S., 373 
Flavins Josephus, 148, 266 
Flora, 300 
Flora Adeline, 542 
Flora M., 533, 561 
Florence, 330, 487, 561 
Florence Adele, 349, 506 
Florence Angeline, 510 
Florence Baker, 471 
Florence E., 527 
Florence Gertrude, 243 
Florence Helen, 515 
Florence Henderson, 422 
Florence M., 528 
Florence Maud, 468 
Florence Susan, 541 
Floy M., 524 
Floyd Eugene, 529 
Frances, 123, 272, 330, 605 
Frances D., 442 
Frances Drusilla, 332, 488 
Frances E., 240 
Frances Evangeline, 422 
Frances Jenks. 286, 462 
Frances Lavinia, 226 
Frances Louisa, 478 
Frances Marvel, 541 
Francis, 123, 351, 380 
Francis B., 216, 379 
Francis E., 165 
Francis E., 165 
Francis Green, 78 
(Chaffe) Francis Green, 122 
Francis Herbert, 378 
Francis Marion, 224, 388 
Francis Philip, 375 
Francis Warren, 170, 313 
Francis Washburn, 223, 386 
Francis Wilbur, 508 
Frank, 172, 309, 313, 378, 

450, 475, 479, 605 
Frank A., 384 
Frank Abraham, 309 
Frank Arthur, 425 
Frank Ashley, 357 
Frank B., 241, 473, 543 
Frank Benjamin, 531 
Prank Burleigh, 411 
Frank Burt, 280, 456 
Frank Douglas, 374 
Frank E., 311,447, 456, 

543 
Frank Fraser, 474 
Frank Harris, 266 
Frank Howard, 508 
Frank L.., 403 
Frank Newton, 446, 536 
Frank Olin, 379, 522 
Frank Phelps,, 581 
Frank Pierce, 510 
Frank R., 488 
Frank S., 423 
Frank T., 310 
Frank Thomas, 427 
Frank W., 247, 413, 507 



Chaffee, Frank Warren, 316 
Frank Wesley, 539 
Frank Winslow, 368, 517 
Franklin, 213, 223, 448 
Franklin A., 474 
Franklin Dexter, 208, 368 
Franklin E., 511 
Franklin Henrv, 474 
Franklin M., 389 
Franklin, W., 351 
Fred, 403, 455, 562 
Fred Arthur, 242 
Fred Bound, 266 
Fred Clark, 508 
Fred Pay, 364 
Fred French, 371 
Fred Ide, 464, 540 
Fred Knowlton, 253 
Fred Lewis, 293 
Fred S., 311, 488 
Freddie Fayett, 514 
Frederic, 478 
Frederic Gove, 419 
Frederic Harris, 375 
Frederic K., 420 
Frederick, 419, 605 
(Chaffe) Frederick, 139 
Frederick A., 251 
Frederick Anion, 281 
Pi-ederick E.. 160, 290 
Frederick, Jr., 140, 246 
Frederick Lester, 291 
Frederick Manning, 493 
Frederick May, 160 
Frederick Miner, 420 
Freeborn Moulton, 127, 220 
Freelon, 351, 508 
Freeman R., 532 
Gaius W., 319, 475 
Gardner Leonard, 209 
Gay Spencer, 466 
George, 125, 154, 155, 162, 

167, 217, 290, 300, 314, 

327, 380, 404, 425, 509, 

604, 605 
George A., 138, 390, 458 
George Adnev, 516 
George Albert, 287, 376 
George Alexander, 547 
George Billings, 426 
George Bliss, 336 
George Braman, 379 
George Burton, 446 
George Charles, 314 
George Clifford, 306, 471 
George Cevahlon, 380 
George D.Tllas, 336 
George Daniel, 271 
George Dorr. 511 
George E.. 265, 584 
George Edgar, 478, 542 
George Edwin, 443 
George Elias, 517 
George Elmer, 394, 525, 526 
George Emery, 368 
George Erwin, 174 
George Franklin, 424 
George H., 240, 327, 352, 

447, 509 
George Harvev. 182, 326 
George Henry, 330, 425, 528 
George Jerome, 486 
George L., 385. 455 
George Lewis, 253, 422 
George Lincoln, 384, 523 
George Luther, 301, 470 
George M., 172 
George Mason, 484, 485 
George Merrick, 336 
George Mervin, 490 
George N., 270, 420 
George O., 425 
George Otis, 491 
George Reuben, 354, 511 
George Ross, 508 



Chaffee, George S., 357 
George Sereno, 562 
George Sidney, 530 
George Thrall, 419 
George W., 254, 351, 447, 

508, 584 
George Wallace, 581 
George Warren, 247 
George Washington, 136, 

240, 363 
George Whitfield, 346, 504 
George Wilbur, 366, 514 
George William, 263 
George Willard, 394 
Gerrit Hiram, 298, 468 
Gertrude, 357, 382, 448 
Gertrude Armstrong, 530 
Gertrude B., 306 
Gertrude E., 444 
Gibson A., 445 
Gilbert, 185, 221, 384 
Gilbert Benjamin, 581 
Glenn Dillingham, 531, 563 
Grace, 416, 427, 475, 527 
Grace Alma, 447 
Grace Aurelia, 491 
Grace Cora, 469 
Grace H., 511 
Gratis, 123 
Gurdon, 147 
Gurdon Amos, 263 
Gurdon Ames, 436 
Gusta A., 444 
Gustavus, 219 
Gustavus Barnes, 126 
Guy, vi, 162, 297, 461 
Guy Joshua, 468 
Guy S., 279 
Guy Willard, 531, 563 
Guy Willard, Jr., 563 
Hailie, 540 
Hamilton R., 446 
Hannah, 87, 89, 90, 96, 104, 

115, 125, 140, 155. 164, 

173, 177, 180, 185, 189, 

220, 280, 294, 301, 368, 

568 
(Chaffe) Hannah, 87, 294 
Hannah Armington, 136 
Hanah Butterworth, 97, 158 
Hannah Butterworth, 94 
Hannah Carpenter, 94 
Hannah Eliza, 155 
Hannah Fidelia, 2 67, 441 
Hannah Maria, 336 
Hannah S., 126, 218 
Hannah Zeda, 443 
Hanson, 440 
Hanson Gould, 293 
Harland, A., 418 
Harloe Smith, 468 
Harmon, 152, 268 
Harmon B., 467 
Harmon Jared, 250 
Harmony Claudine, 147, 265 
Harmony Lovisa, 264 
Harold, 519, 536 
Harold Putnam, 548 
Harriet, 109, 125, 128, 207, 

217, 290, 297, 323, 416 
Harriet Amanda, 263, 437 
Harriet Amelia, 493 
Harriet Ann, 348 
Harriet Cornelia, 340, 439, 

494 
Harriet Cornelia, 340, 493, 

494 
Harriet E., 382 
Harriet Elizabeth, 548 
Harriet Emeline, 285, 461 
Harriet Frances, 257 
Harriet M., 415 
Harriet Maria, 264, 512 
Harriet Mary, 248 
Harriet Melinda, 245, 410 



624 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Chaffee, Harriet Melissa, 197 

Harriet N., 272 

Harriet Porter, 354 

Harriet S., 225, 473 

Harriet Sophia, 481 

Harriett, 295, 381, 383 

Harrison, 297 

Harrison C, 532 

Harry, 440, 479 

Harry A., 532 

Harry Alonzo, 418 

Harry Andrews, 280, 456 

Harry Chatfield, 422 

Harry Clems, 306 

Harry George, 362 

Harry Gordon, 474 

Harry Leighton, 465 

Harry Perkins, 536 

Harry Stone, 452 

Harvey, 152, 227, 175, 391 

Harvey A. 441, 534 

Harvey Bronson, 183 

Harvey H., 415 

Harvey L>Tnan, 409, 528 

Harvey M., 247, 414 

Harvey May, 291 

Hattie A., iv, 495 

Hattie B., 534 

Hattie Belle, 280, 552 

Hattie Cornelia, 475 

Hattie F., 530 

Hattie Prances, 425 

Hattie Laura, 309 

Hattie M., 422, 509 

Hattie Maria, 469 

Hattie May, 454, 457 

Hattie P., 455 

Hazel, 563 

Heber, 351, 354, 507,508 

Helen, 241, 360 

Helen Adelaide, 282, 457 

Helen E., 447 

Helen Eliza, 447, 536 

Helen Elizabeth, 240, 551 

Helen Hathaway, 276, 452 

Helen Josephine, 387 

Helen Louise, 329 

Helen Melvina, 245 

Helen Valentine, 436 

Heman, 151, 274, 351 

Henrietta, 291, 335, 466, 
490 

Henrietta Agar, 330 
Henrietta Alger, 288 
Henrietta Annerette, 96 
Henrietta Louise, 452 
Henry, 121, 129, 149, 225, 
227, 251, 270, 273, 290, 
420, 450, 464, 473, 524. 
606 
Henry Allen, 270, 447, 
Henrv Arthur, 456 
Henry B., 438 
HenrV C, 319,475 
Henry Dean, 270, 447 
Henry Farnham, 146, 260 
Henrv Harrison, 369, 370, 

518 
Henry Herbert, 446 
Henry James, 324 
Henrv Jerome, 486 
(Chaffe) Henry, Jr., 226 
Henry L., 362 
Henry Leander, 200 
Henry Leroy, 513 
Henry Lincoln, 283, 458 
Henry Lucrates, 388, 524 
Henry M., 475 
Henry Reuben, 155, 280 
Henry S., 518 
Henry T., 364 
Henry W., 488 
Henry "Warren, 284 
Henry Weslev, 458. 539 
Henry Winslow, 208 



Chaffee, Hepsibah, 265 
Hepzibah, 119, 120, 204 
Hepzibah,( Green) 70, 112 
Herbert, 314,458 
Herbert A., 290 
Herbert Almon, 457 
Herbert B., 376 
Herbert E., 443 
Herbert Puller, 349 
Herbert Marcius, 515 
Herbert W., 513 
Herbert Wellin, 293, 466 
Herbert Winthrop, 368, 516, 

517 
Herbert Vernon, 394 
Hermon Rollins, 522 
Hester, 393 
Hezekiah, 365 
Hezekiah B., 365 
Hezekiah Bradley, 205 
Hezekiah, Jr., 120, 204 
(Chaffe) Hezekiah, Jr., 119 
Hiland Danforth, 201, 363 
Hiram, 128, 131, 163, 164, 

225 300 
(Chaffe) Hiram, 254 
Hiram A., 150 
Hiram E., 290 
Hiram Poster, 442 
Hiram Mason, 369, 517 
Hiram Sawyer, 279, 456 
Hollis, 158 
Hollis Mercer, 516 
Hollis Worthington, 207, 

367 
Homer, 226, 444 
Homer Clifford, 308 
Homer S., 268, 444 
Horace, 149, 164, 300 
Horace Bacon, 199 
Horace Brown, 137, 241 
Horace Hill, 103, 173, 316 
Horace Jerome, 313 
Horace Milo, 542 
Horace Nelson, 285 
Horace W., 172 
Horatio Nelson, 103, 173 
Hortense Victoria, 439 
Hosea Ballou, 97 
Hosea Rich, 126 
Howard Ladd, 454 
Howard Warren, 411 
Hubert B., 507 
Hubert Elting, 541 
Hubert Richmond, 471, 541 
Hugh Goheen, 388 
Huldah, 84, 90, 97, 111, 
137, 149, 150, 152, 163, 
184. 249, 270, 271, 299 
Huldah M., 165 
Huldah Matilda, 483 
Hulda L., 223 

Ichabod Sherman, 184, 330 
Ida, 456, 458, 
Ida A, 310, 527 
Ida E., 446, 536 
Ida P., 464 
Ida Florence, 491 
Ida Gerana, 384, 522 
Ida Josephine, 361 
Ida Mav, 301, 314, 413, 455, 

489, 553 
Idell, 241, 404 
Tmogene, 458 
Ina, 456, 533 
Ina Anna, 233, 397 
Independence, 324 
Inez, E., 524 

Ira, 103. 127, 152, 166, 173 
221, 275, 307, 308, 325 
Ira Eugene, 314 
Ira Pratt, 522 
Ira Truman, 316 
Irene Madeline, 456 
Irma L., 524 



Chaffee, Isabel P., 470 
Isabel Maria, 504 
Isabel Russel, 542 
Isabella, 264 
Isabelle C, 319 
Isabelle Lucy, 201, 362 
Isabelle Perry, 288 
Isadore A., 160 
Isaiah, 109, 114, 189 
(Chaffe) Isaiah, 113 
Isaiah Jr., 114 
Isaiah Manning, 238, 493 
(Chaffe) Israel Dimock, 245 
Ithamar Stowe, 267 
Ivonette Louise, 266 
J. D., iv 

Jackson, 300, 469 
Jackson S., 380 
Jacob, 82, 416 
Jacob R., 532 
Jacob Warren, 171, 314 
James, 128, 213, 221, 

268, 283, 323, 426, 443, 

480, 481, 605, 
(Chaffe) James, 77 
James A., 265 
(Chafee) James Alanson, 

373, 374 
James Andrew, 581 
J. Austin, 350 

James Austin, 127, 220, 221 
James Buchanan, 173 
James C, 459 
James Cady, 127, 224 
James Carlyle, 166, 306 
James Clanny, 265 
James Clark, 351 
James Couse, 487 
James Dudley, 364, 489, 513 
James Dwight, 245 
James Eber, 353, 509 
James Edward, 427 
James Eliser, 284 
James Poster, 548 
James Francis, 524 
James Franklin, 224, 388 
James Gardner, 136, 246 
James Garfield, 552 
James Harvey, 224, 387 
James Henry, 257, 286, 424, 

462 
James Hill, 269, 445 
James Homer, 352 
James Hyde, 220 
James, Jr., 77 
James Marion, 274, 521 
James Maro, 264 
James Melvin, 167 
James Monroe, 220, 384 
James Polk, 240, 403 
James S.. vi, 413 
James Silas, 409, 528 
James Spittall, 547 
James Stevens, 605 
James Stuart, 248, 505 
James Sullivan, 126, 219 
James W., 247, 414, 519 
Jaives Warner, 156, 285 
James William, 329 
Jane, 208, 266, 310, 469 
Jane Ann, 352 
Jane Eliza, 366, 515 
Jane Elizabeth, 222, 246, 

':±., 427 

Jane Helen, 159 
JaneL., 160 
Jane M.. 166, 305 
Jane Maria, 246 
, Jane Marion, 328 

Jane Mirah, 249, 416 
Jane P., 223 
Jarvel, 171 
Jarvil Otis, 165, 302 
Jarville, 102, 310 
Jarvis, 351 



INDEX 



625 



Chaffee, Jarvis Allen, 171 

Jarvis Sexton, 335, 489 

Jarvis Sexton, 335, 489 
Jason, 119, 200, 202, 249 

Jason Albert, 417 

Jason, Jr., 202 

Jasper, 149, 267 

Jay Eugene, 410, 528, 529 

Jay "Ward, 473 

Jefferson, 126, 164, 301 

Jefferson M., 172 

Jemima, 78, 79, 111, 129 

Jennie, 272, 327, 473 

Jennie Augusta, 489 

Jennie Eliza, 581 

Jennie I., 530 

Jennie L., 508 

Jennie May, 552 

Jennie Orilla, 425 

Jennie R., 414 

Jerome, 325, 327, 328, 486 

Jerome B., 170, 311, 312 

Jerome Bonaparte, 313 

Jerome Seymour, 193, 348, 
349 

Jerome Stuart, 505 

Jerusha, 117, 126, 196 

Jerusha Ann, 351 

Jerusha Emeline, 245, 410 

(Chaffe) Jerusha H., 354 

Jesse, 95 

Jesse Burke, 100, 166 

Jesse G., 302 

Jesse M., 270 

Jesse Namon, 581 

Jessie, 382, 448 

Jessie Louise, 508 

Jessie May, 315, 513 

Jessie Otis, 285, 461 

Joanna Amantha, 246 

Job, 151, 272 

Joel, 112, 113, 119, 151, 
156, 185, 272, 284, 285, 
336, 584 

(Ohafee) Joel, 229 

(Chaffe) Joel, 244 
Joel Israel, 115, 116, 191, 
348 

Joel Palmer, 245, 409 

Joel St. John, 192, 348 

Jo&l W., 272 

Joel Washington, 284, 459 

John, 91, 94, 100, 114, 120, 
122, 125, 149, 150, 155, 
156, 157, 158, 199, 208, 
214, 217, 226, 265, 266, 
268, 270, 276, 285, 357, 
358, 377, 439, 583, 605, 
606 

(Chaffe) John, 90 

John A., 426, 532, 533 

John Addison, 352. 509 

John Atherton, 167 

John B., 473 

John Beech, 335 

John Bennett, 103, 174 

John C. 131 1. 

John Carlyle, 306 

John Charles, 358 

John Chester, 561 ' 

John D., 353 

John Dwight, 203, 364 

John Edwin, 473 ' 'i^ 

((Thaffee) John Ellis, 455 • 
John F., 270, 447, 510 
John Franklin, 389 
John Frederick, 378 
John Heath, 155 
John Holmes, 332 
John Horton, 380, 522 
John Hyde, 329 
John Ichabod, 330 
John Jerome, 332 
John Julius, 282 



Chaffee. John, Jr., 91, 209, 
268, 282, 369 
John Leonard, 220, 382 
John Lowell, 505 
John Martin, 511 
John Mav, 185, 332 
John Milton, 264, 437 
John N., 383 
John Nelson, 283, 458 
John Newton, 219 
John Quincy A., 295 
John Rufus, 512 
John Rush, 265 
John Sparkes, 316 
John Underwood, 154 
John W., 511 

John Willard, 209, 370, 519 
John William, 485 
John Willsnn. 518 
John Wilson. 109, 110 
John Wesley, 219 
Jonathan, 87, 92, 111, 138, 
146, 147, 153, 177, 178, 
260, 288, 289, 463, 582, 
583, 584 
Jonathan Albert, 540 
Jonathan Bowen, 158, 289 
Jonathan Cady. 81, 131 
Jonathan Irvin, 464, 541 
Jonathan Irvin. Jr., 541 
Jonathan, Jr., 153, 157, 179, 

183, 320, 321 . 
(Chaffe) Jonathan, Jr., 88 
Jonathan Russell, 332, 488 
Jonathan Skinner, 188, 332 
Jose, 146, 259 

Joseph, 78, 83, 84, 87, 92, 
104, 109, 114, 120, 122, 
128, 136, 176, 177, 264, 
604. 605 
(Chaffe) Joseph, S3 
Joseph B., 136, 241 
Joseph Bennett, 204, 364 
Joseph C, V, 253, 426 
Joseph Chalker, 251, 420 
Joseph Dwight, 412, 529, 

530 
Joseph Frederick, 247 
Joseph G., 259 
Joseph Gay, 551 
Joseph Harvey, 175. 317 
Joseph Henrv, 171, 278, 

454 
Joseph, Jr., 84, 135, 177, 

318 
(Chaffe) Joseph, Jr., 79 
Joseph T., 369 
Joseph W., 284 
Joseph Zane, 438 
Josephine, 241, 348, 509 
Joshua, 87, 115, 162, 249, 

298 
(Chaffe) Joshua, 249. 250 
Joshua Bignell, 115, 116, 

193, 348, 505 
Joshua Robert, 532, 416 
Josiah, 86, 94, 156. 565 
(Chaffe) Josiah, 80 
Josiah C, 336 
Josiah Hall, 167, 309 
(Chaffe) Josiah, Jr., 246 
(Chafey) Josiah Middle- 
town, 578 
Josiah Newman, 411 
Josiah Willard, 81, 131, 

245 
Josiah Willard, Jr., 132 
Josie Esther, 543 
Judith, 96 

Julia. 115, 116, 163, 177, 
185, 272, 298, 319, 348, 
365, 606 
Julia Ann, 155. 208 
Julia, E., 380, 385 
Julia Etta, 170, 313, 



Chaffee, Julia H., 415 
Julia Lombard, 365 
Julia Louisa, 314 
Julia M., 228, 275 
Julia Oliva. 329 
Julia R., 319 
Juliana, 266, 439 
Juliette, 173, 217, 264 
Julius, 127, 223, 369 
(Chafee) Julius Bachus, 373 
Julius, Jr., 223 
July E., 223 
Junius, 317 
Justina C, 260, 427 
Kate, 174 
Kate A., 306 
Kate Corydon, 493 
Kate Grace, 436, 533 
Kate May, 306 
Kate P., 420 
Kate S., 447 
Katharine, 516 
Katherine Gay, 551 
Katherine Lovina, 146 
Katie E., 376 
Katie Elizabeth, 419 
Katie May, 459 
Kennette, 548 
Kittie Cora. 313 
Kittie E., 509 
(Chaffe) Knowlton Samp- 
son, 253 
Lafayette, 584 
Larinda A., 260 
Lata Rena, 314 
Lathrop Vennor, 185, 334, 

489 
Laura, 154, 155, 167. 189, 
208,213, 281,416, 418, 
447 
Laura A., 384 
Laura Deborah, 245 
Laura E., 284, 310, 459 
Laura King, 300 
Laura Lucretia, 279, 455 
Laura Maria, 340 
Lavinia, 229 
Lavonia (Lovinia) , 271 
Lawrence Duane, 529 
Lawrence Earle, 508 
Lawrence Erie, 548 ^ 
Leah Gertrude, 465 
Leander Alma, 200, 362 
Leland P., 160 
Leland Francis, 291 
Lelon, 165 
Lemuel, 249 
Lemuel Seargent, 126, 218, 

219 
Lena B.. 291 
Leon Odell, 293 
Leona Dora, 459 
Leonard, 78, 126, 128, 209, 

215, 219, 221, 369 
Leonard Almon, 250, 417 
Leonard Brown, 118, 122, 

209 
Leonard Leander, 129, 226 
Lenura Angelia, 285 
Leonora, 318, 326, 474 
Leora Gertrud/e, 361 
Lephe, 96 

Lephe Carpenter, 288 
Lephe Perry, 288 
Lero5'. 553 

Lettice, 115, 116, 193 
Levi, 92, 121, 300, 409, 584 
(Chafee) Levi, 228 
(Chaffe) Levi, 91 
Levi Marvin, 350, 505, 561 
Lewis, 97, 221, 384 
Lewis Everett, 386 
Lewis Franklin, 393, 395, 

525 
Lewis H., 423, 532 



626 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Chaffee, Lewis Marsh, 422 

Lilburn Gustavus, 314 

Liby, 382 

Lilla Adell, 408 

Lillian, 403 

Lillian A., 445 

Lillian Augusta, 280, 456 

Lillian Belle, 581 

Lillian Briggs, 241 

Lillian Celestia, 459 

Lillian Lucy, 266 

Lillias R.. 505 

Lincoln Elliot, 490 

Lindley Almont, 291 

Linley M., 160 

Linton P., 290 

Lizzie, 425 

Lizzie Alma, 444, 535 

Lizzie Gray, 464 

Lizzie N., 290 

Lodicy Emaline, 380 

Lois, 87, 136, 161, 181, 200, 
239, 360, 458 

(Chaffe) Lois, 295 

Lois Augusta, 486 

Lois C, 402 

Lois Clarinda, 368 

Lois M., 295 

Lonson, 100 

Lora, 180, 323 

Lora Ettie, 552 

Loren, 158, 215, 289, 378 

Loren Bliss, 323 

Lorena Rachel, 388 

Lorena S., 358 

Lorenzo D., 271 

Lorestine Centennial, 425 

Loretta, 369 

Lorinda, 271 

Loris Clarinda, 517 

Lotheta, 127 

Lottie Jane, 488 

Lottie Mav, 424 

Lottie N., 414 

Louie L., 454 

Louis Ames, 291 

Louis Bound, 266 

Louis D., 410 

Louis Pearl, 280 

Louis Sheridan, 422 

Louisa, 109, 131, 162, 173, 
239, 275, 295, 335, 402 

Louisa Alvina, 174 

Louisa Matilda, 262 

Louise E., 367, 516 

Louise J., 223 

Loveil Stowe, 269, 446 

Lovern Scott, 293 

Lovica, 415, 531 

Lovina, 192 

Lovina Felton, 269, 445 

Lovina (Vinie), 115, 116 

Lovisa, 318 

Lucetta Davis, 206 

Lucian Morse, 229, 393 

Lucian Mozart, 334 

Lucinda, 119, 121, 202, 
205, 208, 270, 583 

(Chaffe) Lucinda, 253 

Lucius, 317 

Lucius Dimock, 245, 410 

Lucretia, 113, 251 

Lucretia G., 324 

Lucy, 77, 82, 84, 115, 116, 
119, 122, 127, 129, 147, 
149, 192, 200, 209, 228, 
267, 268, 341, 348, 389, 
393, 440, 495, 505, 533 

Lucy A., 128, 223, 226 

Lucy Adaline, 213, 224 

Lucy Allen, 148 

Lucy Almina, 137 

Lucy Ann, 128 

Lucy Annie, 410, 529 

Lucy B., 154, 278 



Chaffee, Lucy C, 420 

Lucy Elizabeth, 409, 527 

Lucy Ella, 474 

Lucy Emily, 244, 408 

Lucy (Flint), 285 

Lucy Helen, 224 

Lucy I., 184 

Lucy Morris, iii, 477 

Lucy P., 446 

Lucy R., 226 

Lucy (Vose), 54 

Luella Land, 541 

Lula Belle, 316 

Luna Leora, 444 

Luna Maria, 260, 426 

Lura Clarinda, 208 

Lura (Harwood), 207 

Lura (Lucy), 179, 322 

Luther, 111, 118, 119, 154, 

175, 192, 200. 278, 346 
Luther Aten, 278, 454 
Luther D., 473 
Luther Highland, 473 
Luthera, 158 
Lutia Ann, 245 
Lutie, 473 
Lutie B., 454 
Lydia, 94, 117. 118, 119, 

132, 152, 157, 168, 177, 

199, 208, 288, 310, 583 
Lvdia Adaline, 388 
Lydia Ann, 224, 378, 386 
Lydia (Cooley), 327 
Lydia Eliza, 275 
Lydia Luceba, 306 
Lydia Lucetta, 479 
Lydia Lucretia, 322 
Lydia Maria, 357 
Lydia Payne, 327, 485 
Lydia Roxanna, 166, 306 
Lydia S., 199 
Lydia Sarah, 460 
Lyman, 102, 161, 169, 172, 

195, 209, 314 
Lyman Albigence, 244, 409 
Lyman Augusta, 288 
Lyman Bliss, 330 
Lyman Brooks, 328 
Lyman Bruce, 311 
Lyman Edward, 169, 311 
Lvnds, 164, 299 
(Chaffe) Lynds, 165 
Lynds Damev, 165, 302 
Lynn E., 513 
Mabel, 123, 436 
Mabel Coralie, 510 
Mabel Caroline, 466 
Mabel E., 311 
Mabel Louise, 547 
Mabel Nancv, 521 
Mabelle Delight, 515 
Madge Anna. 355 
Mae Goodelle, 468 
Mahlon Edwin, 368, 517 
Malinda, 279 
Manly J., 508 
Manuela Corillo J., 243 
Maranda, 228 
Marcia, 209 
Marcia A., 353 
Marcia Emelia, 221 
Marcia M., 510 
Marcius Henry, 366, 514, 

515 
Marcus, 301, 470 
Marcus Morton, 222 
Margaret, 184, 220, 330, 

340, 583, 605 
Margaret Caroline, 548 
Margaret Jane, 331 
Margaret Maria, 367 
Margaret Susan, 354 
Margarette Sylvia, 365, 514 
Marguerite Pancher, 523 



Chaffee, Maria, 126, 154, 246, 
301, 351, 393 
Maria A., 27, 412 
Maria B., 240 
Maria E., 138 
Maria Elizabeth, 140, 242 
Maria P., 271 
Maria Farnum, 203 
Maria Helen, 290, 464 
Maria L., 273, 450 
Maria N., 223 
Maria Olivia, 488 
Maria Whipple, 461 
Maria Y., 414 
Marie Louise, 365 
Marie Munro, 563 
Marila, 378, 340, 441 
Marietta, 173 
Mariette, 283 
Marion, 536 
Marion Braidfoot, 222 
Mark J., 585 
Marshall John, 285, 460 
Martha, 78, 84, 111, 216, 

220, 228, 239, 246, 265, 
301, 369, 391, 524, 583 

Martha A., 505 

Martha Ann, 259, 425 

Martha Emma, 473 

(Chafee) Martha Howlett, 
212 

Martha Jane, 299 

Martha M., 583 

Martha Maria, 514 

Martha Mav, 460 

Martha R., 292, 465 

Martha Stranahan, 329, 487 

Martha Susan, 263, 333, 437 

Martin, 93, 154 

Martin Luther, 364 

Martin Wakefield, 469 

Marvel C, 165 

Marvin, 207 

Mary, 113, 115, 120, 158, 
189, 192, 194, 204, 229, 
265, 267, 270, 276, 297, 

335, 371, 391, 395, 413, 
416, 442, 447, 450, 458, 
467, 473, 491, 507, 519, 
524, 533, 583 

(Chaffe) Mary, 116 

Mary A., 147, 272, 375, 509, 

511 
(Chafee) Mary A., 520 
Mary Abigail, 124, 172, 213, 

246, 315 
Mary (Abby), 100 
Mary Alice, 564 
Mary Alzina, 225, 389 
Mary Amelia, 325 
Mary Amorette, 549 
Mary Ann, 125, 129, 170, 

221, 225, 249, 290, 322, 

336, 351, 417, 439, 605, 
606 

(Chaffe) Mary Ann, 373 

Mary Arlett, 363 

Mary Augusta, 417 

Mary B., 336 

Mary Bell, 510 

Mary Belle, 491 

Mary (Bliss), 112 

Mary Bliss, 185 

Mary Burge, 185 

Mary C, 287, 317 

Mary Caroline, 32 8 

Mary Charlotte, 260, 426 

Mary Coombs Requa, 578 

Mary D., 362 

Mary E., 216, 292, 300, 319, 

352, 358, 376, 454, 465, 

469, 531 
Mary Eliza, 171, 265,279, 

366, 439, 463, 515 



INDEX 



627 



Chaffee, Mary Elizabeth. 173, 

221, 245, 253, 316, 338, 

340, 450, 462, 479, 531, 

540 
Mary Elizabeth Putnam, 338 
Mary Ella, 481, 545 
Mary Ellen, 478, 548 
Mary Emeline, 171, 299, 468 
Mary Eunice, 426 
Mary Evangeline, 437 
Mary Parnum, 203 
Mary Fletcher, 388 
Mary Prances, 275, 278, 282 
Marv Prances Augusta, 138, 

242, 566 
Mary Grace, 420 
Mary Gertrude, 293 
Mary H., 532 
Mary Helen, 224 
Mary J., v 
Mary Jackson, 365 
Marv Jane, 165, 220, 263, 

302, 348, 377, 514, 521 
Mary Jennette, 311 
Mary Josephine, 243 
Mary L., 284 
Mary Lillian, 488 
Mary Lorette, 169, 311 
Mary Louise, 298, 463, 468 
Mary M., 219, 259,382, 

458 
Mary Malvina, 375 
Mary Matilda, 473 
Mary Melissa, 167, 364, 486, 

552 
Mary Mornilva, 489 
Mary Nash, 322, 478 
Mary (Polly), 118 
Mary Rachel, 531, 563 
Mary S., 474, 541 
Mary Sabrina, 448 
(Chafee) Mary Sanford, 453 
Mary T., 350 
Maryetta, 294 
Maryette, 208 
Matilda, 100, 174, 217, 

381, 416 
Matilda E., 532 
Matilda Lucv, 285, 460 
Matilda S., 440 
Martin Henry, 511 
Marvin, 491 
Matthew, 115, 116 
Mattie, 533 
Maud Irene, 306, 471 
Maud Martha, 469 
Maudana Post, 169, 311 
Maude, 425 
Maude S., 464 
Max B., 513 
Mav, 390 
May Eudora, 308 
Mehitabel (Preston), 123 
Mehitable, 121 
Melissa, 270, 465 
(Chaffe) Melissa, 354 
Melissa Deborah, 363 
Melissa M., 351, 354, 507 
Mellie, 307 
Melville, 531 
Melvin T., 444 
Melzar Merrick, 450 
Mercv, 113 
Meribah R., 581 
Merle, 448 

Merrick, 186, 327, 336, 377 
Merrick Joel, 336, 491 
Merrick Joel, Jr., 491 
Mertilla Keziah, 207 
Merton, 445 

Merton Douglas, 490, 553 
Michael, 227 
Michael, Jr., 227, 391 
Miles Danford, 363 
Miles Fairchild, 563 
Millie H., 413 



Chaffee, Milo L., 440 
Milton LeRay, 437 
Mina, 469 
Miner, 251, 416 
Miner William, 421 
Minetta Arnold, 241 
Minerva, 183, 208, 244, 279, 

327, 328, 409, 485 
Minnie, 301, 314, 509, 552, 

582 
Minnie A., vi, 510 
Minnie E., 413, 530 
Minnie Sylvia, 418 
Mira Adelaide, 274, 451 
Miranda, 119, 150, 201 
Miriam, 100, 111, 156, 181, 

183 329 
Miriam (Ellis), 320, 321 
Miriam Ellis, 324 
Miriam Jane, 442 
Mollie Frances, 536 
Mollv, 81, 88, 111, 132, 

147, 174 
Morris B., 254 
Murtie Fidara, 552 
Murton Robinson, 469 
Myron, 416 
Myron C, 532 
Myron Howard, 447, 536 
Mvron J., 232, 396 
Mvron William, 490 
Myrtie C, 379 
Myrtie Fannie, 364 
Myrtie L., 414 
Myrtie Marv, 403 
Myrtie Svlvia, 561, 564 
Myrtle, 491, 534 
N. O., iv 

Nabby Elvira, 325, 483 
Nancy, 93, 97, 100, 101, 

102, 112, 126, 132, 165, 

173, 180, 184, 228, 231, 

249, 268, 393, 583 
(Chaffe) Nancy, 103 
Nancy Ann, 167 
Nancy Brown, 208 
Nancy Carpenter, 140 
Nancy Jemima, 259 
Nannie, 473 
Naomi Alice, 460 
Naomi Ann, 250 
Nason L., 351, 507 
Nathan, 77, 87, 124,213 
Nathan Orlando, 425 
Nathan Robinson, 164, 300 
Nathan Steadman, 196, 352 
Nathaniel, 90, 91, 94, 149, 

152, 267, 268, 269 
(Chaffe) Nathaniel, 88 
Nathaniel B., 185 
Nathaniel Bliss, 113, 185, 

335, 489 
Nathaniel, Jr., 88, 89, 90, 

149 
Nathaniel Otis, 186 
Ned P., 507 
Nellie, 314, 394, 450, 508, 

540 
Nellie A., 517, 533 
Nellie Augusta, 375 
Nellie B., 454 
Nellie Edith, 517 
Nellie Eugenia, 368 
Nellie P., 455 
Nellie Irene, 510 
Nellie J., 376 
Nellie Louise, 280 
Nellie M., 357 
Nellie Virginia, 313 
Nelson, 249, 262, 417 
Nelson Eaton, 321, 477, 478, 

542 
Nelson Vennor, 334, 489 
Nemenia, 459 
Nettie, 311, 473 



Chaffee, Nettie A., 549 
Nettie E., 509 
Nettie Prances, 452 
Newbury, 179, 322 
Newell Pred, 355, 512, 513 
Newell Merlyn, 513 
(Chaffe) Newell Moses, 355 
Newman, 150, 271 
Newman Josiah, 246, 411 
Newman Keyes, 419 
(Chaffe) Newman Keyes, 251 
Newton Adelbert, 224, 387 
Newton Halloway, 578 
Nina, 310 
Noah, 97, 121, 160,207, 

291, 583 
(Chaffe) Noah, 92 
Noah Davis, 483, 548 
Noah Puller, 271 
Noah Lephrelet, 161 
' Nora J., 455 
Nora May, 424 
Norah Leona, 173 
Norman, 182, 325 
Norman A., 490 
Norman L., 177, 319 
Norman O., 232, 233 
Norman Pitkin, 468 
Norman Seymour, 483, 549 
O. P., 261 
Olive, 94. 99, 115, 116, 117, 

181, 193, 198, 199, 200, 

221, 239, 320, 321, 324, 

477 
(Chaffe) Olive, 118 
Olive Ann, 271 
Olive Emelia, 285 
Olive Emilv, 315 
Olive Jenks, 157, 287 
Olive Maria, 331 
Olive Rosetta, 489, 553 
Olive Sacrina, 488 
Oliver, 95, 156, 157, 249, 

284, 285, 288, 310, 463, 

464 
(Chaffe) Oliver, 157 
Oliver Bugbee, 128 
Oliver Church, 464 
Oliver Nelson, 279, 455 
Oliver Newberry, 273, 450 
Oliver Perry, 136, 166, 240 
Oliver W., 284, 459 
Omer Horace, 241 
Onan, 210 
Onia P., 459 
Ora, 563 
Ora Dwane, 314 
Oreelia, 283 
Orel Newton, 316 
Oren Dewitt, 427 
Orlen, 415 
Orlvn Lee, 389 
Orpha, 196 
Orpha Anna, 469 
Orphena, 350 
Orestes Parmena, 260 
Orient, 172 

Origen William, 155, 280 
Orib, 131 
Orinda, 127, 221 
Orrie Worth, 280 
Orrin, 123, 154, 208, 278, 

369 
Orris Dickinson, 389 
Orson Alpheus, 260, 426, 

427 
Orson Arthur, 427 
Orson William, 300, 469 
Orvilla, 161, 271, 291 
Orville, 196 
Orville Harvey, 328 
Orwell Sidney, 246, 412 
Orvy, 102, 171 
Palmsr 97 
Palmer*Edson, 269, 446 



628 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Chafifee, Pamela, 123 
Pamelia, 228 
Parmelia, 100, 156 
Patience, 93, 180 
Patty, 78, 111, 126, 218 
Patty M., 373, 520 
Paul, 475 
Paulina, 391 
Pearl Orlen, 531 
Pearl Stowe, 446 
Pearle, 464 
Peleg Howard, 288 
Permelia Anna, 166, 308 
Perrin, 123 
Perry, 150 
Perry John, 439 
Persis, 88, 184, 185, 332 
Persis Maria, 320 
Peter, iv, 132, 227, 230, 

232, 397, 565 
Philander, 100, 166, 326 
Philena, 327 
Philip Alonzo, 167 
Philip M., 223, 386 
Philo, 146, 295, 466 
Philo Blair, 328 
Phoebe, 100, 158, 166 
(Chaffe) Phoebe, 165 
Phoebe Gertrude, 490 
Polemas W., 254 
Polly, 100, 109, 119, 126, 

149, 153, 157, 162, 168, 

174, 175, 176, 201, 209, 

227, 249, 391, 392 
Polly Ann, 172 
Polly Hill, 269, 444 
Porter P., 173 
Powers, 300 
Prentiss, v, 422 
(Chaffe) Prentiss, 253 
Preserved B., 270, 271, 291 
Presson, 128 
Priscilla, 123, 213, 391 
Priscilla (Danforth), 149, 

268 
Prudence, 118 
Prudence, 198 
Pucinda, 440 

Rachel, 100, 192, 213, 347 
(Chaffe) Rachel, 102 
Rachel Maria, 225, 389 
Ralph, 162, 298, 403, 513 
Ralph Alden, 523 
Ralph H„ 316 
Ralph Giles, 485, 551 
Ralph Pease, 468 
Ralph Tyler, 326, 484 
Ransom, 249 
Ransom N., 585 
Ransom Nathaniel, 269, 446 
Ray Earnest, 465 
Raymond, 456, 
Ravmond Virgil, 554 
Rebecca, 79, 89, 90, 93, 150, 

241 
(Chaffe) Rebecca, 116 
Rebekah (Pierce), 159 
Recompense, 166 
Reginald R., 464 
Rena Annette, 541 
Rena J., 389 
Reuben, 88, 92, 93, 147, 148, 

155, 221, 266, 385, 424, 

440, 533 
Reuben A., 534 
Reuben Briant. Jr., 581 
Reuben Elam, 366 
Reuben Hewlett, 207, 366 
Reuben, Jr., 266, 440 
Reuben S., 278 
Reuben W., 322 
Rhoda, 78. 81. 92. 125, 129, 
y 132.217,350,381,561 
Rhoda Ann, 417 
Rhoda Cady, 127 
Rhoda Roxana, 581 
Rhoda Sophronia, 138 



Chaffee, Rial Lake, 354 
Richard, 409, 527, 604 
Richard Clark, 508 
Richard Mahlon, 380 
Riley, 249 
Rillie, 425 
Robbie, 280 
Robert, 425, 468, 605 
Robert Charles, 249, 415 
Robert Dwight, 483, 549 
Robert Hubbard, 281 
Robert Nichols, 456 
Robert W., 382 
Robev, 92 

(Chaffe) Robinson, 95 
Robinson Joseph, 300, 469 
Rodolphus, 185, 210, 331 
Rodolphus Gordon, 331 
Roland Dwight, 548 
Rollin, 533 
Rollo, 506 
Rosa, 425 
Rosa Belle, 425 
Rosa Dell. 424 
Rosa R., 445 
Rosalie, 531 
Rosanna, 330 
Rose, 518 

Rose Ann, 510, 562 
Rose Irene, 549 
Rosetta A., 285 
Rosetta Jane, 140 
Roscoe Delmar, 425 
Ross, 403 
Rossie W., 511 
Roxanna, 179, 321 
Rov L., 382 
Roy Otis, 302 
Royal, 300 
Royal Edward, 581 
Royal Mason. 174 
Royal Nelson, 174 
Ruby, 126, 149, 270 
Ruby Adaline. 224 
Ruby Jane, 222 
Ruby Lucy. 268, 443 
Ruby LTnderwood. 128 
Rudolph Allen, 314 
Rufus, li7, 196, 197, 249, 

417 
(Chaffe) Rufus, 165 
Rufus Albert, 291 
Rufus D., 291 
Rufus, Jr.. 353 
Rufus N.. 165 
Rufus Sevmour. 549 
Russell, 82, 416 
Ruth, 90, 91 
Ruth Ann, 159 
Ruth Lillian, 439 
Ruth Orpha, 166. 308 
Ruth Sophia, 335 
Sabra, 123 
(Chafee) Sabra Sabrina, 

373 
Sabrina. 184 
Sallv, 103. 108. 116. 172. 

202. 260, 266, 268, 443 
Sallv Amanda, 260 
Sallv C. 182 
Sallv Delia. 173 
Sallv Ervilla. 415 
Sallv L., 259 

Sallv Maria, 146. 217. 381 
Sally Mercy. 248 
Sally Miranda, 440 
Sallv Seargent, 126, 218 
Salome, 151.273 
Samantha, 163 
Samantha Betsey, 222, 385 
Samuel, 77, 81, 97, 130 

156, 159, 189, 200, 249 

285, 286, 338, 339, 340 

360 
(Chafee) Samuel, 377 
(Chaffe) Samuel, 118 



Chaffee, Samuel B., 228, 392 
Samuel Burge, 185, 336 
Samuel Burgess, 452 
Samuel Butterworth, 97, 
161, 292 

(Chaffe) Samuel Butter- 
worth, 96 
Samuel C, 163, 299 
Samuel D., 136 
Samuel Goodwin, 365 
Samuel Griswold, 205, 365 

Samuel H., 462 

Samuel Johnson, 219, 381, 

382 
Samuel Luther, 266, 439 

Samuel M., 336 

Samuel N., 382 
Samuel O., 291 

Samuel Roscoe, iv, 159 

Samuel W., 495 

Samuel Whipple, 340, 493 

Sanford, 153 

Sanford Erasmus, 247, 413 
Sarah, iv, 77, 79, 80, 92, 96, 
110, 129, 150, 175. 185, 
195, 251, 265, 271, 283, 
297, 420, 448, 467, 476, 
582 

(Chaffe) Sarah, 103 

Sarah Abigail, 171 

Sarah Adaline, 245 

Sarah (Sally) Adams. 119. 
200 

Sarah Allen, 288 

Sarah Alvira, 249, 416 

Sarah Amanda, 483, 549 

Sarah Amelia, 384, 522 

Sarah Ann, 169, 293,531 

Sarah Ann Elizabeth, 247 

Sarah Ann Jenks, 157 

Sarah Annie, 476, 542 

Sarah Blodget, 221 

Sarah C, 165, 364 

Sarah (Sally) C, 326 

Sarah Cady, 81, 132 

Sarah Effie, 168 

Sarah Elizabeth, 410, 528 

Sarah Emeline, 374 

Sarah Ida, 279 

Sarah Isabella, 310, 470 

Sarah J., 336 

Sarah Jane, 133, 288, 301, 
335, 364, 489, 513, 605 

Sarah Louisa, 265 

Sarah M., 239, 247, 285, 
358, 402, 413 

Sarah Mabel, 291 

Sarah Melissa, 353 

Sarah Parmelia, 324 

Sarah W., 160 

Scott Bruce, 466 

Serene Silvanus, 353 

Servilla, 220 

(Chaffe) Seth, 249 

Seward, 297 

Sherburne Howard, 262, 427 

Sherman, 524 

Sherman Blair, 252, 422 

Sherman Tecumseh, 427 

Sibvl Kathleen, 513 

Sidney, 217 

Sidney L., 541 

Sidney Larkin. 473 

Sidney Sawtell, 165 

Sidney Tenney, 473 

Silena, 369 

Simeon, 89, 90, 120, 121, 
150, 151, 179 

Simeon, Jr., 121. 151, 206 

Simeon E., 353, 511 

Simeon G., 279 

Simeon Stickney, 197 , 

Simon E., 585 

(Chaffe) Sinai, 175 



INDEX 



629 



Chaffee, S. L. Blanch, 473 
S. Miranda, 266 
Solana, 151, 274 
Solomon, 168 

Solomon Arthiton, 335, 490 
Solomon Bliss, 185, 335 
Solomon Olv, 490 
Sophia, 100, 125, 189, 215, 

340 
Sophia Catherine, 363 
Sophia Walker, 354 
Sophronia, 151, 158, 163, 

184, 196, 228, 273, 288, 

321, 329, 393, 424, 478 
Spencer, 323, 416, 482v 
Squire, 99 
(Chaffe) Squire, 99 
Stanley, 479 
Stella Adel, 363 
Stella C, 389 
Stephen, 78, 80, 81, 92, 

127, 132, 138, 151, 153, 

222, 243, 271, 583 
Stephen AlbJgence, 409, 527 
Stephen B., 268, 443 
Stephen E., 439 
Stephen Franklin, 222, 385 
Stephen Geno, 136, 241 
Stephen Harrison, 138, 243, 

408 
Stephen J. V., 342 
Stephen, Jr., 153 
Stephen Mitchell, 147, 265 
Stephen Sewell, 442 
Sullivan, 125,216,217 
Sumner, 501 
Susan, 97, 154, 173, 220, 

247, 270, 272, 300, 403, 

583 
Susan Beebe, 136 
Susan E., 440 
Susan Elizabeth, 348 
Susan F., 332 
Susan Hathaway, 276 
Susan M., 166 
Susan Maria, 298 
Susanna, 90, 140, 150, 152, 

275, 583 
Susannah, 150 
Susie A., 507 
Susie Nieda, 266, 439 
Sydney Alvares, 260, 427 
Sylva, 507 
Sylvanus, 196 
Sylvester, 95, 128 
Sylvester Aaron, 269, 445 
Sylvia Jane, 250 
Sylvian Herbert, 554 
Tabitha, 117, 582 
(Chaffe) Tabitha, 116 
Tafett, 417 
Tamson Meriam, 335 
Telford, 448 
Theda Aramenia, 428 
Theodocia, 259 
Theodore Dean, 248 
Theodore Newbury, 479 
Theodore Spencer, 482, 547 
Theodore Spencer, Jr., 547 
Theodore Wellington, 252 
Theodore Worthington, 479 
Theressa Almina, 374 
Theron Augustus, 510, 561 
Thirza, 123, 207, 248, 366, 

416 
Thomas, 79, 159, 179, 232, 

240, 249, 251, 288, 421, 

452. 568 
(Chaffee) Thomas, 78, 86 
(Chaffe) Thomas B., 254 
Thomas Davis Leroy, 425 
Thomas Elmer, 181, 182, 

327 
Thomas Elmore, 179 
Thomas Everel, 263 



Chaffee, Thomas Grover, 275, 

451 
Thomas Harrison, 315 
Thomas J., 126, 219 
Thomas Jefferson, 254, 422 
Thomas Jefferson, Jr., 422 
Thomas, Jr., 87 
Thomas Knowlton, 420 
Thomas Lewis Dwight, 259 
(Chaffe) Thomas Sherman, 

252 
Thomas W., 416 
Thomas Wicklin, 606 
Thomas Wicklin, Jr., 605 
Thomas William, 493 
Thompson, 173 
Timothy, 136 
Torrance Odell, 465 
Triphena, 87 

Truman Bibbins, 146, 260 
(Chaffe) Ursula, 354 
Veranus, 223 
Verne Leroy, 411 
Vernon, 229, 394, 456 
Vernon Ellsworth, 387 
Vernie, 561 
Vianna Amanda, 374 
Vina, 561 

Virgie Estella, 446, 536 
Viva E., 470 
Volney G., 360, 513 
W., 585 

Waldo Whitman, 606 
Walker, 84, 135, 136 
Wallace G., 172 
Walter, 111, 177, 183, 228, 

318, 455, 474 
Walter A., 394 
Walter B., 394 
Walter Crane, 450 
Walter Dennison, 475 
Walter Henry, 314 
Walter S., 486 
Walter Scott, 329 
Walter Spencer, 547 
Walter Stebbins, 209, 371 
Ward E., 470 
Ward Osborne. 523 
Warner, Fav, 102, 171 
Warren, 102, 149, 151, 156, 

168, 170, 173, 268, 269, 

274, 283, 315, 605 
Warren, Jr., 268 
Warren Eugene, 274, 451 
Warren L., 160 
Washington, 266, 440 
Washington M., 352 
M^ealthy, 109, 176, 181, 

182, 183, 327 
Welcome Francis, 288 
Welcome M., 416 
Weltha Ann, 351 
Welthea, 196 
Wellington, 252 
Wendell Cain, 563 
Wilber T., 510 
Wilbur, 426, 444 
Wilbur George, 512 
Wilbur McDaniel, 427 
Wilder, 84, 137 
Wilder Bowen, 137 
Wilder Stearns, 167, 309 
Wilkins, 270 
Will Curlis, 306, 471 
Willard, 121, 132, 157, 206, 

289 
Williard Dillingham, 248 

414 
Willard Levering, 285 
Willard P., 585 
Willard Porter, 354, 512 
Willard Reuben, 366 
Willard Sheldon, 220, 382 
William, iv, 84. 91, 94, 97, 

124, 135, 154, 160, 186, 



Chaffee, William, 187, 188, 
189, 213, 241, 270, 273, 
283, 291, 323, 340, 375, 
377, 403, 422, 480, 494, 
569, 583, 605, 606 
(Chaffe) William, 87, 93, 

164,212, 295 
William A., 403, 530 
William Albert, 388 
William Allen, 371, 517 
William Ambrose, 239, 403 
W^illiam Banfield, 154 
William Cady, 128, 225 
William Carev, 208, 295, 369 
William D., 517 
William Daniel, 476 
William Darwin, 248 
William David, 245 
William Dewitt, 280 
William Douglas, 291, 335, 

490 
William E., 462 
William Edgar, 279, 375 
William Edson, 212, 213, 

374 
William Edward, 457 
William P., 246, 375 
William Fax, 147, 264 
William Frederick, 491 
William G., 585 
(Chafee) William Grover, 

376 
William H., 220, 445, 495, 

585 
William Harrison, 162, 297, 

390, 524 
William Henry, 154, 267, 
282, 278, 410, 440, 458, 
480, 481, 544, 545, 570 
William Henry Harrison, 

225 390 
WilHam Hibbard, 338 
William Highland, 474 
William Hill, 155, 282 
William Holcomb, 450 
William Howard, 286 
William Hyde, 348 
William Jay, 533 
William, Jr., 94, 156, 164, 
189, 213, 300, 337, 606 
William Lincoln, 369 
William Luther, 361 
William Mahlon, 380 
William Marinda, 136, 239 
William Merrick, 336 
William Merton, 446 
William Morgan, 473, 474 
William Morton, 333 
William N., 389 
William Neverson, 225, 389 
William Ninde, 450 
William Orville, 487 
William Oscar, 463 
William Penn, 270 
William Perrin, 184, 333 
William Preston, 137 
William R., 160, 291, 520 
William Reuben, 280, 456 
William Ricker, 138, 243 
William Ricker, Jr., 243 
William Riley, 473 
William Rufus, 352 
William S., 330 
William St. John, 505 
William Thomas, 157 
William Wirt, 219, 382 
Williard Erwin, 249, 417 
Willie, 174, 360 
Willie Alonzo, 242 
Willie Cecil, 473 
Willie E., 376, 511 
Willie James, 510 
Willie Loren, 289, 464 
Willie S., 507 
Willis Gaylord, 297, 467 



630 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Chaffee, Willis H., 527 

Willis Lavero, 315 

Willis Leander, 282 

Willis M., 474 

Willis Newell, 508 

Willis Orson, 469 

Willis S., 549 

Wilnie Eugenia, 424 

Wilson, 210 

Wilson Simeon, 366 

Winfield Scott, 352 

Winnie J., 364 

Winona, 427 

Wolcott, vi. 251, 419, 420 

Zebediah, 77, 123 

(Chafee) Zebediah, Jr., 123, 

Zebina, 100 

Zella, 490 

(Chaffe) Zelophehad, 227 

Zelotes Emerv, 207, 294, 367 

Zeno Eliott, 284 

Zephaniah, 87 

Zephaniah, Jr. (or Guilde- 
roy or Leroy), 257 

Zerviah, 196 

Zola, 316 

Zorilda Jane, 263 
Chaffev, Abraham, 607 

Albert Edward, 607 

Alice A., 598 

Alice M., 600 

Ann, 595, 598, 607 

Annie C, 599 

Augusta, 583 

Benjamin, 606 

Benjamin, Jr., 606 

Catherine, 597, 598, 603 

Catherine C, 599 

Cecil Percy Cummings, 600 

Charles, 607 

Charles A., 599 

Charles Francis, 607 

Charles G., 599 

Dorothy, 607 

Edward, 607 

Eleanor, 597, 598 

Elizabeth, 596, 597, 598 

Ellen, 598 

Elswood, 606, 607 

Emma Ann, 607 

Emily, 606 

Ethel C, 600 

Florence M., 600 

Frances, 606 

Francis, 603 

Francis, Jr., 603 

Frank, 603 

George, 603. 606 

George, Jr.. 603, 606 

Georgiana M., 598 

Gilman A. L., 598 

Guv, 594 

Guy C, 598 

Harriet M., 598 

Helen A., 599 

Hepsibah, 596 

Horatio Nelson, 598, 599 

Horatio Nelson, Jr., 599 

Howard D., 599, 600 

Hugh, 595 

James, 594, 597, 598 

James, Jr., 597, 598 

Jane, 596 

Job, 596 

Johane, 595 

John, 594, 595, 596, 597, 
598, 603, 606, 607 

John B. W., 598 

JohnF., 598, 599 

fChaffy) Joseph, 583 

Madeline, 599 

Maria. 606 

Martha, 597, 598 

Mary, 606 

Martha, 607 



Chaffey, Mathew, 596 
Mary E., 599 
Mary J., 598 
Maud Percy, 599 
Nellie M., v 
Nellie May, 599 
Phoebe E., 598 

Priscilla, 594 
Richard, 606, 607 

Richard Trenchard, 586 

Sarah, 606 

Sarah Gertrude, 599 

Susan, 606 

Susan H., 599 

Susan M., 598 

Susanna, 597 

Thomas, 595, 598, 607 

Thomas D., 597, 598 

Thomas Lewis, 599 

Walter, 583 

William, 594, 596, 606, 607 

William H., 598, 599 

William Henry, 600 

William W., 599 
Chaffie, Agnes, 594 

Ann, 596 

Edwardus, 594 

Elizabeth, 596 

Hannah, 596 

Henry, 596 

John, 594 

Josiah, 596 

Maude, 595, 596 

Prudence, 596 

Richard, 588 

Robert, 592, 594 

Ruth, 596 

Thomas, 594, 596 

William, 588, 595, 596 
Chaffy, Abigail, 596 

Ambrose, 595 

Arestine, 596 

Byile, 596 

Edith, 596 

Edward, 595 

Elizabeth, 595, 596 

George, 582, 595 

Hannah, 596 

Horace, 582 

Hugh, 595 

Humphrey, 596 

Jane, 596 

John, 594, 595, 596 

Joseph Cirus, 582 

Katharine, 596 

Margery, 595 

Margory, 596 

Mary, 596 

Richard, 596 

Ruth, 596 

(Chafy) Samuel, 581 

Squire, 582 

Thomas, 581, 595, 596 

William, 582, 586, 594, 595, 
596 
Chafie, Bartholomew, 594 

Elner, 595 

Elizabeth. 595 

Hugh, 594 

Joane, 595 

John, 588, 593, 595 

Mari, 595 

Mary, 593 

Richard, 594, 595 

Robert, 595 

Thomas, 594, 595 

Walter, 595 

William, 594 
Chafy, Christian, 595 

Elizabeth, 595 

Hannah, 595 

Horace, 585 

Hugh, 594, 595 

John, 588, 592, 593, 595 

Margery, 595 



Chaffey, Mary, 595 

Orethy, 582 

Richard, 588, 595 

Renold, 583 

Reverend Doctor, 588 

Robert, 594, 595 

Samuel, 595 

Thomas, 594, 595 

W. K. W., 586 

William, 593, 594 

(Chaffy) William, 582 

William, Jr., 582 

William Kyle Westwood, vi, 
593 
Chafv-Chafv, Hugh Edmund, 

593 
Chafye, Thomas, 592, 596 
Chaphe, Ada Mary, 501, 557, 
558 

Albert Henry, 346, 503, 560 

Allen Bennett, 582 

Allen Benton, 344 

Andrew Jackson, iv, 190, 
344, 496, 498, 500, 501 

Andrew Jackson, Jr., 501 

Angeline, 343 

Anna Svlvia, 497, 557 

Arthur E., 556 

Augusta, 559 

Blanch Ethel, 504, 561 

Byron, 501, 559 

Caroline (Childs), 498 

Cassandria Gertrude, 496 

Charles, 503, 560 

Charles Chester, 502, 559 

Edith Buell, 557 

Edna M., 556 

Elizabeth, 559 

Elizabeth M., 497, 572 

Ellen, 346, 504 

Ellen Caroline, 498 

Elmer, 346, 503, 504 

Ethan Fisk, 346 

Evelvn May, 559 

Finetta, v, 191, 346 

Frances Josephine, 346 

Frank, 503, 560 

Franklin George, 497, 557 

George Allen, 501, 557, 558 

George Dewey, 558 

George Franklin, 343, 497, 
557 

Gertrude, 558 

Gertrude Lovina, 344, 502, 
570 

Gertrude Susan, 501 

Harrie, 560 

Helen Katheren, 559 

Helena. 559 

Henry Elmer. 501 

Hiram Eugene, 496 

Homer Lewis, 558 

Irving Joseph, 498 

Isaac, 583 

Isabel Augusta, 558 

Jabin Joseph, 346. 504 

James Lawrence, 504 

James Manning, 501, 502, 
557 

Jennie (Annie) May, 504, 
560 

John, 560 

Joseph Babcock, 343, 497 

Joseph Lafayette, 343 

Joseph Manning, 498, 567 

(Chaffe) Joseph Manning, 
342, 343 

Josephine, 503 

Julia. 501 

Melvin, 497 

Nannie Gertrude, 501, 502, 
557 

Nanny Gertrude, 558 

Peggy, 559 
Rankin, 346, 503 



INDEX 



631 



Chaphe, Rebecca Armstrong, 
346, 503 
Richard Liee, 557 
Robert Allen, 557 
Robert Brown, 502, 559 
Sarah Elizabeth, 343 
Stephen F., v 
Stephen Fisk, 503 
(ChaftV) Stephen Fisk, 345 
Susan, 344 
Thomas Francis, 496, 555, 

556 
Thomas Grant, 343, 496 
William Henry, 344, 501 
William Henry, Jr., 502, 559 
Chalkcr, Benjamin, 413 

Mary J., 247, 413 
Chamberlain, Asa, 176 
Hardin, 367,516 
John F., 235 
Oliver, 176 
Petor, 109, 176 
Chamberlin, Benjamin, 409 
Freddie, 516 
Hardin, 516 
Heber, 208 
Hepzibah, 245, 409 
Louise E. (Chaffee), 206 
Walter, 516 
Chaniplin, Ray William, 145 
Chandler, Rebecca, 104 
Chapin, Charles Gordon, 280 
Charles Oscar, 280 
Elizabeth, 566 
Elsie Jane, 280 
Elsie Maria, 154 
Henry Dearborn. 154 
Henry Marshfleld, 93, 154, 

279 
Henry Marshfleld, Jr., 154 
Henry Parsons, 280 
Chapin, James Hale, 155 
John Pitts, 280 
Olive, 169 
Seth, 566 
Susan, 154 
Chapman, , 79 



Almira, 162, 297 
Aniasa, 98 
Asa, 115 
Christopher, 116 
Eunice. OS, 162 
Ezekiel, 297 
GeorRe, 221 
H. W., 598 

Hannah, 51, 76, 177, 318 
Harriet, 134, 235 
Jason, 176 
Jemima, 79 
Joseph, 162, 318 
Louisa, 163, 298 
Mary (Potter), 235 
Molly, 116 
Myra, 198 
Oliver, 109, 116 
Parker, 108, 116 
PeleK, 235 
Thomas, 73, 116 
Charles, Duke of Lorraine, 572 
IT, KinfT of France, 571 
III, Kinfr of France, 572 
CharlemaRne, 571 
Chase, Andrew, 356 
Benjamin, 276 
Clara Manda, 450, 537 
Dudley, 449 
Goorfce Chaffee, 450 
Georffe N., 273, 450 
Philander, 449 
Sarah, 153. 277 
Chatburn, Nathan, 267 
Chauncy, Chauncey R., 322 
Cheney. Abicrail, 151 
GeoVfre, 507 
Julia M.,214, 377 
Child, John, 77 



Childs, Azuljah,E., 221, 385 
Caroline M., 343, 497 
David Edward, 325, 483 
Frank, 483 
Harry Linwood, 483 
Horace, 385 
Susan S., 214, 376 
Chisni, David, 176 
Chivvis, Leland, 558 
Norman, 558 
Ruth, 558 
William, 558 

William Keiuhart, 501, 558 
Choate, Harriet D., 351, 508 

Isaac W., 508 
Christie Rosetta, 142, 250 
Chubbuck, Almira (Chaffee), 
293 
H. John, 161, 293 
Lydia Maria, 293 
Nelson A., 293 
Orestus, 293 
Samuel E., 293 
Tabitha, 113, 185 
Church, Ada, 419 

Adoniram Judson, 250, 419 
Anstres, 141 
Anthony, 87, 141 
Aurilla, 295 
Cyrus, 142, 250 
Deliverance, 250, 418 
Edwin, 529 

Emeline A. J., 411, 529 
Hannah, 144, 255 
Hannah A., 250 
Harry, 529 
Ida, 419 

LoriuK Bennett, 142 
Lucinda E., 144, 256 
Ijydia Ann, 250 
Melvin, 371 
Mina, 529 

Nathan, 141, 250, 251 
Nathan, Jr., 250 
Prentice, 419 
Prudence, 141 
Seth Howard, 144 
William, M2, 410, 529 
William B„ Jr., 256 
William Bennett, 142, 250 
Churchill, Ida N,, 280, 456 

Samuel, 456 
Clapham, Comfort, 116, 195 
Eunice, 195 
Hannah, 195 
Clark, Alvan, 337, 491 
Mrs. .Mvan, vi 
Alvan Graham, 492 
Annie Love, 336, 491 
Betsey, 144, 255 
Caroline Amelia, 492 
Carrie J., 253 
Chester, 170 
Clarissa, 2-14, 409 
David W., 134 
Delia, 441 
Ebenezer, 480 
Edward, 255 

Eliphalot Mervin, 439, 552 
Ella, 410 
G. H., 491 
Georfre Bassett, 492 
Guy, 267, 441 
Guy, Jr., 441 
Hanson, 441 
Harvey. 354 
Helen Submit, 328 
.Ti'iinette, 253 
John Henry, 552 
Jonathan, 480 
Joseph H.. 409 
Joshua. 104 
Loren Marsena, 552 
Maria Louisa, 492 
Mary, 106, 441 



Clark, Miriam, 111, 183 
Myron IL, 183 
Reese Emery, 552 
Robin, 283 
Rose, 565 

Sarah M. (orO.), 273, 450 
Thomas, 408, 491 
Thomas F., 208 
William, 143, 183, 255 

Clemence, , 322, 478 

Albert, 478 
Charles Chaffee, 478 
George, 478 
Joseph, 478 

Cleveland, , 321 

George, 254 
May Wilco.\, 423 
Clevenger, Lizzie, 577 

Clifford, , 229 

Clive, , 295 

Clinton, Joel, 582 
Clockner, Charles, 454 
Close, Benjamin, 424 
Daniel, 257 

Sophronia A., 144, 257 
Clough, George P., 302 
.Tudith, 146 
Luther, 165, 302 

Clulu, , 275 

Cluxton, Ellen, 545 
May, 545 
W.R., 545 
Coates, Frank Mozart, 334, 489 
Kate, 539 

Cobb, , 99 

Bethia, 567 
Mary B., 204 
Cobbs, Cordelia, 577 
Coburn, Alma H., 269, 447 
Charles, 241 
Chester V., 447 
Daniel L.,,202 
Roswoll Augustus, 465 
Theodore, 292, 465 
Cody, J. J., 272 
Cofiin, Elizabeth M., 163 
Colburn, Martin C, 173 
Cole, Cornelia, 426 
David, 487 
Elmira, 151 

George Arthur, 502, 559 
Hugh, 31 
James, 31 
John, 258 

Kenneth Franklin, 559 
Mary A., 332 
Colegrove, Delia A., 474 
Coleman, Eliza, 168, 310 
Lauden, 310 

Collins, , 235 

Alice Maria, 516 
Arlow, 206 
Arthur Anthony, 516 
Charles Francis, 367, 516 
Daniel Austin, 516 
Daniel Chaffee, 367, 515 
Daniel S., 207,366 
Fanny Maria, 367. 515 
Thirza Marion, 367 
Compton, Elizabeth, 592 

Joseph, 592 
Comstock, Emily, 126, 219 
John, 219 
L.aura D., 319 
Mary (Perry), 311 
Miriam Barnard, 170, 311 
Ruth, 219 
Warner M., 311 
Conant, Emily, 203 
Herbert B., 378 
Joseph, 412 
Josiah, 119, 203, 303 
Lucina Amelia, 246, 412 
Pitt Chaffee 203 
Condon, Mary A., 344, 498 



632 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Congdon, Mary Ann, 158, 290 
Conger, Charlotte, 283 

Conklin, , 465 

Amanda, 250 
Betsey, 196,, 352 
Deborah, 196, 352 
John, 352 
Louisa, 250 
Minerva, 250 
Conley, Ellen Mary, 415 
Mary, 248, 415 
William, 415 
Converse, Albert, 176 
Amasa, 108, 175, 317 
Chapin, 176 

Charles Austin, 176, 317 
Elihu Williams, 176 
Erasmus Darwin, 176, 317 
George Grove, 474 
Grove W., 542 
Harriet, 176 
Jerome, 318 
Jerusha B., 139, 245 
Julia Ann, 176 
Leander, 176 
Orlin Eustis, 317, 474 
Pamela, 104 
Phineas, 162 
Rose Ethel, 542 
Sarah Esther, 317 
Sinai Chaffee, 317 
Willard, 245 
Conway, James, 265 

Cook, , 224, 259 

Erastus, 415 
Florence, 320 
George, 124, 212 
James, 248, 415 
John, 426 
Julia A., 141 
Lorenzo Dow, 167 
Rufus, 415 
Samuel, 415 
Wealtha, 259 
Weltha, 426 
William Harrison, 415 
Coolbaugh, Chester J., 363 

Elizabeth, 170 
Cooley, Arthur, 280, 456 
Bertrand Luman, 456 
Denis, 315 
George, 183, 327 
Howard Chaffee, 456 
James, 327 

Lydia Pavne, 182, 327 
Lettie B., 315 
Sarah, 327 
Wealthy, 327 
Coombs, Gustavus A., 218 
Hannah, 218 
Huldah, 218 
Lvdia, 218 
Polly, 218 

Rensselaer. 126, 218 
Rensselaer, Jr., 218 
Rhoda, 218 
Sylvia. 218 
Coomer, Mary, 58, 94 
Cooms, Mary A., 218 
Coon, Adelaide, 299 
Dell, 299 
Edward, 299 
Ella, 299 
Elnora, 299 
Emma, 299 
George H., 299 
Israel, 163, 299 
Jane, 299, 341, 495 
Orpha, 299 
Cooney, Mary, 496, 555 
Cooper, Eliza, 601 
J. Fenimore, 364 
Judge, 364 
Corbier, Harriet, 320 
Corbin, , 78, 129 



Corbin, Anise (Anne), 129 
Andrew, 295 
Angelona, 295 
Charles F., 466 
Elbert, 295 
Ellen A., 239, 403 
Elvira, 229, 394, 525 
Frank, 295 
George, 295 
Hezekiah, 295 
Lemuel, 295 
Lois, 295 
Nellie F., 466 
Philip, 161, 295 
Philip, Jr., 295, 466 
Rhoda, 228, 393 
Rial, 394 
Sadie Averill, 362 
Waldo, 295 
William, 295 
Corbyn, Elizabeth, 593 

John, 593 
Cordley, Marv (Walker), 167 
Corev, Carrie E., 221, 384 
Cornell, Charlotte A. (Sayles), 
140, 247 
Edward, 290 
Ellen N., 160, 290 
Harriet, 240, 403 
Mary J., 290 
Cotton, Bessie Wright, 541 

John, 541 
Cottrel (or Cottrell), David, 

118, 198 
Cottrell, Adaline Rebecca, 198 
Albert, 134 

(or Cottrel), David, 118, 198 
David Freeman, 198 
David Harvey, 198 
Laura, 198 
Marv, 198, 356 
Mary, 198, 356 
Courtis, Agnes, 594 
Couse, James, 486 
Mary Maria, 328 
Olive, 328, 486 
Coutances, Bishop of, 585, 587 
Covell. Mary, 215 

Covey, , 269, 439 

Emily, 439 
Cowan, Fannie Katharine, 512 

John, 355, 512 
Cowell, Caroline C, 373 
Charlotte M., 373 
Hannah, 244 
Horace P., 373 
John, 211, 373 
Mary A. E., 373 
Sarah A., 373 
Thirza E., 373 
Cowen. Emma, 252, 421 
Irene, 252, 421 
Washington, 421 
Cowles, Gad, 199 
Helen Maria, 199 

Coy. , 566 

Cramer, Alexander, 167 

Crandall, , 534 

Harlow, 386 

Jane Maria, 224, 386 

Lana, 409 

Marvin Wallace, 386 

Nelson, 386 

Roxanna (Rawdin), 568 

Crane, .313 

Mary L.. 338 
Nathan Selleck, 170, 313 
Ulysses Grant, 391 
Cranston. Ada. 330 
Crapon. William, 83 
Crary. Harmony, 87, 146 

iMary, 582 
Crawford, Elizabeth, 37, 66 
Lyman 486 
Melissa H., 328, 486 
Creamer, Estella Grace, 451, 538 



Crittenden, Lester, 426 
Croft, Florence Ella, 400 

George William, 400 

Mary Chafee, 400 

Mary E. (Chafee), 399 

Theodore G., 234 

Theodore Gaillard, Jr., 399 
400 
Crofut, Charles, 562 

Charles E., 520 

Dollie, 520 

Henry, 373, 520 

Henry, Jr., 520 

Ida M., 520 

Leroy, 520, 562 

Orrie, 562 

Verna, 520, 562 
Cromack, Mary Jane, 320 
Crook, Lewis C., 173 
Crooker, Horace, 392 
Croskev, Elizabeth, 571 
Crouch, Fred D., 486 

Martha, 328 
Crosby, Wallace, 296 
Cross, Harriet, 162, 297 

Grossman, , 283 

Crow, Horatio, 324 
Culbertson, F. A., 272 
Culver, Lucy Ann, 142, 252 
Cummings, Abigail, 162 

Albert, Volney, 162 

Andrew J., 162 

C, 279 

Charles, 162 

Cyrus, 162 

Dan, 162 

Elvira, 162 

Eunice, 98, 162 

Fanny, 2 79, 456 

Joseph, 162 

Julia, 149, 268 

Lucia, 162 

Noah, iii, iv 

Oliver, 98, 162, 296 

Patty, 130, 228 

Thomas, 456 

Wealthy A,, 598, 599 

William, 599 
Currier, Arthur, 564 

Edith Anna, 531, 563 
Curtis, Ann, 576, 577 

Augustus, 476 

Elizabeth, 596 

Joseph, 228 

Mary, 147, 263 

Mary Sophia, 341 

Samuel, 263 
Curzon, George, 590 

Humphrey, 589 

John, 590 

Richarda, 589, 590 

Thomas. 590 
Gushing. Hiram C, 395 

Job, 395 

Kittie B., 526 

Roland P.. 395 

Samuel. 230. 395 

Walter F., 395, 526 

Cushman, . 151 

Cutler, Joseph, 378 

Temperance Elvira. 215, 379 
Cutter, Mamie A., 395 
Cynthis, , 569 

D 

Daggett, Hepsibah, 20, 36 

Israel, 36 
Daily. Frances L., 172 

Franklin, 172 
Damon. Mart, 391 
Dana, John J., 317 
Danford, George, 302 
Danforth, Priscilla, 149, 266 

Sallv, 149. 266 

William, 149, 266 



INDEX 



633 



Daniels, Abigail, 568, 569 

Amasa, 569 

Betsey, 569 

Czarina, 169 

Esther, 569 

James, 569 

John, 13J, 231, 569 

Lemuel, 569 

Luther, 231 

Pollv, 569 

Russell, 569 

Reuben, 168 

Sally, 569 
Dapifer, Eudo, 588 

Margaret, 588 
Darling, Alma, 228 
Dassance, Maria Louisa, 249, 

417 
Davenport, , 94 

Abigail Clark, 138. 243 

Carlos Cresson, 138 

Elizabeth, 87, 145 

Elijah, 243 

Hannah Satira, 230, 395 

Joel, 395 

Joseph Clark, 138 

Sarah Thomas (Chaffee) 94 
David, Polly, 162 
Davidson, E. O., 426 

Flora, 426 

Lurena, 426, 532 

Samuel, 259, 426 
Davis, , 445 

AdaL., 410 

Alice, C. M., 385 

Amos, 197 

Amos Jiles, 222 

Anna, 127, 221 

Anna D., 197, 353 

Arville Idell, 385 

Benjamin, 221, 222 

Benjamin Chadwick, 222, 
385 

Betsey, 127, 222 

Charlotte Maria, 385 

Cornelius, 365 

Cornelius, Jr., 120 

Curtis S., 469 

Disard, 583 

Elijah, 118 

Elisha P., 507 

Eliza, 206, 365 

Elizabeth Ann, 165, 302 

Emeline, 222 

Emeline M., 139, 246 

Prank Isaac, 385 

Gad, 127, 221 

Gordon. 302 

Henry Charles, 385 

Horace, 474 

Idella A., 385 

John, 104 

John W., 246 

Julius Chaffee, 222 

Lewis Franklin, 514 

Lounda A.. 222 

Love, 76, 120 

Maria, 222 

Maria, L., 300, 469 

Martha L., 222 

Mary A., 245. 410 

Mary E., 318, 474 

Mehitable (Bartlett), 120 

Myron, 222 

Nabbv, 182. 325 

Noah, 325. 367 

Olive, 111, 178 

Ovro Benjamin, 385 

Park, lis 

Pearly, 410 

Phrpbe Jane. 222 

Sallv. 583 

Susan H.. 351, 507 

Tamason, 183. 327 

Thomas, 178, 353 



Davis, Warham Jackson, 222 

Wealthy Ann, 324 

William, 174 

Willie Lerov, 385 

Zilpha, 365" 

Zylpha, 141, 250 
Davison, Eva J., 370 
Day, Alvin. 210 

Amasa, 516 

Catherine Maria, 368,516 

Francis, 221 

George, 269 

Jerry, 2 73 
Deacon, Avis, 567 
Deakin, Anna Maria, 438 

Charles Fremont, 438 

Elijah James, 438 

Emily Ann, 438 

John William, 438 

Joseph Amos, 438 

Lillian Delila, 438 

Mary Jane, 438 

Robert Price, 438 

Sarah Minerva, 438 

Serene Mav, 438 

William Price, 264, 438 
d'Albini, Lady Mabel, 572 

Lord William, 572 
d'Ardenne, Bonne, 572 

Godefroi, 572 
Dean, Almira, 140 

Eliza, 124 

Freeman, 417 

Julia Etta, 378. 521 

Mrs. O. W., 357 

Nathan, 521 

William O., 358 
Deans, Abiel, 200, 359 

Catherine, 200, 360 

Eliza, 200, 359 

Francis. 359 

Jane, 359 

Joseph, 119, 200, 359 

Joseph Edwin, 200 

Julia Ann, 200, 359 

Mary, 359 

Nancy, 200, 359 
Dearstine, Nancy, 154, 279 
de Aure, John, 588 

Margaret, 588 
de Beauehamp, Hugh, 586 
de Bosco, Andrew, 588 

Matilda, 588 
de Cailly, Lord Adam, 572 

Lord John, 

Osbert, 572 

Sir Hugh. 572 

Sir William, 572 
de Cantilupe. Balderic, 588 

Philip. 588 
Decker, Elizabeth, 247, 414 

John I., 414 
de Clare. Gilbert. 586 

Lord Roger, 572 
de Compton, Martin, 592 

Walter, 592 
de Cyvelisk, Lord Hugh, o72 
de Dysteley. Clement, 593 
de Hambrigge. Stephen. 592 
de Hamstead, Agnes. 572 
de Hamstead, Hamo. 

De Hart. . 373 

de Insula. Idonea. 588 

Delano. Ella. 356 

De La Warr, Lord, 588 

Delong, Julia. 125 

De Losse, William Close. 297 

de Magna Villa, Geoffry, 588 

de Mandevill, Christina, 588 

Robert, 588 
de Meschines, Mabill, 572 
Demmon. Minnie. 330 
de Namar, Ida, 572 
Denbaud, John, 586 
Denison, Sarah, 497 



Dennis, Ernest Milton, 437 

George A., 263, 437 

Jesse, 350 

Mary C, 437 
Dennison, Emily, 256, 423 

Esther, 572 

Hattie E., 318, 475 

John, Jr., 144 

William, 572 

Zebediah, 475 
De Nyse, Annie May, 240 
Depew, Alice, 293 

Ascenath, 293 

Betsey, 293 

Irvin, 293 

Job, 161, 293 

Willard, 293 
Derby, Emily Augusta, 493 

William Coridon Edwards, 
493 

De Raismes, , 337 

Derosia, Charles, 284, 459 

Elbert, 459 

Maria, 459 

Warren. 459 
De Saxe, Princess Gerberga, 

572 
de Stocklinch, Ralph, 586 
de Tatteshall, Emma, 572 

Robert, 572 
Deugar, Catharine, 332 

Jonas, 332 
de Vere Alberic, 588 
Devereux, Lady Dorothy. 593 
de Westwode, William, 593 
Dewey, , 179, 322 

Caroline Blacknev, 388 

Edwin Bertel, 388 

Ralph, 388 

Rhoda, 322 
Dewing, Eben F., 601 
Dewitt, Elias, 439 

Frances Ida, 265, 439 

M. J., 201 
Dexter, Lewis, 358 

Louisa, 200, 358 

Lucy, 191, 341 

Mary, 358 

Olive O., 315 

Wadleman, 341 
Deyeo (or Devoe), Catherine, 
125, 210 

James, 216 
Diamond, Emma, 293 

Daniel, 352 

Martha T., 297, 467 

W. D., 257 

William P., 467 
Dike (Dyke), Elizabeth B.. 
269. 444 

(Dvke) Elisha, 444 
Dill, Abigail, 567 
Dimmock, Arthur Fremont, 553 

Elizabeth, 56, 85 

Harvey Ellis, 489, 552 

Herman Adelbert, 553 

Mabel Clare, 553 

Minnie Myrtle. 553 

William Harvey, 553 
Dimon, James, 198 
Dingenan, LTriah, 440 
Ditty. Erie Lyman, 284, 459 

Grace Adalaide, 459 

Leon Erie, 459 

Susan Augusta, 459 

William. 156. 284 
Dixon, Arthur .James, 600 

Charles Weldon, 600 

Cornelia Ferris, 600 

Horace, 600 

James E., 598. 599 

John Chaffev. 600 

Mary Ellen, 600 

Richard Ferris. 599 

Sydney Gordon, 600 



634 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Dobler, Mellie, 311 
Dodd, James, 132 
Done, Albert, 552 
Donelly, Alice, 330 

Alva, 331 

Bennett, 331 

Charles Andrew, 330, 331, 
487 

James, 331 

Jennie, 330 

Lucy, 330 

Maude Elizabeth, 487 

Thomas, 184, 330 
Doolittle, Alton, 174 

Cecelia, 173 

Isaiah, 249 

James, 385 

Mrs., 90, 149 

Willard, 173 
Dort, Albert, 392, 525 

Allen Levi, 392 

Clara Bell, 525 

Ella L., 374 

Elvira, 392, 525 

Frank M., 392 

George Fields, 227, 391, 
392, 525 

Ida Nancy, 392 

Jonathan Luke, 374 

Julia Ann, 392 

John Franklin Farge, 392 

Luther, 392, 525 

Mahlon, 392 

Mary, 392 

Newton Silas, 392, 525 

Orrin Grossman, 392 

Pollv (Chaffee), 391 

Silas, 227, 391, 392, 525 

Simon Corydon, 392 

Wallace W., 392 
Dotv, Emeline, 392, 525 
Doughty, Salmon, 378 

Sarah Newell, 378 
Dow, Chester B., 371 

Ellen, 371 
Doud, Grace Eloise, 422 
Downer, Amv Jarvis, 487 

Emmon, 329. 487 

Emmona, 487 

Louise, 487 

Stranahan, 487 
Downing, Albert Chaffee, 439 

Daniel E., 265, 439 

David W. Chaffee, 350 
Dovle, John F., 488 
Drake, Eliza, 103, 174 

James, 144 

Mary Cvnthia (Baker), 
545, 546 
Drakes, Jane, 572 

Robert, 572 
Draper, Catherine, 160 
Driesbach, Samuel, 415 
Driggs, Alfred, 337 
Duel, Deborah, 245 

Nathan, 245 
Duff, Patrick, 332 
Dugar, Charles, 468 

Marv Louisa, 299, 468 
Duke, William H., 362 
Dunbar, Aaron, 193 

Abilena, 220, 383 

Cyrus, 383 

Esther, 193 

Polly, 193 
Duncan, Prances, 270, 447 

Robert, 447 
Dunham, Clarissa, 78, 128 

Earnest J., 530 

Eber, 123 

John W., 413, 530 
Martha, 127, 220 

Phebe, 122, 209 
Rachel, 209, 371 
Winfleld E., 530 



Dunkerton, Mercia A., 201, 
363 

Richard, 363 
Dunlap, Ellis, 490 

Savannah, 335, 490 
Dunn, Ellen A., 354, 511 

John, 511 

John A., 354 
Dunshee, Lucinda, 102 
Dunton, Lucretia Mary, 199, 
356 

Pardon, 356 

Sarah Jane, 199, 356 
Du Puy, Mary, 476 
Durand, Sarah (Adams), 44, 

73 
Durkee, Alba Benjamin, 281 

Almira Maria, 281, 457 

Arba, 155, 281 

Benjamin, 281 

Hannah (Chaffee), 281 

Lucy Caroline, 2 81 

Martha Lucinda, 281 

Wesley Melancthon, 281 
Durl, Deborah, 139 
Dutton, Ro.xana, 155 
Dwight, Josiah, Jr., 337, 492 

Sarah, 337 

Sarah (Hartwell), 492 
Dver, Charles S., 220 

Thomas, 567 

E 

Eager, Hattie Jordan, 476 
Earet, Olive M., 274, 451 
Earl, Josiah, 317 

Susan, 198 
Earley, Edward S., 570 

Hannah Jeffries, 570 
Eastabrook, Wilfred, 364 
Eastman, George F., 306 
Eastwood, Freelove June, 281 
Eaton, E., 329 

Joshua Chaffee, 192 

Lucy, 192 

Marv, 192 

Olive, 192 

Polly, 87, 143 

Ransom, 192 

Silas, 192 

Stephen, 116, 192 
Edda, Pruda, 329 
Eddie, Julia, 276, 452 
Eddv, George, 297 

Mary, 83, 134 

Peleg, 134 
Edgerton, Freelove, 121, 207 

Olive, 111, 180 

Samuel, 180 

Wealthy, 111,181 
Edgiva, Princess. 572 
Edwards, Brunmen Porte, 561 

Charlotte, 244 

Dafydd L., 504. 561 

Finette Armstrong, 561 

Gertrude H., 397, 526 

Morris, 496 

William C, 338 
Eggleston, Samuel. 348 
Either, Joseph N.. 601 
Eldred, Hattie, 483 
Eldren. Carnac, 531 
Elett, Elizabeth, 604 
Elliot. John, 214 

Lydia, 125, 214 

Pollv Ann, 444 

LTrsula Filinda, 444, 535 

Welcome Lucius, 444 
Elliott, Adelia, 380 

Aimer Judson, 444 

Arad Upham, 215, 378 

Caroline S., 215 

David, 215 

DyerS., 379 

Erastus, 376 



Elliott, George A., 379 

Harriet M., 215 

Henry L., 379 

John K., 379 

John W., 125, 215 

John W., Jr., 215 

Loren, 214, 376 

Lucius B., 269, 444 

Luther, 376 

Mary Ann, 215 

Ruth, 380 

Sophia (Chaffee), 215 
Ellis, , 111, 183 

Betsey, 154, 278 

Cyrus, 223 

David E., 224. 386 

Julia A., 285, 460 

Marv Kate, 386 

Mercy, 87, 141 

Miriam, 179, 183, 321 

Polly, 127, 223 

Sevmour Davis, 454 
Ellsworth, , 291 

Delia, 268 
Ellswood, Frances, 606 
Elmer, Ann (Elmer), 179 

Anna, 111, 179 

Prances, 111, 179 

Thomas, 179 
Elting, Ella C, 471, 541 
Emerson, Amarilla, 283 

Doctor, 303 

Irene (Sanford), 166, 303 
Emery, Eliza, 267 

Thomas Marsh, 445 
Emma, Queen of Normandy, 

587 
Emmons, Georgianna, 601 
English, Henry, 495 

L. D., 495 
Enos, Joseph, 318 

Phoebe M., 177, 318 
Ensign, William, 191 
Ermentrudis, 571 
Esseltine, Benjamin, 417 
Essex, Earl of, 588 

Robert, Earl of, 593 
Esterbrook, Reuben, 335 

Susanna, 57, 92 
Estes, Ida, 174 
Funis, Myron, 417 
Evans, Abiel, 168 

Electa, 184, 330 

John, 208 

Josiah, 330 

Lewis, 552 

Louis, 486 

Louisa, 552 

Lucv. 117, 196, 197 

Rachel, 578 

Roswell. 117 

Sally, 122, 208 
Evarts, Emma, 356 

William, 198, 356 
Everett, Abel Clark, 348 

Augustus, 192, 347 

Charles Burrill, 348 

Dolly, 347 

Ebe,"347 

Ebenezer, 115, 116 

Gamaliel, 347, 348 

Lucv. 347 

Mabel, 347 

Mabel (Elmore), 347 

Nancv (Woodward), 347, 
348 
Everitt, Isaiah, 115, 116 

Lucv Moulton, 116 

Samuel E., 193, 347 
Evidon, Nancv, 25, 215 

Ruth, 77, 125 
E-wins, Almesa Alida, 443, 535 

Blanche Mabel, 443, 535 

Clarence Prescott, 443, 535 

William Prescott, 268, 443 



INDEX 



635 



F 

Fairbanks, Maria, 35 
Ralph, 447 
Sarah Jane, 155 
Fairchild, Addison Miles, 563 
John, 241 

Pauline Louise, 531, 563 
Rollin C, 470 
Fairfield, Alva B., 301, 470 

Ethel Chaffee, 470 
Fairman, James, 439 

James Yale, 266, 439 
Farmer, Charles, 512 
Charles C, 354, 512 
Cordello, 354 
David, 354 
Irving, 354 
Minnie, 512 
Orlando, 354 
Phoebe, 354 
Reuben, 102 
Uriah, 197, 354 
Farnham, Joseph, 146, 265 

Sally, 87, 146 
Farnum, Lettice, 202 
Phila, 119, 202 
Jonathan, 202 
Farr, Betsey, 150 

Florence B., 506, 561 
Farrar, Edward F., 298, 468 
Farrington, Harriet A., 366, 
515 
Seth, 515 
Fast, David, 357 

Mary A., 199, 357 
Fasset, Alice, 73, 118 
Fassett, Lydia (Johnson), 11? 
Paulkner,'Marietta, 215, 378 
Fawfaw, Hattie May, 444 
Fenton, Arthur E., 260, 427 

E. Lavergne, 427 
Ferguson, Hannah (Goodell), 

102 
Permon, A., 279 
Ferren, Chloe, 164, 300 
Ferrers, Earl of, 593 
Ferris, Ellen Cornelia, 598 
John, 598 

Mary Elizabeth, 598, 599 
Richard, 597, 598 
Ferrv, Asenath, 185 
Asenath Ward, 333 
Emma, 346, 503 
Horace, 503 
Lucy, 580 
Noah, 333 
Field, Leonard, 164 
Porter, 172 
Stephen, 337 
Thomas, 29 
Fields, Eunice, 87, 145 
Pinch, Augustine S., 413 

Sarah A., 413, 447 
Finlay, Catherine, 326 

Finney,— , 260 

Fish, Dudley, 246. 411 
Edna Lillian, 529 
Elliot Dudley, 411, 529 
Lawrence Chaffee, 411 
Mary E., 411 
Myrtis M., 411 
Fisher, John, 555 
DeWitt, 103, 172 
Elizabeth, 104 
Martin, 219 
Mary S., 496, 555 
Fisk, Amasa, 208 
Fitts, Edward, 360 
Eliza, 360 
Ellen, 360 
Francis, 200, 360 
Lucy, 360 
M:ary, 360 
Fitz-Hugh, Raynald, 587 



Fitz-Hugh, Reginald, 587 
FitzJohn, Matilda, 593 

Robert, 593 
Fitz-Ralph, Agnes, 587, 588 

Robert, 587 
Pitz-Ranulph, Ranulph, 587 

Robert, 587, 588 
Fitz-Reginald, Ralph, 587 
Pitz-Robert, Ranulph, 587 
Flag, Martha, 244 
Flees, James P., 363 
Pleetney, John, 605 

Sarah Ann, 605 
Fletcher, A. B., 219 
Artemas, 351 
Martha, 145 
Isaac, 341 
John, 259 
Lyman B., 166 
M'artha, 87 
Theodocia, 146, 259 
Pleuraus, Christian, 547 
Elizabeth, 547 
Helen Anita, 547 
Flint, Abigail, 156. 284, 285 
Amy (Chaffee), 283 
Celia Lenora, 284, 458 
Cvrus, 458 
Daniel, 156, 283 
Denison A., 283 
Eugene Grover, 460 
Eunice, 156, 283 
Frances M., 516 
Franklin A., 283 
George 283 
James, 283 
Lucy. 156, 285 
Mnhnla (or Mahalah), 

Julia, 283, 458 
Martin. 285. 460 
Phineas. 285 
Stewart John, 460 
Susan, 283 
Flovd, Marv Ann, 598 
William, 375 

Pluery, , 128 

Plynn. Bessie, v 
Foley, Mrs. Alice. 284 
Folts, Daniel, 172 
Ford. EInora H., 443, 535 
L. J.. 176 
Lavia, 317, 474 
Mary, 170 
Pordham, Amos Pierce, 264 
Anneliza, 264 
Annie Maria, 264, 438 
Bathiah, 264 
Eli.ia,h, 147,2 64 
Elijah Jr., 264 
Elizabeth, 264 
Emily Adelia, 264 
George, 264 
Joseph, 264 
Lidda Lovina. 264 
Mary Louisa, 264 
Norman, 264 
Forte, Irwin Allen. 346, 504 

Mugette. 504. 561 
Forward, Margaret, 595 
Rebecca, 595 

Foster, , 267 

Calvin, 125, 217 
David. 217 
Edwin A.. 300, 469 
Elmer, 469 
Gerald. 469 
Nehemiah, 217 
■S.S.,442 
Foulk, Benjamin, 424 
Fountain, Elizabeth, 597 

William, 32S 
Fowler, John L., 254 
Francis, Sally, 566 
Francisea, Henry D., 328 
Francisco, , 101 



Frank, Harriet, 149, 269 
Hiram, 2 69 
William, 172 
Franklin, Asa, 64 
Daniel, 64 
David, 64 
Gideon, 34, 64 
Gideon, Jr., 64 
Hannah, 64 
Mary, 139, 245 
Molly, 64 
Oliver, 64 

Fraser, , 583 

George S., 474 
Helen G., 317, 473 
Sarah C, 302 
Frary, Joseph, 251 

Lucy, 142, 251 
Praunf elder, Eliza (McCar- 
thy), 553 
George, 553 
Mary Cecelia, 491, 553 
Praver, George, 98 
Freeborn, William H., 311 
Frederick, Rachel, 226 
Freeman, Almira. 81, 132 
Harriet Emeline, 284, 459 
Margaret, 569 
Ralph, 459 

French, ' , 293 

Elizabeth, iv 
Emeline, 296 
EzekielR., 371 
Lomasy, 209, 371 
Lvdia, 90, 152 
Nathaniel, 152 
Preet, Alma A., 473, 541 

James Heaton, 317 
Prisbie, Pricilla (Ruff), 192 
Frissell, Albert, 214 
Elvira, 214 
George, 214 
Hezekiah. 125, 214 
Frost. Ann Maria, 335, 489 
Hiram, 489 
Rosetta, 392 
Prothingham, James K., 566 
Prve, Bethia. 567 

Puller, , 144. 331 

Adelia Emma, 348 
Amanda, 194, 349 
Clara Phoebe. 465 
Cvrus Hackett. 348, 349 
Harriet (Skiff), 348, 349 
Henry. 325 
Irene. 250, 419 
Judith, 90, 150 
Lois, 121, 206 
Rachel, 34, 62 
Ralph, 32 6 

Roxanna Elizabeth, 326 
Roxanna (Firmin),326 
Samuel, 465 
Solomon, vii 
William Harrison, 212 
William S., 228 
Purber, Benjamin, 462 
Elizabeth, 286, 462 
Purgeson, Hannah (Godell), 

"171 
Purman, Lncinda A., 151, 274 

Sarah, 571 
Furner, Martin, 329 
Purness, Jennie, 601 

G 

Gager, George, 206 
Gallagher, Emma, 281 
Gallup, Benadam, 572 

Ellen, 256 

Eugene, 256 

Emeline, 256 

Frank. 256 

John, Jr., 572 



636 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Gallup, Loring, 122, 144, 256 

Lucinda, 256 

Martha Jane, 256 

Mercy, 572 
Gamble, Margaret Eulalie, 
234, 399 

Roger, 399 
Gardner, Daniel P., 218 

Ella, 423 

Louie, 463, 540 

Garfield, ,241 

Garlite, William, 352 
Garnet, Elizabeth, 286 

Thomas, 286 
Garrett, Emily, 576 

James, 249 

John, 577 
Gaston, E., 495 
Gates, , 147 

Henry, 102 

Sallv E., 146, 260 
Gault, Ruth, 211 
Gay, Calvin, 93 
Geer, Mary F., 145 

Mary P., 258 
Geiger, A. F., 376 
Gellow, Sally, 249 
Gerberge, Countess of Lor- 
raine, 572 
Gerhard, Agatha, 272 
Gerhart, Johanna, 265 
Gerts, Sophia L., 138, 243 
Gibbs, George. 3 96 

Nelson D., 252 
Giddings, , 225, 389 

AllieR., 390 

Arthur D., 390 

Henrv R., 390 
Gierke, George E., 561 
Gifford, Mr., vii 
Gilbert, , 114, 443 

Annie L., 599, 600 

Grace H., 530 

Henry W., 413, 530 

Josiah J., 600 

Levi, 201 

Mabel W., 530 

T. G., 329 
Gilbut, Mary B., 224, 388 

Thomas, 388, 530 
Gilchrist, Charles, 318 

Fidelia, 318 
Giles, John T., 484 

Gillespie, , 599 

Gillette, C. M., VI. 

Charles Joel, 450 

Charles Melvin, 272, 449 

Chauncey Melvin, 450 

Cora Eugenia, 450 

Gertrude Frances, 449, 537 

Mrs. C. M.. vii 
Gilligan, Lafayette, 485, 551. 

Minnie, 551 
Gillmore, Emily A., 137 
Gilmore, Horace, 212 
Gladmin, Anna E. K., 247, 412 

George P., 412 
Glanfield, George, 601 
Glasby, Anna Leslie, 287 

Sarah Maria, 287 

Thomas Sadler, 157, 287 
Gleason, Caroline, 164 

Phoebe S., 142, 251 

Eliza A., 233 
Gloucester, Earl of, 586 
Glover, Sarah, 569 
Glvnn, Edward M., 281 
Goddard, Daniel, 339, 340 

John, 596 
Godfred I., Duke of Lorraine, 

572 
Godfrey, Samuel, 583 
Godwin. Love, 416 
Gold, Amorette Chaflfee, 550 
Catherine M., 347 



Gold, Milo A., 484 

Mile Adelbert, 550 

Norman A., 550 
Goodell, Almira, 227, 392 

Edward, 208 

Lavina, 200, 360 

Nathaniel, 72 
Goodenough, Jonas, 212 
Goodno, David H., 461 
Goodrich, Evelina, 478, 542 

Nathan Fenn, 542 
Goodsell, Morris, 193 
Goodwin, Samantha, 279 
Gordon, Chloe, 212 
Gore, Abram, 241 

Polly, 137. 241 

Wallace, 489 
Goss, Horatio, 581 

Nellie M., 581 
Gothelon, Count of Lorraine, 

■ 572 
Gould, Albert, 392 

Almira W., 257, 423 

Bathsheba, 227 

Bathsheba (Robinson) , 227 

Beriah (Chaffee), 227 

Beezalul, 227 

Dorothea. 227 

Hannah, 51, 79 

Henrv. 392 

Lorinda (Orinda),227 

iMontravilla, 423 

Phoebe, 34 

Polly. 34 

Rebecca, 79 

Reuben, 130, 227 

Samuel, 227 

Sarah, 227 

Silas, 227, 392 

Silenda, 94, 156 

Thomas, 79 

William Robinson, 227 
Gove, Edith, 302 

Prances Grace, 302 

Helen, 302 

Marvel C, 165, 302 
Gowdv, Fannv, 181, 323 

Tudor, 323 
Graham. Anna Chaphe, 556 

Caroline Ann, 451 

Dwight, 497. 556 

Francis Miles, 451 

James T., 274, 451 

Mary Helen, 537 

Minnie I., 537 

Royal James, 537 

Salome Ann (Strong), 273, 
274 

Swain Jasper, 453 

Walter Strong. 451. 537 

William A., 450, 537 
Grant, Chaflfee. 472 

Chester, 482 

Clavton, 482, 548 

Elizabeth, 191, 342 

Fannie. 472 

Floyd Mayham, iii, 544 

Frank, 482 

Gertrude Mabelle, 548 

Henry, 482 

Iram, 568 

Mrs. John B., 545 

Julia Dent, 472 

Leonard. 548 

Mary, 572 

'Miriam, 472, 541 

Ruth (Rockwell). 548 

Thomas, 342 

Mrs. U. S., Jr., 311 

Ulvsses S., 312. 313, 472 

Ulvsses S., Jr., 312, 313, 
472 

Willis. 155 
Graves, Aaron, 207 

Harriet (Chaflfee), 207 



Graves, Leon Gillette, 537 . 

Roswell, 207 

Truman Pierce, 449, 537 
Gray, Abby Maria, 288, 464 

Church, 464 

Mary A., 331 

Green, , 184, 198, 214, 

356 

A., 279 

Augusta, 356 

Elizabeth, 94, 156, 356 

Eva, 356 

Florence Louise. 551 

Frederick Deming, 484, 550 

Halsey, 244 

Helen Aletta, 551 

Hepzibah, 72 

Jane, 356 

John, 356 

Nathaniel, 53 

Priscilla, 51, 16 

Sarah E., 228, 393 

Susa, 476 
Greene, Charles E., 244 

Greenwood, W. J., 275 
Gregg, Rosa Clara, 234, 398 

William, 398 
Gregory, Albert, 540 
Gregory, Ella S., 463, 540 
Gridley, Chester, 2 02 

Fanny, 119, 202 

Griflfin, , 124 

Griffith, Matilda, 83, 134 
Griger, Annie J., 282 
Griggs, , 79 

Clarissa, 109, 176 

Rebecca, 79 

Roxev, 109, 176 

Grinneli, , 502 

Griswold, Alfred, 540 

Annie Elizabeth, 266 

Cherilla, 266 

Emma, 336 

Frances, 540 

Inez, 464, 540 

Jonah, 180 

Samuel, 119 
Grogan, Patterson, 454 
Grover, Hannah, 125, 214 

Joseph, 417 
Groves, Orra Edmunds, 320 
Gubtil, Rachel, 122, 208 
Gugerson, George H., 239 
Gungen, Olive, 227 
Gurnev, George, 447 
Guthrie, C. E., 441, 534 

H 

Haggerty, Sophia, 202 
Haight, Emma, 241 
Hailey, Ida, 557 
Haines, William M., 296 
Hale, Betsey, 151 

Nathaniel Prvor, 323 
Hall, . 130, 267 

Abner, 272 

Abraham, 192, 347 

Andrew, 463 

Ann E., 441 

Anna, 564 

Daniel, 564 

Elizabeth, 100, 166 

Fanny, 243 

George, 404 

George A., 240, 404 

Huldah, 98, 163 

Isaiah, 163 

James, 503 

John, 347 

Lewis P. 347 

Luther Chaffee, 347 

Lydia (Hotchkiss), 347 

Nancv, 215 

Nancy C, 378 



INDEX 



637 



Hall, Paris, 378 
Rachel, 347 
Kecompense, 167 
Rumy, 162 

Sarah Grace, 346, 503 
Susan, 100, 151, 166, 167, 
272 
Halloway, Peter Kester, 578 

Susan, 577, 578 
Hambridge, Elizabeth, 592 
John, 592 
William, 592 
Hamill, Birney, 553 
Burton, 553 
John, 489, 553 
Orestus, 553 
Elizabeth, 264 
Rav, 553 

Hamilton, , 601 

Adna Chaffee, 533 
Catherine, 533 
David, 341, 495 
Frank, 495 
George F., 436, 533 
Harriet, 495 
Henry, 422 
Irwin, 495 
Levert, 495, 554 
Louisa, 495 
Mary, 254, 422 
William, 602 
Hamlin, William P., 142 
Hammond, Armarcia Minerva, 
224, 387 
Artimissa Susannah, 284, 

459 
Franklin, 387 
Olive, 569 
Hanchett, Lafayette, 467 
Myra, 467 
Silas, 297, 467 
Handy, Sylva, 145, 258 
Hanford, James Hervey, 192 

Samuel M., 192 
Hankenhof. Henry, 541 
Hanie, S. M., 428 
Hanna, Rufus, 601 
Hjinnon, Othniel, 175 
Hardenberg, William, 132, 

232 
Hardendorf, Abraham, 129, 
226 
Abraham, Jr., 226 
Celestia Jane, 391 
Clarenda, 227 
Diadema, 226 
Diana, 226 

George Michael, 226, 227, 
Henrv, 226, 390 
Oliver, 391 
Rial, 227 
Rial Duane, 391 
Sophia, 226 
Susanna, 226 
William, 226 
Hardy, Lucv E., 156 
Lucy Elvira, 285 

Hare,- , 125, 217 

Annis, 141, 250 
Arthur, 393 
Catherine, 218 
James, 218 
Sullivan, 218 
William, 288, 393 
William, Jr., 393 
Harmon, Benjamin, 103 
Harner, Frank, 416 
Harper, Almeda. 457, 539 

Harrington, , 260 

Abigail, 197, 354 
Anna (Humphrey), 242 
George B., 137, 242 
George William, 242 
Job, 354 
Lrucy Sabrina, 242 



Harrington, Mary Alice, 242 

William, 242 
Harris, , 212 

Mary, 247, 412 

Miner, 412 

Persis A., 148, 266 

Robert, 483 

Sarah Sevmour, 326, 48i, 
Hart, Abigail (Scudder), 571 

Andrew, 571 

Benjamin, 570 

Delos, 410 

Edward, 571 

Elijah, 571 

Elizabeth, 571 

Hattie E., 243, 408 

Isaac L., vii. 

John, 571 

.Tosiah, 571 

Louise, 282, 284 

Marv, 571 

Nathaniel, 571 

Ralph, 571 

Ralph, Jr., 571 

Rebecca, 571 

Samuel, 571 

Sarah, 571 

Scudder, 571 

Titus, 571 
Harter, Nancy, 172 
Harvev, , 185 

Abial, 323 

Casper, 103 

Elizabeth (Chaffee), 323 
Harwood, Ada Lydia, 551 

Anna, 552 

Benjamin T., 327, 485 

Betsey, 122, 208 

Charles Elmer, 485, 551 

Clara Jane, 485 

Ellen E.. 166. 306 

George Sanford, 485, 551 

Jonathan. 207 

Keziah. 121, 207 

Lura. 121. 207 

Niabel Edna, 552 

Willard Irving, 485 
Hassam, John T., vii. 
Haskell, Hezekiah, 100 
Hastings, Holly. 218 
Hatch. Edwin W., 173 

Henrv. 144 

Joan, 592 

Marv, 172 

Sallv, 173. 

W^illiam. 103, 172 
Hathawav, Caroline, 356 

Deborah, 91. 152 

Elizabeth, 356 

Sarah (Leonard), 337 
Haughey, Schuyler C, 520 

Theodore P., 520 
Haukenbof, Jacob, 474, 541 
Haven, Artie C. 437 

Curtis Chaffee, 437 

Gordon S., 263, 437 

Grant C, 437 

Miranda, 271 

Moses, 271 
Havens, Allison Chaffee, 515 

Bennie Snow, 515 

Calvin M., 366. 515 

Cora Jane, 515 

Emma Elvira (Chaffee), 515 

Herbert Chaffee, 515 

Marion Eliza, 515 
Hawes, Clarence E., 446, 536 

Harold Chaffee, 536 
Huldah, M. H., 164, 301 

Luther, 301 

Maria, 164, 301, 
Hawkins. Caleb. 598 

Jane, 597, 599 

Jennie, 328 

Mary, 275, 452 



Hawkins, William, 599 

Hawks 124 

Hawley, Amelia' (Waldo), 390 

Catherine B., 247, 412 

Franklin De.\ter, 390 

Hamlin S., 390 

Marietta M., 390 

Svlvanus, 225, 390 

Svlvanus, Jr., 390 

William C, 412 
Havden. Beriah, 51, 77 

H. Sidney, 365 

Mrs. H. Sidney, 365 
Haves, Edgar Justine, 174 

Esther S., 262, 427 

Eva Edwina, 174 

Franklin, 427 

George, 279 

Samunel W., 103 

Samuel Windgate, 174 

Sophronia Lucrecia, 174 
Havnes, Frank, 374 

John, 382 

Sarah. 220, 382 
Havward. Cora, 531 

Dora, 531 

Elizabeth, 29, 38 

Estella, 531 

Ida Lovica. 531 

John B., 531 

Ollie, 531 

William. 415, 531 
Hazen, Ida Belle, 505, 561 

Hazzard, , 135 

Hazelton, Charles. 315 
Heald, Mrs. E. A., 357 
Healev. Erailv Barstow, 350 

Henrietta, 350 

Henrietta Sumner, 350 

Joshua, 194, 349 

Rhoda, 349 

Stephen. 349 
Hearle, James, 592 

Joan, 592 
Heath. David, 155 

Hannah, 93, 155 
Hecox, James Martin, 513 

Nina E., 355 

Nina Elizabeth. 513 
Hector. Hiram, 265 
Helmer, Rosalie, 506, 561 
Hemenford, Joan, 592 

William, 592 
Hemmingwav, Thomas, 126, 

218 
Hemminwav, Hannah S., 218 

Sarah Na'ncv, 218 

William, 218 
Henage, Lucy. 567 
Henderson. Alexander. 293 

Carrie, 311 

Charles. 171 

Clarence, 555 

Constance, 253, 422 

Jessie, 293 

William, 422 
Hendrick. Augusta A. (Wood) 
185. 334 
Nelson. 334 

H., 279 
Henev. Elizabeth, 597, 598 

John, 598 

.losiah, 598 
Henrv I., King of England. 572 
II.,' Duke of Brabant. 572 

IV.. Emperor of Germany, 
572 

The Fowler, 572 

John E.. 474 
Herington, Ella, 507 

Herinton, , 193 

Herrick, Emeline, 162 
Ernest D., 446 

Heustis, , 127, 222 

Wilbur F., 222 



638 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Hewes, James, 439 

Mary, 439 
Hews, Mary, 264 
Hibbard, , 130 

Betsey, 130, 227 

Isaac, 228 

Polly, 149 
Hicks, Aaron J., 284 

Samuel, 267 
Higgins, Herman K., 540 
Higlev, Bertha M., 532 

Lulu M., 532 

Perkins B., 420, 532 
Hildegarde, 571 
Hildreth, Abigail, 179, 321 

John, 164 

Lillian Mae, 397, 526 

Prutia, 149, 268 
Hill, Annetta Adelaide, 451 

Clarence Chaffee, 451 

Frank, 404 

Franklin M., 447 

Frederick, 103 

Innocent, 244 

James, 269 

Lester M., 241, 404 

Marv, 289 

Pollv, 269 

Polly W., 149 

Thelma Grace, 538 

"Warren Walter, 451. 537 

"Warren M., 275 

"William Maxwell, 451 
Hills, Abigail. 29, 45, 565 

Ebenezer, 45 

Elizabeth (Chadwick), 38, 
45 

Gershom. 38, 40, 45, 565 

Joseph, 40, 565 

Sarah, 29, 38, 565 

William B., 325 
Hillsinger. 345 
Hilton, Libbie, 416 
Hine, Elizabeth, 255 

Emily, 255 

James L., 255 

Marshall, 255 

Mary, 255 

Sarah Ann, 255 

William, 144, 255 
Hinman, Adaline Elizabeth 

Annie. 496, 554 

Chloe B. A. (Hichcock), 554 

Edwin, 554 

Harvev Newton, 447 

William, 145 
Hiscox, Albert, 265 

Zelotus Plummer, 147, 265 
Hitchcock, Aaron, 196 

Belle H., 253 

Charles Edward, 515 

Emma Prances, 269, 446 

F. H., iv. 

Ida Eldora, 515 

Newton, 446 

Russell, 167 

T. B., iv. 

William, 515 
Hoar, Susan H., 276 

Susan (Hathaway), 452 
Hobson, Henry, 223 
Hodge, Annie Jane. 282, 458 
Hodges, , 78, 129 

Asanath, 129 
Hodgkins. Abigail, 208 

Harvev F., 370 

Thomas, 369 
Hoff, Mary, 571 
Hoffman, Sarah Adeline, 134, 

234 
Hoisington, Emma J., 483, 
549 

Holbrook, , 568 

Holcomb, Adeline, 273, 450 

Ira, 450 



Hold, Sir Hungerford, 375 
Holden, Charles, 506 

Henry, 506 

Julia, 506 

Lewis, 349, 506 
Holdridge, Abigail E., 345 

Abram Eugene, 502 

Anna (Chaffe), 345 

Aurilla Jennette. 345 

Betsev Medora. 502 

Daniel, 191, 345 

Daniel M., 345 

Enoch J., 502 

Esther, 345 

Louisa M., 345 

Mercy A., 345 

Thomas J., 345 
Holland, Archie, 560 

Frank, 560 

Harry, 560 

John, 592 

Laura, 560 

Peter. 503, 560 
Hollister, Emma, 248 

Jared, 248 
Hollv, Phoebe A., 226, 390 

Milton C, 390 
Holmes. Alma, 567 

Charles, 249, 426 

Edward, 572 

John George, 604 

Joshua, 572 

Le-wis, 426 

Mary S., 572 

Roswell. 340 

Silas, 572 

Stephen, 332 

Susan, 185, 332 

Thomas J., 260, 426 

William Thomas. 426 
Holsenburg, Frederic, 367 
Holt, Eldad, 324 

Martha. 146, 337 

Moses Pike, 189, 337 

Sarah. 207, 367 

William F., 340 
Home, O. J., 176 
Hooker. Abner H., 420 

Alexander Allen. 204 

Dolly Goodwin, 204 

Eliza, 204 

Hannah Allen, 204 

Henry Thomas, 204 

Horace, 204 

James, 120, 204 

Marv, 119 

Marv Chaffe, 204 

Melvina v., 420 

Nathaniel, 204 

Warren, 239 
Hoover, John, 531 

Lizzie, 416, 531 
Hopkins, Alonzo, 497 

Calisto, 224, 388 

Daniel, 211 

Harriet M., 171, 313 

HattieL., 464 

Rufus, 388 

Sarah, 123, 211 

Talmon, 313 

William H., 464 
Hopps, Nicholas, 597 
Horner, Frances, 301, 470 

John, 470 

Joseph, 416 

Joshua, 575 

Rachel, 575 

Sarah H., 575 
Horton, , 91, 158. 289 

Aaron, 583 

Adaline, 217,379,380 

Annie, 381 

Charles J., 381 

Chauncey, 163 

Daniel, 217, 381 



Horton, Daniel, Jr., 381 

David, 379 

Delia, 381 

Edith L., 381 

Eleazer, 217, 381 

Eliza, 381 

Elizabeth, 381 

George W., 381 

Henry M., 137 

James F., 381 

Lewis, 217, 381 

Matilda A., 381 

Miranda, 381 

Pollv, 92, 153 

Rachel, 217 

Rachel A., 380 

Reuben, 92, 381 

Sidney, 381 

Theodore G., 381 

William, 380 

Veil, 381 
Hosford, Doctor, 551 

Grace, 484, 551 
Hoskins, Charlotte, 146, 259 

John, 259 
Hough, Edwin, 296 
House, Alfred Sherman, 527 

Julia Ann, 162 
Hovey, , 230, 395 

Alvin, 395 

Clara Milly, 185, 335 
Howard. , 568 

Asa, 197, 354 

Celia A., 354, 512 

Charles H., 223 

Elmer, 450 

Emerancy, 354 
Howes, Thomas J., 171 
Howlet, Phoebe Preston, 176 
Howlett, Adaline, 194 

Alice, 194, 349 

Amanda, 194 

Asa, 194 

Betsey, 349 

Caroline, 349, 506 

Charles, 194, 349 

Charles Milton, 349 

Daniel, 194 

Didymus, 116, 194 

Didymus, Jr., 194 • 

Ebenezer, 116, 194, 206 

Ebenezer, Jr., 194 

Eleazer, 194 

Eliza, 349, 506 

George, 194 

Hannah, 194 

Ira, 349 

John, 73, 116 

John, Jr., 116, 194, 349 

Keziah, 194 

Laura, 194 

Lemuel, 194 

Lois A., 194 

Lucetta Davis (Chaffee), iv, 
206 

Lucia, 349, 506 

Lucinda, 194 

Lucy, 194 

Lucy Annah Elizabeth, 349 

Lvdia, 194 

Marv. 51, 70, 79, 110, 116, 
195 

Mary Ann, 194 

Nancv, 194, 349 

Nathan, 194 

Orrin Lewis, 194 

Pearlev, 194 

Polly. 194 

Rebecca, 116, 195 

Rosella, 349, 506 

Sallv, 194 

Samuel, 81, 116, 583 

Sarah, 77, 123 

Svlvester, 194 

Tabitha, 116, 195 



INDEX 



639 



Hewlett, Thomas, 116 

William, 116 
Hoyt, Cyrus Butter, 330, 487 
Horace, 487 
Lucy (Stowe), 90, 148 
R., 148 
Smith, 487 
William, 487 
Hubbard, Alfred, 413 
Alice, 344 

Emma Cornelia, 485, 551 
Frank C, 413 
Hannah, 209 
Hubble, George, 344 
Hudson, Charles, 504, 560 
Edith May, 560 
Elizabeth, 227, 352, 391 
George, 391 
Nathan, 109 
Ruth, 560 
Huffman, Solomon, 356 
Hughes, Louisa, 225, 390 

Samuel, 390 
Hugo, the Thane (or Thegn), 
587 
Thegn of Chafecombe, 593 
Hulbert, Mary M., 409 

Hulett, , 381 

Hull, Commodore, 266 
Delia, 441 
Ella M., 413, 530 
Ellen Amelia, 148, 266 
John, 266 
Mansfield, 247, 413 
Samuel, 413 
Hulsander, Elijah, 255 

Ellen, 255 
Hulst, Alletta Ann, 326, 484 
Jennie, 485, 551 
Peter, 484 

Sarah Jane, 326, 484 
Hume, David, 104 
Humphrey, Dudley Case, 363 
Eliza Esther, 201, 363 
John, 136 
May, 496. 554 
Nathaniel, 54 
Hunt, Betty, 64 
Comfort, 332 
Ephraim, 64 
Hannah, 332 
Jane, 332 

Jane Perry, 157, 288 
Nathaniel, 54 
Rebecca, 31, 54 
Simeon, 185 
Simeon S., 332 
Stacey, 332 
Stephen, 54 
Hunter, Angeline Adelia, 145, 
259 
Marv, 478 
Huntington, Earl of, 586 
Hunton, Addie A., 370 
Benjamin, 209 
Benjamin, Jr., 370 
Charles. 370 
Ellen H., 370 
Jennette A., 370 
Huntoon, Mason, 209 

William, 209 
Hurd, Andrew J., 368 

Emma C, 368 
Hurlbut. David Judson, 297 

Julia Ann, 162, 297 
Hurlbert, Emeline, 208 
Emily Cady, 368 
Estelle, 527 
Job, 368 

Mrs. Mary M. (Squire), 527 
Hurlburt, Jerusha, 73, 117 
tlurley, Daisy, 493 
Elizabeth, 598 
Mary, 597, 598 



Hurley, Susan, 597, 598 

William, 598 
Huse, Tamzen S., 158 
Hutchings. Molly, 79 

Ruth Alice, 563 

Samuel, 563 

Thed Samuel, 531, 563 
Hutchins, Eunice, 199 

John, 80 
Hutchinson, Charles E., 332 
Hoyle, John, 33 
Hyde, Abigail (Worth), 191, 
192 

Anna, 111, 183 

Chloe M., 181, 324 

Dollv, 116, 191 

Elisha, 266 

Grace, 146, 260 

Ichabod. 183 

Mary, 192 

William, 191, 192 

William Worth, 116, 192 



Iddesleigh, Lord, 592 
Ide. Marv. 62 

Sarah, 82 
Ingalls. Edmund, 154 

Isabelle, 281 

Priscilla, 154 
Inskip, Ada, 426 
Irish, Dana, 467 

Frank, 297, 467 

Ira E., 319 
Isham, Thomas, 210 
Ittner. Mary, 392 
Ives, Doctor, 484 



Jackson, 



-, 319, 426 



Lydia, 196, 350 
Merlin, 203 
Nelson, 350 
Jacob, Allen, 82 

Mary (Peck), 55. 82 
Jagga, Frank B,, 420 
James, Elizabeth, 88, 147 

Ira, 439 

Lizzie A., 517 

Ursula S., 439 

William, 517 
Jamieson, John, 295 

Margretta W., 295 
Jay, Emily, 172 
Jeffery, Bishop of Coutance, 

587 
Jenks, Abbie Mallard, 463, 540 

Jerahmeel, 286 

Royal, 184 
Jenkins, Sarah, 126,219 

Upton. 260 
Jennie, Milo, 341, 496 
Jennings, Benjamin, 178 
Jennison, Isaac, 320 

Isaac, Jr., 320 
Jewett, Chester, 245 

Henry L., 240 
Jillson, Adaline Jewell, 346, 
504 

James L., 504 

Samuel, 503 

Susan, 346, 503 
Johnson, Anna, 117, 195 

Annie Emily, 362 

Artemas, 119, 201 

Arthus Francis, 362 

Caroline (Chaffee), 367 

Charles. 195 

Cora Bertha, 362 

David, 376 

Denis, 201 

Edward, 256 



Johnson, Edwin H., 201 
Edwin Henry, 362 
Elihu, 196 

Eliza (Chaffee). 126.219 
Frank, 524 
Frank E., 293 
Fred, 392 

George N., 201, 362 
Hammond, 215 
Horace H., 381 
Irene, 104 
Isaac M., 497 
Josiah M., 367 
Julia Chaffee, 362 
Lewis P., 599 
Libbie, 352, 509 
Lucian. 201 
Lucy M.. 390, 524 
Mabel, 363 
Marella, 126, 219 
Mary S., 213, 376 
Matie Beatrice, 362 
Nancy, 201 
Nellie Alice, 362 

R. E., 354 

Samuel, 184, 219 

Scott Walter, 362 

Sophia, 598, 599 

Spencer, 353 

Wealthy, 201 
Willie, 362 
Johnston, Anderson, 329 

Nehemiah, 329 

Samuel, 329 

Stephen G., 281 
Jones, , 486 

Catherine. 578 

Eliza. 151, 272 

Harriet E., 213, 375 

Jiles, 111 

Louise, 462 

Ruth, 57, 90 

Ursula S., 266 

Simeon, 129 

William, 213, 375 
Jordan, Erdine, 533 

H. M., 440, 533 

Lila, 534 

Lona, 534 

Perley, 216 
Joslyn, Cyrus, 222 
Joyce, Stewart. 272 

Thomas, 164 
Judd, Edward Mathew, 505 

Howard, 419 

Jannette A., 419 

Jennette A., 251 

Laura (Cartwright), 505 

Lydia, 348, 505 
Judith, the Fair. 571 
Julson, John Franklin, 448 
Justason, Alice Lilian, 600 

Catherine, 598 

Elizabeth, 597 

Isaac, 597, 599 

Isaac Joshua, 599 

Justus, 597 

Justus Edward. 599 

Margaret Elizabeth, 599, 600 

Susan. 597, 599 

Thomas, 597 
Justin, Dolly Ann, 167 

K 

Kay. Isabell. 598 

John. 598 
Keach, Clinton Narel, 464 

George A., 464 

Helen Augusta, 464 

Manning W., 290, 464 
Keech, William, 373 
Keeler, John Vaughn, 362 
Keene, Emanuel, 263 
Keith, Annie Frances, 462 



640 

Keith, Charles Lathrop, 462 
Edward James, 462 
Ellen Maria Chaffee, 462 
Lathrop Chase, 286, 462 
Mary Frances, 462 
Oliver Lathrop, 462 
Philip Sidney, 462 
Kelch, Effie, 100, 167 
Elizabeth, 184, 330 
Philip, 167 
Kellogg, Clarissa S. (Chaffee 
225 
Hiram, 225, 390 
Margaret Cowel, 170, 313 
Nathaniel S., 253 
Philander Harrison, 390 
Samuel, 313 
Kelton, Abigail B., 215 

George, 379 
Kelway, John, 590 

Kemp, , 267 

Kendall, Aaron, 267 
Anna, 267 
Asenath, 131, 230 
B. J., 441 
Lucy, 267 
Matilda, 267 
Milo, 441 
Nathan, 267 
Orilla, 267 
Philo, 441 
Phoebe, 267 
Polly, 267, 441 
Seth, 149, 267, 441 
Seth, Jr., 267 
Timothy, 230 
William, 267 
Kenny, John D., 291 
Kent. Abigail, 198, 356 
Asa, 117, 198 
Caroline, 158 
Elmira, 198 
Joseph Crawford, 198 
Kenyon, Barber, 299 

Benjamin, 163, 296, 298 
Betsey, 162, 296 
Charles, 299 
Charles Benjamin, 468 
Clay C, 468 

Daniel Chaffee, 299, 468 
Diana Amelia, 299 
Harriet Mariah, 299 
Huldah, 299 
Julia Ann, 299 
Lucinda, 162, 297 
Lucy Ella, 468 
Lydia, 299 
Melinda, 299 
Robert, 299 
Samuel, 163, 298 
Samuel C, 299 
Thomas, 154 
Ward, 468 

Eleanor Armington, 564 
Israel, 347 
Mary Ann, 192, 347 
Ralph F., 540, 564 
Kibbe, C. Randall, 478 
Frank, 332 
Hannah, 580 
Isabel J., 334, 489 
Marcus, 489 
Kiddle, Thomas, 596 
Kimball, Charles W., 368 517 
Clark T., 474 
Electa L., 474 
Eliza I., 474 
Eliza T., 474 
Emery Chaffee, 517 
Hannah C, 474 
John Willard, 517 
Joseph C, 474 
Joseph D., 474 
Lasell, 318, 474 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Kimball, Leonora (Chaffee), 
Lewis F., 309 
Mary E., 474 
Sarah Delphene, 474 
Wesley W., 474 
Kimble, Charles, 308 
Lavinda, 166, 307 
Kinder, Melissa, 284, 459 

King, , 327, 435, 569 

Cindonia, 323, 482 
)' Ellen, 485 

Esther W., 210 
Hiram, 324, 483 
Knut, the Dane, 587 
Levi, 173 
Louisa, 103, 173 
Lucinda, 144 
Micah, 478, 482 
Nellie, 221 
Panthea, 321, 478 
Ruth (Spencer), 482 
Sarah (Sally) N., 117 
Sylvester Morgan, 262 
Whitney B., 483 
William, 190, 221 
Kingsbury, Laura, 195, 350 

Stephen, 194 
Kingsley, Abigail, 142 
Deacon, 142 
Juliette, C, 270, 447 
'Milo William, 447 
Kinlock, George, 234 

Mary Ann, 134, 234 
Kinney, Frank, 505 
Isaac, 348, 505 
Julia H., 380 
Lucy, 380 
Wallace, 217 
Wallace M., 380 
Willard S., 380 
William, 505 
Kinsbury, G. C, 222 
Kirby, George, 203 
Kirke, Marion G., 453, 539 
Knapp, Hiram P., 293 

Theresa C, 172 
Knevals, S. W., v. 
Knight, Ellen Theodocia, 287 
462 
Joshua, 597 
Julia Eva, 367, 515 
Oliver Taylor, 463 
Knowles, Abigail Hart, 570 
571 
Eliza, 571 
Elizabeth, 419 
Elizabeth (Hart), 570 
John, 570 
John, Jr., 571 
Levi, 570, 571 
Levi, Jr., 571 
Mary, 571 

Mary Elizabeth, 483, 549 
Nathaniel Hart, 571 
Ralph Hart, 571 
Sarah, 571 
Sarah Ann, 571 

Knowlton, ■ , 140 

Abigail, 87. 142 
Catherine S., 140 
Catherine Spring, 246 
Elizabeth, 86, 139 
Ephraim, 246 
Thomas, 142 
Knox, Adam. 62 
Dorothy, 60 
Eliza J., 212 
Eliza Jane, 374 
Ira B., 374 
James, 211 
Patty, 123, 211 
Krum, Libbie R., 265 
Kyle, Annette, 593 
Samuel L., 593 



Lacey, Carrie Elvira, 548 
Charles, 483 
Dwight, 483 
Edwards Norman, 548 
Hattie, 548 
John, 325, 483 
John Norman, 483, 548 
Ladd, Ella Kane, 278, 454 

Samuel J., 454 
Lake, George, 97 
Hannah, 572 
John of Erby, 572 
Launcelot, 572 
Lord John of Normanton. 
572 
Lamar, Thomas G., 401 
Lamb, Edwin, 542 
Harry, 542 
Mabe'l, 542 
Margaret, 542 
Maria Kerr, 542 
Richard, 542 
Sallie, 542 
Thomas K., 318 
William W., 476, 542 
Zenas P., 281 
Lambert, Ann M., 571 

I, Count of Mons, 572 

II, Count of Mons, 572 
Lanstot, Edward, 374 
Lameraux, George, 202 
Lamphere, Leroy B , 332 

Mary, 139, 24"6 
Landers, William, 203 
Lane, Albert, 230. 402 
Alice A., 201. 363 
Fred I., vii 
J. H., 399 
Manly. 229 
Mina. 402 
Olive. 580 
Stephen, 583 
Lang, Ida Emelie, 564 

John, 561, 564 
Langdon, John, 210 
Langdown. Mary A., 607 
Thomas, 607 

Lamphear. -, 230 

Alanson Eugene, 484 
Anna Jane, 483, 484, 549 
Charles Howard, 484, 549 
Frank Gaylord. 484 
Jennie Elvira, 549 
Mary Elvira, 484, 530 
Nabby Davis, 484, 549 
Ralph Chaffee, 484 
Sarah Amorette, 484, 549 
Stephen Gavlord, 326, 484 

Lappity, , 239 

Larkey, Simeon, 507 
Larned, Ellen D., vi. 
Larsen, Bessie, 493 

Carl. 340 
Latcham. John. 273 
Latham, Carolina Arminda, 
234, 399 
Horatio Nel ,1, 399 
Lathrop, Gar, -er, 477 
Mary Elle 77 
Olive E'' h. 477 

Willi," 477 

Lattin, (lIU J4, 30I 

Lawrence, . , 270 

Mary, 1" 
Lawyer, > lolas, 331 
Leach, E' oeth B., 269, 446 
James. Hi5 
Mary Ann, 605 
Willis D., 446 
Leavens, J^ee Mary, 445, 535 
LeBoso.uet. Maurice. 449 
Ledyard, Charles, 322, 479 



INDEX 



641 



Ledyard, Mary Jane, 479 

Polly, 179, 322 
Lee, Jennie, 314 

John, 71 
Leet, John, 604 
Lefever, Mary, 454 
Le Fontaine, Elizabeth, 597 
(or Fountain) John, 597 
Legeart, M. A., 329 
Leggo, Ann Maria, 606 

Christopher, 606 
Leigh, Mrs. J. I., 357 
Leland, Abigail (Chaffee), 169 

Carrie A., 310 

Catherine, 169 

George, 169 

Harriet, 169 

James, 169 

Jarville Chaffee, 169, 310 

Jeremiah, 102, 168 

Otis, 169 

Sumner Bliss, 310 
Leonard, Doctor, 255 

George, 220 

Isaac, 151, 272, 274 

Melletiah, 151, 272 

Thomas, 184 
Leslie, Clarissa, 131, 230 
Lewis, , 137, 231 

Benjamin F., 557 

Chauncey G., 296 

David, 372 

Elizabeth Harrington, 501, 
557 

Elizabeth (Rielly), 557 

Lois, 116, 194 

Maria, 210, 372 

Mary, 182, 296, 326 
Lillibridge, Amanda, 200, 359 
Lincoln, Alfred, 425 

Anna M., 221 

Eli, 221 

Mary, 259, 425 

Sophronia M., 333 
Linderman, Chester, 249 
Ling, Abraham, 470 

Mary I., 300, 470 
Linnett, Catherine, 136, 239 
Lippincott, Charles, 579 

Clifford, 579 

Elmer, 580 

Joseph Hamilton, 577, 579 

Lavenia K., 579, 580 

Mabel, 580 

Theodore F., 579 
Littlefleld, Lyman, 177 

Saunders, 177 
Livermore, Almira, 293 

Eliza C, 210, 372 
Lockwood, Jesse, 508 

Louise, 351, 508 

Sarah Ann, 167, 309 

Townsend, 309 
Loder, Mary, 596 
Lodge, Lemuel, 596 
Lombard, Daniel, 365 

Julia, 205, 365 
Long, Adeline Chaffee, 398 

Alva H., 345, 502 

Ambrose S., 502{ "59 

Bessie Whiteford.iciiJS 

Clara Anna, 560 i- .n, 

Edith Adaline, 56 • 'rxii. 

Emery Ambrose, i,0'„ ; .ra* 

Herbert Arthur, 5t I'.. ii£ "T! 

I. L., 234. 398 .,,:r,X 

John, 414 OV 

Longhead, Charles T., '^.-iH. 

Ophelia Caroline, 15tix <;i?5 
Lonkins, Jennie E., 502,fti ',9 
Loomis, -,319,365' 

Abigail S., 205 

James, 205, 365 

James Chaffee, 365, 514 

Mary A., 169 



Loomis, Samuel Odiah, 365 

Sherman Lewis, 514 
Lord, Mary Ann, 97, 160 
Lorimer, Alexander, 288 
Loring, Lewis P., vii. 
Louis i.. King of Prance, 571 

ii.. King of France, 571 

iv., 572 
Lovatt, Edward, 592 

Joan, 592 

Penelope, 592 

Robert, 592 

Sir Robert, 592 
Love, Amos, 66 
Lovell, Betsey (Barlow), 347 

Catherine (Gold), 505 

Charles Thomas, 347 

Clarissa Gold, 346, 347, 505 

Elizabeth, 346, 347, 504 

John Barlow, 192, 347, 505 

John Chaffee, 347 

Joshua, 347 

Lovering, , 214 

Lovett, Elizabeth, 275 

John, 39 

Nancy Ann, 153, 275 
Loveless, Irving K., 411 
Lovejoy, Anna, 64, 101 

John, 101 
Lovelace, Alanson, 8? 
Lowe, A. N., 520, 562 

Albert, 562 

Ella M., 484 

Isabelle, 562, 570 

John B., 562 
Lowell Levi, 369 

Roselle A., 209, 369 

Susan Marion, 208, 369 
Lownburg, Hannah, 375 
Luce, Charles, 336 
Ludden, Dexter, 124, 213 

Dexter, Jr., 213 

Mary S., 213 

S. D., 213 
Luther, Abbie Peck, 288, 463 

Abby M., 315 

Atiel, 463 

Edna, 119, 201 

Elder, 29 

Ephraim Lyman, 315 

Flora A., 315 

Florence M., 315 

Frank C., 315 

George William Annesly, 
172, 315 

Maria, 382 

Martin, 201 

Mary, 172, 314 

Samuel, 29 

Samuel, Jr., 29 

Sarah, 27, 29 

Theodorick, 314 

William H., vii. 
Lyman, Julia, 209, 371 
Lynk, Frank Mabie, 560 

Jacob A., 503 

Jacob Andrew, 560 
Lyon, Abigail, 32, 56 

Amy Ann, 161, 291 

Charles, 350 

Elijah, 195, 350 

Elijah, Jr., 350 

Elizabeth P., 350 

Emeline, 195 

George, 195 

Joshua, 30 

Lois, 86, 140 

Marietta, 195 

Otis, 195 

Samuel, 81, 116, 132 

Sarah, 195 

Sarah S. F., 263, 436 

Susanna, 51, 79 

Warren W., 294 



M 

Mabie, Catherine Josephine, 
503, 560 

David Seymour, 513 

Darius Lucilla, 560 

Donald Francis, 560 

Edgar Bull, 560 

Joel Warner, 503 

John Henry, 503 

Oliver, 346 

Oliver Chaphe, 503, 560 

Thelma Rebecca, 560 
McAlister, Lizzie, 306 

Orrin Jefferson, 174 
McCabe, Martha, 577 
McCall, Ella I., 302 
McCarthy, Gladys, 535 

Grace, 535 

Glenna, 534 

John, 267, 442 

John, Jr., 441,442, 534 
McCarty, Jeremiah, 605 

Mary, 605 
McChesney, James, 172 

McCholster, , 443 

McClellan, Joseph, v. 
McClelland, Eleanor, 524 

George Chaffe, 524 

Jennie, 524 

William, 391, 524 
McClure, Emily M., 225, 389 

George, 389 
McCollom, Ezra, 208 

John, 208 

William, 208 
McConnell, Emma, 315 
McCreary, Samuel, 161 
McCreery, Emily, 335, 490 

Marvin, 490 
McCullagh, Alexander Kerr, 
570 

Helen, 570 

McCullom, , 259 

McDaniel, Mary Ann, 260, 426 
McDaniels, John, 248, 415 

Lucy, 141, 249 

Miner, 415 

Thomas, 426 
McElwain, William H., 226 
McFarlan, David, 600 

Mary J., 599 
McFarland, Mary Jane, 600 
McGofiin, James C, 204 
McGregor, Alexander, 355 

Catherine. 198, 355 

McGuire, , 230 

Mcintosh, Horace P., 520, 562 
Mclntvre, Julia Lucinda, 258, 
424 

Justin B., 424 

Marcena, 391 
Mack, Erastus. 329 

George Moran, 329 

Hiram. 183, 329 

Margaret. 329 

Martha Submit, 329 

Martin, 329 

Mary Jane, 329 

Miriam (Chaffee), 329 

William, 329 
McKane, Abel, 126 

Martin, 126 
McKenzie, Nellie, 315 
McKinley, President, 523 
McKnight, Martha Prudence, 
186 

Reuben, 186 
McLane, Hector, 120 

Nancv, 91 

McLaughlin, , 302 

McLinnick, Mary, 249 
MoMath, Josephine, 271, 448 
McMurtry, Maggie M., 561 
McNeal, Gilman, 208 



642 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Macombor, Abbey, 276, 453 
McQuiston, Charles, 454 

Sarah Jane, 279, 454 
Macy, Fannie C, Grant, 541 

Lieutenant U. S., 472, 541 
Magargle, Annie, 380 
Malet, Katharine, 592 

Sir Thomas, 592 
Mallard, James, 601 

Mattie, 601 
Manchester, Hattie A., 538 
Walter A., 538 
William Allen, 538 
Mann, Lois, 62 
Manners, Joshua, 387 

Maria Ann, 387 
Manning, Betty, 70, 113 
Mansfield, Ruth, 57, 88, 
Manyard, Emma, 381 
Marble, Ellen E., 396 

Julius, 396 
Marchant, Lucy, 158 
Marcum, Jesse, 302 

Nancy, 302 
Marcus, Ransom, 448 
Marcy, Alice, 116, 194 
Martha, 252 

Martha Knowlton, 251, 421 
William Watson, 421 
Marien, Burt, 402 
James, 239, 402 

Kitty, 402 
Mark, John B., 324 
Marklay, John, 212 
Marquissee, F., 329 
Marsh, Charles N., vii 
M. O., 373 

Solomon, 267 
Marshall, Florence C, 601 

Frank B., 488 

Herbert E., 578 

Lila R., 601 

Maude L., 601 

Minzo L., 601 

Robert T., 601 

William, 601 

William H., 601 
Marston, Florence M., 447, 

536 
Martin, Amos, 36, 66 

Annis, 13, 20 

Carlos Moran, 244 

Charles Monroe, 244 

Charlotte, 149, 269 

Clarissa, 164, 300 

Daisy B., 528 

Ephraim, 139, 244, 

Eli Wiley, 409, 528 

Esther, 36, 66 

Frank Herbert, 409 

Fred Louis, 409 

George Henry, 244 

Governor, 289 

James, 275 

Joel, 36, 65, 66 

John, 21 

John Salisbury, 244 

Lizzie Emma, 409 

Lydia H., 152, 275 

Magdalene, 416 

Maria Celinda, 244 

Marcy Ann, 244 

Martha, 66 

Mile, 528 

Nancy W., 158, 290 

Palmer M., 528 

Pearl W., 528 

Richard, 20, 21, 26 

Robert, 21 

Roy, 447 

Starr M., 528 

William Anthony, 244, 409 

William Salsbury, 409 
Marvel, Bessie W., 464 

Frances A., 541 



Marvin, Clark, 211 

Erastus, 211 
Mascraft, Mehitable, 44, 75 
Mason, Betsey Hale, 231, 396 
Freelove, 53 
Ira, 151 

Jane Narsissus, 103, 173 
Joseph, 84 
Julia, 152 

Julia A., 275 

Patience, 56, 85 

Rebecca, 32, 56 

Royal Dwinnell, 173 

Russell, 85 

Samuel, 53, 275 
Matteson, Freeman, 345 

Henry, 376 
Mathews, Delos, 417 

Philo, 102 
Mathewson, Anna, 582 

David, 466 

Joseph, 582 

Mary, 582 

Moses, 582 

Noah, 582 

Polly, 582 

Prudence, 582 

Sally, 582 

Tabitha, 582 

Tabitha (Chaffee), 582 

William, 582 
Mattingly, Richard, 290 
Maulbee, Chauncey, 391, 524 

Victor Byron, 524 
Maxfield, Abel, 153 

Capitola, 440, 534 
Maxwell, Nancy Jane, 260, 427 
May, , 214 

Edward Everett, 397 

Ephraim, 67, 68 

Hannah, 44, 67 

Lillian A., 232 

Ryndia, 104 
Mayho, Anne, 592 
Mayo, Antoinette, 373, 520 

Nathan, 520 

Reverend Canon H., vi 
Mead, Anna, 200, 360 

Ashel, 200 

Calista, 318 

P 272 

George W., 319 

Harvey I., 319 

John, 360 

Mary, 319 

Martha, 319 

Milow, 318 

Scammel, 319 

Stephen, 319 

Sydney, 318 

Washington, 319 

Zadock, 177 

Zaddock, 318 
Meade, Amos J., 274 

Elvin A., 274 

George, 274 

Martha, 274 

0. T., 426 

Samuel, 151, 274 

Wesley T., 274 
Medbury, Betsey Ann, 158, 
290 

Fanny, 150, 270 

Ira, 151 

Josiah, 271 

Lvdia R., 150, 271 

Vial, 290 
Meecham, James P., 252 
Meigs, Curtis E., 301 
Melody, Mrs., 349 
Mercer, Mary Jane, 367, 516 

Simister, 516 
Merchant, Alonzo, 212, 373 
Merick, Elbridge G., 450 

Jeannie C, 273, 450 



Merrick, Carrie J., 386 

Henry F., 222, 386 
Hiram, 127 

Lena H., 386 

Louie A., 386 
Merriman, Myron C, 385 
Merryfield, Fanny C, 321 

Fidelia, 321 

Filura, 321 

Thomas, 179, 321 

Warren, 321 

William, 321 

Wilson, 321 

Wolcott, 321 

Woodbridge, 321 
Messenger, Adelbert William, 
418 

Arthur W., 420, 532 

Ebenezer, 248 

Elmer Nathan, 419 

Eva Ann, 419 

Hattie E., 420, 532 

LesleaB., 532 

Mary, 141, 248 

Nettie E., 420 

William Alson, 251, 420 

William E.. 250, 418 
Metcalf Fisher, 328 
Middaugh, Moses, 380 
Middleton, Albert Alonzo, 578 

Anthony, 577, 578 

Bertha Olivia, 578 

Charles Edward, 578, 579 

Ella A., 579 

Elmer Brecount, 578, 579 

Harry A., 579 

Miriam Edith, 578, 579 

Phebe Ann, 578, 579 
Miles, Ebenezer, 486 

Joel, 137 

Martha Jane, 328, 486 

Polly, 85, 137 
Millage, Amadell, 417 
Millard, George, 320 

Nathaniel, 151 

Philip, 151 

Walter L., 510 
Miller, , 418 

Adam, 454 

Amanda, 160 

Amanda M., 97, 159, 160 

Benjamin, 368 

Brad, 289 

David H., 288 

E. W., 264, 438 

Jane L., 368 

Joel, 479 

Margaret, 322, 479 

Maria, 151, 273 

Momelvia, 246, 411 

Mrs., 231 

Polly, 177 

Sarah, 136, 241 

Sarah A., 320 

Sarah W., 97, 160 

Seth, 160 

Stephen, 273 

Willis, 293 

Willis Russ, 438 
Millerd, Alice (or Alse), 20. 
35 

Mary, 458 
Mills, Cicera E., 474 

Jennie, 293 
Miner, Avery, 169, 311 

Fleda, 385 

Henrv, 517 

Idella, 368, 517 

James Green, 311 

Jeannefte, 167 
Mitchell, Alexander, 395 

AlmedaD., 250 

Eliza C, 365, 514 

Elizabeth, 604 

Frances, 222 



INDEX 



643 



Mitchell, Helen, 537 

Jennie Wilson, 230, 395 

Lavinia, 578 

Nancy, 88, 147 

Sarah, 317 

William Oscar, 447, 536 
Mix, , 270 

Cora, 392 

Henry A., 278, 454 

Morton P., 454 
Mixer, Edward Whipple, 203 
Mixter, Mrs. Frances May, 545 

George Washington, 481 

Georg« Washington, Jr., 
545 

Lillian Belinda, 545 

Marie Aline, 545 

Mary E. (Chaflfee), 480 

William Chaffee, 545 
Molyns, Susanna, 592 
Monroe, Catharine, 176 

Harriet, 176, 317 

Jonathan, 151 
Monson, Marr, 222 
Moore, Abigail, 571 

Alexander, 36 

Elizabeth, 571 
Morand, Eddie, 516 

William, 367, 516 
Morehouse, Henry B., vii 
Morey, Garry Stilson, 346 

William, 337 
Morgan, , 373 

Betsey A., 127, 222 

Charles C, 572 

Charles O., 497 

Elizabeth (Chaffee), 497 

Jasper, 204 

Joseph E., 497, 572 

Justin, 425 

Marv (Holmes), 497 

Sarah E., 425 

Sarah R., 258 
Morris, Chester, 104 

Darius, 104 

Ebenezer, 104 

Edward, 104 

Edward, Jr., 477 

Elizabeth, 104 

Emeline, 212, 374 

Ephraim, 104 

Eunice, 104 

George, 374 

Jonathan F., iv 

Hannah, 104 

Isaac, 70, 103, 104 

Isaac, Jr., 104 

Joseph, 104 

Mercv (Flvnt), 477 

Sarah, 104 

Sarah (Chaffee), 104 

Sarah Flynt, 320, 477 
Morse, Abel, 229 

Abby Lucinda, 199, 356 

Ara Ira, 535 

Benjamin F., 15, 93 

Charles T., 444, 535 

Grace Ella, 535 

Harry Arthur, 535 

James W., 495 

Lavinia, 130 

Lavinia M.. 229 

Nora Ha, 535 
Morseman, Martha, 90, 151 
Morton, Emeline A., 209 

John, 209 

Maria, 604 

Richard Tower, 260 
Moses, Alice A., 282, 458 

Kate, 598 

Sarah, 598, 599 

Thomas, 599 
Mosher (or Moser), Diana Roxy 
Reserve, 369, 518 

Francis T., 518 



Moss, Lucian N., 408 

Mary, 408 

Smith, 244, 408 
Moulton, , 222 

Abigail, 78, 127 

Ann, 137, 242 

Daniel, 242 

Freeborn, 127 
Mount, Amy B., 578, 579 

M owner, , 177 

Mowry, Adaline, 448 

Evans, 271, 448 

Ida, 241 

Ralph, 156 

Roger Williams, 133 
Moxon, Charles, 315 
Muckenfuss, W. W., 398 
Mules, Elizabeth, 589 

John, 589 
Mullet, Hannah, 596 
Mungan, George A., 263 
Munger, Louise Helen, 155, 
280 

Washington, 280 
Munn, Melinda, 102, 170 
Munro, David, 563 

Grace Lillian, 531, 563 
Munroe, Hannah, 56, 84 

Laura, 452, 538 

Nathan, 82, 84 

Sarah, 56, 82 
Munsee, John, 174 
Munson, Andrew, 438 

James, 437 

William, 264, 438 
Murden, Mary, 479 
Murphv, Cornelius Davis, 206 

Daniel, Jr., 121, 205 

Fannie D., 570 

John D., 570 

John Washington, 206 

Love, 206 

Sally, 293 
Murphey, Minerva, 206 
Myers, Chauncey, 197, 355 

David, 355 

Edwin Eugene, 512 

Emily, 197 

Ezra Newell, 355 

Gerrett Smith, 354, 512 

Louis Howard, 512 

Velnett, 355 

Voalitta, 355 

William Charles, 355 

N 

Nash, Alfred K., 306 

Herbert, 243 

Lucy, 243 
Needham, Anthony, 128 

Betsey, 78, 128 

David, 179 

Humphrey, 179 

Jasper, 384 

Mary E., 220, 384 

Rachel, 179 

Sarah, 221, 385 
Neff, Andrew J., 295, 467 

Frank C, 467 

George North, 467 

JavH., 467 

Nellie, 467 

Theodore Lee, 467 

Walter P., 467 

William T., 467 
Neideover, Rebecca, 329 
Newell, Amos Kendall, 325 

Ann Eliza, 325, 483 

Catherine, 179, 320 

George Bancroft, 325 

Plarriet, 328 

Harriet .\twood, 325, 486 

Marv, 192 



Newell, Otis, 181, 325 

Stephen, 320 
Newman, Carrie Augusta, 316 
472 
Jesse, 150 
Jesse B., 472 

Sarah, 90, 150 
Walker T., 465 
Newton, Amos P., 394 

Emma, 297 

Mary Jane, 229, 394 

William, 297 
Niblo, Carrie Belle, 280, 457 

Thomas C, 457 
Nichol, Edith, 581 
Nichols, Benjamin, 166 

Cinthia (or Cynthia), 100, 
166 

Fayette G., 244 

George, 164 

Helen (Jenkins), 260 

Ira Jay, 139 

Jane E., 244 

John, 224 

Lvdia Wade, 127, 224 

Mary, 377 

Paul C, 582 

Timothy Shaler, 85, 138 

Timothy Washington Rano- 
dine, 139, 244 

William A., 169 
Nicholson, Samuel, 171 
Nickerson, Ralph Clifford, 493 
Niggler, Louisa, 171, 314 
Niles, Augustus, 168 

Lucy, 183 
Nims, Minerva, 337 
Nixon, Albert, 449 
Noble, Adeline, 134, 235 

Adna, 274 

Edna (Chaffee), 370 

Henry Smith, 370 

John, 235 

Mira, 151 

Mira Adelaide, 274 
Nobles, Ida May, 490, 553 

Silas, 267 

William, 553 
Nodine, Chloe, 162 

Marilla, 296 
Norelly, Anne, 572 
Norris, Moses, 171 
Northcote, Sir Henry, 592 
Northend, Emma, 572 

Robert, 572 
Northrup, Carrie, 490 
Norton, Ansell, 193 

D. W., 250 

Hannah, 103 

Mary, 193 

Nathan, 116, 193 

Nathan Munroe, 193 

Rebecca, 193 
Norwich, Esther, 458, 539 
Nott. Alice (Chaffee), 351 

Edward S., 351, 508 

Eunice E., 508 
Nourse, Clar.a, 166, 303 

Daniel, 303 
Noyes, Charles M., 276, 452 

Charlotte, 452 
Nye, Calvin Edson, 337 



Oak, Charles, 197 

Ezra, 197 

John, 117, 197 

John, Jr., 197 

Lvdia, 197 

Samuel, 197 

Seth, 197 

Susan, 197 
Oaker. Martha L.. 488 



644 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Oakerson, Daniel, 576 
Mary, 576 

Oakes, , 118, 198 

Melissa, 348, 505 
Simeon, 505 
Ober, Samuel, 197 
Ode, of Lorraine, 572 

O'Donnell, , 284 

Ogden, Martha, 337 

Oliver, , 243 

James G., 301, 470 
Olive, 470 
Olmstead, Mary Ann, 144, 256 
Orcutt, Jacob, 77 
Orman, W. H., Jr., 272 
Ormsbee, Abraham, 287 
Alice, 457 
Angeline, 160, 291 
Benjamin, 59 
Charles, 281 
Chase W., 160 
Christopher Columbus, 155, 

281 
Christopher Columbus, Jr., 

281 
Daniel Gates, 281 
Emma Marcia, 282 
Florence L.. 457 
Ira George, 281 
Jessie E., 457 
John C, 457 
Jonathan, 31, 54 
Julia Ann, 281,288 
Laura, 281 
Lephe P., 157, 287 
Lewis Lafayette, 288 
Lydia (Chaffee), v, 288 
Mabel L., 457 
Martha Clark, 288 
Oscar, 281 
Persis, 281 
Sarah, 70, 110 
Sarah French, 288 
Seneca Stanley, 285 
William Henry, 282, 457 
William P., 157, 288 
Willard C, 288 
Ormsby, Dorcas, 36, 64 
Eleanor (or Elvara), 23 
John, 23 
Julia, 582 
Marcus F., 582 
Perces, 20, 35 

Ornbaun, , 372 

Osborn, Joseph, 252 
Lyman, 258 
Ruth Ann, 258 
Osborne, Abner, 523 
Nancy Helen, 387, 523 
Ruth A., 145 

Osgarby, , 572 

Otis, Carrie, 453 

Charles Sanford, 453 
James, 277 
James M., 453 
Samuel, 140 
Otterson, Mary Ann, 153, 277 
Otto, Elizabeth, 102, 170 

John, 170 
Overholser, Christian, 513 

Delia J., 360, 513 
Owen, Carrie L., 265 
David K., 147, 265 
George Ernest, 265 
Owens, Mahala, 129, 226 



-, 195, 308 



-, 230, 364 



Packard, - 

Packwood, William J., 487 

Paddock, Edwin G., 281 

Lillian Electa, 281 
Padelford, James Franklin. 
510 

Phoebe Ann, 353, 510 



Page, - 

Edna M., 441, 534 
Joseph, 460 
Maria Louisa, 285, 460 
Paine, Abigail, iJO 
Ann Chickering, 30 
Dorothy, 30 
Dorothy (Chaffe), 45 
Elisabeth, 27, 29 
Elizabeth, 30, 570 
George P., 229 
H. D., 30 
James, 95, 157 
James, Jr., 157 
Jonathan, 30, 45 
Jonathan, Jr., 157 
Josiah, 29 

Josiah (Joseph), 29 
Nathan, 229 
Nathaniel, 20, 30 
Nathaniel, Jr., 30 
Rachel, 30 
Royal, V 

Sarah Daggett, 157 
Stephen, 30 
Susan (Dingley), 229 
Susanna, 157 
Palmer, Charles M., 232, 396 
Clarence C, 396 
Emma, 232 
Parish, Sophia, 164, 300 
Parker, Anna, 99 
Caroline, 145, 258 
Daniel, 258 
James, 139 
Joanna, 86, 139 
Lucy, 194, 356 
Mary Ann, 264 
William C, 356 
Parks, Henry, 489 
Parmly, Clay, 510, 562 

Ralph Edward, 562 
Parsons, George H., 246 
Harriet, 232 
Henry H., 154 
Perrin, 164 
Partello, Fannie, 503, 560 
Partridge, Miranda, 219 
Paterson, Mary, 450 
Patrick, Dorcas, 224, 388 

Enoch, 388 
Patten, Mary, 285, 460 
Paul, Abigail, 81, 132 
Adams, 119 
David, 132 

Ebenezer Chaffee, 119 
James, 94 
Jonathan, 73, 119 
Mary (Evans), 132 
Sarah Thomas (Chaffee), 94 
Payne, Benjamin Franklin, 302 
Franklin F., 302 
KetchelB., 165, 302 
Laura Amanda, 275, 452 
Malinda E., 302 
Robert K., 302 
Solomon Johnson, 302 
Pearce Chloe, 92, 153 
Comfort, 153 
Lydia, 568 
Pearl, Rufus, 155 

Pease, , 146, 185 

Adaline, 337 
Asher, 189, 336 
Beulah, 337, 492 
Calvin, 298 
Caroline, 337 
Dorothy, 337 
Eliza, 337 
Eliza Elvira, 478 
Elizabeth, 208, 368 
Pannv, 337 
Frances M., 366, 514 
Franklin, 337 
Franklin Wesley, 478 



Pease, Harriet, 337 
Henry, 337 
Hiram, 321, 478 
Hiram Clark, 478 
Horace, 210 
Jane Elizabeth, 478 
Jennette, 341 

Joseph, 271 

Lorenzo, 337 
Lorin, 337 

Lyman, 189, 337 

Lyman, Jr., 336 

Maria, 337 

Maria Cordelia, 478 

Mary A., 337 

Mercy, 145 

Newton, 337 

Persis, 220, 382 

Philander, 337 

Sophronia, 163, 298 

Sophronia Clarinda, 478 

Stephen, 104 

Thomas, 145 

William, 337 
Peck, , 196 

Alice (Fish), 82 

Amanda M., 137 

Anna (Nancy), 97 

Asa, iv, 151 

Benjamin, 84, 137 

Benjamin B., 137 

Benjamin W., 137 

Betsey (Parsons), 346 

Calvin, 346 

Charles, 53, 95, 151 

Charlotte, 151 

Cyrus, 96 

Daniel, 151 

Darius, 151 

Ebenezer, 137 

Emily Chaffee, 137 

George S., 137 

Hannah C, 151 

Huldah, 151 

Huldah (Brown), 137 

James, 151 

Lydia, 32, 56 

Mary Ann, 151 

Mary Ellen, 137 

Nancy A., 151 

Nancy (Peirce), 59, 96 

Nathaniel, 74, 82 

Perez, 97 

Polly, 192, 346 

Rachel (Sweeting), 95, 150 

Rebecca, 30, 58, 95, 151 

Ruth, 151 

Susannah, 151 

Temperance (Smith), 97 

Thomas, 90, 151 

Thomas Sweeting, 150 

Peete, , 218 

Peeke, Catherine, 572 

John, 572 
Peirce, Michael, 96 

Rebecca T., 97 

Rebekah Talbot, 159 

Thomas, 159 
Pendleton, Betsey L., 161, 292 

E. Frazier, 240, 403 

Fannie, 403 

George, 403 

Harriett, 136, 241 

Maude, 403 

William, 292 
Pennington, L. W., 446 
Penny, C. W., vi 

Louisa J., 409, 527 

Percy, , 443 

Perkins, Bertha, 412 
Charles, 371 
Christopher, 316 
Emogene A., 446, 536 
Harriet Elizabeth, 167, 309 
Rebecca, 175, 316 



INDEX 



645 



Perkins, Samuel, 412 

William, 309 
Perrin, Eliza, 210, 371 

Lucy, 139, 246 

Martha G., 185, 333 

Orrin, 214 
Perry, Abba S., 278 

Adaline A., 278, 453 

Caroline D., 216, 379 

Charles, 457 

David B., 154, 278 

Ellen T., 278 

Fred, 457 

George, 379 

Helen T., 273 

Henry, 282 

Henry Gould, 457 

Jane K., 278 

Josiah, 228 

Lucy (Chaffee), 228 

Lucy L., 278 

Luther, 278 

Maria, 278 

Marie Louise, 278 

Marv E., 282, 458 

Nellie, 457 

Samuel, 426 

William, 278, 457 
Peters, Wilhelmina Helena, 

502, 559 
Peterson, Ada Louise, 263 

Albert, 561 

Carrie, 293 

Elmer, 560 

Floyd, 561 

Herman, 504, 561 

John, 263 
Pettes, John Curtis, 553 
Pettingill, Wealthy, 479 
Petty, Alvira J., 211, 373 

Francis K., 373 
Phelps, Almira, 340, 493 

Caroline Ashley, 581 

Caroline L., 251, 420 

Ebenezer, 251 

Elizabeth, 142, 251 

Lvdia (Griswold), 75, 119 

Mary, 103, 174 

Moses, 581 

Nathan, 365 

Osee, 493 

Rebecca, 205, 365 
Phillips, , 129, 226 

Calvin, 246 

Ella, 410, 529 

Jennie, 479 

Joseph, 270 

Washington, 226 

Welcome, 226 
Phinney, Hannah, 369 

James, 524 

Lucy J., 389, 524 

Thomas, 369 
Pidge, Hannah, 20, 33 
Pierce, Adelaide, 159 

Anna, 57, 91 

Betsey (Davis), 158 

Edward, 159 

EmelineR., 157,288 

Emily, 158 

Pav H., 362 

Francis E., 136 

Hannah, 159 

Hiram M., 283 

Isaac, 96 

Lewis, 97, 158 

Lewis, Jr., 158, 159 

Preserved, 158 

Susan M., 159 

Thomas, 159 
Pierson, William, 314 
Pike, Anna, 486 

Delbert, 486 

Elizabeth, 486 

Ella, 486 



Pike, Emory, 349, 506 

Emory, Jr., 506 

Emory, Jacob 506 

Eugene, 486 

H. M., 580 

Philander H., 327,485 
Pingree, Willis, 581 
Pinney, Alden J., 152, 274 

Andrew, 425 

Chloe M., 151, 274 

Cynthia (Briggs), 274 

Henry, 315 

Jonathan. 274 

Loren E. R., 275 

Rose, 259 

Susan, 259, 425 
Piper, Sarah, 167, 309 
Pitcher, Carrie, 240, 403 

John, 445 

Plantina, 269 

Plantina O., 445 
Pitkin, Timothy, 480 
Pitt, John R., 538 

Matilda, 452, 538 
Pittman, Joseph K., 578, 579 

Raymond, 579 
Place, Christina, 340, 494 

Joseph, 494 
Plank, Rachel, 80, 129 
Piatt, Abigail Hart (Knowles), 
543 

Cornelia Murphy Earley, 
570 

Edwin Augustus, 570 

Edwin Knowles, 570 

Effie Abigail, 570 

Eliphalet, 570 

Eliza S., 481 

Eliza Shallcross, 543, 570 

Henry, 543, 570, 571 

Isaac, 570 

John, 570 

Mary Knowles, 570 

William B., 570 

William H., 272 

William Henry, 570 
Phimlev, Isaac, 385 

Tamson. 222 

Tamson Charlotte, 385 
Plummer, Israel, 437 

Mary Evangeline, 244, 437 
Pocock, Llovd. 445 
Poland, Harriet F., 252 
yv. William C, 252 
Pollard, Solon, 370 
Pond, Carl F., 540 

Charles Walter, 462,540 

Cornelia Nancv, 173, 315 

Elwin Fales, 462 

Hattie E., 540 

Seth, 315 

Walter Chaffee, 540 
Pool, Mary Maude, 258, 425 
Poole. Enos, 598 
Pope, Mary L., 461, 539 

Raymond I., 474, 

Samuel W., 539 
Popple, Carleton, 524 

Charles L., 387, 524 

Helen, 524 
Porter, , 197 

Alice, 542 

Benton, 542 

Clara Elizabeth, 542 

Ethel, 542 

Experience, 197, 353 

George, 353, 542 

George L., 476, 542 

Hezekiah, 175 

Horace, 175 

Hugh, 542 

May Hopie, 542 

Post, , 158 

Potter, Edgar, 507 

Ira, 97 



Potter, Lydia, 244 

Sarah Ann (Jenks), 156, 
286 

Sarah Louisa, 286 

Stephen, 244 
Potts, Alice, 580 

Isabelle, 580 

Mary, 576 

William Henry, 579, 580 
Powell, , 292 

Ami M., 576 

Ann M., 577 

Jacob, 577 
Powers, Abram, 144 

Nathan, 79 

Sarah, 79 

William, 453 
Powlesland, Mary Ann, 604 

Samuel, 604 
Pratt, Abigail, 102, 171 

Curtis L., 410, 529 

George H., 240 

Joseph, 171 

Mary Eliza, 370, 518 

Melissa A., 301, 471 

Nellie, 446 

Olive, 529 

Sarah (Brown), 229, 394 
Prentice, Esther, 572 

Watson J., 478 
Prescott, Elizabeth, 117 

Moses, 598 

Sarah (Sallv). 117 
Preston, David, 123 

Florence Emily, 437 

Mattie S., 437, 533 

Mehetabel, 77, 123 

Minerva, 140 

Pollv, 116, 194 

S. H., 263, 437 

Susanna, 123 
Price, Mary, 577 
Prince, Albert A., 161, 292 

Althea, 292 

Frank, 292, 393 

Henrv, 292 

Ira, 292 
Proctor, Abi Maria, 354, 512 

John, 512 
Prospect. Abby A., 240 

John, 240 
Prospert. Abby A., 136 
Prust, John, 592 
Puffer, Esther, 62 
Pulver, Ann M., 360 
Punray, Aurilla, 248 
Putnam, Alvin M., 144 

Anna, 255 

Charles F., 256 

David, 87, 144, 255 

David, Jr., 144 

Elizabeth, 255 

Elizabeth A., 144 

Emilv, 255 

EmilV S., 144 

George, 256 

Hannah, 144, 255 

Hannah (Chaffe), 144 

Harmony, 256 

Harriet Cvmena, 144, 256, 
257 

Henrv Harrison, 256 

Isaac', 144, 256 

Isaac Warren, 256 

James, 256 

Jane, 255 

John, 256 

Jonathan Marcus, 144, 256 

Joseph M., 256 

Laura Caroline. 482, 547 

Lorenzo R., 255 

Lucinda, 144 

Lucv, 144, 256 

Lucy D., 255 

Mary D., 257,423 



646 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Putnam, Mary Harmony, 144 
Merwin Gideon, 547 
Reuben, 131 
Rowena, 144, 256 
Roxana, 144, 255 
Rufus Thayer, 256 
William David, 257 
William M., 144, 256 

R 

Race, George W., 285 
Ramsdell, Dyer, 192 
Ranger, S. W., 223 
Ranlitt, William, 196 

Ranney, , 566 

Ransom, Allen, 471 

Charles A., 308, 471 

Harriet, 495, 554 
Rathbun, Eliza, 196, 351 

Hilda Ann, 196, 351 

James, 351 

Rachel, 145, 258 
Rathburn, Charlotte, 227, 391 
Rattenbury, Margaret, 592 
Rawson, Mabel R., 379 
Raymond, Charles, 126 
Read, Aaron, 31, 54 

Aaron, Jr., 54 

Amos, 54, 62 

Bethia, 567 

Betty, 64 

Daniel, 62, 64 

David, 62 

Dorcas, 65 

Edmond, 572 

Elizabeth (Bosworth), 62 

Elizabeth (French), 62 

Experience, 62 

George, 452, 567 

Helen S., 204 

Huldah, 64 

Ichabod, 34, 62 

Ichabod, Jr., 62 

James, 31, 54 

Jesse, 62 

John, 567 

Jonathan, 54, 62 

Margaret, 572 

Mary, 62, 567 

Mercy (Cooper), 54 

Mercy Pierce, 276, 452 

Nathaniel, 62, 64 

Noah, 64 

Patience, 62, 64 

Samuel, 34, 62 

Samuel, Jr., 62 

Simeon, 54 

Susanna, 54 

William, 567 

Zacharia, 62 
Reade, Esther, 567 

George, 567 

Hannah, 567 

John, 567 

John, Jr., 567 

Margaret, 567 

Martha, 803 

Mary, 567 

Ruth, 567 

Thomas, 567 

William, 567 

William, Jr., 567 
Redding, Hamilton, 269 

S. Hamilton, 444 
Reddout, Oren, 328 
Redwood, John, 582 

Mary, 582 
Reed, Abigail, 568 

Abigail (Daniels), 480 

Alexander, 480, 568, 569 

Alice, 86, 141 
Andrew Horatio, 425 

Anna (Ann), 568 
Anna (Van Dyke), 506 



Reed, Annie, 568 

Arthur Lor en, 425 

Belinda, 323, 479, 569 

Bradford, 569 

Catherine I., 506 

Charles, 176 

Charles Baker, 259 

Charles K. E., 393 

Clayton Charles, 425 

Delana, 568 

Dorinda, 569 

Elbridge H., 228, 393 

Electa Richardson, 393 

Eliza, 192 

Elizabeth, 86, 87 

Ellen Mary, 259 

Ephraim, 568 

Ephraim Crawford, 569 

Eunice, 146 

Eunice (Hall), 288, 463 

Fidelia, 146 

Francis, 569 

Grace, 568 

Hannah, 56, 86, 87, 568 

Hannah (Chaffe), 87 

Harriet Augusta, 259 

Henry R., 506 

Horace, 146 

Horatio Pease, 146, 259 

Huldah, 568 

James Madison, 569 

John, 86, 87, 568 

John Horace, 349, 506 

John Pierce, 569 

Laila Eloise, 425 

Laura Emma, 259 

Loren Horatio, 259, 425 

Lucy Maria, 569 

Luther, 569 

Luther Alexander, 569 

Mary, 87, 568 

Matilda, 164, 300 

Mathew, 568 

Matthew, 568 

Nathaniel, 146 

Nathaniel Willis, 146 

Newton, 506 

Orpha, 569 

Philander, 393 

Rachel, 568 

Raymond Pinney, 425 

Robert Birdsey,"506 

Sally, 568 

Samuel, 300, 480, 568 

Samuel Henry, 569 

Sarah Ann, 393 

Shubael, 56, 87, 568 

Shubael. Jr., 87 

Sophronia, 146 

Walter Russell, 506 

William, 87, 145, 146 
Reese, John, 427 

Ruby M., 260, 427 
Remich, James K., 158 
Remington, Emily, 139 

Mary A., 441, 534 

Thomas H., 534 
Reynolds, , 230 

Asa, 332, 488 

Benoni, 163 

Betsev E., 441, 534 

Captain, 428 
Charles H., 160 
Ernest Ray, 488 
Fred Emerson. 488 
Grace Maud. 488 
Julian F., 60 
Kate (Hanie), 262, 428 
Louisa M., 160 
Marv, 99, 163 
Matilda, 117 
William, 329 
Willie Willet, 488 

Rhodes, , 486 

Ellen C, 137 



Rice, , 88 

Alonzo, 207, 367 
Dan, 367 
David, 423 
Egbert, 170 
Elisha, 213 
Frank L., 257, 423 
Harry, 423 
Jane A., 317 
Leonara, 358, 510 
Lucinda, 326 
Mary, 170 
Melissa, 169 
Rachel, 124, 213 
Sidney, 423 
•Stephen Atwood, 468 
Wesley, 231 
Rich, Charles B., 488 
Harris, 184 
Lucy Jane, 332, 488 
Richards, Ebenezer Thomas, 
331 
Mrs. 225 
Rose, 351 
Stephen, 606 
Richardson, Alden, 460 
Alonzo P., 378 
Elias, 517 
Eva, 495 
Gertrude, 495 
Joel, 156 
Lathrop, 259 
Lucy, 570 
Lucy A., 158 
Loretta, 495 
Lydia Ann, 289 
Lvdia (Beckwith), 122, 208 
Mary E., 369, 517 
Vina, 146, 259 
William, 341, 495 
Richey, Abel W., 374 
Richmond, Annie E., 519 
Clara M., 519 

Ebenezer Kendrick, 209, 370 
Elias, 122 
Ellen F., 519 
Eva J., 519 
Frank, 370 
Frederick E., 519 
George, 242 
Grace W., 519 
Harriet Louisa, 306, 471 
Jennie B., 242 
Kendrick, 370, 518 
Ruth E., 519 
Willie, 370 

Riddle, , 126 

J. M., 126 
Rider, Henry G., 475 
Lottie E., 319, 475 
Rieley, Flora, 503, 560 
Rindge, John E., 366, 515 
Ripley, William, 568 
Risby, Philenda, 141, 247 

Theodore, Jr., 247 
Risdon, Giles, 592 
Margery, 592 
Mary, 592 
Pascha, 589, 592 

Tristram, 589, 590, 592 
William, 592 
Risley, Jennie, 280, 456 
Ritchie, Martha, 577 
Roach, L., 374 
Roan, Emily Prances, 338, 493 

Thomas, 493 
Robbins, Augustus, 305 
David, 97 
Eugene, 305 
Martha, 379, 522 
Marv, 331 
Nathan, 166, 305 
Philander, 305 
Priscilla, 61, 97 



INDEX 



647 



Bobbins, Rose, 305 

Ruth, 81, 131 
Roberts, , 100, 166 

Alice Elvira, 505, 561 

Ephraim, 571 

Fannie, 352, 509 

Harriet, 463, 540 

John, 220 

Knight, 239 

Lucy E., 135, 239 

Nancy M., 185, 334 

Naomi, 126, 220 

Nelson, 158 

O. O., 166 

William, 212 
Robinson, , 87 

Alfred, 294 

Alice May, 423, 532 

Amherst, 132 

Anna Belle, 171 

Anna R., 294 

Asa, 119, 203 

Asa, Jr., 203 

Burton, 293 

Celina (Chaffee), 411 

Charles, 257, 411, 423 

Charles Edgar, 423 

Cornelia Celina, 411 

David, 294 

David Peter, 411 

Diana, 257 

Ebenezer, 144, 256, 257 

Eber J., 171 

Elizabeth, 62, 203, 257, 423 

Elvirco, 257 

George Fred, 203 

George Samuel, 411 

Giles M., 171 

Harry, 423 

Helen, 203 

Henry iM., 294 

Hiram, 324 

James, 411 

John, 57, 240, 331 

Joseph, 288 

Joseph M., 411 

Judith, 82 

Lucina, 423 

Lucy Matilda, 411 

Marv, 32, 57 

Mary Ann, 604, 605 

MarvG., 136 

Mary L., 240 

Maryetfe, 411 

Mrs. J. E., V. 

Nathan, 164 

Peter, 246, 410 

Polly, 99, 164 

Sarah Joanna, 411 

Reuben, 161, 294 

William, 294 

William Henrv, 256, 257 
423 

William J., 488 
Rockwell, Annie Frances, 263 
428 

Deborah, 201, 363 

George, 428 

Simeon, 363 
Rodgers, Alva, 335 
Roe, David, 230 

Harvev, 131, 229 

Jane, 230 

Samuel, 230 
Rogers, , 350, 465 

Benjamin S., 145, 258 

Ely, 601 

Foster G., 129 

Ida Amelia, 601 

Ida B., 384, 523 

Jabez, 451 

Jacob Town, 221 

Martha, 258 
Marv J., 258 

Rufus, 523 



Rogers, Sarah E., 364 

Thomas S., 364 
Roggen, Edward S., 47« 
Rolle, Amos, 592 

Mark, 592 
Rollins, Charles, 444 
Rood, Electa, 149, 268 

Erasmus, 127 
Root, Daniel, 209 

Freeman, 519 

Josie, 371, 519 

Pollv, 179, 321 

Samuel, 321 
Rose, , 582 

Emily, 252, 421 

Frances V., 202, 364 

Frederick R., 512 

John, 364 

Lyman W., 421 

Samuel Brown, 504 
Rosenberry, Hattie, 416 
Ross, James, 297 

Osgood, 298 
Rossman, Eva Maria, 172 
Roth. Erasmus, 222 
Rounds, Amanda, 320 
Rouse, Matthias S., 173 

Phoebe, 144, 256 

Susan, 133 
Rousseau, Emma, 280, 456 
Rowell. George, 378 
Rowland, David S., 120 

Mary, 120 
Rowley, Erastus, 172 

Julia Ann, 415, 531 

Pollv, 102, 172 

William, 249, 416 
Royce, Eugene B., 285 
Rudderow, Beulah, 578 

Laura D., 578 
Rude. Lizzie, 410 
Ruggles, Almira, 319 

Isaac. 373 

Joseph E., 319 

Minerva, 212, 373 

William H., 319 

Zebina. 177, 319 
Rulapauffh, Nicholas, 262 
Russel, Elisha, 98 

Jerome, 416 

John, 249, 416 

Richard, 249. 416 
Russell, Amanda, 249 

Benjamin, 332 

Benjamin Hills, 478 

Catharine, 196, 352 

Charlotte Augusta, 218 

Ella A.. 301, 470 

James Edward, vii. 

Lvdia, 321 

Miartha Adelia, 218 

Mary, 218 

Mary Worthington, 185, 332 

Sallv .Maria, 218 

Sophia, 249, 415 

Susan, 197, 353 

William, 126, 218, 352, 353 
Ruthorn, Neil J., 250 
Ruv, Bettv, 297 
Rvder Sylvester S., 353 
Rvledon, William, 590 



Sabin, Benjamin D., 464 

David, 373, 520 

Emily S., 290, 464 

Esther, 117 

James W., 520 
Saddler, Henry William, 445 
Saeger, Jeanette, 184, 330 
Sainsbury, Mary, 410, 529 
St. Hillario, Maud, 572 
St. John, Cybilla (Hawley), 
319 



St. John, Gains W., 319 

Mary, 72, 115 

Mary E., 177, 319 

Matthew, 115 
Salisbury, Lewis, 423 

Sarah E., 254, 423 
Salladay, Rose Jane, 250, 415 

Samuel Harrison, 418 
Salmon. Allen Pope, 540 

Bessie Talbot, 540 

Charles Herbert, 461 

George Allen, 461, 539 

Herbert, 461 

Ira Allen, 286, 287, 461 
Sanders, Sarah Ann, 231 
Sanford, Alexander, 303 
Sanger, Abial, 131 

Anna, 116, 131, 230 

Annah, 194 

Azubah, 73, 81, 118 

Betsey, 131 

Charles, 131 

Dorothy, 118, 194 

Ebenezer, 118, 199 

Ebenezer, Jr., 199 

George, 199 

Hannah, 199 

Ira, 118 

John, 81. 118, 131, 194 

Luther, 199 

Martin Hutchins. 199 

Nathaniel, 73, 118 

Olive Chaffee, 199 

Perlev, 81, 118, 131 

Perley, Jr., 131 

Sallv, 118, 131 

William, 131 
Saunders, Asa. 282 

Sarah A., 132 
Savercool, Phoebe, 249, 417 

William, 417 
Saverv, Harvev B., 419 
Sawtell, Olive, 99, 164 

Sulvanas, 164 
Sawver, Adelia, 151, 272 

Albert, 279 

Manasses, 272 
Scarborough, Abigail, 73 

John, 73 

Marv, 44. 73 
Schad, Emma S., 502, 559 
Scherzer. .Annie E., 570 

John. 570 
Schofield, Almira, 170 

Schrom, , 350 

Scotield, William. 441 
Scott, , 129, 143 

Abby, 214 

Amanda, 214 

Amasa, 125, 214 

Amasa, Jr., 214 

Ann. 593 

Dred, 303 

Emilv, 214 

Fidelia, 214 

George. 593 

John, 592 

Lewis Hawley, 446 

Lottie L., 535 

Lvdia Roxanna. 580, 581 

Marv E., 374, 521 

Marv P., 535 

Rebecca, 214 

Stanley J., 444, 535 

Scoville, . 259 

Scudder. Abigail, 571 

Joseph, 571 
Seabung. Cornelius, 87 

Mrs. Cornelius. 141 
Seaman, Elizabeth, 176 
Seargent, Hannah, 77, 125 

William, 125 
Searle, Nathan, 265 

Ornida. 320, 475 
Seaver, Cleon William, 535 



648 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Seaver, Cline Gilman, 535 
Ezra T., 443, 535 

Seccord, , 179, 322 

Seeley, Theana, 212, 374 
Seely, Ann, 169, 311 

Eber, 311 
Seldon, Matilda, 107 
Thomas, 107, 108 
Sergei, Jean G., (Pocock), 269, 
445 
J. H., 445 
Serls, Adam, 423 

Martha A., 257, 423 
Serrell, Joan, 590 
Mary, 590 

Sexton, , 566 

Docia, 185, 334 
Hannah, 70 
Joseph, 68, 70 
Loren, 480 
Patience, 111, 180 
William, 334 
Seymour, Amos, 116, 193 
Anna, 116, 193 
Henrv, 193 

Clara Blanche, 308, 471 
Josephine L., 308 
Sarah, 193 
Sarah (Cook), 193 
William, 166 
William Albert, 308 
William Albert, Jr., 308 
Shadack, Alvin, 348 
Shade, Emma, 416 
Shallcross, Lewis, 571 
Shank, George, 248 
Marv, 248, 414 
Philip, 414 
Shannon, Martha, 268, 443 
Sharpe, Alice, 200, 359 
Almey, 359 
Caleb, 200, 359 
Edwin, 359 
Ellen, 359 
Henry Dexter,359 
Herbert, 359 
Louisa, 359 

Lucian, v., 200, 358, 359 
Mary Dexter, 239, 359, 401 
Pitt, 200, 358, 359 
Sarah Adams (Chaflfee), 200 
Wilkes, 119, 200 
William Pitt, 359 
Shattuck, Melinda L., 479 
Melinda R., 322 

Shaw, — . 344 

Caroline, 100, 
Charles, 279 
Darwin E., 469 
Eleanor, 392 
Elizabeth, 252 
Elizabeth (Betsey). 142 
Elizabeth (Dane), 452, 538 
George, 549 
Luther, 371 
Marion M., 300, 469 
Sophia, 210, 371 
Shavlor, Amelia, 143, 253 

Plinv, 253 
Shea, John L., 421 

Miss, 421 
Shedd, George, 357 

Marv A., 199, 357 
Sheffield, William, 427 
Sheldon, Barton R., 520 
John, 333 
Roxalina, 66 
William, 144 

Sherman, , 129 

Eunice, 270, 447 
Mary B., 365, 514 
Nelson, 212 
Sarah Maria. 227, 390 
Stephen, 390 
William H., 160 



Sherwin, Emma Gertrude, 356 
Eugene William, 356 
Joseph Harvey, 356 
Mary Ellen, 356 
Mary Jane, 356 
Miriam (Park), 118 
Nathan Francis, 356 - 
Nathan Thomas, 198, 356 
William Eugene, 356 
Sherwood, Carrie H., 536 
Carroll Hollis, 536 
Hollis N., 446, 536 
Robert James, 536 
Shields, Ann, 249, 416 

Shipley, , 582 

A., 154, 278 
Richard A., 278 
Shipman, David, 197 

Fanny, 117, 197 
Shippee, Alfred, 438 
Edith, 438 
Gilbert S., 264, 438 
Maro, 438 

Shipy, , 274 

Shirk, John C, 520 
Shirley, Evelyn Philip, 593 
George, 593 
Mary Clara, 593 
Shorey, Alanson, 158, 288, 289 
Emma L., 160, 290 
George, 289 
Henry, 289 
Mary Chafifee, 289 
Sophronia, 289 
William R., 290 
Short, Bela Ward, 502, 570 
Eliza (Wheeler), 502. 
Ebenezer, 95 
Franklin E., 344, 570 
Glover, 570 
Glover, Jr., 570 
Henry, 569 
Henry, Jr., 569 
Lillian Gertrude, 502, 559 
Lydia A., (Barton), 160, 

291 
Matthew, 569 
Matthew, Jr., 570 
Mrs., 498 
Shorte, Dorothv, 589 

John, 589 
Showerman. John, 227 

Mary, 129, 227 
Shrady. Arthur Melville. 547 
Jennie (Sammis). 547 
John, 547 
Shurl. Ella, 279 
Shurtlifif, Betsey, 139 
Sidley, C. E., 580 
Siggins, Alexander. 362 

Rachel A.. 200, 362 
Sikes, Horace, A., 515 
Simmonds, Albert Thomas, 539 
Clara Orilla, 539 
George W., 453, 539 
James Arthur. 539 
Lulu Lindwood,539 
William Henry, 539 
Simmons, David Edgar, 451, 
537 
Sarah Strong, 537 
Simpson, Caroline, 576 
John, 235 
Robert. 576 
Sarah A., 320, 476 
Sisson, Hannah, 121 
Skeats, Bartholomew, 2 64 

Margaret. 147 
Skiff, Abigail, 504 
Rhoda. A., 346, 504 
Walter, 504 

Skinner, . 109 

Abraham, 108 
Daniel, 229 
Hannah, 70, 108 



Skinner, Jonathan 8., 184 
Mary A., 229 
Persis, 113, 184 
Slade, Abzina, 296 
Eliza, 360 
Holmes, 200, 360 
Slafter, Samuel Benjamin, 216 
Slayton, Vesta, 329 
Sloan, Amos Willard, 456 
Ayra Nancy, 455 
Elisha Winslow, 279, 453 
Laura L. (Chaffee), 455 
Laura R., 456 
Nellie L., 456 
Thera Alma, 455 
Slocum, Amy, 192 

William, 391 
Sluss, Alfred Higgins, 451, 537 
Alonza Clayton, 537 

Smith, , 62, 381 

Abbie Marion, 386 
Abigail, 30 
Addison, 410, 449 
Albert, 255 - 
Almira, 250, 417 
Ama, 60 
/Andrew, 132, 169. 232 
Andrew B., 232 
Augusta M., 370. 518 
Benjamin, 362 
Bessie Olivia, 386 
Catherine, 381 
, Charles, 255 
^ Charles Aaron, 223. 386 
Clara Adaline, 223 
Clinton J., 308 
Cora Elizabeth, 386 
Curtis, 306 
Cynthia, 410, 529 
Dana, 144 
Dana M., 255 
Deliah, 381 
Eli Jerome, 223 
Eli Moody. 127. 223 
Elisha M.. 215 
Eliza A., 338 
Ella, 479 
EllaC, 423, 532 
Ellen Amanda, 331 
Ellen Edna. 386 
Eugene, 410, 529 

Fanny Winifred, 548 
George, 217, 255, 381 
' George A., 271, 448 
George S.. 381 

Grace A.. 515 

Hannah. 161. 255, 294 

Hannah Elizabeth, 223 

Harriet, 255 

Harry, 217, 381 

Henrv E.. 328 

Howard, 532 

Ida. 426 

Isaac. 381 

Ishled, 185, 331 

J. A., 376 

James, 516. 

James H., 236 

Jerusha Addie, 368, 516 

Job, 249 

John, 232, 255, 381. 396 

John B., 453 

Joseph, 84 

Joseph P., 516 

Julia, 283 

Juliana Flora, 279, 455 

L. D., 257 

Laphene, 410 

Laura, 392, 525 

Leona, 380 

Leonora, 283 

Lillie, 380 

Lord Anson, 338 

Luceba. 166, 306 

Maria L., 328 



INDEX 



649 



Smith, Mary, 175 

Mary Ann, 200, 331, 362 
Mary Eliza, 317, 473 
Melissa, 381 
Mrs., 391, 524 
N. Maria, 271, 449 
Nancy (Hicks), 449 
Olive M., (Close), 257, 424 
Pearl, 529 
Persis Maria, 331 
Peter, 455 
Phebe, 82 
Rachel Zuriah, 332 
Ralph Jerome, 386 
Rhoda, 381 
Samuel, 35, 123 
Sarah Abigail, 223 
Sarah Ann, 223 
Simeon, 294 
Thomas M., 518 
Ursula, 381 
Warren, 128 
William, 245, 410, 473 
William C, 548 
Smyley, William, 135 
Snell, Amos, 176 
Benjamin, 176 
Charles, 176 
Ebenezer, 176 
Eliza Minerva, 294 
Erastus G., 294 
Hannah Sophronia, 207, 294, 

368 
Jacob, 176 
Joseph, 161, 294 
Joseph William, 294 
Lois, 294 
Parthenia, 176 
Polly (Chaffee), 176 
Sally, 176 
Sophia, 176 
William, 176, 207 
William, Jr., 109, 176 
Snellgrove, Mary, 600 

Snow, , 231 

Alexander, 488 
Elsie, 176 

Louise Willet, 332, 488 
Malinda, 145, 258 
Mrs. S. C, iv. 
Sarah A., 140 

Sarah Aldrieh (Tucker), 246 
Sarah Jane, 223, 386 
Susanna. 570 
Snyder. Mrs. C. M., 357 
Soller, Henry R., vii. 
Son, Adelia M., 186 
Sophia, of Germany, 572 
Southworth, George L., 453 
Marv Louise, 515 
Oscar S., 367, 515 
Space, Margaret, 257, 424 

Philip, 424 
Sparkes, Mary F., 173, 316 

Nathan, 316 
Sparks, Clara, 372, 519 
Hettie. 578, 579 
J. B., 519 
Spaulding, Betsey Celinda, 
133, 233 
Charles, 199 
Ebenezer, 199 
Edgar, 380 
George, 199 
Luther, 118, 199 
Warren, 366 
Zadock, 233 
Spear, Sylvia, 341, 495 
Spencer, Celestia, 291 

Chester, 180, 323. 480. 566 
Elizabeth, 180, 322, 566 
Elizabeth (Chapin), 322 
Ezekiel, 322. 323 
Ezekiel, Jr., 566 
IdaDiademia, 293, 466 



Spencer, James, 480 
Mandana, 566 
Polly, 566 
Salome, 566 
Theodore, 566 
William, 466 
William Henry, 291 

Sperry, , 259 

Ransom, 210 
Spharr, Nancy Elmina, 376 

Simon, 326 
Spittall, Ellen Walker, 482, 547 

John, 547 
Spittle, John, 344 

Sprague, , 179, 322 

Adelaide, 371, 519 
Anna Louisa, 579 
A. Tirzah, 214, 376 
Bertha Alma, 579 
Edith Edna, 579 
Elnora, 298 
Elverton, 298 
Etta, 467 
Endora, 298 
Gail, 467 
Guthrie, 298, 467 
Hiram, 298 
Lewis G., 162, 298 
Olive Arminda, 298 
Worster, 519 
William, 578, 579 
Squire, Abigail, 34, 62 
Almond, 220 

Betsey (Leonard), 127, 220 
Daniel R.. 374 
Jonathan. 527 
Pollv, 527 
Rhoda, 581 
Rufus, 581 
Squires, Sarah, 124, 213 
St.Tcv. Ebenezer, 113 

William, 109 
Stacey, Charles E., vii 
Statford, John, 592 
Standish, E. G., 437, 533 
Horace, 533 
Welthy. 373 
Stanton, Elizabeth, 136, 240 
Etta, 164 
Persis, 333 
Robert, 333 
Sophia, 333 

Sullivan Upham, 185, 333 
Willie, 333 
Starker, Salome, 85,138 
Starks, Maries, 249, 417 
Starr, Sallv. 161 
Stauffer, Alice Chaffee, 494 
Henrv W., 340, 494 
Myra Elizabeth. 494 
Staunton, Sullivan Upham. 

333 
Stearns, George, 128 
Orson G., 172 
Sarah Ann. 2 68 
Wilder, 102, 172 
Stebbins, Almira Waitstill. 
210 
Alpheus, 324 
Ann (Badger), 210 
Anna, 122 
Anna Maria, 210 
Caroline, 210 
Chauncey, 111, 112, 184 
Chauncev, Jr., 184 
Clark Brown, 210 
Cvrus, 371 
Edmund, 371 
Eldad. 210 

Elizabeth (Pease), 184 
Emily Anna, 210 
Frances Eliza, 371 
Harvey. 122 
Isaac, 210 
Jackson Walker, 210 



Stebbins, Jane Maria. 371, 372 
Lester C, 484, 549 
Lucian, 371 
Lucina, 122, 210 
Lucina Elvira, 210 
Luther, 122, 210, 371 
Luther Lester, 210, 371 
Mary (Holt), 324 
Menzies Rayner, 209, 371 
Nancy, 184 

Nathaniel Livermore, 372 
Olive Carpenter, 185, 210, 

331 
Oliver. 209, 371 
Orin, 209 
Persis, 210 
Phineas, 75, 76, 122 
Phineas, Jr., 122, 209 
Rufus Phineas, 210, 372 
Sarah (Bliss), 122 
Silas, 122 
Stephen, 122 
Stillman Needham, 210 
Walter, 122, 210, 550 
William. 371 

William Carpenter, 210, 371 
Zadock, 184 
Steele, Sarah, 330 
Stell. Agnes F., 230, 395 
Stephens, Lizzie, 380 
Stetstone, William, 601 
Stevens, Dan, 281 
James, 606 
Joseph, 289 
Margaret C, 158, 289 
Maria, 299 
Mary, 196, 350 
Sophia, 606 
Stewart, Alfred, 310 
Carrie, 169, 310 
Hiram K., 173 
Stickney, Elizabeth, 117, 196 

Stiles, , 364 

Henrv, 197 
Joseph. 340 
Stockwell, Carrie, 311 

Moses. 169, 311 
Slocum, Phoebe, 392 
Stoddard, Ashman, 459 

Lvdia. 284, 459 
Stone. Caroline W., 216. 379 
Cassandria Wells, 343. 406 
Plavilla M.. 343, 497 
Hannah (Davis), 379 
Hiram. 496. 497 
Obediah. 215 
Reuben. 379 
Mrs. G. R.. 361 
Sarah A., 410, 529 
Svlvia. 496, 497 
William, 209. 215 
Storms, John Garrett, 167 

Lucinda Cordelia, 167 
Story, Caroline, 248, 415 
George, 141 
George W., 415 
Stoughton. Emily, 151, 273 

Stout,. , 571 

Stowe, David, 148 

Hannah, 148 
Stranahan. James William, 329 

Rhoda Miranda, 184, 329 
Streeter, L. Duane, 246, 412 
Levi, 244 
Lucy, 139, 244 
Ruth. 412 
Willis C. 412 
Stretton, Eliza A., 440 
Robert. 440 

Strong, • 146 

Caroline Lydia, 274 
Elisha. 204 
Elisha Beebe. 204 
Frances Caroline, 273, 451, 
537 



650 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Strong, Francis Miles, 273 

Frank, 469 

Frank Miles, 450 

Frederick Ross, 151, 273 

Herbert William, 451 

Herman Charles, 451 

Mary (Beebe), 204 

Sally, 227, 391 

Salome Ann, 274, 451 
Strough, Henry, 227 
Strow, Lovina, 416, 531 
Stuart, Aritta L., 193, 348 

James, 348 

Melinda (Berry), 348 
Studley, Joshua, Jr., 116, 193 

Maria, 193 
Sturtevant, Etta Belle, 462 

Joseph E., 462 
Stump, William H., 454 
Suber, Emanuel, 220 
Sullivan, Betsey, 330 
Sumner, Charles, 304 
Surdam, Ira, 455 

Sarah Angeline, 279, 455 

Suthern, , 391 

Swallow, Maria, 604, 605 

Robert, 605 
Swan, Amos, 128, 225 

Benjamin, 225 

Caroline, 128, 225 

Clarissa, 225 

Emily, 225 

Joseph, 225, 226 

Louisa, 225 

William, 225 
Sweet, Abijah, 491 

Ambrose, 503, 560 

Ambrose S., 345 

Anna C, 503 

Annie, 503 

Augusta, 271, 449 

Clarence, 410 

Clarence Herbert, 529 

Clark, 290 

Eben, 503 

Eber, 191, 345 

Edwin Herbert, 410, 529 

Eli, 345, 502 

Eli J., 503 

Emma, 410, 503, 560 

Eri, 503 

Eunice, 345 

Ezra, 156 

Hiram, 245, 410 

Joel Bertie, 410 

John, 158 

Jonathan, 158 

Lucy (Eldred), 156 

Mary, 560 

Mary Elizabeth, 410 

Marv J., 345, 502 

Nicholas L., 335, 491 

Olive, 410 

Phebe, 158 

Ralph, 560 

Sarah, 94, 156, 290 

Sarah A., 160, 290 
Sweeting, Anna, 583 

John, 31, 53 

Lewis, 53 

Mollv, 35, 53 

Rachel, 53 

Susannah, 53 
Sweetland, Freddie, 409 

Lucv, 409 

Wilford, 244, 409 
Swift, Mercy Ann, 192 
Switzer, Anthonv, 385 

Anthony N., 222 
Sydenham, Katherine, 592 

Sir John, 592 
Sylvester, Esther Pamelia, 208, 
369 

Joseph, 369 



Taggart, , 270 

Talbot, — , 214 

Josiah, 567 

Silas, 159 
Talcott, Abby, 120 

Abigail, 204 
Tallman, Abbie Gordon, 356 

Edward Green, 356 

Elizabeth Howland, 356 

George Frederick, 356 

Herbert, 356 

James Howland, 356 

Myra Jane, 356 

Sarah Lizzie, 356 

William, 198, 356 

William Kent, 356 
Tanner, Amos, 316 

Mary, 174, 316 

Sally, 98 
Tarbel, Zenas, 203 
Tarbell, Luther, 408 

Roxanna, 243, 408 
Taylor, Addie V., 379 

Caroline (Parker), 570 

Charles John Carroll, 570 

Eliza, 147, 265 

Fannie, 274, 485, 551 

Fanny, 151 

Isabella, 440 

John Hollingshead, 570 

Joseph, 265 

Mary, 568 

Marv Ann, 147, 265 

Marv Piatt, 570 

Teed, , 99 

Tenny, Amos, 527 

Maria L., 409, 527 

Polly, 527 
Terrill, Aaron, 541 

Mertie, 541 
Terry, Guy, 467 

Laura Elma, 298, 467 
Teeters, Mary, 250, 418 
Thayer, Abigail, 161, 295 

Ebenezer, 295 

■Mary H., 255 
Thomas, Alfred, 259 

Amos, 351 

Asa, 367 

Catherine, 58, 93 

David, 98 

Ichabod, 281 

John, 93 

Susan, 207, 367 

William, 577 
Thomson, Ann Ellura, 349, 506 

Charles, 349 

George, 194, 349 

George Nelson, 349 

William, 349 
Thompson, Almira (Chaffee), v 

Augustus H., 326 

James L., 478 

Gertrude C, 374, 521 

Nellie, 502 

Orlin, 507 

Joseph P., 521 

William. 300 
Thornton, Fanny (Pearson), 
90, 151 

George, 151 

Maria, 151 

Triphena, 151 
Thorpe, Julia Ann, 129, 226 

Warren, 226 
Thrall, Charlotte, 251, 419 

Reuben Rose, 419 
Thrasher, Comfort, 197 

Albert H., 291 

Ebenezer, 220 

James, 122 

Susan, 127, 220 
Thurber, , 276 



Thurber, Eliza A., 247, 412 

John G., 412 

Russell, 267 
Thurston, Brown, v 

Clarissa (Church), 369 

David, 35 

Edward Mason, 159 

Mary (Gardner), 159 

Mary Maria, 159 

Tryphenia, 209, 369 

William, 369 
Tibbals, Halsey, 193 
Tiffany, , 567 

Edmund, 116, 195 

Judson, 195 

Lucy, 195 

Prelate, 195 
Tillotson, Henry, 300 

Mabel, 444 
Tilton, Luke B., 194 

R. G., vi 
Tinker, Ellen, 252 
Tinklepaugh, Almond, 531 

Marv Elizabeth, 415, 531 
Tisdale. Joseph, 567 

Sarah, 567 
Titus, Anson, v 

James R., 490 

Lucretia, 490 

Mary, 571 

Sarah, 490 
Tobev, Margaret, 210 

Melory, 134, 235 

William, 235 
Tobias, Elizabeth. 175. 317 
Todd, Nellie Swift, 243 

William, 598 
Tompkins, Abram, 212, 526 

Mary J., 373. 520 
Toogood, John, 73, 74 

Mary, 44, 73 
Topliff, ■ , 263 

Andrew, 329 
Torrev, Anna (Anne), 70, 109 
Touch'ey. Ellen B., 142 
Towell, P. H., 580 
Tower, Annie Celia, 470 

Belle Drusilla, 470 

Eloise Frances, 470 

George R., 301, 470 

Washington, 209 
Towle, Mina N., 440, 533 

Reuben, 533 
Towne, Edward Everett, 550 

Everett C, 484, 550 

Joseph, 130 

M. D. L., 223 

Ralph Chaffee, 550 
Towner, Estella, 490 

Mahlon, 380 
Townsend. Elijah J.. 322, 479 

Elmer Chaffee, 479 

Fanny Elmer, 479 
Tracy. Leon Hurbert, 461 

Perlev Llovd, 461 

Svlvester, 285. 461 
Trainor, Mary B., 394, 526 
Treadwell. John Martin, 511 

Ladona T., 353, 511 

Levi. 192 
Tripp. Robert, 151 
Trollope, John, 272 
Trow, Keziah, 583 
Troxell, John H., vii 
Truden, Esther A.. 207, 366 
Tubbs, Ananias, 155 

John S., 244 

Pattv, 94 

Susan A., 139, 185, 244, 
333 
Tucker, Alida Irene, 202 

Daniel, 146 

Eliza Jane. 202 

Henry, 349, 500 

Joseph, 583 



INDEX 



651 



Tucker, Lucinda (Chaffee), 202 

Lucy Angeline, 202 

Lutheda (Franklin), 202 

Maria Ann, 202 

Mason T., 202 

Sarah Almeda, 202 

Sylvia Albina, 202 

Walter, 202 

Walter, Jr., 119, 202 

William Henry Harrison, 
506 
Tupper, Albert Alonzo, 212, 
374, 521 

Albert Alonzo, Jr., 374 

Ann Mari, 212 

Betsey (Norris), 182, 325 

Charles Albert, 521 

Elizabeth (Chaffee), 212 

Eunice, 212 

Frances M., 374 

James Marshall, 212 

Jonathan, 124, 212 

Laura S., 374 

Marsha Ann, 212 

Kalph, 212 

Roxa Augusta, 374 

Susan Elizabeth, 374 
Turk, P. B., 580 
Turner, Archibald W., 379 

B. G., 455 

D. M., 580 

Duane, 385 

James A., 413 

Mary Elizabeth, 247, 413 

Silas, 327 
Turpening, Clarissa, 345, 502 
Tuttle, J. H., 580 

Lydia, 102, 168 

Stephen, 168 
Twinning, L. L., 255 
Twisleton, Elizabeth, 572 

Henry, 572 

Margaret, 572 
Tyler, Martha, 60 

Job, 61 
Tyrrell, Albert, 271, 291 

Lavinia (Chaffee), 161, 291 

U 

Udell, Addison A., 318 

Ann (Chaffee), 318 
Underbill, Alice, 310 

George, 310 

Isaac, 168, 310 
Underwood, Amy, 83, 134 

Anna C, 225, 389 

Charles, 222 

Daniel, 127 

John, 389 

Josiah, 154 

Kingsley, 127 

Lucy B., 93, 154 

Ruth, 78, 127 
Upham, Asa, 214 
Upson, C. H., 490 

iMary E., 335, 490 
Ury, Almira P. (Chaffee), 453 

I. G., 277, 453 
Usher, Allen, 276 

Deborah, 153, 276 

James, 276 



Valentine, David, 357 
Van Court, Mahala, 172 

Mahalah, 314 
VanDyck, Maria, 338 

Peter, 338 
Van Dyke, Cornelia, 189, 337 

Maria, 189 

Peter, 337 
Vaness, Nelson, 200, 361 
Vangorder, Daniel, 202 
Van Lawrence, , 311 



Van Metre, Cora L. (Richard- 
son), 332, 488 
Van Pelt, Mary Ann, 250, 417 

Otis, 250 
Vansice, Moses B., 381 

Vantice, , 391 

Van Tifler, James, 382 

Lucinda, 219, 382 

Van Volkinsburgh, 

327, 485 
Van Winkle, Helen, 291, 464 
Verfuese, John, 524 

Mary, 388, 524 
Viall, Allen, 67 

Ruth, 67 

Samuel, 67 
Viera, Emma Jane, 244, 409 

Louis, 409 
Vincent, William B., 136 
Vineca, Mary, 181, 324 
Vining, John, 567 
Vinny, Sybil, 117 
Vogel, Frank, 449 
Vought, Joseph M., 381 

Morris, 364 
Vose, Lucy, 93, 154 



W 



Wadsworth, 



-, 344 



Andrew, 344 

Benjamin, 191, 340, 344 

Charles, 495 

Desdemona, 340 

Elmira, 340 

Evaline, 341, 495 

Hannah (Chaffe), 340 

Harriet, 344 

Jane, 344 

Joseph, 341, 344, 495 

Maria, 340 

Mercy (Chaffe), 344 

Rebekah, 87, 143 

Rowena, 344 

Stephen, 344 
Wager, Henry, 476 

Wait, , 308, 471 

Waite. Laura, 269 

William W., 445 
Waitt, Isabel E., 243 
Wakefield, Clarinda J., 300 
469 

Delia, 227, 392 

Louis. 469 

Martin, 469 

Maud Martha, 469 

Samuel, 392 
Wales, Arvine (Ervine), 107, 
175 

Betsey, 104 

Deidamia, 107 

Eleazer, 107, 108, 175 

Lucy (Story), 175 

Solomon, 175 
Walker, Amasa, 446 

Benjamin, 86 

Caroline F., 77, 124 

Deidamia, 175 

Ebenezer, 59 

Esther, 86, 107, 175, 317 

Esther (Chaffee), 175 

Eunice, 175 

Eunice Lucy, 269, 446 

Harriet, 175 

Huldah, 56, 83 

Jacob Judd, 175 

Joshua, 124 

Judith, 98, 161 

Lucinda, 175 

Lucy, 349 

Lucy M., 294 

Martha, 175 

Mary Patten, 175 

Oressa, 175 

Rebecca (Earl), 175, 317 

Robert, 107, 108, 175 



Walker, Robert, Jr., 175 
Robert Patten, 175 
Sarah Aylesworth, 446 
Sinai, 175 
Timothy, 83 
William, 161 
Walpole, Benjamin Mathews, 
230, 398 
Benjamin Mathews, Jr., 398 
Benjamin Monroe, 398 
Ella Kinlock, 398 
Emma Granby, 398 
Mary Harriet, 398 
Nathaniel Chafee, 398 
Otis Chafee, 398 
Sarah Campbell, 398 

Walton, , 162 

Ward, Abraham, 292 
Fred, 531 

Julia Ann, 161, 292 
William H., 269 
Wardall, Edna Annetta, 451 
Francis Melton, 275, 451 
Frank Chaffee, 451 
Lillian Mira, 451, 537 
Warner, Dan, 338 
Delia, 521 
Frank, 419 
Frankie, 298, 467 
Harmon, 489 
John, 164 
Marcus, 335 
Oliver, 335 

Tamar Abigail, 335, 489 
Warren, Doctor S., 176 
Jonas, 119 
Robert, 213 
Thomas, 213 
Warriner, Paul, 189 
Warwell, Johane, 594 
Washburn, Clorinda, 173 
Melissa Rosella Fairfield, 
127, 223 

Waterman, , 297 

Julia, 119. 200 
William, 200 
Waters, Charles, 393 
Ellen, 393 
George, 393 
Lnfavette, 228, 393 
Martha, 393 
l^fnry. 393 
Sidney, 393 
Warren, 409 
Watkins, Amos, 87, 145, 257 
Abigail (Chaffee), 257 
Darius, 145 
Frank, 450, 458 
Louisa, 145 
Melissa, 273, 450 
Watson, Mary Emeline, 362, 
513 
Nathan, 567 
Thomas B., 513 

Watts, ,391 

Wauch, John, 380 
Way, Ellen L., 440 

Frances Jane, 409, 528 
Ira, 528 
.Joshua, 440 
Weatherbv, Roland, 549 

Sarah Elizabeth, 483, 548 
Webb. Ann I., 607 
Elizabeth A., 607 
James H.. 530 
John, 607 
Jonathan, 377 
Sophia J. W., 413, 530 
Tippora (orTrephosa) Ann, 

214, 377 
Thomas, 607 
Webber, Alonzo Levi, 286, 287 
Wedge, Priscilla, 77, 124 
Weeks, Elizabeth, 146 
Weld, Cassius, 441 
Cortez, 442 



652 



THE CHAFFEE GExNEALOGY 



Weld, Ebenezer, 267, 441 

Emily, 442 
Weldon, Ebenezer, 468 

Jennie L., 298, 468 
Wellington, Annis, 335 

Calvin, 344 

George, 495 

Jonathan, 341, 495 

Lewis, 495 
Wells, Albert, 359 

C. C, 254 

Charlie E., 363 

Edgar Oscar, 201, 363, 368 

Edward, 359 

Eliza, 143, 254 

George Washington, 201 

Jane, 172, 314 

Lois S., 201 

Norman, 256 

Pitt, 359 

Reuben, 200, 359 

Ruth, 81, 131 

Samuel C, 201 

Sanford, 201 

Sanford A., 363 

Theron, 119, 201 

Wallace W., 202 

William, 390 
Welton. , 308 

Charles M., 308 

Prank S., 247 

Lucius B., 247 

May Eudora (Chaffee), 307 
West, Clara, 275 

Harriet Elizabeth, 172, 315 

Henry B., 275 

John R., 376 

Joseph, Jr., 157 

Nancy Simpson, 275, 452 

Sanford S., 315 

Stephen, 113 

William H., 97 
Westcott, Frederick A., 365 
514 

Harvey, 514 

Joseph Rogers, 514 
Westfall, George, 231 
Weston, Charles B., 507 

Lvdia J. (Larkey), 351, 
507 

Melissa A., 351, 507 
Westwood, John, 593 

Mary, 593 
Wetherbee, Anna, 162, 296 

Micah, 296 
Wetherell, Charlotte, 211 
Wetmore, Abigail, 151, 272 

Alice, 173 
Whaite, Adelbert Horace, 316, 
472 

Beulah Ostrander, 472 

Estelle Lilia, 316, 472 

George Nicholas, 173, 316, 
472 

Hazel Chaffee, 472 

Marv, 316 

Odette Taylor, 472 
Wheeler, Alfred, 374 

Alice O., 445 

Altha Viola, 445 

Calvin, 420 

Captain, 570 

Charles, 391, 524 

Charlotte Deborah, 552 

Curtis, 269, 445 

Effie v., 445 

Elizabeth A., 570 

Emma Adelia, 552 

Esther Ann, 552 

George Whitney, 421 

Henry H., 445 

Homer Curtis, 445, 535 

Ida May, 552 

Jonathan, 572 

Jonathan W., 251, 420 

Julia Elvira, 445 



Wheeler, Kate Lucy, 421 

Lovina Felton (Chaffee), vi 

Lucius H., 269, 444 

Martha Jane, 552 

Mary Emma, 420 

Mary Louisa, 320, 445 

Merritt Reed, 552 

Mildred Alice, 536 

Mrs., iv 

Nancy, 66 . 

Nathan Slocum, 524 

Prudence, 572 

R. A., 573 

Surviah Wheeler, 572 

William, 288, 486, 552 

Wilmot Wilson, 552 
Wheelock, William, 252 
Whipple, Allen Bonaparte 
(5icero, 170 

Annette, 169 

Betsey (Chaffee), 169, 171 

Chandler W., 170 

Charlotte, 154 

Charlotte Eleanor, 278 

Clara M., 580, 581 

Desdemona, 170 

Edward, 169 

Edwin Bennett, 169 

Grace, 102, 162 

James, 247 

John, 169 

Joseph Lyman, 170 

Martha B., 147, 265 

Mary, 102, 114, 169, 186 

Mrs. 101 

Ory Chaffee, 170 

Otis Chaffee, 169 

Patty, 278 

Robert. 278 

Sally M., 140, 247 

Samuel, 88, 102. 147, 169, 
171 

Samuel, Jr., 170 

Sarah, 569 

Washington Warren. 170 
Whitaker, Anne, 45 

Daniel, 29, 44 

Daniel, Jr., 44 

Dorothy, 45 

Ebenezer, 45 

Elizabeth, 59, 97 

Ephraim, 44 

George H., v 

Hannah, 45 

Harrison L., 136 

Joseph, 45 

Margaret, 583 

Mary, 45 

Seth, 45 
White, Addie, 527 

Caroline Malinda, 191, 342 

Carrie, 527 

Charles, 166, 306 

Ebenezer N., 342 

Edith, 289 

James, 806 

John L., 387 

Lvdia, 306 

M"ary F., 527 

Mercv, 114, 189 

Milford E., 527 

Polly, 87, 145 

Preserved, Jr., 182, 326 

Preserved Merritt, 326 

Rufus, 409, 527 

Ruhama, 193 

Samuel, 527 

Sarah, 342 

Sarah Chaffee, 182, 326 

Susan, 306 

William, 189 
Whitehead, Adelia A., 441, 534 

Ellen M., 441, 534 

Maria, 248, 415 

Rufus, 141, 248 
Whitehouse, , 324 



Whiting, Charles H., 452 

Delia Ann, 318 

Erastus, 318 

Prancina T., 295, 466 

Henry W., 466 

James, 210 

Mary, 175 

Rebecca, 123, 210 
Whitman, Jonas, 606 

Mercy Goodspeed, 606 
Whitmarsh, Sarah, 567 
Whitney, Betsev Ann, 348, 505 

Charles A., 140 

Hannah (St. John), 505 

N. S., 336 

Susan A., 200, 362 

William, 505 
Whiton, Abner, 161, 294 

George, 294 

Joanna, 60 

Joseph, Jr., 61 
Whittaker, Daniel, 29 

Elsie, 240, 403 

Mr., 241 

Marv 27 29 
Whitteman,' Robert D., 351 
Whittemore, , 195 

Dan, 300 
Wiekline, A. V., 424 
Wilbur, Lydia, 151, 272 
Wilcox, , 146 

Abby, 252 

Cortland C, 203 

David, 161 

Maria L., 203, 364 

Marv, 503, 560 

Stephen, 98, 161 

William, 364 
Wilder, Daniel, 165 

Harvey B., vii 

Malinda, 99, 165 

Samuel, 305 
Wilkins, Aaron, 300 

Austin, 300 

Nancy L., 164, 300 
Wilkinson, Cornelius, 254 

Maria B., 144,254 
Willar, , 329 

Almerian, 329 
Willard, Charles Henry, 199, 
356 

Charles Sherman, 357 

Cora Jane, 357 

Dorr Henrv, 357 

Frederick Hurlbutt, 357 

Furdinand, 128 

George Norris, 199 

Mvrtie Abbie, 357 

Nathan, 118, 198 

Sarah Armilla, 357 

Willie Edg-ar, 357 
Willets, Helen B., 353. 511 
Willev, Benona, 439 

David, 507 

Rachel, 351, 507 
William, Earl of Arundel and 
Sussex, 572 

Second Earl of Arundel, 
572 
Williams, , 124 

Albert F., 578 

Alice A., 252, 422 

Anna, 267 

Eliza, 103 

Eliza L., 173 

Hanson, 330 

Ida Black, 234, 400 

Ward S., 422 

William J., 400 
Williamson, , 344 

Charles Henry, 579 

Kate Orr, 578, 579 
Willis, , 140 

Solomon, 65 
Willits, Darius C, 170 
Willoughby, Nettie, 447 



INDEX 



653 



Willson, Ambrose, 518 

Emma Elizabeth, 370, 518 

Julia (Hill), 518 
Wilmarth, Thomas, 56, 583 
Wilmot, Byron Brant, 363 
Wilson, , 224, 274 

Eliza F., 320, 475 

Ellen, 450 

Felix, 173 

Henrv, 253 

Ida Delia, 451, 537 

John, 475 

Jonathan, 66 
Winchell, Charles, 392 
Wing, Joseph, 99 

Summer, 337 

Winnie, , 154, 278 

Winship, Livonia, 169 
Wires, Almina Lenora, 172 

Annatta, 102 

Calvin Fuller, 172 

Carlton, 102 

Carlton Ezra, 172 

Celestia, 315 

Charles Edgar, 315 

Chester Sanford, 315 

Elsie Jeanette, 315 

Fanny, 102 

Hannah, 102, 172 

Hiram, 102 

Jarville Chaffee, 172, 315 

Lewis Ezra, 315 

Mary Melissa, 102 

Nancy, 102 

Perrv Gomery, 172 

Persis, 102 

Samuel, 64, 102, 172 

Samuel Montgomery, 102 

Sivona, 102 

Sylvania Annetta, 172 
Wolcott, Earnest, 424 

Helen, 204 

Wolfe, , 255 

Wolven, George, 415 

Harriet (Chaffee), 414, 415 
Wood, Albert F., 579 

Alvah v., 579 

Bertha O., 579 

Betsey, 582 

Catherine Jones, 578 

Charles Henry, 578, 579 

Cynthia, 296 

David, 295 

Edmund, 326, 485 

Elizabeth, 567 



Wood, Ella C, 579 

Ella Smith, 578 

Ellen Samantha, 485, 551 

Elliott Edmund, 485, 551 

Elydia Ann, 213, 374 

Enos, 296 

Fred, 551 

George, 202 

H. O., vii 

Harry C, 579 

Henry M., 478 

Henry Southern, 374 

Isaac Pardy, 162, 295 

Jacob, 334 

Jennette, 296 

Jonathan, Jr., 485 

Jonathan Wood, Jr., 326 

Lucinda, 296 

Marillo, 300 

Mark H., vii 

Mary Jane, 368 

Melvene E., 579 

Merrick Lvman, 485, 551 

Milton R.,"579 

Nathan R., 248 

Orry, 296 

Pamela, 296 

Pardy I., 296 

Priscilla, 296 

Susanna C. (Chafey), 578 

William Jones, 578, 579 

William M., 579 

Zimri, 577, 578 
Wooden, Martha, 348 
Woodin, Homer, 387 

Luna, 224, 387 

Lydia Anna, 224, 387 
Woodman, Joseph, 511 

Sarah E., 353, 511 
Woodruff, Amelia, 213 

Irving, Scott, 446 
Woods, Catherine, 548 

Marion, 353, 510 
Woodward, Abigail, 156, 283 

Benjamin, 195 

Hannah, 117, 195 

Mary, 156, 283 

William, 283 
Woodworth, Hamilton, 268, 440 

Lucy (Chaffee), 267, 440 
Wooldridge, Hannah, 131, 229 

John, 229 
Wooten, Ann Jane, 564 
Wootton, Anna H., 547 
Wormouth, , 495 



Worster, Nesibus, 371 

Olive, 209, 371 
Worth, Avery, 282 

Charles, 198 

Emma M., 282 

Ida A., 283, 458 

John, 282 

Walter, 601 
Wrenshall, Helen Dent, 472 
Wright, Abigail, 50, 78 

Abiel, 78 

Amasa K. T., 285 

Benjamin, 78 

Emma L., 370 

Gilman, 370 

Hannah, 78 

Harvey, 382 

Huldah, 78 

Joseph, 50, 51 

Joseph, Jr., 78 

Lemuel, 78 

Loyal N., 270 

Lucy, 149, 269 

Mary J., 285 

Samuel, 78 

Samuel J., 140 

Sarah, 78 

Sarah Maria, 219, 382 



Yale, Harriet M., 176 
Yates, Andrew, 204 

Harriet, 163, 299 
Yeo, Margaret, 590 
York, Nancy, 360 
Young, Alexander King, 545 

Betsey Ann, 192, 348 

Clarissa (Johnson), 348 

Elihu R., 530 

Hannah, 414 

Hannah Maria, 530 

James, 271, 348 

John, 437 

John A., 264, 437 

Margaret (Snodgrass), 545 

Mary Elizabeth, 482, 545 

Mary Lillie, 437 



Zane, Joseph W., 147, 265 
Zetter, Jacob, 414 
Mary L., 247, 414 



INDEX OF PLACES 



Abercom, P. Q., Can., 441 
Abington, 111., 524 
Acushnet, Mass., 91, 152 
Ada, Mich., 314, 315, 331 
Adams, Mass., 180, 340, 341, 

342, 344, 364 
Adrian, Mich., 170, 171, 311, 

312, 313, 314, 315, 375, 

472 
Afton, N. Y., 202, 203, 240, 364 
Agawam, Mass., 189, 478, 479, 

581 
Aiken, S. C, 234, 398, 399, 

400 
Akron, O., 475 
Albany, N. Y., 273, 274, 278, 

279, 350, 352, 368, 369, 

511, 517 



Albany, Vt., 230, 395, 440, 

535 
Albia, la., 262 
Albion, Ind., 313 

Orleans Co., N. Y., 207 
Alden, N. Y., 367, 516 
Alexander, N. Y., 126-219, 

225, 299, 390 
Alfred, N. Y., 520 
Algona Township, Mich., 563 
Allegan, Mich., 166, 307, 308, 

418, 471 
Alleganv, N. Y., 329, 303 
Allegany Co., N. Y., 525 
Allen, N. Y., 169, 311 
Allston, Mass., 461 
Alpena, Mich., 168 
Altamont, 111., 437 
Alton, 111., 278, 287 
Alvarado, Cal., 577 



Amber, N. Y., 298 

Amenia, N. Y., 348, 505, 506 
N. D., 349, 427 
Union, N. Y., vi, 505 

Americus, Kan., 517 

Amherst, Mass., 332 

Amitv, Penn., 103, 173, 174, 
315, 316 

Amsterdam, N. Y., 475 

Anamosa, la., 354 

Andersonville, Ga., 292, 418 

Andover, Mass., 78, 492 

Angelica, N. Y., 169, 170, 310, 
311 

Ankona, Fla., 488 

Annapolis, Md., 353 

Ann Arbor, Mich., 509 

Appleton, Wis., 449 

Arcade, N. Y., 350 

Arcadia, N. Y., 226 



654 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Arcotti, Cal., 605 
Aristotle, N. Y., 311 
Arizona, 428, 434 
Arkansas City, Kan., 259 
Arlington, Mass., 395, 601 
Ashfield, Mass., 491 
Ashford, Conn., v, vii, 30, 31, 
34, 46, 48, 49, 50, 56, 60, 
61, 62, 63, 64, 69, 71, 76, 
77, 79, 85, 86, 87, 88. 97, 
98, 99, 108, 122, 123, 
139, 140, 141, 142, 145, 
146, 147, 155, 161, 162, 
176, 210, 220, 227, 244, 
245, 246, 247, 259, 263, 
264, 265, 280, 293, 294, 
295, 297, 393, 408, 409, 
410, 412, 436, 437, 466, 
525. 530, 581 
Ashford, N. Y., 242 
Ashlevville, Mass., 581 
Ashtabula Co., O., 261 
Atchison, Kan., 263 
Athens, Vt., 117, 118, 122, 
195, 196, 197, 198, 208, 
209, 305, 306, 350, 352, 
353, 354, 356, 357, 369, 
471, 510, 511, 512 
Penn., 143, 291, 292, 381, 
552 
Athol, Mass., 215, 378, 522, 

550 
Atlanta, Ga., 262, 405 
Attica, N. Y., 127, 128, 129, 
213, 224, 225, 226, 375, 
390 
Attleboro, Mass., 6, 7, 13, 33, 
34, 35, 36, 59, 60, 61, 62, 
64, 65, 66, 75, 91. 92, 93, 
97, 98, 160, 287, 460 
Falls, Mass., 540 
Auburn, Me., 186 
N. Y., 211, 343 
Mass., 394 
Augusta, Ga., 391, 400 
Annville, Penn., 570 
Aurelius, N. Y., 87, 141, 227 
Aurora, N. Y., 423, 532 

111., 510 
Austin, Tex., 428, 436 
Austinburg, O., 475 
Austinville, Penn., 254 
Australia, 604. 607 
Avoca, la., 520, 562 
Avon, Conn., 548 
Avondale, N. J., 547 

B 

Bainbridge, N. Y.. 201, 363 
Bakersfield, Vt., 445, 582 
Baltimore, Md., 83, 234, 278, 

421, 447 
Bandisfield, Mass., 256 
Bangor, Me., 462 
Barbadoes, 573 
Barford, P. Q., Canada, 164 

165, 302 
Barinton, Can., 302 
Barnstable, Mass., 606 
Barre, Mass., 168, 218, 511 

N. Y:, 229 
Centre, N. Y., 391 
Vt., 82, 229, 519, 583 
Barrington, Mass., 27, 40, 41 

42, 46, 48, 56, 68, 70, 71 

73, 74, 103, 567 
B. I., iv, vii, 6, 11, 74, 137, 

241 
Center, R. I., iv, 13 
Barry, N. Y., 367 
Barton, Vt., 443 
Barton's Landing, Vt., 446 
Bartonsville, Vt., 306 
Batavia, N. Y., 152, 219, 376 
Bath, 0., 415 



Bavaria, 414 

Bay City, Mich., 480 

Beaver, Penn., 326 

Co., Penn., 327 
Becket, Mass., iv., 86, 141, 
142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 
248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 
253, 255, 256, 259, 260, 
418, 419, 421, 422, 423 
Belchertown, Mass., 65, 223, 

517 
Belfast, N. Y., 392 
Bellevue, Neb., 316 
Bellingham, Mass., 91, 92, 218 
Bellows Palls, Vt., 99, 171, 208, 

483 
Belvidere, 111., 296, 386 
N. Y., 297, 507 
Vt., 195, 196, 198, 350, 351 
Bennington, N. Y., 126, 213, 
389 
Vt., 201, 218, 345 
Bentley Creek, Penn., 552 
Berea, O., 334, 489 
Berkley, Mass., 453 
Berkshire, Vt., 148, 149, 266, 
267, 268, 269, 439, 441, 
442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 
447, 534, 535, 582 
Co., Mass., v., 148 
Berlin, Mich., 309 
Bernadotte, 111., 211 
Bernhard's Bay, N. Y., 467 
Berwick, 111., 389 
Bethel, Vt., 369, 370, 371 
Big Dry Wash, Ariz., 428 
Billerica, Essex Co., Eng., 565 

Mass., 266, 268 
Binghamton, N. Y., v, 203, 
212, 265, 289, 293, 364, 
365, 381, 424, 448, 514, 
559 
Bird Island, Minn., 599, 600 
Birmingham, Conn., 505 

Eng., 538 
Bishop Hill, 111., 447 
Bismarck, N. D., 349 
Black Ash, Penn., 211 
Blackberry Sta., 111., 562 
Black Lake, N. Y., 100 
River, N. Y., 583 
Rock, N. Y., 128, 248 
Blairstown, la., 488 
Blandford, Mass., 145, 252, 

253 255 422 
Bloomfleid", Conn., 146, 365 

O., 260 
Blossburg, Penn., 552 
Blue Hill, Neb., 240 
Bocabee, N. B., Can., 600 
Bolton, Conn., 145 
Bonaparte, la., 536 
Bond's Village, Mass., 523 
Bonhomme, Mo., 558 
Booneville, N. Y., 583 
Boston, Mass., vii, viii, 5, 6, 
48, 57, 69, 71, 91, 109, 
138, 147, 156, 117, 220, 
232, 239, 242, 243, 253, 
254, 265, 275, 286, 351, 
357, 376, 394, 395. 404, 
422, 437, 452, 458, 461, 
462, 463, 476, 500, 526, 
566, 569, 573, 574, 575, 
583, 584, 597, 601, 605, 
606 
Erie Co., N. Y., 195, 196, 
350, 351, 506, 507, 508 
O., 426 
Boulder, Colo., 357, 358 
Bower Henton, Somersetshire, 

Eng., 594 
Bradford, Penn., 302, 348 
Co., Penn., 97, 380, 552 
Braintree, Vt., 518 



Brandon, Vt., 272, 273, 369, 

451 
Branford, Conn., 486 
Brasher, N. Y., 281, 283, 458, 
460 
Falls, N. Y., 283 
Iron Works, N. Y., 458 
Brattleboro, Vt., 99, 301, 470, 

518 
Brazil, 261 

Breckenridge, Mo., 418 
Brecksville, O., 332, 333, 488 
Breesport, N. Y., 249 
Brewerton, N. Y., 298 
Bridgeport, Conn., 280, 281, 

382, 385, 437, 456, 457, 
514, 542 
Vt., 449 
Bridgewater, Eng., 588 

N. Y., 139, 244, 245, 409 
Brighton, Mass., 242, 243, 

566 
Brimfield, Mass., 104, 109, 127, 

128, 179, 224, 225 
Bristol, Conn., 219, 382 
Eng., 605, 606 
Mass., 24, 28, 30, 42 
R. I., 6, 16, 24, 82, 84, 88, 
93, 95, 96, 148, 149, 198, 
276, 277, 452, 453, 538 
Co., Mass., 15, 16, 17, 19, 
23, 24, 26, 41, 42, 46, 57, 
68, 73, 89 
Co., R. I., 6, 19, 23, 24, 26, 
42, 46, 57, 68, 73, 83, 85, 
89, 95 
Bristolville, O., 259, 263, 426 
Britton, S. D., 556 
Broadhempston, Devonshire, 

Eng., 588 
Brockville, Ontario, Can., 606 
Brokenstraw, Warren Co., 

Penn. ,360, 513 
Brookfield, Conn., 198, 379, 
517 
Mass., 124, 213, 327, 375, 

376 
Vt., 131, 230, 281, 459, 595 
Brooklyn, Conn., 199, 245, 357, 
377, 410 
la., 426 
Minn., 171 

N Y., V, 264, 294, 343, 388, 
408, 411, 421, 438, 439, 
484, 485, 499, 500, 503, 
504, 529, 550, 551, 557, 
558, 559 
O., 256, 257, 423 
Brookville, Ind., 372, 520 
Broome Co., N. Y., 212, 554, 

582 
Brownington, Penn., 454 

Vt., 536 
Brownville, Neb., 374, 473, 

474 
Brownsville, Penn., 376 
Brushton, N. Y., 460 
Brutus, N. Y., 211 
Buckfastleigh, Devonshire, 

Eng. 588 
Buckland, Mass., 471 
Bucks Bridge, N. Y., 272 
Buena Ventura, Cal., 329 
Buffalo, N. Y., 196, 213, 248, 
320, 351, 354, 376, 508 
Burk Ivanhoe, Colo., 309 
Burke, Vt., 354 
Burlington, la., 319, 320 
Kan., 517 
N. J.,577 
Penn., 552 
Vt., 443 
Burns, N. Y., 169 
Burt, la., 391 
Burton, Wis., 277 
Butte, Mont., 405 



Butternuts, N. Y., 329 
Byron, Mich., 297 
Minn., 279, 456 



California, 154. 196, 198, 203 
261, 277, 317, 478, 493! 
526, 585 
Cambria, N. Y., 170, 312 
Cambridge, Eng., 593 
Mass., 56, 254, 301, 372 

491, 564 
N. Y., 163 
Vt., 444 
Cambridgeport, Mass., vi, 290, 
491, 492 
Vt., 306 
Camden, N. J., 577, 578 
Cameron, 111., 389 
Camillus, N. Y., 164 
Campton, 111., 353, 510, 511 

562 
Camptown, Penn., 361, 362 
Canaan, N. H., 80 
Canaan, N. Y., 142 
Canada, 1, 124, 164, 268, 301, 

491, 534 
Canandaigua, N. Y., 328, 486 
Canastota, N. Y., 512 
Candor, N. Y., 310, 344, 403 
Caneadea, N. Y., 524 
Canistea, N. Y., 502 
Canon City, Colo., 387 

City. Kan., 374 
Canterbui-y, Conn., 118, 199, 
357, 358 
Eng., 592, 593 
Canton, 111., 357 
Me., 521 
N. Y,, 352, 509 
O.. 420 
Cape Breton, 598 
Cod, Mass., 185 
Girardeau, Mo., 557 
Carlinville, 111., 286, 287 
Carlton, N. Y., 170, 367, 517 
Carthage, Mo., 313 
Cary, O., 473 
Cascade, Minn., 455 
Castleton, Vt., 152, 177 
Cat Head, Penn., 279 
Cato, N. Y., 373 
Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., 124, 

172, 389, 391, 524 
Caundle-Bishop, Dorsetshire, 

Eng., 594 
Cayuga Co., N. Y., 103, 124, 

l72, 173, 212, 372, 373 
Cazenovia, N. Y., v, 127, 145, 
189, 191, 224, 340, 342, 
346, 497, 503. 504, 556, 
559, 567 
Cedar Point, Kan., 517 
Centerville, Mich., 475 
Central Sq., N. Y., 529 
Chadwick's, N. Y., 512, 513 
Chaffcombe, Eng., vii, 585. 

586, 587, 588 
ChafPeombe-Chard, Somerset- 
shire, Eng., 586, 596 

Chatfee, O., 334 

Chaffee's Corners, Penn., 241 

Chaffeeville, Conn.. 412 

Champaign, 111,, 224 

Chancellorsville, Va., 522 

Champlain, N. Y.. 67 

Chaplin, Conn,, 294 

Chard, Somersetshire, Eng., 

587, 606 
Charles Co., Md., 374 
Charlemont, Mass., 301 
Charleston, S. C, 234, 398, 

399, 400 
Vt., 535 
Penn., 552 



LXDEX 

Charlestown, Mass., 275 276 
461, 462, 565, 566, 600 ' 
N. H., 168 
O., 262 
Va., 512 
Charlotte Co., N. Y., 65 
Charlton, Mass., 203, 219, 394 
Chatham, N. Y., 115 
Chatteris, Isle of Ely, 593 
Chatauqua Co., N. Y., 99, 131, 

323 
Chazy, N. Y., 315 
Chelmsford, Mass., 195, 458 

Essex Co., Eng., 605 
Chemung, N. Y., 293 
Cherokee, Kan., 392 
Cherry Creek, N. Y., 102, 103 
Valley, N. Y., 226, 227, 328 
342, 390 
Chester, Mass., 140, 202, 252, 
256, 581 
Conn., 549 

Factories, Mass., 326 
Chesterfield, N. H., 178, 321 
N. J., 576, 578 
N. Y., 178 
Chestnut Level, Penn., 543 
Chicago, 111., 251, 252, 273, 
320, 335, 341, 350, 351, 
420, 421, 449, 466, 493, 
505, 509, 511, 512, 637, 
561, 581, 603 
Chickamauga Park, Ga., 429 
Chicopee, Mass., 331, 368, 443, 
485, 516, 551. 
Palls, Mass., 327, 333 
Chittenango. N. Y., 559, 560 

Falls, N. Y., 495 
Chittenden, Vt., 85, 150, 
151, 271, 272, 273, 274, 
451 
Churchville, N. Y., 123, 124, 

212, 374, 521 
Cincinnati, O., 262, 372, 450, 

517, 519, 568 
Claremont, N. H., 277 
Clarence, la., 389 
N. Y., 351, 508 
Clarendon, Vt., 96, 148, 149, 
158, 266, 267, 268, 281, 
282 
Clay, N. Y,, 411, 529 
Clazby, Lincolnshire, Eng., 572 
Cleveland, O., 334, 423, 427, 

450, 525, 541, 553 
Clinton, Conn., 368 
la., 306, 353 
Mich., 453 
N. Y., 431 
Co., N. Y., 172 
Clockville, N. Y., 330 
Cloverdale, Cal., 453 
Clyde, X. Y., 561 
Cochituate, Mass., 464 
Cohasset, Mass., 395 
E. Coker, Somersetshire, Eng., 

592 
Colba, Wis., 328 
Colchester, Conn., 568 

R. I., 232 
Golden, N. Y., 213 
Colesville, N. Y., 211 

373, 374, 520, 521, 554 
Coleta, 111., 513 
Colon, Mich., 474 
Colorado, vi., 312, 313, 468, 
556, 585 
Springs, Colo., 316, 472, 
473 
Colrain, Mass., 327, 486 
Columbiana, Co., O., 326 
Columbus, Miss., 566 
O., 144, 421, 523 
Wis., 426 
Colville, Wash., 393 
Commerce, Mich., 582 



655 



Compton, Somersetshire, Eng. 

592, 593 
Comstock, N. Y., 319 
Concord, N. Y., 252 
O., 580 
Penn., 315 
Concordia, Kan., 263, 389 
Conevirango, N. Y., 355, 512 
Penn., 580 
Valley, N. H., 356 
Connecticut, 48, 98, 125, 129, 
130, 131, 154, 159, 171, 
180, 200, 212, 215, 216, 
244, 257, 317, 329, 452, 
453 
Conquest, Cayuga Co., N. Y., 

211, 373 
Conway, Mass., 336, 337 
Cooperstown, N. Y., 203, 204, 

342, 364, 390 
Copake, N. Y., 414 
Corbyn, Staffordshire, Eng., 

593 
Cordele, Ga., 512 
Cork, Ire., 593, 605 
Corning, la., 536 

N. Y., 501, 502, 559 
Cornish, N. H., 300 
Cornwall, Conn., 193, 302, 
347, 348 
348 
Eng., 589, 592 
Bridge, Conn., 347 
Corry, Penn., 507, 508 
Corunna, Ind,, 415 
Cortland, N. Y., 380, 527, 528 
O., 427 

County, N. Y., 143, 335, 
341, 345 
Cortlandville, N. Y., 582 
Coshocton, O., 427 
Costa Rica, 277 
Council, la., 363 
Bluffs, la., 172 
Grove, Kan., 524 
Courtland, III., 240, 404 

jrich,, 248, 414, 530 
Coventry, Conn., 162, 382 

R. I., 244, 288 
Covert, Mich., 471 
Covington, Penn., 254 
Craftsburv, Vt., 395, 440 
Cranston, R. I., 160, 244, 402 
Crawfordsville, Ind,, 427 
Crosswicks. N. J., 576, 577, 

578, 579 
Crown Point. N. Y., 165 
Croydon, N. H„ 300 
Crvstal, Mich., 317 
Cuba, 262, 429, 436 
Cumberland, R. I., 6, 7, 93, 

138, 156 
Cummington, Mass., 317 
Custer, S. I),. 184 
Cuyhoga Falls, O., 427 
Cuvler, N. Y., 527 
Cypress Hills, L. I,, 499, 503, 
504 

D 

Dakota, 349, 519 

Dale, N. Y., 128,225, 388 

390, 524 
Dalton, Mass., 174, 175, 256 
Dana, Mass., 516 
Danbv, Vt.. 65 
Danbiiry, Conn.. 310 
Danielsonville. Conn., 215, 219 

357, 377, 378, 393 
Danube, N. Y., 226, 390 
Danville, N. Y., 473 

Vt., 451 
Dartmouth, Mass., 90, 91 
Davenport. la., 311, 562 
Dayton.Mich., 282, 457, 458 



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Dayton, 0., 473 

Decatur, 111., 451 

Deer Island, N. B., Can., 598, 

599 
DeKalb, 111., 240,404 

Co., Ind., 531, 532 
Delavan, Wis., 310 
Delaware, 275 

Co., N. Y., 103 
Delhi, Mich, 314 
Denver, Colo., 157, 253, 293, 
297, 309, 312, 387, 427, 
429, 498, 533 
Deposit, N. Y., 217, 364, 374 

Penn., 364 
Derby, Conn., 247, 412 413 
414, 530 
Vt.. 443 
De Ruyter, N. Y., 498, 503 
Des Moines, la., 313, 524 
Detroit, Mich., 272, 273, 274, 
370, 450, 491, 517, 537, 
553, 554, 582 
Devenport, Devonshire, Eng. 

602 
Devonshire, Eng., 587, 588, 

594, 603. 605 
De Witt, la., 388 
Dighton, Mass., 94, 567 
District of Columbia, 584 
Dixfield, Me., 186 
Doddington, Eng., 603 
Doddescot, Eng., 589, 503 
Dora, Minn., 314 
Dorchester, Mass., 83, 148, 
461, 539, 564, 565, 574 
N. B., Can., 599 
Dorset, N. Y., 65 

Vt., 65, 153, 308 
Dorsetshire, Eng., 593, 594, 

603 
Douglass, Mass., 227, 229 
Duanesburgh, N. Y., 192 
Dubuque, la., 277 
Dudley,Mass., 126, 130, 203, 

219, 263, 377, 379 
Dundee, 111., 495 
Dunkirk, N. Y., 498 
Dunsford, Devonshire, Eng., 

603 
Durham, Conn.. 266, 413 
Dutchess Co., N. Y., 570 

E 

Eagle, N. Y., 390 
Earlville, N. Y., 229, 497, 

556 
E. Braintree, Mass., 462 
E. Brookfield, Vt., 131 
E. Cambridge, Mass., 142 
E. Charlemont, Mass., 164, 470 
E. Charleston, Vt., 444 
Eastford, Conn., 263, 437, 

438 
E. Haddam, Conn. ,115, 368. 

550 
Easthampton, Mass., 337, 547 
E. Hartford, Conn., 155, 396 
E. Killingly, Conn., 378 
E. Lee, Mass., 253 
E. Longmeadow, Mass., 323, 

478, 581 
E. Lyndon, Vt., 464 
E. Machias, Me., 539 
E. Montpelier, Vt., 310 
E. New York, N. Y., 500, 501 
E. Providence, R. I., v, 7, 20 

134, 135, 136, 152, 158 

159, 160, 241, 275, 287 

290, 452, 463, 464, 540 

541 
Eastport, Me., v, 599 
E. Rome, Mich., 101 
E. Somerville, Mass., 378, 521 
E. Stoke, Somersetshire, Eng., 

595 



E. Stoke under Hunsdon, Hert- 
fordshire, Eng., 594 
E. Union, O., 494 
E. Warren, Vt., 285 
E. Waterloo, la., 363 
Westmoreland, N. H., 100, 

101, 168, 309, 310 
E. Windsor, Conn., 179, 247, 
412. 
N. Y., 212 
E. Woodstock, Conn., iv, vii, 
124, 125, 129, 218, 228, 
232, 233, 379, 397, 583 
Easton, Penn., 360 
Eaton, N. Y., 342, 343, 346, 
497, 502, 503, 504, 556, 
559, 570 
Eden, N. Y., 351 

Vt., 300 
Edgefield Co., S. C, 398 
Edgerton, Mich., 414, 415, 

563 
Egerton, Kent Co., Eng., 603 
Egypt, N. J., 577, 578 
Eldorado, Kan., 316 
Elgin, 111., 353, 510, 511 
Elizabeth, S. D., 381 
Elk Falls, Kan., 257 
Grove, Wis., 453 
Elkhorn Grove, 111., 219, 382 
Ellington, Conn., 127, 145, 185, 
298, 323, 337, 338, 425, 
477, 478, 480, 493, 517 
Ellisburg, N. Y., 534 
Ellsworth, Conn., 115, 116, 
191, 192, 193, 194, 346, 
347, 348, 349, 504, 505, 
506, 561 
Kan., 262 
Co., Kan., 172 
Elmira, N. Y., 249, 311, 335 
Elwood, la., 224 
Elyria, Lorain Co., O., 333, 507 
Embro, Can., 563 
Empire Citv, Colo., 467, 490 
Enfield, Conn., 146, 177, 180, 
186, 188. 189, 336, 337, 
338, 340. 342, 477, 491, 
493, 494, 548, 549, 551, 
566 
England, 6, 558. 567, 568, 

569, 572, 575, 586 
Enosburgh, Vt., 267, 268, 269, 
445 
Falls, Vt., 267, 268, 269, 
441,443 .. 
Enterprise, O., 568, 569 
Erby, Lincolnshire, 572 
Erie Co., N. Y., 103, 174, 252, 

Erieville, N. Y., 189, 191, 340, 
341 342, 343. 344, 345, 
346, 495, 496, 497, 50rf, 
554 

Essex, Vt., 138, 244 

Ettington, Warwickshire, Eng., 
593 

Eunice, Minn. ,279 

Eureka, Cal., 222 

Evans, N. Y., 127, 319 

Evanston, 111., 357, 358 

Everett, Mass., 540 

Exeter, Eng., 586, 587, 594, 
604 

Eyota, Minn., 504 



Fabius, N. Y., 409, 527, 528 
Fairbudry, 111., 307 
Fairfax, Vt., vi. 267, 441, 445 
Fairfield, Conn., 204, 

Vt., 445 

Ind., 531 
Fair Haven, Conn., 486 
Fairmount, N. Y., 467 



Fall River, R. I., 7 

Mass., 277, 333, 463, 540 
Falmouth, Mass., 45 
Fargo, N. D., 282, 349 
Faribault, Minn., 420, 494 
Farmersville, N. Y., 227, 391, 

392 
Farmington, Conn., 199 
Mich., 273 
O., 260 
Faversham, Eng., 593 
Fayette, O., 232, 396 
Fayston, Vt., 155, 281, 282, 

457, 458, 539 
Fenton, Mich, 281 
Fergus Falls, Minn., 459 
Ferrisburgh, Vt., 451 
Fillmore, U., 411 
Finsbury Park, London, Eng., 

604 
Fishkill, 85 

Fitzwilliam, N. H., 137 
Flatbush, N. Y., 421 
Flat Rock, Ky., 459 
Fletcher, Vt., 444, 446, 507 
Flint, Mich., 281, 282, 457, 

458, 505 
Florence, Kan., 517 
Florida, 556 
Folke, Eng., 592 
Forksville, Penn., 380 
Ft. Ann, N. Y., 177, 319, 475 
Collins, Colo., 309, 422 
Colville, Wash., 285 
Crawford, Colo., 473 
Ethan Allen, Vt., 436 
Griffin. Tex., 427 
Hill, N. Y., 128 
Leavenworth, Kan., 429 
Meigs, Ind., 248 
Ridgelv, Minn., 279, 455 
Robinson, Neb., 429, 533 
Riley, Kan., 429 
Fortress Munroe, Va., 281 
Fowler, O., 427 
Fox Lake, Wis., 301 
Fountain, Colo., 213 
Framingham, Mass., 376 
France, 433, 435, 571, 572, 

586 
Frankfort, N. Y., 167 
Franklin, Conn., 324 
Ind., 481, 548 
Mass., 291 
Tenn., 262 
Vt., 440, 443, 533 
Co., Kan., 517 
Co., N. Y., 283 
Franklinville, N. Y., 524, 525 
Fredericksburg, Va., 413 
Fredonia, N. Y., 392, 513 
Freedom, 0., 262 
Freehold, N. Y., 426, 577 
Fremont, O.. 471 
Freeport. HI.. 219 
Friendship, N. Y., 524 
Frome, Somersetshire, Eng., 

607 
Frosh Village, Can., 442 
Fulton. N. Y., 245, 297, 412, 
529 

G 

Gaines, Penn., 455, 520, 562 
Gainesville, N. Y., 226, 390 
Galesburg, 111., 357, 389, 518 
Gallatia, la., 447 
Ganges, Mich., 308 
Garden Grove, Cal., 353, 510, 

511 
Gardmer, Mass., 353, 354, 512 
Garretsville, O., vi 
Gates, Monroe Co., N. Y., 336 
Genesee Co.. N. Y., 367, 382 
Genesee Falls, N. Y., 129 



INDEX 



657 



Geneseo, N. Y., 487 
Geneva, N. Y., 249, 417 
Genoa, N. Y., 257 
Georgetown, Colo., 498 
Georgetown, N. Y., 341, 344, 

345 
Girard, O., 523 
Germany, 572 
Germantown, Penn., 357 
Gettysburg, Penn., 296 
Ghent, Penn., 137, 381 
Gilberts Mills, N. Y., 139, 244, 
245, 246, 408, 409, 410, 
527, 528, 529 
Gilbertsville, N. Y., 139, 364, 

529 
Gilsum, N. H., 168, 309, 310, 

472 
Glasgow, Scotland, 452 
Glastonbury, Conn., 248 
Glendale, Mass., 422 
Glens Falls, N. Y.. 109 
Gloucester, Eng., 586 

R. I., 247 
Gloversville, N. Y., 559 
Golden, Colo., 498 
Goldfield, la., 283 
Gorham, Mass., 222 
N. Y.. 314 
O., 231 
Goshen, Mass., 385 
Gouldsboro (Mass., now Me.), 

597 
Gowanda, N. Y.. 224, 386, 387. 

388, 523, 524 
Granby, Conn., 484 
Mass., 223 
N. Y., 98, 161, 163 
Grand Forks, N. D., 563 
Haven, Mich., 332, 488 
Rapids, Mich.. 159, 274. 310, 
315, 318, 530, 563, 564 
Grafton, Mass.. 148. 186. 231 
Vt., 168, 195, 198, 305, 350, 
353, 510 
Graniteville, S. C, 398 
Grant, Mich., 457, 539 
Granville, Mass., 145, 258 
Grass Lake, Mich., 101, 193, 

347 
Great Bend, Kas., 367, 516 

Penn., 364 
Green, Kan., 415, 416 

Bay, Wis., 292 
Greensboro, "Vt., 459 
Greensburg. Ind., 519, 520 
Greensbnrgh. O., 427 
Greenfield. Conn., 204, 205 
Ind., 519 
Mich., 272 
Greenville, 111., 437, 533 
Mich., 417, 418 
Penn., 454 
S. C, 399 
Greenwich, Conn., 366 

R. I., 394 
Griffins Corner. N. Y., 218 
Grinnell, la.. 138 
Grosvenordale, Cnnn., 214 
Groton, Conn., 146, 263 
Grundv Center, la., 507, 508, 

548 
Guilford, Conn.. 347 
N. Y., 131, 229 
Vt., 100, 101 
Guy's Mills, Penn., 373 

H 

Hackensack, N. J., 550, 551 
Haddam, Conn., 412 
Hadley, Mass., 204 
Hainesport, N. J., 577 
Halifax, Yorkshire, 572 
Hallowell, Mass., 461 



Hamburgh, N. Y., 138, 351, 

508 
Hamilton, N. Y., 497, 556 
Hamlin, Kan., 314 
Hampden, Mass.. iii, iv, v, 70, 

72, 73, 75, 108, 111, 113, 

178, 185, 320. 333, 366, 

477, 489, 514, 515 
Hampshire, Eng., 604 

Co., 104- 
Hampton. Conn., 140, 281 
Harbor Springs, Mich., 391 
Harbourton, N. J., 571 
Harden, Wash., 526 
Hardwick, Mass., 331, 366, 

455, 515 
Hareford, N. Y., 303 
Harford, N. Y., 502 
Harlansburgh, Penn., 454 
Harpersville, N. Y., 211, 212, 

373, 374. 520 

Harrison, N. Y., 555 
Landing, Va., 418 

Hartford, Conn., iv, vii, vii, 
119, 155, 188, 205, 206, 
219, 280, 323, 325, 337, 
338, 365, 383. 397, 412, 

456, 457, 468, 480, 483, 
484, 493, 499, 500, 539, 
550, 551, 557, 558, 569, 
571. 581 

Citv, Ind., 295, 467 
Co., Conn., 246 

Hartwick, N. Y., 202, 358, 364 

Haskney, London, Eng., 604 

Hasleburv Brian, Dorsetshire, 
Eng.", 593 

Hastings. Mich., 168, 310 
N. Y.. 410, 529 

Hatch Hollow, Penn., 103 173, 
174, 315 

Hatfield, N. Y., 300 

Havana. Cuba. 431 

Havre, France, 240 

Hawley. Penn., 569 

Hazardville, Conn., 3'"'3 

Hazlebnry Brean. Dorset- 
shire. Ens:.. 593 

Hebron, 111.. 388 
Vt.. 123, 211 

Hector, N. Y., 416 
Penn., 455 

Heidelberg. Ger.. 514 

Helmville. Mont., 226 

Herefordshire. Ene., 375 

Herkimer, N. Y., 172, 295, 
309 
Co., N. Y., 100. 102, 172 

Herrick, Penn., 361 

Herrickville. Penn.. 362 

Hesperia, Mich.. 257 

Heuvelton, N. Y.. 352. 509 

Hiko, Nev., 251 

Hilo, Hawaii, 476 

Hinckley, O., 144. 257, 423, 
424. 426. 471 

Hinesburgh, Vt., 138, 269, 370 
447 

Hingham, England. 1 

Mass., vii, 1, 2, 3. 4, 6, 7, 
575, 586 

Hinsdale, Mass., 260 
Wvo., 2 52 

Hitt, 111., 382 

Holbrook, Ariz., 260 

Hole, Eng., 604 

Hollv Springs. Miss., 152 

Holt'. Mich., 314 

Holwell. Sherborne, Dorset- 
shire. Eng., 588, 595 
Somersetshire, Eng., 588, 
594 

Holvoke, Mass., 256. 607 

Holivwood. Cal.. 388 

Homer, Cortland Co., N. Y., 
143, 422, 527 



Hoosick, N. Y., 256 

Hoosic Falls, N. Y., Ill, 154 

Hopewell. Penn., 543 

Township, N. J., 571 
Hopkinton. la.. 562 

N. Y., 284, 459 
Hornbrook, Penn., 379, 381 
Hornerstown, N. J., 575, 576. 

577, 578 
Horsehe.Tds X. Y...249 
Howell. Mich.. 39^ ' 
Houtzdale, Penn., 202 
Hubbardstown, Mass., 286 

Mich., 169, 212 
Hudson, Mich., 475 

Wis., 340 
Hull, Mass., vii, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 

13 
Hunter's Land, N. Y., 352 
Huntington, Ind., 295 
Huntsberg, Vt., 148 
Huntsville. Ala., 431 
Huron, S. D., 497 

Co., O., 480 
Hvannis, Mass., 472 
Hyde Park, Vt., 470 



Illinois, 102, 197. 220, 258, 

264, 346, 352, 363, 498, 

582 
Ilminster. Eng.. 588 
Independence, la.. 316 
Indian Island, ^f. B., Can., 597, 

598, 599 
Orchard, Mass., 207 
Territorv. 428 
Indiana, 99, 249, 262. 314 
Indianaiiolis, Ind., 295, 519, 

520, 533, 536, 562, 584 
Tiidinnnln. Ind.. 388 
Iowa, 127, 296, 373 
Ipava, 111., 524 
Trasburgh. Vt., 289 
Ireland, 330. 586 
Island of Guernsey, Eng., 57 
Italv, N. Y.. 328, 329, 486 
Ithaca, Mich., 395 

N. Y.. 249 
Ivey Bridge, Eng., 607 



Jackson, Mich., 169, 337 
Jacksonville, Fla., 207, 231, 
296 

111.. 448 

N. J., 576 
Jamaica Plains. Mass., 243, 

407, 449 
Jamestown, N. Y.. 354, 387 
.Tanesville, Wis., 344 
Java, N. Y.. 375 
,Tav, Vt.,269, 443 
Jefferson Citv, Mo., 557 ■ 

O., 318, 319, 475 
.Tersev City. N. J., 235 
John's Island, S. C, 398 
Johnson, Vt., 444 
Johnston, R. I., 59, 83 
Johnstown, Penn., 143 
Junction City, Kan., 428, 436 

K 

Kalmar, Minn., 456 
Kalamazoo, Mich., 220, 382, 

471. 548 
Kanosh, O., 410 
Kansas. 174, 263, 367, 428, 

58.5 
Kansas Citv, Mo., 262, 265, 

536, 537 
Keesville, N. Y., 320 
Kendallville, Ind., 249 



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Kensington, Eng., 605 

Kent, Conn., 16, 192, 348, 505 
Co., Mich., 248, 331, 530 

Kilbourn City, Wis., 329 

Killingly, Conn., 77, 79, 80, 
129, 130, 147, 226, 227, 
228, 278, 288, 526 

Kingsbury, N. Y., 177, 319 

Kingston Mandevill, Somerset- 
shire, Eng., 588 

Kirby, Vt., 99, 164, 300, 302 

Kirkland, N. Y., 347 

Kittery, Me., 499 

Knolle, Somersetshire, Eng., 
588 

Knowlesville, N. J., 570, 571 

Knowlton, P. Q., Can., 442 

Knoxville, III., 388 
N. Y., 330 
Tenn., 262 

Kossuth Co., la., 163 



LaCrosse, Wis., 494 
La Fayette, Mich., 396 
La Grange, Ind., 418 
Lagrange Co., Ind., 531 
Laingsburgh, Mich., 449 
Lake Linden, Mich., 350 
Lanark, 111., 360, 362 
Lancaster, Mass., 584 
Lancaster, S. C, 398 

Wis., 453 
Land Lake, Mich., 563 
Lansing, Mich., 172 
Lapeer, Mich., 272 
La Porte, Ind., 475 
Lawrence, N. Y., 283, 284, 458, 
460 

Co., Penn., 278, 455 
Lawrenceville, N. J., 571 
Leadville, Colo., 172, 309 
Leavenworth, Kan., 312 
Lebanon, Conn., 323 

N. Y., 345, 488, 570 
Ledyard, N. Y., 143, 254 
Lee, Mass., v, 142, 143, 144, 
253, 255, 258, 259, 347, 
420, 422 

Me., 600 
Leedsville, N. Y., 348 
Leicester, Conn., 376 

Mass., 277, 453 
Leipsic, Ger., 471 
Lek, Staffordshire, 593 
Lenham, Kent Co., Eng., 603 
Lenox, Mass., 258 

N. Y., 330, 355, 512, 513 
Leonardsville, Kan., 416 
Leoni, Mich., 101, 169 
Le Raysville, Penn., 202, 240, 
242, 271, 360. 362, 363, 
364, 489, 553 
Leroy, N. Y., 128, 225 
Lexington, 111., 388 

Mass., 395 

Mo., 258 

N. Y., 125, 216, 380 
Liberty, Mich., 479 

N. Y., 147, 265, 439, 544, 
545 
Libertyville, 111., 341 
Ligonia, Noble Co., Ind., 312 
Lillingham, Dorsetshire, Eng., 

593 
Lime Island, N. B., Can., 600 
Limerick, Ire., 284 
Lincoln, Neb., 260, 474, 475 

N. Y., 355, 501 

O., 260 

Wis., 259 
Linden, Mich., 281 
Lindley, N. Y., 254 
Lisbon, Conn. ,91 
Liscombe, Buckinghamshire, 
Eng., 592, 



Litchfield, Conn., 147 
Little Palls, N. Y., 110, 226 
March, Penn., vi 
Meadows, Penn., 241 
Littleton, Mass., 69, 525 
Livermore, Colo., 422 
Liverpool, N. Y., 296 
Livingston, Mont., 171, 507 

Manor, N. Y., 147 
Locke, N. Y., 144, 251 
Lockland, O., 513 
Lockport, N. Y., 102, 170 297 

311, 312, 313 
Locust Valley, N. Y., 404 
Lodi, N. Y., 224 
London, Eng., 123, 359, 370, 

586, 594, 597, 601, 603, 

605, 606 
Londonderry, Conn., 92 
Ire., 284 

Vt., 153, 154, 276, 299 
Long Beach, Cal., 353 
Longfleet, Poole, Dorsetshire, 

Eng., 607 
Long Island, N. Y., 175 
Longmeadow, Mass., 177, 324, 

482 
Long Valley, Penn., 293 
Lonsdale, R. I., 278 
Loraine, N. Y., 534 
Lorraine, 572 
Los Angeles, Cal., 397, 429, 

435, 494, 497, 510, 526, 

533, 541 
Lough Trea, County Mona- 

ghan, Ire., 593 
Louisville, Ga., 399 
Lowell, Ind., 424 

Mass., vi, 156, 164, 195, 

243, 300, 301, 302, 376, 

459 
Vt., 300, 301 
Lowville, Penn,, 316, 508 
Lubeck, Me., 426 
Ludlow, Mass., 223, 326, 336, 

385, 386 
Lumberton, N. ,T., 577 
Lunenburg, N. Y., 169 
Lura, Faribault Co., Minn., 

220, 382 
Luther's Corners, Seekonk, 

■Mass., 290, 291 
Luzerne Co., Penn., 88, 154, 

278. 279, 410 
Lydford, Devonshire, Eng., 593 
Lyndon, Vt., 102, 157, 158, 

164, 165, 196, 289, 299, 

354. 464, 512 
Lyndonville, Vt., 289 
Lynn, Mass., 165, 301, 584 
Lyons. N. Y., 226, 227, 392 
Lysander, N. Y.,163, 298 
Lytchett Maltravers, Dorset- 
shire, Eng., 607 

M 

Macomb, 111., 388 
Macon, Ga., 602 
McGrawville, N. Y., 254, 422 
Madison, O., 360, 362 

S. D., 556 
Madison Co.. N. Y., 487 
Madrid, N. Y., 315, 449 
Maine. 131- 

N. Y., 250, 418, 419 
Malay Peninsula, Asia, 275 
Maiden, Mass., 40, 45, 69, 

108. 565 
Malone, N. Y., 270, 534 
Malpeck, P. E., Can., 491 
Manchester, Conn., 140, 247, 
248, 382, 548 

N. H., 65, 189 

Vt., 65, 281 
Manhattan, Kan., 475, 517 



Manheim, Ger., 554 
Manilla, P. I., 431, 433, 436 
Manistee, Mich., 539 
Mankato, Minn., 494 
Manlius, N. Y., 296 
Mansfield, Conn., 76, 115, 139, 

246, 298, 412, 466, 486, 

529 530 
O., 42i, 445, 446, 494, 536 
Mansfield, Penn., 486, 552 
Centre, Conn., 530 
Center, Chaffeeville, Conn., 

412 
Manton, Mich., 554, 555 
Mantorville, Minn., 339 
Maple Grove, Mich., 281, 282 
Marblehead, Mass., 65 
Marcellus, N. Y., 108, 162, 

176, 177, 210, 296, 318, 

372, 474, 475 
Mariette, Penn., 201 
Marinette, Wis., 563 
Marldon, Devonshire, Eng., 592 
Marshall, Mich., 212 

Tex., 548 
Martinsburg, N. Y., 207 
Mary-Church, Devonshire. 

Eng., 604 
Maryland, 260 
Marysville, Tenn., 467 
Mason City, la., 350 
Massachusetts, 2, 6, 114 128, 

184, 212, 274, 304, 409, 

569 
Bay Colony, 1, 2, 3, 6, 48, 71 
Mattapan, Mass., 230 
Maysville, Mich., 458 
Meadville, Penn., 200, 360 
Mecca, O., 259, 426, 532 
Mechanicsville, N. Y., 138 
Medford, Mass., 395, 526, 566 
Medina, Mich, 562 
Medina, O., 307, 308, 424 
Memphis, Tenn., 152, 449, 

558 
Mendon, Mass., 91 
Meriden, Conn. ,280, 456, 486 
Merrilsville, N. Y., 354 
Meshappen, Penn., 490 
Mexico, N. Y., 245, 409, 529 
Miami, Fla., 421 
Michigan, 100, 163, 203, 226, 

277, 299, 300, 309, 314, 

318, 330, 341. 485, 585 
Middleboro, Mass., 70 
Middleburgh, N. Y., 352 
Middlebury, N. Y., 224, 225, 

390 
Vt., 385, 447 
Middlefield, Mass., 252, 581 
N. Y., 203 
O., 302 
Middleport, N. Y., 299 
Middlesex, Mass., 302, 328, 

329, 486, 
Vt., 102-168, 172, 310, 582 
Co., Eng., 594 
Middletown, Conn., vi, 138, 

147, 148, 266, 413, 439, 

452, 476, 538, 566 
Milan, Mich., 449 

O. 252, 569 
Milhurn, N. J., 387 
Mildred, Kan., 524 
Milford, Ind., 418 
N, Y., 203, 364 
Millbury, Mass., 332, 333, 444 
Mill River, Mass., 333 
Milledgville, 111., 201, 360, 

513 
Milo, N. Y., 282 
Milton, N. Y., 144 

Penn., 543 
Millville, la., 537 
Milwaukee, Wis., 307, 365. 

537 



Minda, N. Y., 303 

Minden, La., 602, 603 

Minneapolis, Minn., iv, 171 
255, 309, 388, 389, 493, 
494, 540 

Minnesota, 171, 270, 600 

Minonlf, 111. ,252, 421 

Mississippi, 428 

Missouri, 258, 264. 498, 585 

Mogadore, O., 427 

Moira, N. Y., 283. 284, 460 

Mondovi, Wis., 302 

Monkton, Vt., 149, 269, 270, 
447 

Monmouth, 111., 197, 350 

Monmouth Co., N. J., 575, 577 

Monroe, Conn., 412, 476 
Co., Mich., 271 

Monroe Co., N. Y., 124, 382 

Monson, Mass., 69, 77, 104, 
109, 111, 126, 127, 181, 
183, 185, 207, 220, 221, 
223, 320, 324, 325, 326, 
332, 333, 382, 383, 384, 
385, 386, 477, 483, 485, 
486, 548, 549, 550, 551 

Montague, Mass., 549 

Montana, 408 

Montauk Point, L. I., 431 

Monterey, N. Y., 461 

Montgomery, Ala., 566 

Montpelier,'Vt., vii, 459, 518, 
519 

Montreal, Can., 177, 442, 606 

Montrose, Mich., 457 

Moodus, Conn., vi, 368. 516 

Moosup, Conn., 410 

Morgan, O., 319 

Morrison, 111., 513 

Morristown, Minn., 252 
N. J., 602 
N. Y., 299, 352, 468, 469, 

470 
Vt., 164, 300, 541 

Morrisville, Madison Co., N. 
Y., 343, 344, 345, 495, 
496, 497. 498, 502. 554, 
555, 556 

Mound Citv, 111., 326 

Mt. Carmei, Ind., 451 

Mt. Carrol, 111., 512 

Monntain Cove, Va., 492 

Mt. Holly, Vt., 138, 243. 274. 
408 
N. J., 577 

Mount Hope, Mass., 15 
Neck, Mass., 11, 

Mt. Pleasant, N. J., 472 

Mukwanago, Wis., 583 

Mumfordsville, Ky., 488 

Munnsville, N. Y., 347. 496. 
554, 555, 556 

Mystic, Conn., 280 

Myersburg, Penn., 202 

N 

Nagaski, Japan, 431 
Nantasket, Mass., 2. 7. 13, 20 
Naugatuck. Conn., 476 
Napoli, N. Y., 424 
Naples. Ontario Co., N. Y., 

183, 328, 329 
Napoleon, Mich, 210 
Natick, Conn., 320 

Mass., 186 

R. I., 244 
Navarino, N. Y., 98. 162, 295, 

296, 298, 467, 528 
Neapolis, O., 473 
Nebraska. 302, 528 
Nelson. Madison Co., N. Y.. 
191. 340, 341, 342, 344, 
345. 346. 

O., 165. 302 

Flats. N. Y., 495 
Neoslio Falls, Kan., 517 



INDEX 

Nevada, Mo., 425 
Newark, N. J., 155, 197 
N. Y., 330 
Vt., 301 

Valley, N. Y., 226, 390 
New Baltimore, Mich., 427 
Bedford, Mass., 90, 97, 136 

152, 198, 235, 275, 356 
Berne, N. C, 222 
Newberne, N. C., 247 
Newboro, Ontario, Can., 606 
New Boston, Conn., 214, 228, 
377, 378, 379 
Brighton, Penn., 279 
Britain, Conn., 218, 219, 
295, 382, 466 
Newbury, Mass., 40, 574 575 

Vt., 64, 100 
Newburyport, Mass., 221, 393 
Newcastle, Penn, 278 
New Concord, N. Y., 115 

Egypt, N. J., 576, 577, 578 
Newfane, Vt., 165 
Newfield, N. B., Can., 597 

N. Y., 141, 248, 249, 250 
415, 416, 417 
New Hampshire, 63, 85, 160. 
229, 285, 582 
Hartford, Oneida Co., N. Y., 

342, 343 
Hartford, Penn., 201 
Haven, Conn., 214, 247, 348 

413, 439, 456, 505, 514 
Haven, Vt., 447 
Newington, Conn., 259 
New Jersey, 299, 567, 570, 576 
Lebanon, Conn., 258 
Lebanon, N. Y., 338 
London, Conn., 146, 154, 
189, 202, 215, 246, 266, 
345, 385, 584 
Lots, L. I., 484 
Marlborough, Mass., 65 
Meadow Neck, Mass., 9, 39, 

40, 45 
Mexico, 428 
Milford, Conn., 59 
Orleans, La., 236, 260, 261, 

262, 284, 396, 602, 607 
Plymouth, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14 
Newport, Penn., 146 

R. I., 90, 134, 152, 153, 
234, 289, 356, 402, 520 
Vt., 443, 518, 519 
News, Va., 559 
New Roxburv (Woodstock), 
48, 68, 69, 104 
Salem, Mass., 248 
Stanford, N. Y., 65 
Newton, Mass., 214 
Newtown, L. I., 484 
New York, N. Y., iv, v, vii,, viii, 
100, 135, 159, 172, 201, 
205, 207, 261, 263, 264. 
295, 313, 337, 343, 359, 
393, 399, 404, 406, 409, 
421, 436, 438, 467, 472, 
478, 479, 485, 492, 498, 
541, 543, 544, 545, 546, 
550, 556, 558, 565, 570, 
585, 602, 
State, 7, 63. 80, 85, 121, 
124, 125, 215, 266, 270, 
271, 276, 279, 282, 315, 
316, 581 
Niagara Co., N. Y., 170 
Nichols. N. Y., 553 
Nora, 111., 311 
Norfolk, Eng., 572 
Mass., 462 
Va., 542 
Normal, 111., 388 
Normandy, 588 
Normanton, Eng., 572 
No. America, 122 



659 

Northampton, Mass., Ill, 114, 
166, 204, 255, 303, 304, 
412 
No. Ashford, Conn., 438 

Attleboro, Mass., 239 

Auburn, Me., 186 

Bloomington, 0., 363 

Cambridge, Vt., 507 

Chatham, N. Y., 33 6 

Coventry, Conn., 582 

Denver, Colo., 467 

East Penn., 173 

Payston, Vt., 155, 281 
Northtield, O., 333, 334 

Vt., 94, 155, 281, 282, 305 

Grosvenordale, Conn., 215, 
378, 379 

Haven, Conn., 200 

Hector, N. Y., 248, 416 

Hero, Vt., 172 

Hudson, Vt., 270 

Kingston. R. I., 156, 452 

Lawrence, N. Y., 156, 283, 
284, 459, 460, 461 

Norwich, N. Y., 229 

Orwell, Penn., 404 

Plains, Mich., 221 

Providence, R. I., 90, 244, 
286 

Somers, Conn., 332 

Stamford, Conn., 175 

Troy, Vt., 443, 535 

Wilbraham, Mass., vii 

Woodstock, Conn., 81, 214, 
219, 377, 521 
Norwalk, O., 327 
Norwich,, Conn., 180, 199, 206, 
309, 357, 437, 438, 533, 
566 

N. Y., 229, 524 
Nutley, N. J., 547, 564 



O 



Oakland, Cal., 317, 354, 431 
Me., 462 
Co., Mich., 167 
Oak Lawn, Ga,, 511, 512 

Openings, Mich., 569 
Oberton, Eng., 607 
Oconomowoc, Wis., 213, 344 
Ogden, N. Y., 367 
Ogdensburg. N. Y., 282, 308, 

352, 457, 459 
Ohio, 100, 308, 321, 585, 606 
Oklahoma Citv, Okla., 167, 447 
Clean, N. Y., 553 
Olneyville, R. I., 135, 136, 239, 

240, 241 
Omaha, Neb., 405, 513 
Onaquaga, N. Y.. 373 
Oneida, N. Y., 330, 331, 354, 
355, 507, 554, 555 
Co., N. Y., 513 
Oneonta, N. Y., 292, 554, 555 
Onondaga, N. Y., 161, 162, 163, 
296 297, 298, 299 
Co., N. Y., 210, 372 
Vallev, N. Y., 296 
Onoquago, N. Y., 123, 211, 520 
Ontario, Cal., 607 
Oramel, N. Y., 227, 390, 391, 

392, 525 
Orangeville, N. Y., 124 
Oregon, 569 

111., 278, 454 
Oriskanv, N. Y., 342, 343 

Falls." N. Y., 487 
Orland, Ind., 260 
Orwell, Conn., 118 
O., 260, 428 

Penn., 160, 161, 200, 201, 
202 291, 292, 293. 334, 
361, 362, 363, 364. 448, 
466, 489, 490, 553 



660 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Oswegatchie, N. Y., 166, 307, 

308, 352, 509 
Oswego, N.Y., 177,205, 239, 
240, 297, 387, 527 
Co., N. Y., 246, 298, 347, 

467 
Palls, N. Y., 161, 467 
Otis, Mass., 253, 255, 258 
Otisco, N. Y., 296,297, 468, 

474 
Otsego, N. Y., 203 

Co.. N. Y.. 262, 329 
Otto, N. Y., 386 
Ovid, N. Y., 125 
Owego, N. Y., 239, 240, 422 
Oxford, Eng., 590, 593 

Mass., 69.98,215,229,232, 
378, 379, 394, 522, 52o, 
526 



Paddington, London, Eng., 605 
Paddock's Island, 24 
Painesville, O., 250, 260, 418 
Paint Creek, Tex., 428 
Palmer, Mass., 'iO*, 333, 6bb, 

367, 377, 385, 386,51b 
Palermo, Kas., 141 

N Y. 139, 210, 244, 245, 
296, 297, 408, 467 
Palmyra, N. Y., 468 
O., 414 
Wis., 541 
Para, S. A., 476 
Paris, France, 152, i74, doa, 
607 
(Windham), O., 414 
Parishville, N. Y., 315 
Parsons, Kan., 250, 517 
Parksville, N. Y., 147, 265 
Partridgefleld, Mass., 105 
Pasadena, Cal., 306, 388 
Passaic, N. J., 502 
Passumpsic, Vt., 158 
Paw Paw, 111., 510 

Mich., 169, 585 „ „^ ,„„ 

Pawtucket, R. L, 6, 7, 9/ , 138, 

156, 158, 159. 231, 286, 

287, 291, 336, 461 

Peacham, Vt., 281 

Peking, China, 431, 432, 433, 

Pelham Manor, N. Y., 436 

Mass., 551 
Pella, la., 548 
Pembroke, Mass., 54d 
Penfield, N. Y., 458 

Penn., 361 
Peninsula, O., 260, 426 
Pennellville, N. Y.,246 
Pennfield, N. B., Can., 597, 

599, 600 
Pennington, N. J., 570, 571^^ 
Pennsylvania, 146, 201, ^os, 
279, 316, 328, 473, 430 
Penn Yan, N. Y., 103 
Pent Water, Mich., 531 
Peoria, 111., 102 
Perinton, N. Y., 192, 193 
Perry Co., Penn., 263 
PerrVville, N. Y., 559 
Perth, Ontario, Can., 60b 
Peterboro,N.Y 183,184,197 
329, 330, 331, 354, 487, 
512 
Petersburgh, Va., 258, 315, 

489, 522 
Petersham, Mass., 485, 511 
Peru, Mass., 105 . 

Philadelphia, Penn., ix. 201, 
275, 402, 417, 453, 466, 
480 481, 492, 509, 543, 
ils, 546, 547, 558, 570, 
571, 597 
Philip's Creek, N. Y., 373 
Philippine Islands, 433 
Phillipston, Mass., 566 



Phoebe's Neck, Mass., 11, 12, 

21, 39, 40, 45 
Phoenix, N. Y., 246, 411, 528 
Pickle Hill, Richmond Town- 
ship, Penn., 552 
Pierpont, O., 350 
Pigeon Hill, P. Q., Can., 534 
Pike, N. Y., 303, 506 
Penn., 363, 489 
River Palls, W. Berkshire, 
Vt., 268 
Pine City, Cal., 458 
Minn, 279 
Creek, Penn., 455 
Pittsburgh, Kan., 439 

Penn., 236, 500, 542 
Pittsburgh Landing, 296 
Pittsfield, Mass., 256, 321, 334, 
382 
Pike, Co., 111., 371 
Penn., 362, 513 
Vt 274 
Pittsford, Vt., 85, 127, 150, 
151, 152, 271, 272, 273, 
274, 448, 449, 450, 451 
Pitty Harbor, Can., 601 
Plainfield, Conn., 393 

N. Y., 183, 184, 545, 546 
Plainwell, Mich., 471 
Plankinton, Dak., 520, 562 
Pleasant Grove, Penn., o4cJ 

Valley, N.Y., 570 
Pleasantville, Penn., 513 
Plymouth, Eng., 607 

Mass., vii, 2, 6, 7, 23, 12o 
565 

Mich., 322, 479 
N. Y., 229 
Vt., 274 
Colony, 4, 6 
Hollow, Conn., 393 
Pomfret, Conn., 61, 92 93, 109, 
154, 155, 216, 358, 397, 
526 

Factory Village, Conn., 132 
Pompey N. Y., 296, 580 
Ponders End, Middlesex, Eng., 

Poney Hollow, N. Y., 416 
Pontiac, Mich 272. 375, 582 
Poole, Dorsetshire, Eng., 607 
PoDPanomscut, 11 
Postage Co., O., 414, 530 

Wis., 320 
Portageville, N Y., 213 
Port Chester, N. Y., 357, 555 
Portland, Conn.. 266, 538, 
Me., V, 461, 539, 600, 
601 „„ 

Portsmouth, Va., 493 
Potsdam, N. Y v, 272, 285, 
315, 352, 370, 460, 518. 

Potte^rvtue, Penn., 201, 291, 
292, 293, 448, 464, 465, 
466' 490, 553 ,„„ 

Poughke'epsie. N. Y., 347, 490, 

517,570 
Poultney, Vt., 274, 451 
Preston, Conn., 437, 533 
N Y., 131 
Hollow, N. Y.. 352 
Prince Edward's Island, N. a.. 

Can., 604, 605 
Princeton, Kan., 51b, i)i< 

Providence, R. I- >»• '^k.^' .^g' 
vii, viii. 6, 29, 33 55 58, 
67 82, 83, 84, 156, 158, 
159 160 200, 231, 23d, 
236! 23?,' 238', 239 240. 
241 244, 246, 247, 26<, 
268 276 278, 285, 289, 
i'?; 358,' 396, 401, 402, 
412, 448, 454, 464, 476, 
499. 538, 539, 540, 54., 
564, 570, 582, 583, 584 



Pueblo, Colo., 453 
Purse-Caundle, Dorsetshire, 

Eng., 593 
Putnam, Conn., viii, 132, -33, 

393,437,438 
Putney, Surrey Co., Eng., 605 

Vt., 100, 195, 471 



Quimby, Mich., 310 
Quincy, HI., 450 

R 

Racine, Wis., 475, 476, 584 
Rahway, N. J., 547, 564 
Raisin, Mich., 314 
Raleigh, N. C, 262 
Ramsey Abbey, Eng., 588 
Randolph, N. Y., 424, 512 
Penn., 211 

Ransomville, N. Y., 546 
Ratterv Parish, Devonshire, 

Eng., 601, 602 
Ravenna, O., 419, 420 
Raymond, Wis., 335 
Raynham, Mass., 246 
Reading, Penn 576, 579 
Recklesstown, N. J„- f «■ ^^S 
Red Wmg, Mmn., 338, dda 

340, 417, 493, 494 
Redding, Conn., 414 
Rehoboth, Mass. IV V, V,, vii, 
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, la, 
£4 i5, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 
21, 23'. 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 
31, 32. 33, 34, 35, 30, 37. 
44 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 
59 61, 62, 64, 66, 67, 71, 
73 74 82, 83, 84, So, 88, 
89' 90' 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 
96', 97, 98, 115, 119. 13o. 
136, 137, 148. 149, 150, 
151 152, 153, 156, lo'. 
158.' 159. 160. 239. 270, 
on 275, 276, 277, 287, 
288' 290, 291, 292, 541, 
567, 583 
Rensselaer, Ind., 427 

Falls, N.Y., 352 
Rensselaerville, N- Ji' %■! 
Republic, 0., 254, 257, 423, 

532 
Revere, Mass., 601 
Rhinebeck, N. J -570 
Rhode Island, 6, 82, 84, 90, 9d, 
95, 341, 438 
Village, 67 
Rice's Neck, 6 
Richfield, O., 257 426, o31 
Richford, Vt., 439 
Richland, N.Y 347 

City, Wis., 335, 491 
Richmond, Ind., 584 
Mo., 554 
N.H.. 243,244 
Va., 232, 428, 551 

Township, Penn., 486 55^ 
Riga, N.Y 124,212,213 
RilevCo., Kan., 532 
Rio, 111.. 318, 3 19 
Riverside. Cal., 60b 
Roanoke, Ind.. 295 
Roanlsland N.B..Can 599 

Robertsonville, N- Y., 4d9 
Rod^e^ter. Minn.. 455^ 204, 

212, 279, 280, 282 305, 
336, 340, 344, 491, 496, 

vA'2r'I'2r208,209,369. 
370 3'71, 517, 518 519 
Rock Creek, Minn., 279 



INDEX 



661 



Rockford, III., 253, 273, 451, 
563 

la., 537 
Mich., 580, 563 
Rockingham, Vt., 100, 102, 
168, 171, 196, 208, 303, 
353 
Rock Island, 111., 151 
Rockville, Conn., 146, 219, 383, 

522 

Rome, Ga., 262 

Italy, 340 

Mich., 101, 172, 314, 315 
N. Y., 380 

Penn., 202, 292, 363, 364, 
489, 513, 552, 553 
Romney, W. Va., 262 
Rossville, N. Y., 486 
Rotterdam, N. Y., 338 
Round Top, Penn., 474 
Rous Lench Court, Eversham, 
Eng., vi, 586, 588, 593 
Worcestershire, Eng., 593 
Rowland, Mich., 531 
Roxbury, Mass., 48, 91, 150, 
243, 476 
Vt., 155, 156, 283, 284, 285, 

458, 460, 461 
Station, Conn., 438 
Royal Oak, Mich., 581, 582 
Royalton, 0., 423 

Vt., 101, 449, 518 
Rumford, E. Providence, R. I., 
33, 37 
Village, E. Providence, R. I., 
V, 20, 33, 37, 54, 157, 158 
Rupert, Vt., 123, 153, 211, 372 
Rush City, Minn., 455 
Rushford, N. Y., 390, 392 
Rutland, Penn., 486 

Vt., 151, 152, 216, 224, 274, 
350, 419 



Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., 101, 

102 
Saeo, Me., 483 
Sagamore Hill, 4 
Saginaw, Mich., 475 

City, Mich., 328, 331, 408 
St. Albans Abbey, Eng, 588 
Vt., 165, 266, 443, 539 
Armand West, P. Q., Can., 

534 
Armon, P. Q., 440 
St. Catherine's, Can., 474 
St. Charles, 111. ,352 

Clair, Mich., 100, 167, 168 

309 
Co., Mich., 330 
Georges in Southwark, Sur- 
rey, Eng., 594 
George, N. B., Can., 598, 

600 
Jean de Neuville, P. Q., Can., 

607 
Johns, Mich., 395 
N. B,, Can., 526 
Newfoundland, 600, 601 
Johnsbury, Vt., 101, 288, 

464, 512 
Joseph, Mo., 312 
Lawrence Co., N. Y., 283, 

284 
Louis, Mo., iv, 243, 257, 261 
287, 303, 500, 501, 557 
558, 559 
Paul, Minn., 171, 225, 308 
Peter, Minn., 171 
Petersburg, Russia, 492 
Petrock, Exeter, Eng., 589 
Salem, Ind., 415, 418. 531 
Mass., 3, 6, 302, 573, 601 
Vt., 444 

Center, N.Y., 311, 472 
Saline, Mich., 277 



Salisburg, Conn., 192, 193, 342 

Vt., 149, 269, 273 
Salt Lake City, U., 264, 438 
San Antonio, Tex., 235 

Diego, Cal., 472 
Sandisfleld, Mass., 260, 331 
Sandusky, O., 537 
Sandy Hill, N. Y., 109 
San Francisco, Cal., 277, 447 
Sangamon Co., 111., 347 
Santa Barbara, Cal., 494 
Santarem, Brazil, 261 
Santa Rosa, Cal., 423 
Santiago, Cuba, 429, 431 
Saquoi, N. Y., 513 
Saranac, Mich., 418 
Saratoga, N. Y., 67, 252, 547 

Springs, N. Y., 166, 303, 487 
Sardinia, N. Y., 242 
Savanna, 111., 360 
Savov, Mass., 146 
Saxton's River, Vt., 166, 306, 

309, 470 
Savre, Penn., 363, 489 
Sohaghticoke, N. Y., 273 
Schenectady, N. Y., 337, 338 
Schnevus, N. Y., iii 
Schoharie, N. Y., iii, 487, 544, 

545 
Schoolcraft, Mich., 307 
Schroeppel, N. Y., 245, 246, 
409, 410, 411, 527, 528 
Sehroon, N. Y., 488 
Schuvlerville, N. Y., 393 
Scio, Alleghany Co., N. Y., 

373 520 
Scipio, N. Y., 123, 125, 141, 

144,248, 257, 423 
Scitieo, Conn., 323 
Scituate, Mass, 7 

R. I., 568 
Scotland, 580, 586 

Conn., 377, 580, 533 
Scriba, N. Y.. 529 
Seekonk, Mass., iv, v, 6, 7, 20, 
57, 58, 82, 83, 84, 88, .s9, 
90, 96, 97, 136, 137, 1.^.3. 
150, 152, 156, 157, 15-!. 
159, 160, 241, 270, 271, 
275, 276, 287, 289, 290, 
291, 452, 463, 464, 54U, 
541 
Seekonk, R. I., 288 
Sempronius, N. Y., 248 
Sergeant Bluff, la., 472 
Sevmour, Conn., 412 

Ind., 548 
Sharon. Conn., 115, 116, 191, 
192, 193, 346, 347, 348, 
349, 504, 505 
HI.. 151 
Sheffield. Conn., 553 
Shplbvville, 111., vi, 271, 448, 

449 
Sheldon, N. D., 493 
Sherborne, Dorsetshire, Eng., 
vi. 588, 589, 592, 593, 
594 
Sherburne, N. Y., 229, 556 
Sheriff's Lench, Worcester- 
shire, Eng., 593 
Sherwood. N. Y., 532 
Sheshequin. Penn.. 216, 241. 
363, 364, 379, 380, 381, 
514, 522 
, Shoshone Falls, Ida., 557 
Shrewsburv, Mass., 377 
Sidney, la., 447 
Simsbury. Conn., 119, 146, 

260, 426, 427 
Singapore, China, 275 
Smith Centre, Kan., 562 
Smitbfleld, N. Y., 183, 197, 
341, 354, 355, 486, 512 
Penn., 143, 254 
R. I., 219, 285, 358. 448 



Smith's Ferry, Penn., 326 

Smithville, N. J., 577 

Smyrna, N. Y., 131, 229 

Somers, Conn., vii, 69, 111, 
178, 179, 180, 204, 206, 
321, 322, 323, 327, 332, 
336, 368, 478, 479, 482, 
485, 489, 515, 544, 545, 

547, 566 
Mass., 104, 120 

Somerset, Ky., 459 
Mass., 236, 277, 537 
N. Y., 468 
Somersetshire, Eng., 588, 594, 

606 
Somers Township, Conn., 545 
Somersville, Mass., 535 

Conn., 180, 323, 479, 480, 
481, 482, 545, 546, 547, 

548, 566 

So. Amenia, N. Y., 122, 505,569 
America, 122, 569 
Apalachin, N. Y., 136 
Belchertown, Mass., 223 
Bend, Ind., 328, 475, 548 
Southbridge, Conn., 218 

Mass., 309, 310, 325 
So. Carolina, 585 

Enfield, Mass., 483, 485 
Hadley, Mass., 468 
Southampton, Eng., 607 

Mass., 337 
Southington, Conn., 549 
So. Killingley, Conn., 214, 410 
Kingston, R. I., 148 
Lee, Mass., 256 
Manchester, Conn., 232, 396, 

397 
Milford, Ind., 415 
Onondaga, N. Y., 98, 163 
Rutherford. N. J., 547, 564 
Strafford, Vt., 371 
Southville, Vt., 102 
So. Warren, Penn., 160, 465 
Warsaw, N. Y., 390 
Wilhraham, Mass., 70. 72, 
73, 75, 105, 109, 110, 
111, 112, 113, 114, 120, 
121, 122, 127, 174, 178, 
181, 183, 184, 185, 186, 
189, 205, 206, 208. 221, 
320, 321, 323, 324, 325, 
326, 327, 331, 332, 333, 
334, 335, 365, 366, 368, 
476, 477, 483, 484, 485, 
488, 489, 514, 515, 542, 
548, 549 
Woodstock, Conn., 108, 154, 
278 
Sowams. Mass., 5, 6 
Spafford, N. Y.. 296, 318, 344 
Sparta, Wis., 330 
Spencer, Mass., 242 
O., 424 
Wis.. 491 
Snottsylvania, Va., 403 
c(r,^f.s"wood. N. J.. 578 
Snrinsrfield, 111., 278, 454 
Sprinrfield, Mass., vii. 69, 72, 
73. 80, 93, 104, 105, 109, 
110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 
115, 120, 121, 140, 149, 
177 178, 179, 180, 181, 
184 188, 204, 205, 223, 
248' 252. 303. 304, 305, 
306, 320, 322, 323, 324, 
325. 326, 331, 332, 333. 
336. 337, 365, 366, 368, 
384, 385, 404, 413, 414. 
478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 
483, 484, 486, 517, 542, 
543, 549, 550, 551, 581, 
583 
N. Y., 453 
O.. 209 
Hill, Mass., 333 



662 



THE CHAFFEE GENEALOGY 



Spring Hill, Conn., 162 
Springville, N. Y., v, 85, 127, 
137, 138, 215, 242, 204 
Squantam, Mass., 238 
Stafford, Conn., viii, 107, 120 
121, 122, 127, 158, 175, 
178, 206, 207, 208, 209, 
220, 221, 222, 223, 317, 
325, 365, 368, 384, 385, 
386, 483, 550. 583 
Hollow, Conn., 223, 384 
Springs, Conn., 221, 385, 
522, 550 
Staflfordville, Conn., 127, 384 

522, 523 
Standing Stone, Penn., 361 
Stanton, Mich., 391, 524 
Stark Co., 111., 357 
Starksboro, Vt., 150, 270, 447 
Staten Id., N. Y., 517 
Sterling, Conn., 271, 288 
111., 224 
Mass., 420 
Vt., 300 
Steuben Co., Ind., 415, 417, 
418 
Co., N. Y., 322 
Stockbridge, Mass., 56, 175 
N. Y., 496, 554, 555 
Vt., 369, 451 
Stock-Gayland, Dorsetshire, 

Eng., 595 
Stockham, Neb., 302 
Stockholm, N. Y., 94, 156, 284, 
459, 460 
Vt., 102 
Stocklinch-Ottersay, Eng., 586 

Ostricer, Eng., 586 
Stocum, N. Y., 392 
Stoke Under Hamdon, Eng., 

592 
Stone Arabia, N. Y., 114 
Stonehouse, Eng., 607 
Stonington, Conn., 572, 573 
Stony Point, N. Y., 186 
Stowe, Vt., 164, 299, 301, 468, 

469, 470, 541 
Strasburgh, Va., 459 
Stratford, Conn., 193 
Strawberry Hill, 4 
Strood, Kent Co., Eng., 605 
Sturbridge, Mass., 124, 195, 

213, 219, 224, 324, 454 
Sturminster, Marshall, Dor- 
setshire, Eng., 607 
Sturry, Eng., 593 
Sudbury, Vt., 272 
Sudfield, Conn., 336, 337 
Suffield, Conn., 189, 479, 484 
Suffolk, Eng., 572 
Sullivan, N. Y., 347 

0., 423, 424 
Sunderland, Mass., 470 
Sunderlinville, Penn., 455 
Surrey Co., Eng., 604 
Surry, N. H., 309 
Susquehanna, Penn., 202, 250, 

364 
Susquehanna Co., Penn., 246, 

410 
Sutton, P. Q., Can., 534 

Mass., 186 
Swansea, Mass., iv, vii, 4, 6, 
7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 
13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 
21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 
27, 29, 30, 31, 35, 
38, 40, 44, 45, 48, 
55, 67, 68, 70, 71, 
73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 
78, 83, 84, 85, 88, 
137, 138, 287, 452, 565, 
567 
Swanzey, N. H., 138, 243 
Vt., 306 



Switzerland, 314 

Swanton, Vt., 505 

Swartwood, N. Y., 417 

Syracuse, N. Y., 245, 280, 329, 
330, 340, 344, 365, 422, 
468, 487, 512, 529, 555, 
561 



Tabo, Mo., 425 

Tacoma, Wash., 497, 526 

Tallahassee, Fla., 455 

Tama City, la., 372 

Tampa, P'la., 429 

Tarkio, Mo., 374 

Taulon, 111., 357 

Taunton, Mass., v, 20, 24, 57, 

85, 89, 289, 453, 463, 539, 

568 
Taws Tock, Eng., 592 
Tehama Co., Cal., 317 
Texas, 296, 353, 428 
Thomaston, Ga., 570 
Thompson, Conn., vi, 71 124, 

125, 126, 129, 130, 131, 

154, 214, 215, 216, 218, 

228, 229, 232, 233, 376, 

377, 378, 379, 393, 394, 

493, 521, 550, 551. 584 
O., 580, 581 
Hill, Penn., 552 
Thompsonville, Conn., 221 252 

383, 581 
Three Mile Bay, N. Y., 441 

Rivers, Mich., 318, 475 
Thuringia, 572 
Ticonderoga, N. Y., 179 
Tien-Tsin, China, 431 
Timochtee, Crawford Co., O., 

317 
Tioga, Penn., 328 
Co., Penn., 279 
Tippecanoe, Ind., 248 

City, O., 316, 473 
Titusville, N. J., 570, 571 

Penn., 513 
Tiverton, Devonshire, Eng., 582 

R. I., 83, 85, 95, 96, 97, 148 
Toledo, O., 473, 474, 541, 583 
Tolland, Conn., 87, 141, 146, 

148, 177, 216, 219, 259, 

425 568 569 
Tolono" 111., 274, 451, 537, 538 
Topeka, Kan., 320, 471, 476 
Toronto, Can., 254 
Torquay, Devonshire, Eng., 

604 
Towanda, Penn., 218, 292, 

361, 381 
Townsend, Mass., 367 
Townshend, Vt., 99, 198, 306, 

356, 357 
Toymonth, Mich., 457 
Trenton, N. J., 545, 577, 578. 

579 
Triangle Township, N. Y., 582 
Trowbridge, Mich., 308, 471 
Troy, la., 369 

N. Y., 152, 256,274, 356, 

372, 451, 476 
O., 302 

Vt., 446, 447, 536 
Truxton, N. Y., 527 
Tully, N. Y., 177, 319, 409 
Tumbrota, Minn., 493 
Tunbridge, Vt., 131, 230 
Tunkhannock, Penn.. 363 
Turkey Creek, Ind., 250, 418 
Tuscola, 111., 451, 537 
Tuskegee, Ala., 406 
Tyler Hollow, N. Y., 296 
Tyringham, Mass., 251, 252. 

260, 421 
Tyrone, Mich., 281 



U 

Union, Conn., 105, 107, 108, 
130, 174, 294, 295, 316, 
368, 436, 437 

la., 201 

N. J., 481 

City, Mich., 272, 273, 450 

City, Penn., 315, 316 
Unionville, Conn., 550 
Upper Egypt, 340 

Freehold, N. J., 576 
Urbana, 111., 451, 537 
Uruguay, 261 
Utica, N. Y., Ill, 167, 242, 

250, 343, 352, 354 
Uxbridge, Mass., 394 



Valley Forge (Penn.), 135 
Mills, N. Y., 496 
Springs, S. D., 556 
Vassalboro, Me., 286, 287, 461, 

462, 463 
Venango Co., Penn. ,99 
Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Eng., 

603 
Vergennes, Vt., 451 
Vermillion, S. D, 507 
Vermont, 63, 85, 95, 100, 101, 

102, 103, 123, 124, 127, 

168, 170, 174, 212, 257, 

310, 319, 321, 350, 423, 

480, 585 
Vernon, Conn., 146, 219, 

251, 259, 569 
Vt., 285 
Verplank's Point, N. Y., 67 
Vershire, Vt., 493 
Vicksburg, Miss., 305, 495, 557 
Victoria, Tex., 603 
Victory Mills, N. Y., 394, 525 
Vincennes, Ind., 99 
Vineland, N. J., 184, 265 
Virgil, 111., 511 

N. Y., 143, 254, 345, 490 

502 
Virginia, 127, 303, 318, 341 
Viroqua, Wis., 491 
Volney, N. Y., 139, 210, 410 
Volney Center, N. Y., 245 
Voluntown, Conn., 143 

W 

Wacousta, Mich., 391, 524 
Waitsfield, Vt., 281 
Wa Keenev.Kas., 274 
Wakefield, Eng., 572 
Walden, N. Y., 555 
Wales, Mass., 68, 69, 72, 105, 
108, 109, 110, 112, 114, 
120 179, 222, 323, 384, 
386, 586 
Wallingford, Conn., 138, 542 

Vt., 85, 138, 139, 242 
Walpole. N. H., 102, 309 
Walton in Gordano, Somerset- 
shire, Eng., 594 
Walton Hall., Eng., 286 
Wannamoisett, 6, 7, 8, 13. 20. 
23 
Neck, Mass., 45 
VVapasening, Penn., 448 
Wapping, Conn., 482, 548 
Ward, N. Y., 372, 520 

Penn., 363 
Ware, Mass., 207, 332, 515 
Warren, 111., 389 

Mass., 6, 7, 221, 276, 376 
Herkrimer Co., N. Y., 190, 
191, 340, 342, 344, 345 
O., 127, 268, 428 



Warren, Penn., 97, 135 136 

137, 161, 239, 240, 210, 

291, 292, 334, 403, 448, 

465, 466, 489, 490, 553 

R.,I., 54, 153, 241, 285, 288 

290, 396 
Vt., 155, 

Center, Penn. ,239, 241, 291 
403 
Warrenville, Conn., 86, 294 

466 
Warsaw, N. Y., 225 
Warwick, Eng., 388 
Warwick, R. I., 85, 244, 402 

409 
Wassaic. N. Y., 505 
Washington, D. C, v, vi, 262 
272, 290, 305, 331, 374! 
377, 391, 395, 403, 405, 
408, 413, 434, 436, 449, 
505, 562, 568 
Mass., 179, 206, 321, 322 

419, 425, 476 
Mich., 100 
Penn., 392, 472 
Waterbury, Conn., 437, 438 

Vt., 208, 582 
Waterford, Conn., 189 
N. Y., 274 
Vt., 369 

County, Ire., 508 
Waterloo, P. Q., Can., 534 

la., 363 
Watertown, Mich., 281 
N. Y., 212 
Wis., 307 
Waterville, Me., 286, 287 
N. Y., 561 
Vt., 350, 507 
Watervliet, N. Y., 154 
Wattsburgh, Penn., 173, 174, 

508 
Waupun, Wis., 301 
Wavne, Penn. ,436 
Co., Mich., 322 
Co., Penn.. 473 
Webster, Mass., 263, 378, 394 
Welchfield, O., 165 
Wellington, Somersetshire, 

Eng., 592, 594 
Wellsboro, Penn., 254, 455 
Wellsville, 0., 138 

U., 264 
W. Becket, Mass., 253 
Berkshire, Vt., 267, 440, 

444. 534 
Brookfield, Mass., 221 
Bnckland, Somersetshire, 
Eng., 594 
Westchester, N. Y., 479 
Cummington, Mass., 317 
Eaton, N. Y., 497 
Enosburg, Vt., 267, 441 
Westerlo, N. Y., 409 
Westerly, R., I., 244, 409 
Westfieid, Mass., 179, 256, 
303, 321, 322, 324, 419, 
478, 479, 581 
N. Y., 386, 387 
Vt., 269, 444. 446, 447, 535 
Westford, Ashford Township, 
Conn., iv, v, 59, 161, 162, 
298, 468 
W. Hartford, Conn., 295, 338, 
466 
Haven, Mich., 458 
Isles, N. B., Can., 598, 599 
Italy, N. Y., 329 
Liberty. Penn., 278 
Westminster, Eng., 605 
Mass., 408 
N. H., 63 

Vt., vii, 64, 99, 100, 101, 
102, 103, 156, 164, 165, 
166, 167, 168, 169, 208, 



INDEX 

Westminster, Vt., 300, 301 
302, 307, 309, 470, 471, 
Westmoreland, N. H., 101 

N. Y., 496 
West Point, N. Y., 436 
Westport, Mass., 135 

Vt., 439 
W. Potsdam, N. Y., 172 

Springfield, Mass., 139, 189 

354, 549, 581 
Stafford, Conn., 223 325 

368, 517 
Stockbridge, Mass., 56 
Stoke under Hunsdon, Som- 
ersetshire, Eng., 594 
Weston, Mass., 213 
Virginia, 287, 357 
Warren, Penn., 278 
Woodstock, Conn., (formerly 
Mass.), 195, 196, 197, 
198 
Woodstock, Mass., (now 
Conn.), 48, 68, 104, 108, 
114, 117, 118 
Wokingham, Berkshire, Eng., 

vi, vii 
Wethersfield, Conn., 316, 338, 
468 
N. Y., 128 

Springs, N. Y., 225, 226 
Wexford Co., Mich., 554 
Weymouth, Mass., 67, 567 

O., 166, 308, 471 
Whatelv, Mass., 306 
Wheatland, N. Y., 213 
WTiitechapel, Middlesex Co., 

London, Eng., 594 
White Creek, N. Y., 317 
Whitehall, N. Y., 426 
White Pigeon, Mich. ,569 
Plains, N. Y., 148 
Sulphur Springs, N. Y., 439 
Whitestown, N. Y., 342, 343, 

487, 497 
Whitingham, Vt., 356 
Whitewater, Wis., 306, 307, 

471. 541 
Wichita. Kan., 262 
Wickford, Essex, 572 
Widdecombe in the Moor, Dev- 
onshire. Eng., 604 
Wilbraham,Mass.,70, 72, 75. 
104, 105, 108, 110, 111, 
112, 113, 114, 115, 119, 
120, 121, 174, 175, 181, 
190, 206, 208, 321, 322, 
342, 366, 478, 487, 512, 
515. 517 
Wilcox Co., Ala., 261 
Wilkesbarre, Penn., 387, 465 
Williamsburg, Mass., 551 
Williamstown, Mass., 93, 94, 
158, 206 
Vt., 93, 94, 155, 156, 157, 
230, 281, 282, 283, 284, 
285 
Willimantic, Ct., 232, 294, 357, 
368, 379, 393, 394, 396, 
516, 521, 530 
Willington. Conn., 86, 87, 141. 
142, 143, 144, 145, 155, 
219, 245, 294, 295, 309, 
310, 466, 567, 568 
Willington, Eng., 588, 589 
Wilmington. Ind., 519 
N. C, 262 
Vt., 153 
Wilton, Conn., 115 
Winchester, Ind., 295 

Mass., 376, 377 
Windham, Conn., 186, 294, 377 
O., 142, 248, 251, 414, 420, 
532 

Co.. Conn., 43, 50, 60, 125, 
425 



663 

Windsor, Conn., 72, 119, 120 
121, 204, 205, 365, 514* 
Mass., 175, 211, 212, 317. 

542 
N. Y., 265, 373, 374, 520. 

521 
Locks, Conn., 383, 384 484 
549, 550 
Winnepeg, Manitoba, Can., 606 
Winona, Minn., 197 
Winscot, Devonshire, Eng. 

589, 592 
Winsham, Somersetshire, Eng 

606 
Winship, Livonia, 311 
Winslow, Me., 286, 462, 540 
Winsted, Conn., 253, 256 

348 
Winston, Mo. ,250 

Vt., 285 
Wintonbury, Conn., 483 
Wisconsin, 151, 167, 279, 301, 

527 
Woburn, Mass., 521 
Wolcott, Vt., 131, 395, 533, 

534 
Woodbridge, Suffolk, Eng., 607 
Woodfords, Me., 600 
Woodruff's Corners, Mass., 118 
Woodstock, Conn., (formerly 
Mass.), vii. 124, 125, 126, 
127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 
132, 133, 154, 162, 174, 
176, 177, 178, 180, 184, 
186, 189, 194, 195, 196, 
197. 198, 200, 201, 202, 
203, 211, 212, 214, 218. 

219, 224, 226, 227, 228, 
230, 231, 232, 233, 265, 
278, 303, 318, 359, 360. 
365, 376, 377, 378, 379, 
381, 392, 393, 396, 397, 
521, 522, 526. 565. 582 

Mass. (now Conn.), 37, 41, 
42, 43, 44, 45. 46, 47, 48, 
49, 50, 51, 52, 68, 69, 70, 
71, 72. 73. 75, 76. 77, 78. 
79, 80, 81, 92, 93, 103, 
104, 105, 108, 109, 110, 
111, 112, 113, 116, 117, 
118, 120, 123, 129, 565, 
Vt., 123, 369 
Wnonsocket, R. I., 399 
Wooster, O., 494 
Worcester, Eng., 530 

Mass., vii, 148, 214, 215, 

220, 221, 229, 233, 240. 
309. 335. 336. 377, 393. 
444, 446, 454. 483, 537, 
521, 584 

Wrentham, Mass., 64, 91, 92, 

540 
Wvalusing, Penn., 364, 513 
Wvandot Co., 1, 317 
Wvckoff, Kan., 389 
Wyoming Co., N. Y., 128, 375, 

388, 389 
Wysox, 111., 382 
Penn., 202 



Yardville, N. J., 578 
Yates, N. Y., 163, 298, 299, 

468 
Yeovil. Eng., 592 
York. N. Y.. 344 
Yorkshire, Eng., 572 
Youngstown, O., 263 
Youngsville, Warren Co., Penn., 

360, 362 
Ypsilanti, Mich., 448 



Zumbrota. Minn., 338 



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